Which of the Following, If True, Would Best Show That

question 197

Multiple Choice

Which of the following, if true, would best show that a manager's strategy for motivating his team is consistent with "Theory Y" about employee motivation?

• A) The employees would need to see incentives as worth having for their own sake.
• B) The employees would need to see their work as contributing to a success that they share in.
• C) The manager wants his team to feel rewarded by doing their job well.
• D) The manager thinks that his team will not do their work well without added incentives.
• E) The manager thinks that incentives are needed in order to boost morale.

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Definitions:

Profit

The financial benefit that is realized when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.

Economic Profits

Profits exceeding the total cost of capital, including both the cost of debt and the opportunity cost of equity capital.

Explicit Costs

Expenses directly incurred in the course of running a business, such as wages and materials.

Economic Costs

The total value of all resources used in the production of a good or service, including both explicit and implicit costs.