CASE 7
Quinton Courteau
MGT 331-05
Prof Crampton
1. If one was to apply the hierarchy of needs theory, the best thing to do would be to focus on the needs of the employees and give them benefits in order to reward the amount of hours that they work. This system would encourage workers to put in more hours and due to this better work ethic difference percentages would decrease. When it comes to the ERG theory the manager took away the workers existence needs by increasing the work load for the same amount of rewards. This would make any employee uneasy and would probably create animosity between the manager and his employees. Due to this poor decision that the manager made the company will more than likely take a loss and the manager will still lose his bonus. When it comes to the acquired needs theory the manager thought about his own needs to obtain bonus rather than the employees needs to get a free meal and make the employees happy and make them feel as if they are not getting cheated. This decision of increasing employee hours to retain their rewards was one that would not increase the need for affiliation. This choice did display the need for power to control his employees and to help himself in the process. This theory is the most applicable to the situation because the manager is in the process of losing control of his employees and he creates a rule in order to maintain his power needs. This rule is also created because in the mangers eyes this sets the bar higher and makes the employees want to do more in order for them to gain the reward.
2. The Equity theory best applies because the manager brought himself out of the supervisor role and did exactly what his employees were doing but for a much higher pay. The employees lose respect for him in the long run and almost feel cheated because they are doing the exact same thing for less pay than the manager.
3. The expectancy theory best applies to the end of the case because the manager is taking all of these
MGT 331-05
Prof Crampton
1. If one was to apply the hierarchy of needs theory, the best thing to do would be to focus on the needs of the employees and give them benefits in order to reward the amount of hours that they work. This system would encourage workers to put in more hours and due to this better work ethic difference percentages would decrease. When it comes to the ERG theory the manager took away the workers existence needs by increasing the work load for the same amount of rewards. This would make any employee uneasy and would probably create animosity between the manager and his employees. Due to this poor decision that the manager made the company will more than likely take a loss and the manager will still lose his bonus. When it comes to the acquired needs theory the manager thought about his own needs to obtain bonus rather than the employees needs to get a free meal and make the employees happy and make them feel as if they are not getting cheated. This decision of increasing employee hours to retain their rewards was one that would not increase the need for affiliation. This choice did display the need for power to control his employees and to help himself in the process. This theory is the most applicable to the situation because the manager is in the process of losing control of his employees and he creates a rule in order to maintain his power needs. This rule is also created because in the mangers eyes this sets the bar higher and makes the employees want to do more in order for them to gain the reward.
2. The Equity theory best applies because the manager brought himself out of the supervisor role and did exactly what his employees were doing but for a much higher pay. The employees lose respect for him in the long run and almost feel cheated because they are doing the exact same thing for less pay than the manager.
3. The expectancy theory best applies to the end of the case because the manager is taking all of these