A political appointee works at a job in which good performance is not rewarded. In addition, he feels that his job has low status and that, no matter how hard he tries, in the long run he will not be successful. According to expectancy theory, you would predict that he will

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Expectancy theory suggests that when an individual perceives that their effort will not lead to desired performance or rewards, their motivation to work hard decreases. In this scenario, the political appointee believes that good performance is not rewarded and that success is unattainable, leading to low levels of work motivation.  There is a value of zero regarding reward for good performance. Because this instrumentality value is zero, the worker is likely to show the lowest levels of job motivation.

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