A nursing manager has overheard the nursing staff comment about the current incentive offered to staff for taking additional overtime hours. An employee?s perception of the value of the incentive is:
1. Expectancy.
2. Valence.
3. Instrumentality.
4. Worthiness.
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Explanation: 1. Valence is defined as the perceived value of an outcome. According to expectancy theory,
employees are motivated by their beliefs about future outcomes and the value or ?valence?
placed on those outcomes.
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