Which of the following,if true,would BEST show that a manager's strategy for motivating his team is consistent with "Theory Y" about employee motivation?
A) The employees would need to see incentives as worth having for their own sake.
B) The employees would need to see their work as contributing to a success that they share in.
C) The manager wants his team to feel rewards will increase as the quality of work is increased.
D) The manager thinks that his team will not do their work well without added incentives.
E) The manager thinks that incentives are needed in order to boost morale.

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"Theory Y" states that employees are intrinsically motivated and will be more productive when their work is meaningful and contributes to a larger goal. Option B describes employees seeing their work as contributing to a success that they share in, which aligns with this theory. The other options either focus solely on extrinsic motivation (options A, C, and E) or suggest that the manager doubts the employees' work quality without incentives (option D), which is inconsistent with "Theory Y".

Which of the Following,if True,would BEST Show That a Manager's