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 countervailing outcomes.
D) Distribute rewards that employees want.
E) Adapt the type of rewards offered to each employee's dominant needs.

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Showing employees how their skills can accomplish the task would not directly alter outcome valences. Expectancy theory proposes that the valence of an outcome is a result of three factors: expectancy (belief that effort will lead to good performance), instrumentality (belief that good performance will lead to a desired outcome), and valence (value placed on the outcome). Actions that can alter outcome valences include offering rewards that employees want, minimizing countervailing outcomes, adapting rewards to employees' dominant needs, and giving employees a choice of rewards.

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