In the expectancy theory, motivation is maximized when supervisors make rewards contingent upon:

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Employee motivation is influenced significantly by relative rewards as well as absolute rewards. This would be advanced in the:

A)equity theory of motivation.
B)hierarchy of needs theory.
C)hygiene theory.
D)expectancy theory of motivation.
E)reinforcement theory of motivation.

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