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Use information about Organizational Behavior from Chapter 8 and 9 of the reference below and Respond to the following:

Kreitner, R., & Kinicki, A. (2013). Organizational Behavior 10th ed. New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Imagine that an employee who reports to you has a low expectancy for successful performance. Identify and describe at least two possible actions you might take to increase this person's expectancy.

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Discusses strategies for enhancing expectancy among the employees of an organization.

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One possible action would be to set reasonable and attainable goal for the employee. The goals or targets set for the employee should not be too ambitious and should be set after obtaining feedback and opinion from the employees. In other words, it is important to obtain the buyin from the employee ...

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