Needs Hierarchy Theory and ERG Theory Fail to Explain the Dynamics

question 106

Multiple Choice

Needs hierarchy theory and ERG theory fail to explain the dynamics of employee motivation mainly because:

• A) no one ever experiences growth or self-actualization.
• B) people do not have a needs hierarchy.
• C) people do not try to fulfill their physiological or existence needs until after (not before) they have fulfilled their relatedness or belongingness needs.
• D) people have drives , not needs.
• E) both theories wrongly assume that everyone has the same hard-wired needs hierarchy.

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