Question

Joyce works hard and puts in many extra hours. For this, she can anticipate a pay raise, a promotion, or an expanded sales territory. However, getting a promotion is most important to Joyce. According to the useful guidelines of the ____ theory, Jim, her manager, must recognize that (1) she is putting in hard work and long hours to obtain a promotion, (2) what motivates Joyce will change over time, and (3) he must clearly show Joyce how to attain the desirable reward.

Answer 1

Answer:

Expectancy theory

Explanation:

Expectancy theory states that when an individual is faced with different choices they will be motivated in a certain way in choosing a particular option based on what they expect to be the result of the choice.

So behaviour is affected by perceived result or consequence of a particular choice.

In the given scenario Joyce works hard and puts in many extra hours, and getting a promotion is most important to Joyce.

So because of her expectations that manager must recognise that:

(1) she is putting in hard work and long hours to obtain a promotion,

(2) what motivates Joyce will change over time (if she does not get the promotion), and

(3) he must clearly show Joyce how to attain the desirable reward.