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

question 136

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 Marsha 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 a managerial position that requires her to help others accomplish their goals
• E) giving her easy goals so she won't be intimidated

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