A Factory Worker Really Wants to Move Up in the Corporation

question 40

Multiple Choice

A factory worker really wants to move up in the corporation. He does his work, stays late, and is always looking for extra ways to help. He gets passed up for promotion after promotion. This will MOST LIKELY affect his ________.

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

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