Expectancy Theory mainly explains how employees:
A)have different needs at different times.
B)can use personal expectations to reduce work-related stress.
C)can motivate themselves through power.
D)have different levels of work effort based on their expectations of performance and reward outcomes.
E)compare their inputs and outcomes to other people.

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Expectancy Theory posits that employees will have different levels of work effort based on their expectations of performance and reward outcomes. Specifically, they will be motivated to put in effort if they believe that effort will lead to good performance, good performance will lead to rewards such as promotion or pay raise, and these rewards are desirable to them.

Expectancy Theory Mainly Explains How Employees