General Studies · Organizational Behavior and Motivation Theories

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other as Reason R: Assertion A: Maintenance factors are functionally defined as extrinsic job-context elements whose presence is mandatory to prevent job dissatisfaction, even though they lack the potential to act as satisfiers or motivators. Reason R: Shepard and Herrick provided empirical confirmation for the theoretical conclusions of Frederick Herzberg, whereas Schwab obtained results that differed from the theory's predictions using the same methodology. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: