1.An employee is absent 5 days at the end of each month. In conversations with the employee you (the manager) find out that the employee does not have enough money to pay for childcare at the end of the month. The time the employee is taking off is becoming difficult for the rest of the staff. You really want to keep this employee because they are an exceptional worker. Think about Mazlow's and Herzberg's theories of motivation. What is motivating or not motivating this employee to show up for work according to each theory? Suggest 2 ways you might resolve this problem for the employee.

2. A new member of the phlebotomy team comes to you and is ready to quit after only 2 weeks on the job after training. After talking with the employee you can't really find out why they are dissatisfied. However, upon investigation you find out that the employee has been sent daily to the nursery to collect blood and has not been successful in performing their job. What is the problem according to Vroom's theory of motivation? List the steps you would take to correct this?

3. The manager of a lab receives a very high salary that meets all of her needs. Her lab is a model of satisfaction and productivity for employees. What would it take to motivate her according to each of the theories below:

Maslow's theory

Herzberg's theory

4. What is the productivity of a lab given that 2500 hours were earned, and 2750 hours were actually worked?