Term: Expectancy Theory
Definition:This is a theory that states that individuals make choices according to what they anticipate will give them the most payoffs. When applied to salaries, it follows that employees must hold the belief that the greater the effort that they make, the better their performance will be (the greater their results) and therefore the higher the salary they will command.
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