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Expectancy Theory And Major League Baseball Player Compensation, Edward Leonard
Expectancy Theory And Major League Baseball Player Compensation, Edward Leonard
HIM 1990-2015
Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations spend millions of dollars each year on athletes with the end goal of winning a World Series title. However when an organization signs a player to a long term contract are they actually receiving the production that they paid for? Under the MLB's current form of player compensation players may not be properly motivated or at least not motivated to perform at their highest level. The intent of this thesis was to apply expectancy theory in assessing Major League Baseball's current form of player compensation. It evaluates how well players are currently motivated to perform …