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Level 4 Diploma in Business Management

Vroom’s expectancy theory and the role of motivation in team performance

BM405 · Leading and Managing Teams — Week 11 of 16

CourseBM405
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Vroom’s expectancy theory and the role of motivation in team performance

  1. Vroom’s expectancy theory: employee's motivation is an outcome of how much an individual wants a reward (Valence)
  2. The assessment that the likelihood that the effort will lead to expected performance (Expectancy)
  3. The belief that the performance will lead to reward (Instrumentality)

What you will be able to do

  • 3.4 Discuss the role of motivation theories in improving individual and team performance.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 7.3: Process theories of motivation (Vroom, goal-setting) · PDF · OpenStax (2019); pp. 193–207 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 9.7: From motivation theory to application · PDF · OpenStax (2026), recognition, empowerment, job rotation, flexible work; pp. 309–312 · for registered students
  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 8.4–8.5: Reward systems and incentive plans · PDF · OpenStax (2019), pay, bonuses, benefits; pp. 234–250 · for registered students
  • Intrinsic Rewards and Employee's Performance with the Mediating Role of Motivation · Open-access article · Manzoor et al. (2021), Frontiers in Psychology. Survey evidence that recognition, autonomy and meaningful work raise motivation and performance. · for registered students
  • Performance Pay and Productivity · Open-access article · Lazear (2000), American Economic Review. Classic case: when Safelite switched from hourly pay to piece rates, output per worker rose sharply. · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Leadership versus management: inspiring people and planning…
  • Week 2: Leadership theories: trait theory, behaviour theories and l…
  • Week 3: Leadership theories: situational, contingency, transactiona…
  • Week 4: Management theories: management schools and approaches
  • Week 5: Team development and high performance teams
  • Week 6: Team development models compared: Tuckman, Adair and McGreg…
  • Week 7: Improving performance: SMART goals, training, appraisals, c…
  • Week 8: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Why improving performance matters to the individual and to …
  • Week 10: Motivation theories: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and Herzbe…
  • Week 11: Vroom’s expectancy theory and the role of motivation in tea…
  • Week 12: Determining own capacity to lead: personal SWOT and leaders…
  • Week 13: Self-assessment tools: MBTI and emotional intelligence asse…
  • Week 14: Assessing your own ability to improve: reflective journals …
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Week 16: Final evaluation and project assessment
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