Application of the Valence-Instrumentality-Expectancy and Multiattribute Utility Models in the Prediction of Worker Effort

Abstract

the first study reported . . . was designed in order to compare two models for predicting choices among alternative efforts in a work setting / the second study was designed in order to investigate possible reasons for the lack of predictive success of this whole class of models / this study too was carried out in an industrial setting evaluation of multiattribute outcomes of work study 1: a comparison of the predictability of the VIE [valence-instrumentality-expectancy] and MAU [multiattribute utility] models with regard to employee productivity / two hundred employees of the Warsaw Auto Factory were included in the study—50 engineers working at the factory's research unit . . . and 150 blue-collar workers / research techniques / measure of work motivation / measure of actual performance level study 2: perceived utility of rewards and punishments used in Polish industry / interviews were made with 352 blue-collar workers and low and medium level managers working at two factories in Warsaw / research techniques / construct a list of reinforcements used in Polish industry / task characteristics / physical working conditions / human relations / professional prestige / promotion / material reinforcement / subjects were asked to rate the attractiveness of these reinforcements on a nine-point Likert-type scale (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)