You are a graduate teaching assistant in the Biology department at Fairview University.You have several graduate student friends who have graduate appointments in the business department and the English department.While everyone's compensation and employee benefits are exactly the same,your department requires you to always show-up and tutor students at least four hours each day and to serve on one university committee each semester.Graduates students at the other departments are not required by their management to follow these rules.Lately,you are doing your best to limit your daily obligation to 2 ½ to 3 hours each day.The motivational theory that most closely correlates with your actions is:

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The equity theory suggests that individuals strive for fairness and balance in their relationships, including in the workplace. In this scenario, the graduate student may feel that it is unfair that their department requires them to put in more tutoring hours and committee service compared to their friends in other departments, despite the fact that they receive the same compensation and benefits. Therefore, the graduate student may be trying to restore equity by limiting their daily obligations to a more reasonable level.

You Are a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Biology Department