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According to Victor Vroom, one of the questions an employee will ask before committing maximum effort toward completing a task is:
a. is the reward for completing the task worth the effort involved?
b. when can I start the task, and how long will it take?
c. Are other workers expected to do the same amount of work?
d. Has the task been done before?

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The rewards completing the task work efforts are found. The expected amount of work is calculated.

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