Question

Peter offers his manager some suggestions for a new holiday display. His manager shrugs his shoulders and tells Peter that the display is all set. Then Sarah approaches the manager with an idea for the display, and the manager tells her that it’s a great idea. ______ theory is the model of motivation that explains how Peter is striving for fairness and justice.

Answer 1

Answer:

Equity Theory.

Explanation:

As Peter offers his manager some suggestions for a new holiday display. His manager shrugs his shoulders and tells Peter that the display is all set. Then Sarah approaches the manager with an idea for the display, and the manager tells her that it’s a great idea. Equity theory is the model of motivation that explains how Peter is striving for fairness and justice. Equity theory explains that employees should be treated equally and fairly in order to keep them motivated at the workplace. If employees started feeling that they not being treated fairly then they will dissatisfied and demotivated at the workplace which will definitely reduces their work productivity. Human beings are motivated when they are treated fairly and equally.