CHICKEN DANCE ANYONE? A QUICK EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE FOR TEACHING EXPECTANCY THEORY

Authors

  • C M. Grimard Universit

Keywords:

experiential exercise, expectancy theory, motivation theory

Abstract

Students sometimes have difficulty grasping and applying motivational theories given the abstract nature of these theories. This paper describes a simple experiential exercise that helps students gain a personal understanding of Vroom

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Published

2018-03-12