Expectancy Theory in Practice: Key Managerial Implications
Expectancy theory has some important implications for motivating employees. The model provides guidelines for enhancing employee motivation by altering the individual’s effort-to-performance expectancy, performance-to-reward expectancy, and reward valences. Several practical implications of expectancy theory are described next (Greenberg, 2011; Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011; McShane & Von Glinow, 2011; Nadler & Lawler, 1983).