Assignment is designed with these purposes in mind:

1. Allow students the opportunity to become familiar with some of the various theories of motivation.

2. Allow students the opportunity to think creatively while using motivational theories to help to explain the behavior of an individual in a 'practical example'.

3. Provide students the opportunity to personally reflect on the material presented in Lesson Four.

4. Stress the importance of following instructions, adhering to deadlines and proof-reading work for accuracy in spelling, grammar and punctuation prior to submission.

To complete the assignment, you will need to do the following:

Imagine that you are a part of a work team consisting of five individuals. Only four of the five team members - including yourself - are reliable members. The fifth person is basically "dead wood" who seldom shows up for team meetings, contributes very little, if anything, to group discussions, and has been very slack when it comes to handing in progress reports on the project that your team is trying to complete. Your task is to apply the principles of Theory X, Theory Y, Equity Theory and Expectancy Theory to try to explain the behavior of this non-contributing group member.

Please ensure that this information is centered at the top of the page. Your assignment should consist of a total of six paragraphs as follows: Introduction, Theory X, Theory Y, Equity Theory, Expectancy Theory, and Conclusion. Your introductory paragraph should introduce the reader to the nature of your assignment, each of the four paragraphs should contain the application of each theory, and your concluding paragraph should provide one strategy, technique or suggestion that you would use to motivate the non-contributing group member.