According to the vroom expectancy theory, motivation strength is determined by the perceived value of the result of performing a behavior and the perceived probability the behavior will cause the result to materialize only increases when people want to maximize their personal rewards over the short term causes people to quit jobs if they perceive unfair treatment is decreased as the perceived value of the result of behavior is increased

According to the vroom expectancy theory, motivation strength "is determined by the perceived value of the result of performing a behavior and the perceived probability the behavior will cause the result to materialize."

Vroom's expectancy theory expect that behavior results from cognizant decisions among options whose reason it is to amplify joy and to limit pain. Vroom understood that a worker's execution depends on singular factors, for example, identity, aptitudes, information, experience and capacities. He expressed that exertion, execution and inspiration are connected in a man's inspiration. He utilizes the factors Expectancy, Instrumentality and Valence to represent this.