Date of Award
12-1-1980
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Theories of work motivation are numerous and varied. The search for cognitive determinants of work motivation has led to the development of expectancy theories (e.g., Vroom, 1964). The numerous expectancy theories share one assumption - people perform behavior which they expect will lead to positively valenced events. Expectancy attitude consists of beliefs concerning the probability of obtaining outcomes by performing a behavior and the value of those outcomes. A review of expectancy research reveals several inconsistencies.
Recommended Citation
Fuglestad, Frank, "Attitudinal and Normative Determinants of Task performance" (1980). Student Work. 2387.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/2387
Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha. Copyright Frank Fuglestad December, 1980