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(verb) a small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the United States more commonly called stud. Quarter(verb) the fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11Â¡ 15', that is, about 2Â¡ 49'; -- called also quarter point.