ADMS 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Equity Theory, Bayesian Probability, Goal Setting

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2400
• Professor: Sabrina Deutsch Salamon

Document Summary

Expectancy is a subjective probability, ranging from 0 to 1 that a specific amount of effort will result in a specific level of performance (abbreviated e. Instrumentality is a set of subjective probabilities, each ranging from 0 to 1 that successful performance will bring a set of outcomes (abbreviated p . Valence reflects the anticipated value of the outcomes associated with performance (abbreviated v): can be positive, negative, or zero. Total motivational force to perform a given action can be described using the following formula: Motivational force = e p x [(p o) x v] Motivational force equals zero if any one of the three beliefs is zero. Goal setting theory views (self-set) goals as the primary drivers of motivation. Adms2400 may. 21 week 3_lecture5 motivation 2: research shows that assigning employees specific and difficult goals leads to higher self-set goals, which, in turn will result in higher levels of performance.