Question:

Apply Vroom's Expectancy Theory in relation to Apple

Additional information:

Motivation = Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valence

Foxconn

• Produces 60-70% of Apple's products
• 966 work culture: 12 hour shifts, overtime (work intensification)
• Supervisors and managers lying to workers about increase pay for working overtime
• Decline of wellbeing leading to an increase in attempted suicides and suicides from Foxconn workers

Apple Headquarters

• HR conducting regular and continuous employees appraisal
• Holistic analysis methods used to reward good performance
• Increase bonuses
• Free Apple products and discounts
• $5m campus that allows workers with a range of incentives in campus
• Apple Campus under Tim Cook's Theory Y management

Imposter syndrome

• 45% of employees believe they suffer from imposter syndrome even after working with Apple for many years such as Alan Dye

Inequalities

• Gender pay gap
• Diversity
• Lack of representation
• Possibly being passed up for a promotion

etc