Business Studies

Directing

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________________ is an inner state that energises, activates or moves and directs behaviour towards goals. It arises out of the needs of individuals.

Motive

Motivation

Motivators

Direction

✅ Correct Option: 1

A motive is an inner state that energises, activates or moves and directs behaviour towards goals, arising out of the needs of individuals. Motivation is the process of stimulating people, and motivators are the techniques used, so 'Motive' fits the blank.

2022: 20 Aug Shift 1

Identify the correct sequence followed in motivation process.

A. Tension

B. Search Behaviour

C. Drives

D. Unsatisfied Need

E. Satisfies Need

2024

Match List-I with List-II on the basis of meaning and the term

List-I (Meaning)	List-II (Term)
(A) Right to command	(I) Answerability
(B) Obligation to perform task	(II) Delegation
(C) Accountability	(III) Authority
(D) Basis of management hierarchy	(IV) Responsibility

2022: 16 July Shift 2

Match the items of List I with the correct items of List II

List I : Definition	List II : Concepts
A. Process of exchange of ideas, facts, feelings between or among people to create common understanding	I. Motivation
B. Process of influencing the behavior of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievement of organizational goals	II. Supervision
C. Process of stimulating people to action to accomplish desired goals	III. Communication
D. Process of guiding the efforts of employees to accomplish desired objectives	IV. Leadership

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 11 May Shift 2

Which of the following incentives is appropriate when workers with higher skills need more autonomy and responsibility for personal growth?

2023: 11 June Shift 3

"Directing takes place throughout the life of the organisation irrespective of people occupying managerial positions." Identify the feature of directing being reflected here.

2025: 3 June Shift 2

Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
Elements of Communication	Nature
---	---
(A) Media	(I) The path through which the encoded message is transmitted to the receiver.
(B) Decoding	(II) All those actions of the receiver indicating that he has received and understood the message from the sender.
(C) Feedback	(III) The process of converting encoded symbols of the sender.
(D) Noise	(IV) Hindrance to communication.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

________________ is an inner state that energises, activates or moves and directs behaviour towards goals. It arises out of the needs of individuals.

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