Rochelle is a human resource executive. She has just finished recruiting members for the finance team of the organization. Rochelle notices that all the new hires were born after the year 1964 and that they differ in their characteristics from the rest of the employees in the company, who belong to an older age group. Which of the following practices would most likely help Rochelle interact with the new employees in a way that avoids creating job dissatisfaction?
A) ensuring that their productivity is assessed on the number of hours they spend in office
B) offering a formal, hierarchical, and inflexible work structure with basic business decorum
C) providing clearly defined roles for them to excel at work
D) motivating them by explaining what they will gain from a performing a task effectively
E) inspiring them to work by emphasizing that they have a duty toward the company

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Explaining what they will gain from performing a task effectively aligns with the motivational preferences of younger generations, who often value personal growth and clear benefits from their work.

Rochelle Is a Human Resource Executive