© Science and Education Publishing DOI:10.12691/ajap-3-3-4 Research Achievement Motivation of Managers and Students

Abstract This article presents the results of empirical studies of the interrelation of basic constructs: the need for achievement and achievement motivation. The research, described in this article, was focused at a comparative study of mentioned constructs at groups of managers and students. The study was conducted with the help of the following psycho-diagnostic methods: test of achievement motivation study by A. Mehrabian; test “Need for achievements ” by Yu. M. Orlov; self-report inventory “Big Five ” by P. Howard, P. Medina and J. Howard. Obtained results indicate positive relationship between the need for achievement and achievement motivation among studied groups of managers and students