Vroom's Expectancy Theory

question 64

Multiple Choice

Vroom's expectancy theory:

• A)states that people's needs are arranged on a hierarchy of importance and the higher-order needs must be satisfied first before they move on to lower-order needs such as safety needs.
• B)states that employees compare their results with those of coworkers and decrease their efforts if they feel they are under-rewarded for similar work.
• C)describes the process by which people are motivated to accept challenging goals and receive feedback on their progress.
• D)describes the process people use to evaluate the likelihood that their efforts will yield the results they want,along with the degree to which they want those results.

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Definitions:

Birthrates

The annual count of live births for every thousand people in a population.

Death Rates

The number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Demographic Characteristics

The statistical aspects of a population being analyzed or reviewed, such as age, sex, income, education level, and marital status.

Baby Boomers

A generational term used to describe individuals born during the post-World War II baby boom, approximately between the years 1946 and 1964.