An employee, rightly or wrongly, perceives the boss doesn't like him. As a result, he expects to get a poor appraisal, regardless of the level of effort he puts in. Under such circumstances, according to the expectancy theory, the employee is likely to see the ________ relationship as weak and demotivating.
A) rewards-personal goals
B) effort-performance
C) performance-reward
D) personal goal-self actualization
E) performance-achievement

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The expectancy theory suggests that an employee's motivation is based on their belief that putting in effort will lead to improved performance, and ultimately, rewards. In this scenario, the employee's perception that the boss dislikes him may lead him to believe that his effort will not lead to improved performance or rewards, which makes the effort-performance relationship weak and demotivating. This suggests that the relevant relationship in this scenario is the effort-performance relationship (choice B). The other answer choices (choices A, C, D, and E) are not applicable to the scenario described.

An Employee, Rightly or Wrongly, Perceives the Boss Doesn't Like