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Scenario C

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Scenario C. Use the information in the following paragraph to answer the questions that follow. Smash Marketing is a consulting firm located in the Midwest. Mr. William "Bill" Smash started the firm as a young man in the early 1950s. The firm has grown but with growth, the Smash employees have never forgotten the vision of Mr. Smash-to be creative in all they do while delighting the client. Each year the Smash Award for Advertising Creativity is given to the employee who most exemplifies Mr. Smash's vision. New employees are told of the organization's greatest accomplishments and are taken on a tour of the "Wall of Memories" where pictures of the company that have been taken over the years are hung. One is even included to remind everyone of the disastrous fire that the company not only survived but also built upon to strengthen the sense of teamwork clearly evident throughout the firm. In fact, there is a long tradition of employee participation in decision making and all consider themselves to be part of the "Smash Family."
-When the new employees are told of the organization's great accomplishments and history, it is an example of a(n) :

Definitions:

Self-Motivated

The quality of being driven to do or achieve something because of one's own enthusiasm or interest, without needing pressure from others.

McClelland's Model

A theory of motivation that emphasizes three primary needs influencing human motivation: the need for achievement, the need for affiliation, and the need for power.

Hygiene Factors

Elements of a job that do not increase job satisfaction but, when absent, can lead to dissatisfaction, according to Herzberg's two-factor theory.

Herzberg's Model

A theory of motivation proposing that certain factors cause job satisfaction, while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction.