Question

After struggling with the accounting training, Aaron is unsure whether he can complete the end-of-year financial reporting with no errors in the time allotted. In this case, Aaron is low on the ________ element of expectancy theory.A. valenceB. outcomesC. performanceD. expectancyE. instrumentality

Answer 1

Answer:

D, expectancy

Explanation:

The expectancy theory states that a person/individual will act a certain way because he/she is motivated to choose a certain behavior over other behaviors as a result of what the selected behavior's result will be.

The expectancy theory can simply be said to be the motivation to select a behavior over others due to how desirable the outcome of the behavior is.

The expectancy theory is made up of some components and they include:

Expectancy: Effort to Performance (E-P), Instrumentality: Performance- Outcome (P-O), Valence: V(O).

With employees, the expectancy theory is based on the employee's effort that he/she thinks is enough to get a certain result as well as reward.

In the case of Aaron, he does not see himself completing an error free financial statement which means that Aaron is not confident of his abilities and as such means he is low on the expectancy element. That is, he doesn't trust his effort to yield good performance with the financial report.

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