Which of the Following Statements Is True About Expectancy Theory

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about expectancy theory?

• A) Expectancy theory focuses more on the specific forces that motivate employees and less on the process they follow to seek satisfaction in their jobs.
• B) Expectancy theory suggests that employee satisfaction depends on the perceived ratio of inputs to outputs.
• C) Research into expectancy theory has led to thinking about the broader concept of organizational justice, or perceptions of fairness in the workplace.
• D) Expectancy theory identifies four primary drives that underlie all motivation.
• E) Expectancy theory states that the effort employees will put forth depends on their beliefs regarding the rewards that the organization will give in response to that performance.

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Definitions:

Control Group

A group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment by the researchers and is then used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a certain level of confidence.

Mean Weekly Salary

The average amount of money earned in a week by a group of employees or population, calculated by summing all salaries and dividing by the number of wage earners.

Female Employees

Refers to workers or staff members who identify as female within a workplace.