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Scenario:

"I really have the best of two worlds here," Charles Marx announced in a morning production meeting. Mr. Marx, owner of Marx, Inc., was referring to his two line supervisors, Larry Coyle and Carl Sandoz. Larry Coyle is a people-oriented supervisor with an innate ability to motivate the diverse group of workers on his line. Larry feels that the most important part of his job is to make his employees happy, and that high productivity will naturally occur after that. Carl Sandoz is a task-oriented supervisor with a strong focus on production efficiency and reduced scrap rates. Carl feels that most employee motivation will stem from "acceptable production numbers" on the line. "I want to integrate the line supervisors' work," Mr. Marx continued. "I think workers on both lines could benefit a little from both Larry and Carl.

Questions:

1) Describe Marx's attitude toward job enrichment.

2) According to equity theory, how might the line workers at Marx, Inc. benefit overall?