Question

You are a graduate teaching assistant in the biology department at Fairview University. You have several graduate student friends who have graduate appointments in the business department and the English department. While everyone's compensation and employee benefits are exactly the same, your department requires you to always show up and tutor students at least four hours each day and to serve on one university committee each semester. Graduates students at the other departments are not required by their management to follow these rules. Lately, you are doing your best to limit your daily obligation to 2½ to 3 hours each day. The motivational theory that most closely correlates with your actions is:a. Equity theoryb. Expectancy theoryc. Reinforcement theoryd. Goal-setting Theory

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Equity theory                                  

Explanation:

Equity theory: The equity theory is based on the concept that people usually get motivated through fairness, and in case a person finds inequity in either output or input ratios of himself or herself concerning the significant or referent group, then the person will seek to adjust accordingly to get perceived equity.

The motivational theory that most closely correlates with your actions is equity theory.