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  • Essay / The Movie Gladiator Leadership Style - 1713

    Expectation theory proposes that an individual behaves or acts in a certain way because they are motivated to choose a specific behavior over other behaviors because of what it expects the outcome of that selected behavior to be. be. Essentially, the motivation for choosing the behavior is determined by the extent to which one wishes to achieve the outcome. This is seen when Maximus is initially recognized as a supreme gladiator by his owner Proximo, the man who taught him how to fight as a gladiator. Proximo takes great interest in Maximus' abilities and encourages him to go to the Roman Colosseum to fight for his freedom. Proximo tells him that if he can "win over the crowd" he will earn their respect and eventually his freedom. Performance to outcome asks the question of whether success will lead to reward. The reward in this case would be that after successfully winning battles and the favor of the crowd, Maximus would earn his freedom and seize his opportunity to kill Commodus. Maximus' strong desire for revenge for the murder of his family drives him to win every battle he faces. Furious at Maximus's success, Commodus organizes a fixed fight between Maximus and Tiger of Gaul, the undefeated gladiator. Maximus prevails in the battle and against Commodus's orders, spares Tigre's life. Maximus' defiance of the emperor and his mercy toward Tigris made him more popular with the crowd than even Commodus.