ERG theory states all of the following EXCEPT:
A) employees are motivated simultaneously by more than one need.
B) employees who cannot satisfy a higher need increasingly focus their attention on the next lower need again.
C) human needs can be grouped into the three broad categories of existence, relatedness and growth.
D) as a person satisfies a lower need, the next higher need in the hierarchy becomes more important.
E) after a person's growth needs are satisfied, his or her relatedness needs become more important.

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ERG theory does not state that after growth needs are satisfied, relatedness needs become more important. Instead, it suggests that if higher-level needs are not met, individuals may refocus on fulfilling lower-level needs.

ERG Theory States All of the Following EXCEPT