All of the Following Are Criticisms of Herzberg's Theory of Motivation

question 142

Multiple Choice

All of the following are criticisms of Herzberg's theory of motivation EXCEPT

• A)the primary research methodology of the study is flawed.
• B)the classification of factors as hygiene or motivator is not simple.
• C)pay may have symbolic value as communication that the employee is advancing within the company.
• D)the theory suggests that improving the environment only goes so far in motivating employees.

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Definitions:

Chaos

A state of extreme confusion and disorder, often used to describe a lack of order or predictability in a system.

Aesthetic Judgment

The process or act of analyzing and evaluating the beauty, artistry, or taste of something, often influenced by personal preferences, cultural norms, and societal trends.

Kant

A German philosopher of the 18th century, Immanual Kant is regarded as a central figure of modern philosophy who argued that reason is the source of morality and that aesthetics arises from a faculty of disinterested judgment.

Cezanne

Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations for the transition from 19th-century conceptions of artistic endeavor to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century.