Question

The amount of effort employees exert on a specific task depends on their expectations of the outcome is called__________.

Answer 1

Answer: Expectancy Theory.

Explanation: According to the expectancy theory individuals put in more efforts into tasks they believe they can get more reward for.

The individuals are motivated by the reward gotten at the end of a task execution.

An example is an employee carrying out their tasks at work with the motivation of a salary to be gotten at the end of the month.