what is business expectancy
1 How Does Expectancy Theory Apply to Accepting Changes in the Workplace?  If you want to avoid high turnover in your office and keep your employees, you probably realize that you need to pay them. A paycheck, however, is not necessarily the only means of motivating your staff. Expectancy theory proposes that employees are motivated when they are given assignments they feel confident they can achieve, when they value the compensation you offer and when they believe you will compensate them as promised.