Fundamentals of Management 6th Edition by Ricky Griffin

Exercise 17

Assessing Your Needs
Introduction: Needs are one factor that influences motivation. The following assessment surveys your judgments about some of your personal needs that might be partially shaping your motivation. Instructions: Judge how descriptively accurate each of the following statements is about you. You may find making a decision difficult in some cases, but you should force yourself to make a choice. Record your answers next to each statement according to the following scale:
Rating Scale
5 Very descriptive of me
4 Fairly descriptive of me
3 Somewhat descriptive of me
2 Not very descriptive of me
1 Not descriptive of me at all ___
_______ 1. I aspire to accomplish difficult tasks and maintain high standards and am willing to work toward distant goals.
_______ 2. I enjoy being with friends and people in general and accept people readily.
_______ 3. I am easily annoyed and am sometimes willing to hurt people to get my way.
_______ 4. I try to break away from restraints or restrictions of any kind.
_______ 5. I want to be the center of attention and enjoy having an audience.
_______ 6. I speak freely and tend to act on the spur of the moment.
_______ 7. I assist others whenever possible, giving sympathy and comfort to those in need.
_______ 8. I believe in the saying that "there is a place for everything and everything should be in its place." I dislike clutter.
_______ 9. I express my opinions forcefully, enjoy the role of leader, and try to control my environment as much as I can.
_______ 10. I want to understand many areas of knowledge and value synthesizing ideas and generalization.