Question

Jill is an excellent technical writer. she has never missed a deadline and all her projects are of superior quality. she now wants to telecommute two days a week, so that she can spend more time with her family. she feels that she has proven her reliability. however, her boss is unable to comply with her request and gives her a substantial raise instead. jill's disappointment demonstrates a breakdown in the ________ relationship. performance-reward rewards-personal goals performance-achievement effort-performance effort-satisfaction

Answer 1

Work relationships fail when superiors are not attuned to the needs of their employees. Jill's experience is an example a performance reward that fell short of achieving her personal goals. Wanting more family time, Jill set a personal goal of spending more time with her family. By giving Jill additional monetary compensation, the boss is ignoring her goal and providing a reward that does not provide the same sort of satisfaction.

Answer 2

Group of answer choices:

A) performance-reward

B) rewards-personal goals

C) performance-achievement

D) effort-performance

E) effort-satisfaction

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "B": rewards-personal goals.

Explanation:

After an outstanding performance at work as a technical writer, Jill is looking for spending more time with her family. Thus, her goal has changed and more than being an exemplary employee she wants to dedicate more time to her relatives. However, permission is denied but a raise in her salary is given as a reward not to discourage her.  

Then, Jill's reward (raise in salary) and the personal goals (spend more time with her family) are entering in a conflict in this scenario.