An experiential exercise for teaching theories of work motivation: using a game to teach equity and expectancy theories

Jordon Swain, Kevin Kumlien and Andrew Bond

Organization Management Journal, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 119-132

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to provide an experiential exercise for management and leadership educators to use in the course of their teaching duties. Design/methodology/approach - The approach of this classroom teaching method uses an experiential exercise to teach Adams’ equity theory and Vroom’s expectancy theory. Findings - This experiential exercise has proven useful in teaching two major theories of motivation and is often cited as one of the more memorable classes students experience. Originality/value - To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is an original experiential exercise for teaching the equity and expectancy theories of motivation.

Keywords: Leadership; Work motivation; Equity theory; Expectancy theory; Experiential exercise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1108/OMJ-06-2019-0742

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