Process Motivation Theories Focus on ___________

question 59

Multiple Choice

Process motivation theories focus on ___________.

• A)identifying and understanding employees' needs
• B)understanding how employees choose behaviors to fulfill their needs
• C)understanding how consequences of employee behavior will motivate them to behave in predetermined ways
• D)understanding how employees learn their needs over time

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Definitions:

Cynical

Having a belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skeptical of the motives of others.

Empirical Approach

A method of acquiring knowledge based on observation, experimentation, and evidence rather than theories or pure logic.

Examine Assumptions

The process of critically questioning and evaluating the underlying beliefs or principles that are taken for granted in arguments, theories, or policies.

Observation

The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.