One of the Main Implications of Needs/drive-Based Theories of Motivation

question 20

Multiple Choice

One of the main implications of needs/drive-based theories of motivation is that:

• A) employers should offer employees a choice of rewards when they perform the job well.
• B) employees should be given specific goals with plenty of feedback.
• C) employers should give all employees the same employee benefits.
• D) employers should select people with the best qualifications for the job.
• E) needs-based theories have no relevance for managing people in organizational settings.

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Definitions:

Average Starting Salary

The mean initial compensation received by employees in their new positions across a specific sector or within a company.

Standard Deviation

is a measure of the amount of variability or spread in a set of data.

Normally Distributed

This describes a probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Average Balance

The mean value derived from summing all balances over a certain period and dividing by the number of periods.