Human Services 410

Question

As it relates to motivation of employees, which theory’s basic tenet is that people have an innate drive, as well as a learned drive to create, foster, conserve, and protect the quality and quantity of their own resources?

Answer 1

The theory is the COR theory. COR stands for Conservation of Resources. According to The Handbook of Human Services Management by Rino J. Patti (2009),"the basic tenet of COR theory is that people have an innate drive, as well as a learned drive to create, foster, conserve, and protect the quality and quantity of their own resources".