Willy Dewitt-Ornott works in Sales. There is always a sales competition at the year end and the winner is likely to be made team leader. Willy's quite certain that he will be able to win and that he will have more responsibility, which he would like. Bu t he would also have to work much longer hours, and he is quite reluctant to do this for family reasons.If an expectancy equation were used to assess Willy's motivation to work hard at the end of the year, based on the information given, which of the following results would you expect to see?
A、Valence would be high, expectancy high, motivation high
B、Valence would be high, expectancy low, motivation low
C、Valence would be around 0, expectancy high, motivation low
D、Valence would be around 0, expectancy high, motivation high
A、Valence would be high, expectancy high, motivation high
B、Valence would be high, expectancy low, motivation low
C、Valence would be around 0, expectancy high, motivation low
D、Valence would be around 0, expectancy high, motivation high
【参考答案及解析】
Rationale: Willy's expectancy (expectation that by working hard he will be given the teamleadership) is high, but valence (importance to Willy of becoming a team leader) is neutral, because he has both positive and negative feelings about it. Since Motivation = E x V, if V is 0, motivation is also 0.Pitfalls: Make sure you get valence and expectancy the right way round, and that you recognise why Willy's valence is 0.Ways in: Work through the equation, calculating your own values for V and E …
Rationale: Willy's expectancy (expectation that by working hard he will be given the teamleadership) is high, but valence (importance to Willy of becoming a team leader) is neutral, because he has both positive and negative feelings about it. Since Motivation = E x V, if V is 0, motivation is also 0.Pitfalls: Make sure you get valence and expectancy the right way round, and that you recognise why Willy's valence is 0.Ways in: Work through the equation, calculating your own values for V and E …