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How useful are need theories of motivation for understanding work motivation?

How useful are need theories of motivation for understanding work motivation?. What do we mean by useful? . From academic perspective: Does the theory have internal validity ( has it demonstrated link between cause and effect(IV and DV)

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How useful are need theories of motivation for understanding work motivation?

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  1. How useful are need theories of motivation for understanding work motivation?

  2. What do we mean by useful? • From academic perspective: • Does the theory have internal validity ( has it demonstrated link between cause and effect(IV and DV) • Does the theory have external validity ( can it apply to different populations - white collar/blue collar? • Is the theory falsifiable/testable? • Is it parsimonious ( simplest possible explanation)? • From academic and practitioner perspective: • Is it of any use to predict and explain behaviour at the workplace?

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