If you are a manager trying to motivate Elena, what aspect of expectancy (VIE) theory would you utilize to increase her motivation if she tells you, "It doesn’t matter how hard I try, I’ll never be able to reach my performance goal – I’m just not good enough at this task."

A. Expectancy
B. Equity
C. Valence
D. Instrumentality

correct option is A. Expectancy

Explanation:

As a manager when motivate to Elena whenever Elena say that I will never be able to reach performance goal

so as a manager, I would focus on the expectancy aspect.

because Expectancy Theory is help to understand that how individual team member make decision about the behavioral alternative in work

and It is concerned with how effort leads to performance.

so correct option is A. Expectancy

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