Jacob is an engineer in a large design engineering office. Jacob comes from a poor background in which his family had very low income and strict rules. In order to earn his college degree he had to work to pay most of his expenses. Jacob is an intelligent and capable person. His main problem is that he does not want to take risks. He hesitates to make decisions for himself, often bringing small and routine problems to his supervisor or to other engineers for decisions/ approval. Whenever he does a design job, he brings it in rough draft to his supervisor for approval before he finalizes it. Since he is a capable person, his supervisor wants to motivate him to be more independent in his work. The supervisor believes that this approach will improve Jacobs performance and relieve the supervisor from extra work. However, the supervisor is not sure how to go about motivating Jacob to improve his performance. Things to do: You are Jacobs supervisor. In light of the Motivation theories (use any two), plan as a supervisor how you will motivate Jacob. Give reasons.

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