content theory
noun[C]
ukuspluralcontent theories(alsocontent theory of motivation)HR,MANAGEMENT
atheorythattriestoexplainwhyemployeesbehavein the way that they do:
Contenttheoriesexplainthespecificfactorsthatmotivatepeopleatwork.
Examplesofcontent theory
content theory
The second source of acontenttheory, especially in specific domains, is what scientific theories say about what sor t of entities exist.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For those readers who already know what is meant by the termscontenttheoryor ontology, the following explanation may be sufficient.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Content theories explain the specific factors that motivate behavior.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The impor tant point is not whether the proposals are universal or not, but that they offer what are often called content theories for behaviors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Content theories work by narrowing the focus somewhat, that is, by restricting the domain of interest.
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