# work motivation
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Maslow vs Herzberg: Key Differences, Table and Exam Answer
Maslow's five needs and Herzberg's two factors compared in one table, with a diagram, a 10-mark exam answer structure, a Pakistani workplace...
Job Characteristics Model: 5 Core Dimensions and the MPS Formula
Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristics Model for students: the five core dimensions, three psychological states, growth need strength, the MPS formula with...
Work Motivation MCQs With Answers: 25 Explained Practice Questions
25 work motivation MCQs with answers and short explanations: Maslow, ERG, Herzberg, McClelland, Vroom, Adams, goal setting, SDT, the JCM and MPS...
Job Enrichment vs Job Enlargement vs Job Rotation (With Examples)
Enlargement widens a job, enrichment deepens it, rotation moves the person. Definitions, a comparison table, what research found, a worked MPS example,...
Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory: Hygiene Factors vs Motivators
Herzberg's two-factor theory for students: the full list of hygiene factors and motivators, the 1959 Pittsburgh study, diagrams, the main criticisms, a...
Theory X and Theory Y (and Theory Z), With Examples
McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y explained for students: the assumptions side by side, real-life examples, Ouchi's Theory Z, an X-Y-Z comparison...
Equity Theory of Motivation (Adams): Inputs, Outcomes, Worked Example
Adams's equity theory explained for students: inputs and outcomes, the ratio formula with a worked number example, referent others, the six ways...
Goal-Setting Theory (Locke & Latham): Notes, vs SMART, Exam Answer
Locke and Latham's goal-setting theory for students: specific and difficult goals, the four mechanisms, moderators, the truck driver study, how it differs...
Self-Determination Theory at Work: Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness
Deci and Ryan's self-determination theory applied to work: the three basic needs, the continuum of motivation as a diagram, what rewards do...
McClelland’s Theory of Needs: nAch, nAff, nPow (Notes and MCQs)
McClelland's acquired needs theory for students: need for achievement, affiliation and power, the TAT, the leadership motive pattern from AT&T managers, the...