Ron Cole Enjoys Many Good Friendships with the People He

Multiple Choice

Ron Cole enjoys many good friendships with the people he works with,but feels a real need to achieve great things in his job.He tries everything he can think of to get his boss to give him a meaningful project to work on and to gain some recognition for what he does,but to no avail.Finally,he concludes that he is wasting his time and reverts to nourishing his friendships with coworkers.What concept from the ERG theory of motivation would explain this renewed interest in friendships?

A) Satisfaction-progression element
B) Punishment cycle
C) Frustration-regression element
D) Equity-reduction element
E) Expectancy-decline cycle