Scenario D.Diana,a team lead,realizes that her team is composed of people with varying interests.Jin has a strong desire to influence others and encourage them to improve and enhance organizational goals.Merle wishes to be liked by others in the organization.Maria has the tendency to control others and often tries to manipulate and exploit them.Sam is obsessed with accomplishing his goals and strives to succeed.Diana often motivates her team members by giving a raise when they perform well.However,when they perform poorly,Diana assigns them undesirable tasks.
-According to McClelland's theory,Jin shows a need for
A)security.
B)affiliation.
C)socialized power.
D)personalized power.
E)self-actualization.

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Jin's desire to influence others and encourage them to improve and enhance organizational goals is indicative of a need for socialized power, which is a desire to use power to promote the greater good and benefit the organization as a whole. This aligns with McClelland's theory of needs, which includes the need for socialized power as one of three main needs. The other options do not align with Jin's described behavior and desires.