Business Studies Multiple Choice Question – 21 January 2022

Noodle offers ‘Innovation Time Off’ to its employees, to spend on things & projects that interest them.

In 2022, half of Noodle’s new products came from this policy.

According to employee motivational theory, this is an example of?

Select ONE answer:

1. self-actualisation
2. hygiene factors
3. health and safety
4. profit share

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

1. Correct – Definition of employee motivational theory – ways to incentivise workers or identifies. Maslow or describes/identifies Self Actualisation as the highest level of the hierarchy of needs, which is achieved by giving more responsibility to employees. Which can therefore encourage employees to develop new ideas/ be creative/to innovate
2. Not correct – hygiene factors need to be in place before employees are motivated/only prevent dissatisfaction
3. Not correct – is wrong as health and safety is a hygiene factor
4. Not correct – employees are being offered more responsibility not a share of the profits

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