Expectancy Theory Suggests That Managers Attempting to Improve Employee Performance

question 164

Multiple Choice

Expectancy theory suggests that managers attempting to improve employee performance would be well advised to

• A) make sure that all employees are expected to meet the same standards.
• B) focus on setting monetary rewards for meeting the standards.
• C) set attainable performance goals.
• D) keep salaries earned by employees confidential.

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Correlation

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables, often represented by the symbol 'r'.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that assesses the proportion of variance in a dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Variance

The statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set, indicating how much each number differs from the mean of the data set.

Negative

A value less than zero or a direction opposite to the expected or common.