Four Drive Theory (Lawrence and Nohria)

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

attempting to explore the very core of human natures and key determinants of all human behaviours.

Question 2

Drive to acquire? Examples within business?

Answer 2

can be expanded to include achievement as means of identifying and including the desire for non material things, such as status and influence.

• ensuring remuneration is comparable to competitors
• monetary reward to improvements in performance
• high levels of performance as a business norm.

Question 3

Drive to bond? Examples within business?

Answer 3

Is expressed through a sense of belonging within the business.
- Teamwork and collaboration is encouraged and recognised
- Seeking ways to develop corporate culture, improving relationships between management and employees
- employees encouraged to trust and support each other.

Question 4

Drive to learn? Examples in business?

Answer 4

is the need to understand the work around us, be challenged and faced with interesting and varied experiences.
- opportunities to learns skills
- employees feel they are gaining skills and valuable experiences
- tasks are made interesting

Question 5

Drive to defend? Examples within business?

Answer 5

ensuring that the work environment is safe and non life threatening, high levels of trust between employees and management.
- the workplace is welcoming and supportive
- manager treats all employees fairly

Question 7

Weaknesses of the theory?

Answer 7

• the drives don’t explain all individual characteristics
• involves competition between employeesm which can lack cooperation and lack communication.