Victor Vroom's expectancy theory states that employee motivation can be achieved by considering their expectations. Different people have different motivating factors such as job promotion and recognition or monetary rewards (Beck, 2004). Therefore, organizational leaders must reward employees according to their expectations for the reward to be motivating. Another theory of motivation was put forward by Frederick Hertzberg. His theory was called Hygiene/Motivation Theory. According to this theory, there are two types of factors that motivate or demotivate employees (Beck, 2004). Hygiene needs are those that relate to the work environment, such as a safe working environment, while motivation needs are those that arise from the performance of the work itself, such as responsibility and advancement. From these two theories, it is clear that employees can be motivated through different
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