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Fire Officer II
Case Studies

Your engineer is within two years of retirement. You have found that she is beginning to "coast" on her duties. You first noticed that she was not keeping the engine room spotless like she previously did. Now you have noticed that she is only minimally checking the apparatus.

1:  If you applied the motivation-hygiene theory, what would you want to consider in order to motivate her?
A: You would need to set challenging goals for her
B: You would need to determine whether her external needs are being met
C: You would need to determine if she felt she was previously working harder than others around her
D: You would need to determine if she believed that her efforts were worth the rewards being offered

2:  If you applied the expectancy theory, what would you want to consider in order to motivate her?
A: You would need to set challenging goals for her
B: You would need to determine whether her external needs are being met
C: You would need to determine if she felt she was previously working harder than others around her
D: You would need to determine if she believed that she believed her efforts were worth the rewards being offered

3:  If you applied the equity theory, what would you want to consider in order to motivate her?
A: You would need to set challenging goals for her
B: You would need to determine whether her external needs are being met
C: You would need to determine if she felt she was previously working harder than others around her
D: You would need to determine if she believed that she believed her efforts were worth the rewards being offered

4:  If you applied the goal-setting theory, what would you want to consider in order to motivate her?
A: You would need to set challenging goals for her
B: You would need to determine whether her external needs are being met
C: You would need to determine if she felt she was previously working harder than others around her
D: You would need to determine if she believed that she believed her efforts were worth the rewards being offered

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