Author Question: You are acting as manager and mentor to Melanie, an employee who has been identified as a high ... (Read 134 times)

cnetterville · **on:** Jul 6, 2018

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 motivate Melanie 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
D) giving her a managerial position that requires her to help others accomplish their goals

Question 2

People with a high need for achievement ________.

A) emphasize helping others accomplish their goals
B) make good managers, especially in large organizations
C) prefer moderately challenging goals
D) emphasize the rewards of success