For About Five Years, Lucy and Betty Have Been Working

question 94

Multiple Choice

For about five years, Lucy and Betty have been working for Bright Fires at the same level of management and doing similar kinds of work. Lucy has been focusing on setting specific and difficult goals for herself and believes that exerting a high level of effort will result in the successful performance in her job. On the other hand, Betty compares herself to different managers, such as Meg, who works for the competitor in a similar work position. Betty feels disheartened when she finds out that she is significantly underrewarded at Bright Fires. Lucy's focus on concepts such as difficulty and specificity is a key aspect of

• A) expectancy.
• B) goal setting.
• C) equity theory.
• D) extrinsic motivation.
• E) psychological empowerment.

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