You Are Acting as Manager and Mentor to Melanie,an Employee

question 37

Multiple Choice

You are acting as manager and mentor to Melanie,an employee who has been identified as a high achiever.Going by McClelland's three-needs theory,which of the following measures would best help you to motivate Melanie to do her best?

• A)promising her a promotion and a raise if she reaches her targets
• B)giving her a job that holds her personally responsible for finding solutions to problems
• C)setting goals that are just out of her reach in order to push her
• D)giving her easy goals so she won't be intimidated

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Definitions:

Assignee

An individual or entity to which rights or interests are transferred by another.

Assignment

The transfer of one’s rights or obligations under a contract to another party.

Delegation

The act of transferring authority or tasks from one individual or group to another while retaining ultimate responsibility.

Incidental Beneficiary

An Incidental Beneficiary is an individual or party that indirectly benefits from a contract between two other parties, though not intended as the primary beneficiary of the contract.