Clayton Alderfer's Regression Hypothesis in ERG Theory Suggests That

question 94

Multiple Choice

Clayton Alderfer's regression hypothesis in ERG theory suggests that:

• A)when one level of need is met, a person regresses to the next lower level of need as a source of motivation.
• B)people with a high need for achievement seek performance excellence, enjoy difficult and challenging goals, persevere, and are competitive.
• C)when people are frustrated by their inability to meet needs at the next higher level in the hierarchy, they regress to the next lower category of needs.
• D)the presence of motivation factors is not essential to enhancing employee motivation to excel at work.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the degree of unevenness or spread among values in a statistical set.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.

Least Squares

Least squares is a mathematical method used to find the best-fitting line or curve to a set of points by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between the observed and estimated values.

Squared Vertical Distances

The square of the vertical distance from each data point to a line (often in the context of regression analysis), used to measure deviation or error.