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,Merle has a need for
A)personalized power.
B)affiliation.
C)existence.
D)self-actualization
E)socialized power.

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Merle's desire to be liked by others in the organization suggests a need for affiliation, which is one of the three needs according to McClelland's theory. The other two needs are personalized power and achievement.