An Employer Will Give $3 Each Month to Every Employee

question 15

Multiple Choice

An employer will give $3 each month to every employee with perfect attendance. According to the _____ component of expectancy theory, this plan will not motivate employees.

• A) equity
• B) expectancy
• C) instrumentality
• D) valence

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Definitions:

McClelland's Acquired Needs Theory

A motivational theory suggesting that individuals are driven by three main needs: achievement, affiliation, and power, which they acquire over time.

Arranged Hierarchy

A system where people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow, which suggests that humans are motivated by a hierarchy of needs, starting from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.

Alderfer's ERG Theory

A motivational theory proposed by Clayton Alderfer that categorizes human needs into three groups: Existence, Relatedness, and Growth.