Some theories break down motivational drive into conscious and unconscious factors, which both influence behaviour. Self-interest, for example, could be the unconscious factor influencing the desire to work, with duty to family the conscious factor.
DEFINITION of 'Quarter - Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4' A quarter is a three-month period on a company's financial calendar that acts as a basis for the reporting of earnings and the paying of dividends. A quarter refers to one-fourth of a year and is typically expressed as Q.
quarter noun (PEOPLE). âº [C] one or more âpeople who âprovide âhelp, âinformation, or a âparticular âreaction to something but who are not usually ânamed: Help came from an âunexpected quarter. There is a âfeeling in âcertain/some quarters (= some âpeople âconsider) that a âchange is âneeded.