John was not confident that he could work on the new project that his manager Christina had assigned him. Knowing the difficulty of succeeding in this project, he was not keen to accept the project, but Christina did not give him any choice. He felt that the projects assigned to his colleagues were much easier, but Christina insisted that the projects were similar and each of them would be rewarded with the same bonus upon successful completion of project. John was discouraged and began to neglect the project.

1.Name and describe a process theory (or theories) of motivation that explains Johns situation. How does the theory (or theories) explain the situation?

2.Suggest what Christina could do to motivate John.

Subject: Core Management Science (University Of London)