When Hewlett-Packard Assumes That Employees Accept Responsibility and Work Toward

question 174

Multiple Choice

When Hewlett-Packard assumes that employees accept responsibility and work toward company goals and thus also achieve personal rewards,it is using

• A) Theory M (for Maslow).
• B) scientific management theory.
• C) Herzberg's theory of reinforcement.
• D) Theory X.
• E) Theory Y.

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