Larry Willes has been a manager at Mass Mutual Life Insurance for ten years. He believes that employees enjoy work and are self-motivated and self-directed toward achieving organizational goals. Larry's beliefs fit which of McGregor's notions?
A) theory X
B) theory A
C) theory C
D) theory K
E) theory Y

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Larry's beliefs align with McGregor's Theory Y, which posits that employees are naturally motivated and enjoy their work, seeking out and accepting responsibility under the right conditions. This contrasts with Theory X, which assumes that employees inherently dislike work and must be coerced or controlled to achieve organizational goals.

Larry Willes Has Been a Manager at Mass Mutual Life