Janet, a senior accountant at a manufacturing company, wanted to get her maternity leave extended by two weeks. Her supervisor rejected her leave application but gave her an option to take three weeks off in the next calendar year. Janet, however, rejected the offer and decided to quit her job. In the context of expectancy theory of motivation, this scenario best illustrates the factor of _____.
A) instrumentality
B) reinforcement
C) valence
D) affiliation

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Valence refers to the value that an individual places on a particular outcome or reward. In this scenario, Janet valued the additional two weeks of maternity leave more than the option to take three weeks off in the next year. As a result, she was not willing to accept the alternative offer and chose to quit her job. This decision was based on her perception of the value of the rewards and outcomes. Therefore, the scenario best illustrates the factor of valence in the expectancy theory of motivation.

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