The desire to take action to achieve a goal is described as?

• A. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
• B. Motivated
• C. Payment by results
• D. Job rotation

Answer: (B)

Motivation is the drive that leads people to act in order to reach a goal. The phrase “the desire to take action to achieve a goal” is a direct description of motivation, capturing how an internal wish or incentive energizes and guides behavior toward a target. In a business context, motivation explains why someone puts in effort, overcomes obstacles, and persists to achieve outcomes, whether that comes from internal satisfaction or external rewards. The other ideas describe different concepts: Maslow's hierarchy of needs outlines levels of human needs that influence behavior, but it isn’t simply the act of wanting to act; payment by results refers to a pay-for-performance system, not the underlying drive; and job rotation is a technique used to broaden skills and reduce monotony, not the impulse to act toward a goal.