Ryland Is at the Pinnacle of His Career

question 12

Multiple Choice

Ryland is at the pinnacle of his career. He has always worked to increase diversity within the institutions that he worked, and last year his effort was recognized by naming him Vice President of Institutional Diversity. In this role, he exceeded goals set for recruitment and retention and leaders at all levels of the organization praised his efforts. Still, next year he hopes to achieve even higher goals. Ryland is operating at what level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

• A) actualization
• B) love/belonging
• C) safety
• D) physiological

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Definitions:

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