case study
BUSS 5114 - People, Organisations and Leadership
Study Period 1 2014
Assessment Task 2: Minor Case Study
2500 words (35% of total grade)
Read the Buddy’s Snack Company case study below and answer all the following questions:
1. Consider the situation of Lynda, Michael and Kyle. Explain how each employee’s situation relates to Equity Theory.
2. Explain the motivation of these three employees in terms of the Expectancy Theory of motivation.
3. Explain how you would attempt to motivate each employee in the coaching session if you were Mark Forest. Use the case study information, as well as motivation theories of your choice and research evidence from the literature to justify your recommendations.
References: Provide a minimum of eight (8) recent references (no older than 2005). Six (6) of these must be refereed academic journal articles.
Referencing style: Use the Harvard UniSA referencing style in all your assessments. A guide to the Harvard UniSA style is found at http://unisa.libguides.com/content.php?pid=224578&sid=1889060
Word limit: 2,500 words. 10% plus or minus the word limit is acceptable. If you exceed the 10% plus maximum limit, your grader will draw a line and will stop reading at that point.
Assignment template: As an aid, there a template to help you format your answer (found at the end of this
Study Period 1 2014
Assessment Task 2: Minor Case Study
2500 words (35% of total grade)
Read the Buddy’s Snack Company case study below and answer all the following questions:
1. Consider the situation of Lynda, Michael and Kyle. Explain how each employee’s situation relates to Equity Theory.
2. Explain the motivation of these three employees in terms of the Expectancy Theory of motivation.
3. Explain how you would attempt to motivate each employee in the coaching session if you were Mark Forest. Use the case study information, as well as motivation theories of your choice and research evidence from the literature to justify your recommendations.
References: Provide a minimum of eight (8) recent references (no older than 2005). Six (6) of these must be refereed academic journal articles.
Referencing style: Use the Harvard UniSA referencing style in all your assessments. A guide to the Harvard UniSA style is found at http://unisa.libguides.com/content.php?pid=224578&sid=1889060
Word limit: 2,500 words. 10% plus or minus the word limit is acceptable. If you exceed the 10% plus maximum limit, your grader will draw a line and will stop reading at that point.
Assignment template: As an aid, there a template to help you format your answer (found at the end of this
References: Provide a minimum of eight (8) recent references (no older than 2004). Six (6) of these must be refereed academic journal articles. All in-text referencing needs to comply with the Harvard UniSA Referencing System People, Organisations and Leadership (BUSS 5114) Assessment 2: Minor Case Study