Lancelot Would Like to Increase Employee Motivation with Potential Rewards

question 131

Multiple Choice

Lancelot would like to increase employee motivation with potential rewards. His employee Carry does not care about the reward and remains self-motivated. According to expectancy theory, what should be the valence of a person who is indifferent to the outcome?

• A) 1
• B) −1
• C) 2
• D) 0

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