SCENARIO 4-1 You are a new employee just hired with Acme Inc.Your supervisor has explained your job to you and has indicated that you will have a great deal of control over your job once you develop your skills and prove yourself.He compliments your history of accepting responsibility and suggests that you are to feel free to offer constructive criticism about the way your job is structured.
Your supervisor seems to assume that your basic nature is
A)Theory X.
B)Theory Y.
C)Theory Z.
D)based on Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory.
E)Theory Y and Z combined.

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The supervisor's statement about giving the employee control over their job and encouraging them to offer constructive criticism suggests that they hold a Theory Y management style. This style assumes that employees are self-motivated and enjoy taking responsibility for their work. It also assumes that employees have valuable insights that can contribute to the success of the organization.

SCENARIO 4-1 You Are a New Employee Just Hired with Acme