MBA 704 EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | VERIFIED |
GRADED A +
\Q\.Motivation is a hypothetical construct that is used to help explain behavior; it should not be
equated with behavior. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.Motivation is a process that starts with a physiological or psychological deficiency or need
that activates a behavior or drive that is aimed at a goal or incentive. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.An incentive is defined as anything that will alleviate the needs and increase the drive. -
ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.Primary motives must be unlearned, and it must be physiologically based. -
ANSWERS✔TRUE
.According to Maslow, one of the needs identified is the love need, however there are
instances where there are misleading connotations, such as sex, which is essentially a
physiological need. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.Maslow did not point out that the esteem needs consist of both self-esteem and esteem
from others. He mainly conceded the importance of esteem of others. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.Maslow's needs hierarchy theory does make a significant contribution in terms of making
management aware of the diverse needs of employees at work. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
,\Q\
\Q\.Tabulating the results from the critical incident method, Herzberg concluded that job
satisfiers are related to job context and that job dissatisfiers are allied to job content. -
ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.The term hygiene, in Herzberg's theory, refers to those factors that prevent dissatisfaction. -
ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.In order to be included under the category of secondary motives, the motive must be
learned. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.Intrinsic motives include the drive to avoid punishment, such as termination or being
transferred. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.The fact that there are a higher number of employees who are dissatisfied with the raise
they get points out that the hygiene factors seem to be important in preventing dissatisfaction
but do not lead to satisfaction. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.According to the Porter-Lawler model, the inference is that employees need to better focus
their efforts on high-impact behaviors and activities that result in higher performance. -
ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.The roots of Porter-Lawler expectancy theory of work motivation can be traced back to
cognitive dissonance theory and exchange theory. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
.Inequity occurs when a person perceives that the ratio of his or her outcomes to other's
outcomes and the ratio of a relevant other's input to his or her inputs are unequal. -
ANSWERS✔-FALSE
, \Q\
\Q\.Equity theory supports a perception of distributive justice, which is an individual's cognitive
evaluation regarding whether or not the amounts and allocations of rewards in a social setting
are fair. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.Employees who perceive external control feel that they personally can influence their
outcomes through their own ability, skills or effort. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.Attributions are related to organizational symbolism, which in effect says that in order to
understand organizations, one must recognize their symbolic nature. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.According to the dimensions that Kelley suggests, if there is a high consensus, high
consistency, and high distinctiveness, then attribution to external or situational/environmental
causes will probably be made. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
.In self-serving bias, people tend to attribute others' behavior to personal factors such as
intelligence, etc. even when it is clear that the situation caused by the person to behave the way
he or she did. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.One version of the control theory is essentially a cognitive phenomenon relating to the
degree that individuals perceive they are in control of their own lives, or are in control of their
jobs. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.One of the main advantages of the agency theory is that it strongly emphasizes the roles
that various forms of extrinsic and intrinsic motives play in shaping behaviors. -
ANSWERS✔FALSE
\Q\.The nature of work is changing due to a blurring of the distinction between on-work and
offwork time. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | VERIFIED |
GRADED A +
\Q\.Motivation is a hypothetical construct that is used to help explain behavior; it should not be
equated with behavior. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.Motivation is a process that starts with a physiological or psychological deficiency or need
that activates a behavior or drive that is aimed at a goal or incentive. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.An incentive is defined as anything that will alleviate the needs and increase the drive. -
ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.Primary motives must be unlearned, and it must be physiologically based. -
ANSWERS✔TRUE
.According to Maslow, one of the needs identified is the love need, however there are
instances where there are misleading connotations, such as sex, which is essentially a
physiological need. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.Maslow did not point out that the esteem needs consist of both self-esteem and esteem
from others. He mainly conceded the importance of esteem of others. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.Maslow's needs hierarchy theory does make a significant contribution in terms of making
management aware of the diverse needs of employees at work. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
,\Q\
\Q\.Tabulating the results from the critical incident method, Herzberg concluded that job
satisfiers are related to job context and that job dissatisfiers are allied to job content. -
ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.The term hygiene, in Herzberg's theory, refers to those factors that prevent dissatisfaction. -
ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.In order to be included under the category of secondary motives, the motive must be
learned. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.Intrinsic motives include the drive to avoid punishment, such as termination or being
transferred. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.The fact that there are a higher number of employees who are dissatisfied with the raise
they get points out that the hygiene factors seem to be important in preventing dissatisfaction
but do not lead to satisfaction. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.According to the Porter-Lawler model, the inference is that employees need to better focus
their efforts on high-impact behaviors and activities that result in higher performance. -
ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.The roots of Porter-Lawler expectancy theory of work motivation can be traced back to
cognitive dissonance theory and exchange theory. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
.Inequity occurs when a person perceives that the ratio of his or her outcomes to other's
outcomes and the ratio of a relevant other's input to his or her inputs are unequal. -
ANSWERS✔-FALSE
, \Q\
\Q\.Equity theory supports a perception of distributive justice, which is an individual's cognitive
evaluation regarding whether or not the amounts and allocations of rewards in a social setting
are fair. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.Employees who perceive external control feel that they personally can influence their
outcomes through their own ability, skills or effort. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.Attributions are related to organizational symbolism, which in effect says that in order to
understand organizations, one must recognize their symbolic nature. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.According to the dimensions that Kelley suggests, if there is a high consensus, high
consistency, and high distinctiveness, then attribution to external or situational/environmental
causes will probably be made. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
.In self-serving bias, people tend to attribute others' behavior to personal factors such as
intelligence, etc. even when it is clear that the situation caused by the person to behave the way
he or she did. - ANSWERS✔-FALSE
\Q\.One version of the control theory is essentially a cognitive phenomenon relating to the
degree that individuals perceive they are in control of their own lives, or are in control of their
jobs. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
\Q\.One of the main advantages of the agency theory is that it strongly emphasizes the roles
that various forms of extrinsic and intrinsic motives play in shaping behaviors. -
ANSWERS✔FALSE
\Q\.The nature of work is changing due to a blurring of the distinction between on-work and
offwork time. - ANSWERS✔-TRUE
