Which of the following, if True, would BEST show that a manager's strategy for motivating his team is consistent with "Theory Y" about employee motivation?
A) The employees would need to see incentives as worth having for their own sake.
B) The employees would need to see their work as contributing to a success that they share in.
C) The manager wants his team to feel rewarded by doing their job well.
D) The manager thinks that his team will not do their work well without added incentives.
E) The manager thinks that incentives are needed in order to boost morale.

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B) Theory Y says that employees will be most motivated by factors intrinsic to their work itself. If employees see their work as contributing to their own success, this will help. Choice A is about the incentives and not about how employees are motivated to do the work itself. Choices C and E do not tell whether the manager's strategy will reward employees on factors inherent in the job itself. Choice D would show that the manager's strategy is consistent with Theory X, not Theory Y.

Which of the Following, If True, Would BEST Show That