Expectancy Theory Suggests That Managers Attempting to Improve Employee Performance

question 164

Multiple Choice

Expectancy theory suggests that managers attempting to improve employee performance would be well advised to

• A) make sure that all employees are expected to meet the same standards.
• B) focus on setting monetary rewards for meeting the standards.
• C) set attainable performance goals.
• D) keep salaries earned by employees confidential.

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Definitions:

Controlling Precedents

Judicial decisions of higher courts that lower courts must follow when similar issues are presented in litigation.

Binding Authorities

Legal precedents or decisions by higher courts that lower courts are obliged to follow in similar cases.

Equitable Remedy

A court-imposed action designed to provide fair resolution in legal disputes, often by ordering parties to perform specific acts or abstain from certain activities.

Remedy at Law

Legal means to enforce a right or redress a wrong, typically involving monetary compensation.