The Two Men and a Lot of Trucks case study uses the goal-setting theory and the Siemens’s New Boss case study uses the job enrichment theory.
· Describe the theories found in each case study and cite specific examples.
The goal-setting theory states that employee’s are motivated when they are given a specific goal. Mary Ellen Sheets set goals and had business plans made so she knew approximately how well the company would do. This encouraged her to try and franchise and that went well too. She wanted everyone to have a good experience with a business known to cause stress and she worked hard to accomplish that.
The job enrichment theory states that if employees have control over