MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS
MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES
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the depth of want of the employee
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degree to which people believe reward leads to performance
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Belief that the desired outcome is obtainable and will be rewarded
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Valence refers to the emotional orientations people hold with respect to outcomes [rewards]. The depth of the want of an employee for extrinsic [money, promotion, time-off, benefits] or intrinsic [satisfaction] rewards). Management must discover what employees value.
Detailed explanation-2: -Valence refers to the propensity to which individuals desire specific rewards (Vroom, 1964). Thus, individual preferences are diverse and based on the value they place on the rewards they perceive to obtain from engaging in particular behaviors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Valence is the value an individual places on the rewards of an outcome, which is based on their needs, goals, values and sources of motivation. Influential factors include one’s values, needs, goals, preferences and sources that strengthen their motivation for a particular outcome.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Expectancy theory states that employee’s motivation is an outcome of: how much an individual wants a reward (Valence), the assessment that the likelihood that the effort will lead to expected performance (Expectancy) and. the belief that the performance will lead to reward (Instrumentality).