According to Expectancy Theory,a Skill-Development Training Program Would

question 96

Multiple Choice

According to expectancy theory,a skill-development training program would:

• A)have no effect on employee motivation.
• B)mainly increase the effort-to-performance expectancy.
• C)mainly increase the performance-to-outcome expectancy.
• D)mainly increase the valence of pay increases and other organizational outcomes.
• E)mainly alter the comparison other.

Analyze the effects of dividend policy adjustments on firm growth and investor income.

Evaluate the significance of the signaling effect in dividend announcements and stock repurchase decisions.

Recognize the importance of timing in purchasing stocks to receive dividends.

Understand the role of the IRS in the legitimacy of stock repurchases.