Motivation

Motivation is :

• to be satisfied with the job;

• to satisfy your needs with the job;

• to be liked by your colleagues;

• no true answer;

Content theories believe that:

• motivation is internal

• motivation is external

• all are true;

• no true answer;

Maslow's pyramid is popular with:

• needs of safety, need of power, need of affiliation that people have;

• physiological, social, safety and power needs;

• all are true;

• no true answer.

Theory X believes that people are:

• workaholic;

• lazy;

• avoid work;

• no true answer;

People motivated by need of power:

• prefer to control others;

• prefer to be in a friendly team;

• prefer authority to make decisions

• all are true.

High achievers

• prefer simple tasks

• prefer very difficult tasks

• prefer moderate tasks

• no true answer;

Salary is motivator for Herzberg:

• yes

• to some extent

• not true.

Goal setting theory tells that

• people should be given very difficult goals

• goals should correspond to the skills people have

• goals can be very easy

• no true answer

Expectancy theory tells that

• managers expect trust and respect from employees;

• people are motivated to the result they expect

• expectations of staff are not obligatory to be met by management

• no true answer

The main elements in expectancy theory are

• instrumentality

• roles

• expectancy

• valence