Michael Has Two Finals,accounting and Organizational Behavior,on the Same Day

question 92

Multiple Choice

Michael has two finals,accounting and organizational behavior,on the same day of finals week.Based on expectancy theory,which of the following statements suggest how he should allocate his limited study time?

• A)For the previous three OB exams Michael studied for hours and received below average grades.He spent fewer hours studying for accounting and earned above average grades.He therefore decides to focus his efforts equally on OB and accounting.
• B)Accounting is Michael's major,OB is a general business requirement in his academic program.Michael aspires to be a CPA,so he decides to focus his study time on Accounting.
• C)Michael is switching to another college for a communication major after this semester.His business courses will not count toward his total credits at the new college.His grades on these exams will not matter,but he decides to focus on his accounting anyway.
• D)Michael loved the group work format that his OB instructor used to teach the course and disliked the lecture format utilized by his accounting professor.He decides to focus his attention on OB.

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