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    1. The document discusses three theories of motivation - expectancy theory, equity theory, and goal-setting theory - and applies each to different situations at a pizza restaurant. Expectancy theory best explains how increasing the hours to receive free food disrupted workers' motivation and production. Equity theory shows how the change made workers feel unfairly treated and less motivated to work hard. 2. When applying the theories to the manager working alongside employees and then returning to the office, expectancy theory suggests motivation dropped without management presence. Equity theory indicates employees felt unfairly treated. Goal-setting theory found goals remained the same despite management absence. 3. For the situation at the end with a lie detector test, expectancy and equity

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    1. The document discusses three theories of motivation - expectancy theory, equity theory, and goal-setting theory - and applies each to different situations at a pizza restaurant. Expectancy theory best explains how increasing the hours to receive free food disrupted workers' motivation and production. Equity theory shows how the change made workers feel unfairly treated and less motivated to work hard. 2. When applying the theories to the manager working alongside employees and then returning to the office, expectancy theory suggests motivation dropped without management presence. Equity theory indicates employees felt unfairly treated. Goal-setting theory found goals remained the same despite management absence. 3. For the situation at the end with a lie detector test, expectancy and equity

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    Consider the situation where the manager changed the time period required to receive free
    food and drink from six to twelve hours of work. Try to apply each of the motivational
    approaches to explain what happened. Which of the approaches offers the most appropriate
    explanation? Why?
    a. Expectancy theory of motivation: this theory of motivation the mangers of the pizza joint is
    used to make sure expectancy, instrumentality and valence are all positive. In this scenario that
    what the manger did was take something that all the employees expected and worked for, the
    food, and since had disrupted their motivation which led to the downfall of their production for
    the company.

    b. Equity theory of motivation: With this motivation theory the workers will feel unfairly treated
    and in return will work less hard. In the future the workers may quit their job or continuously
    look for another opportunity while pushing the pizza job under the rug. The employees do not
    feel like that they will receive the credit or outcome of benefits that they had received prior to the
    changes by the management team.

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    c. Goal-setting theory of motivation: This theory of motivation focuses on the process of
    developing, negotiating, and formalizing performance targets. The goals that were set won’t be

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    met as they could have been because the effects of the food regulation change has hindered their
    drive to get things done for the company.

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    time and then later returned to his office.
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    b. Equity theory of motivation: This theory the team feel like the management team have not
    been there when they should have been and feel less motivated due to feeling they are treated
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    what they need to do to attain their goals that were set, even when management isn’t there.

    3. Repeat question 1 for the situation as it exists at the end of the case.
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    a. Expectancy theory of motivation: This theory is used to be positive to boost performance for
    the company. However, the lie detector wasn’t really something that would be taken as a
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    positive note. This would further hinder the company’s performance.

    b. Equity theory of motivation: Furthermore, the employees will feel like they aren’t respected
    due to the lie detector test and feeling like they are threatened to be termed.
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    c. Goal-setting theory of motivation: This really isn’t a goal that anyone of the workers wants to
    work towards. This would just cause an uproar of dissatisfaction between the workers and
    management.

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    4. Establish and justify a motivational program based on one or a combination of motivation
    theories to deal with the situation as it exists at the end of the case.

    Expectancy theory of motivation: this theory of motivation the mangers of the pizza joint is used
    to make sure expectancy, instrumentality and valence are all positive. The motivational program
    would be to move the required hours to work to get free food is lowered down to 5 hours worked
    to make up for the disruption in the work motivation that initially took place.

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