Question

Curt is a manager at a local restaurant. Most of the staff has been at the restaurant for over five years, but one of the new servers, Kyle, is a problem. He is chronically late and doesn't bother to cover his shift when he calls in sick. However, the restaurant is short-staffed and there aren't a lot of applicants in this area. Curt isn't confident that Kyle will become more responsible. He decides to write a reprimand and put it in Kyle's file, then assign him to less appealing shifts. If this doesn't work, he plans to dock Kyle's pay. To what content theory of motivation does Curt subscribe?

Answer 1

Curt subscribes to Theory X of motivation, which assumes workers are lazy and need to be controlled through punishments. Curt's reprimand and assignment of less appealing shifts to Kyle exemplify this theory.

Step-by-step explanation:

Curt subscribes to Theory X of motivation. Theory X assumes that workers are inherently lazy and unproductive and therefore need to be controlled and motivated through punishments. Curt's decision to reprimand Kyle and assign him to less appealing shifts, and potentially dock his pay, aligns with the principles of Theory X which aims to achieve goals through rules and punishments.