According to expectancy theory,which of the following actions would NOT alter outcome valences?
A)Show employees how their skills can accomplish the task.
B)Give employees a choice of rewards.
C)Minimize the presence of countervalent outcomes.
D)Distribute rewards that employees want.
E)Adapt the type of rewards offered to each employee's dominant needs.

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Expectancy theory suggests that outcome valences will be influenced by the belief that a particular outcome is the result of performing a specific behavior and the desirability of that outcome. Showing employees how their skills can accomplish the task may increase their self-efficacy (the belief that they can perform the task), but it does not directly alter the desirability of the outcomes associated with the task.

According to Expectancy Theory,which of the Following Actions Would NOT