Question

You manage a department of five employees. You have identified that Joe has high need for achievement, Mary has high need for power, and Tim has high need for affiliation. Sarah scored high on the need for power and low on the need for affiliation. Doug scores low on both need for power and need for affiliation. Which of these five employees would be best suited as a mentor to new employees with a chance to develop friendships?

1. Tim
2. Sarah
3. Doug
4. Joe
5. Mary

Answer 1

The answer to the question is 1. Tim

Step-by-step explanation:

From the explanation above, Tim is the best suited mentor to new employees with a chance to develop friendship because he has high need for affiliation.

The need for affiliation is used to describe people that are generally friendly outgoing, cooperative, and eager to join groups.

These characteristics makes Tim the best candidate to serve as a mentor to new employees.