Motivation

I believe that the expectancy theory is the best due to the fact that employees like to be recognized for hard work. Recognition is a very powerful motivation tool. Expectancy Theory (Vroom) Victor Vroom's expectancy theory posits that motivation is a result of rational calculation. A person is motivated to the degree that he or she believes that (1) effort will yield acceptable performance, (2) performance will be rewarded, and (3) the value of the reward is highly …

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