You Work for Your College's Annual Alumni Fund

question 15

Multiple Choice

You work for your college's annual alumni fund.You have averaged 25 phone calls in a three-hour shift throughout your employment.Your supervisor now demands that you increase that number to 40 calls per three-hour shift.You feel that you do not have the skills or the time to make 40 calls; this is an unrealistic goal.According to expectancy theory,you are experiencing

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

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