Assignment 1 Discussion Question
January 8th, 2018
Assignment
1 Discussion Question
Jack Johnson has been an employee of ABC Inc. for the past 4 years.
During that time he has been passed over for promotion on two
separate occasions. Rochelle,
Jack’s manager, believes Jack is not performing his current job at full
capacity. She attempts to motivate Jack by promising that in return for
improved performance, Jack will receive a new position that will provide him a
higher level of acceptance and respect within ABC Inc; however, the position
does not include a pay raise. In spite of Rochelle’s offer Jack’s performance
does not improve.
Using
Vroom’s VIE theory discuss why Jack’s performance did not improve. In addition,
discuss other offers of motivation that could be used to motivate Jack?