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Name Instructor Course Date Motivation Theories questions Question 1 Dick Solomon attempt to motivate the waiter is explained by McClelland’s acquired needs theory which indicates that there is employees acquire need for higher achievement. The waitress need for higher achievement has made her to moderate risk and to seek for feedback. Dick want the waitress to be the most effective, and thus the waitress strives to achieve the goals by serving dick to his satisfaction. The waiter is thus dedicated to her work and she is striving hard to succeed in serving dick and his girlfriend to utmost satisfaction. The waitress is demonstrating her strong desire to increase her knowledge and feedback on her performance through performance appraisal in this case increase or reduction of tipping amount. This theory is applicable in the need based theory as the waitress is doing her best to serve dick Solomon. Question2 Equity theory also has explains the motivation by dick Solomon and how the waitress is trying to balance her effort and the reward she is anticipating. The sentiment of equity theory is with respect to compensation. This is because input of a particular employee is based on the input effort and the outcome regarding compensation. The outcome involves rewards and compensation w here an employee gauges his input with regard to compensation. In the dick Solomon’s case, the waitress is balancing her effort with what she is anticipating from dick as a tip. The waitress is being tipped with respect to what dick perceives as desirable behavior and attributes. Dick has gen...