You are the project manager of a project and budgeted money to provide cash awards to team members that exceed expectations. A project team member that is motivated by chance to earn cash reward can most accurately be explained by which theory

A.
Hierarchy of needs

B.
Expectancy theory

C.
Achievement theory

D.
All of the above

Explanation:
The team member is working hard because he expects to be rewarded so it is Expectancy Theory.

Expectany Theory is: Employees who believe their efforts will lead to effective performance and who expectg to be rewarded for their accomplishments remian productive as rewards meet their expectation.

Achievement Theory: It is one of the motivation theories used for the developing project team. In the latest information era, people/employees need to be motivated beyond food & money as modern era overcome the starvation.

According to Achievement Theory, people/employees are motivated mainly by three things.

1. Achievement It motivates based on the need to achieve or succeed.
2. Power This is drived based on influencing others and pride on it.
3. Affiliation Affiliation is mainly relationship based and people wants to develop with others.