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.

Understand the implications of economic conditions such as recession on consumer behavior and market outcomes.

Identify the characteristics of different market structures, including competition and monopoly.

Understand the effects of government intervention in the economy, such as through taxes, subsidies, and regulation.

Understand the key principles and terminology of classical conditioning.

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Definitions:

Gap Junction

Specialized intercellular connections between a multitude of animal cell-types that permit the direct transfer of chemical and electrical signals.

Striations

Linear marks, slight ridges, or grooves on a surface, often characteristic of muscle fibers or certain types of rock.

Epithelial

Pertaining to the epithelium, a layer of cells covering the body surfaces, lining body cavities and forming many glands.

Connective

Often refers to connective tissue in biology, which supports, binds together, or separates other tissues or organs of the body.