According to Vroom's Expectancy Theory, Managers Can Build Positive Expectancies

question 73

Multiple Choice

According to Vroom's expectancy theory, managers can build positive expectancies by:

• A) setting challenging goals and making people work hard to achieve those goals even though they lack the ability and resources to complete the tasks.
• B) clarifying the rewards for high performance.
• C) selecting workers with the right abilities for the jobs to be done and providing them with the best training and development.
• D) increasing the communication with the subordinates to help identify important employee needs and benefits.
• E) allotting rewards fairly on a performance-contingent basis.

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