Psychology 2660A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Job Design, Achievement Orientation, Organizational Commitment

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The capacity and willingness to expend effort is the motivational/ will do component of behaviour. One conception of motivation is that it accounts for the difference between typical and maximum performance: typical performance = what they will do, maximum performance = what they can do. Behaviour is at its maximum when a person has: high ability, high motivation, supportive environment. Expectancy theory: statement of the theory. Expectancy theory a theory of motivation based on the perceived degree of relationship between how much effort a person expends and the performance that results from that effort. A cognitive theory since each person is assumed to be a rational decision maker who will expend effort on activities that lead to desired rewards. Five major parts to this theory: job outcomes ex. The force is like a predictor of how motivated a person is. Most common measure of effort is a subjective assessment (usually a rating)

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