Barbara, a First-Line Manager at a Manufacturing Firm, Has Negative

question 124

Multiple Choice

Barbara, a first-line manager at a manufacturing firm, has negative perceptions about her subordinates. She believes that they dislike work and would do anything to avoid it. As a result, she constantly coerces them into working by threatening them with a decrease in pay. In this scenario, Barbara most likely believes in _____.

• A) equity theory
• B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory
• C) Theory X
• D) expectancy theory

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