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Business Studies · 2025 · 4 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q29
State any four features of ‘Motivation’ as an element ofDirecting.Explain the following non-financial incentives:(i)Job enrichment(ii)Employee participation
State any four features of ‘Motivation’ as an element of
Directing.
Explain the following non-financial incentives:
(i)
Job enrichment
(ii)
Employee participation
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
Features of ‘Motivation’ as an element of Directing:
(i)
Motivation is an internal feeling because the urge, drives,
desires, aspirations, striving or needs of human being
influence human behaviour.
(ii)
Motivation produces goal directed behaviour, with the
objective of improving employees performance.
(iii)
Motivation can be either positive like increase in pay,
promotion, etc.or negative like punishment, stopping
increments, etc.
(iv)
Motivation is a complex process as any type of motivation
may not have uniform effect on all the members because
they are heterogeneous in their expectations, perceptions
and reactions.
• (b) (i) Job enrichment
It is concerned with designing jobs that include a greater
variety of work content, require higher level of knowledge and
skill, gives workers more autonomy and responsibility and
• provides opportunity for personal growth.
If jobs are enriched and made interesting, the job itself
becomes a source of motivation to the individual.
• (ii) Employee participation
It refers to involving employees in decision-making of the
• issues related to them.
Employee participation may be in the form of joint
management committees, work committees, etc.
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