To motivate your employees, properly using process-based theories, such as expectancy theory, is extremely beneficial. Managers often struggle to motivate employees due to perceptions of unfairness, the lack of awareness of employee expectations on the part of the manager, and the reinforcement of negative behaviors. Understanding process-based theories such as expectancy and reinforcement theories offer managers ways to know how to motivate employees.
Course Topics Expectancy theory How to influence employee perceptions How to use these principles to implement a behavior modification plan