Compare Evaluate Expectancy Equity Theory Suitable Approaches Motivating Diverse Employees Q34223432

Compare and evaluate the Expectancy and Equity theory, assuitable approaches to motivating the diverse employees.

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Expectancy theory states that a person behaves in a certain waybecause he is motivated to exhibit a particular behavior owing tothe expected results of it. The employee cognitively chooses abehavior depending on the value he/ she places in the expectedresults.

On the other hand equity theory states that the fairness of thedistribution of contributions and resulting benefits drivesmotivation. From an organizational perspective, employees requireequity in theirs inputs/ contributions and the output/ benefits. Ina situation where this equity is distorted employees either alterthe input, that is