SCENARIO 4-2 Your Department Is Diverse-It Is Made Up of People

question 20

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 4-2 Your department is diverse-it is made up of people who are different in their lifestyles and their stages of life.Mary is a 23-year-old single parent who is working for minimum wage.Jonathan is 60 years old,extremely wealthy and works because he enjoys it.Jane is single,45 years old and has few friends or activities outside the office.You have decided to attempt to apply Maslow's hierarchy of needs to motivate each of these individuals.
-Refer to Scenario 4-2.Which of the following do you think would motivate Mary the most?

• A)more vacation time
• B)more responsibility
• C)greater discretion over her job
• D)more money
• E)more satisfying work

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