David Thinks His Workers Are Naturally Lazy and Uncooperative and Must

question 209

Multiple Choice

David thinks his workers are naturally lazy and uncooperative and must therefore be either punished or rewarded to be made productive. David subscribes to the theory of motivation called

• A) the hierarchy of needs.
• B) Theory Y.
• C) Theory X.
• D) two-factor theory.
• E) expectancy theory.

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