Whose need hierarchy theory provided the framework to study and analyse human motivation?
Simon
Maslow
Riggs
Weber
Maslow’s contribution to motivation theory lies in his analysis of human motivation by taking human needs as the basis of
Human desire
Human behaviour
Human performance
None of the above
Maslow arranged human needs in a hierarchy. The lowest need in the hierarchy is
The psychological needs
The security needs
The infrastructural needs
Both (1) and (2)
In the hierarchy of human needs, according to Maslow, the highest order need is the
Self-satisfaction
Self-actualisation
Self-motivation
All of the above
In civilized society the safety and security of citizens is taken care of, to the most extent, by the
Society
Community
Government
Social groups
To Maslow, the groups of self-esteem needs include
Achievement needs
Recognition needs
Greed for money
Both (1) and (2)
Searching for the meaning and purpose of life is part of
Self-satisfaction
Self-motivation
Self-actualisation
None of the above
The characteristics of the basic needs of human beings, according to Maslow, include
The hierarchy of needs are not watertight compartments
The hierarchy is not as rigid as it is implied theoretically
The basic human needs and desires are the same irrespective of the societies and cultures they live in
All of the above
Herzberg conducted a study and evolved the Motivation-Hygiene theory on the basis of the issues of individual’s need that is
To avoid pain
To grow psychologically
To achieve something
Both (1) and (2)
The elements that determine how an employee feels about his job are
Compulsion factors
Motivational factors
Job-oriented factors
None of the above
The variables that influence how a worker feels about his company are the
Hygiene factors
Motivational factors
Job-oriented factors
None of the above
Hygiene seekers are motivated by the nature of the
Environment
Opportunity
Task
None of the above
Motivation seekers are motivated by the nature of the
Scope
Opportunity
Task
Environment
Who draws a distinction between knowledge and skill and regards the latter as more important?
Simon
Hudson
Barnard
None of the above
In the words of Pfiffner and Presthus “Differences in background, education, and expectation result in different social and political views. These are probably the greatest handicaps to effective communication and probably the most difficult to overcome”. This refers to
Conceptual barriers
Ideological barriers
Conceptual gap
None of the above
The problem of distance arises in terms of communication, in the case of an agency having its field agencies scattered throughout the country. A good example of it is
Department of Human Resource
Planning Commission
Department of posts and Telegraphs
None of the above