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Motivation is a TRUE
hypothetical construct
that is used to help
explain behavior; it
should not be equated
with behavior.
Motivation is a process TRUE
that starts with a
physiological or
psychological deficiency
or need that activates a
behavior or drive that is
aimed at a goal or
incentive.
An incentive is defined as FALSE
anything that will
alleviate the needs and
increase the drive.
Primary motives must be TRUE
unlearned, and it must be
physiologically based.
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In order to be included TRUE
under the category of
secondary motives, the
motive must be learned.
Intrinsic motives include FALSE
the drive to avoid
punishment, such as
termination or being
transferred.
According to Maslow, TRUE
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.
Maslow did not point out FALSE
that the esteem needs
consist of both self-
esteem and esteem from
others. He mainly
conceded the
importance of esteem of
others.
Maslow's needs hierarchy TRUE
theory does make a
significant contribution in
terms of making
management aware of
the diverse needs of
employees at work.
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Tabulating the results FALSE
from the critical incident
method, Herzberg
concluded that job
satisfiers are related to
job context and that job
dissatisfiers are allied to
job content.
The term hygiene, in TRUE
Herzberg's theory, refers
to those factors that
prevent dissatisfaction.
The fact that there are a TRUE
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.
According to the Porter- TRUE
Lawler model, the
inference is that
employees need to
better focus their efforts
on high-impact behaviors
and activities that result
in higher performance.
The roots of Porter- FALSE
Lawler expectancy
theory of work
motivation can be traced
back to cognitive
dissonance theory and
exchange theory.
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Inequity occurs when a FALSE
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.
Equity theory supports a TRUE
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.
Interactional justice is the FALSE
exchange between the
employee and the
employing organization.
Attribution theory is TRUE
concerned with the
relationship between
personal social
perception and
interpersonal behavior.
Harold Kelly stressed FALSE
that attribution theory is
concerned with the
intuitive processes by
which an individual
interprets behavior as
being attributed to
certain parts of the
relevant environment.
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