reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. Understand the role of motivation in determining employee performance. 2. Classify the basic needs of employees. 3. Describe how fairness perceptions are determined and consequences of these perceptions. 4. Understand the importance of rewards and punishments. 5. Apply motivation theories to analyze performance problems. What inspires employees to provide excellent service, market a company’s products effectively, or achieve the
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Personality and Individual Differences 47 (2009) 675–684 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Personality and Individual Differences journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/paid Review Personality, values, and motivation Laura Parks a,*, Russell P. Guay b,1 a b James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, United States University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 12 November 2008 Received in revised
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laptop brands as well as to analyze the brand preference of customers.The survey highlights the preference of consumers about the various brands of laptops. The research further makes an attempt to identify and evaluate various factors like price, configuration, performance etc., which influence purchase decision of laptops. Finally the present study comes with some findings and practical recommendations and suggestions to improve laptop features and that will help the laptop manufacturers
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CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The issue of teachers’ motivation and the standard of education has become a matter of debate and concern in educational systems and standards. In most developing countries of the world including Ghana, there has been a growing awareness about teacher motivation which is a key to quality assurance, quality outcomes/delivery and high standards in the educational system. It is acknowledged that any nation that is aspiring to maintain high and quality
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EFFECTS OF COMPUTER GAMING ON NEUST STUDENTS’ IN CABANATUAN CITY 1. FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1. THE REPORT ...........................................
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INTRODUCTION Education aims to provide learning and knowledge, also to enhance the skills and abilities of every student, to bring competence, and guide them with positive attitudes and values. Quality education is considered as an important factor to produce globally competitive professionals in order to build a strong nation and to bring out the best way to get along with global competition. Education is facing challenges in terms of worldwide movement of international students mostly from the
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Strategic decision making (A-level only) 3.1 What is business? 3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making 3.3 Decision making to improve marketing performance 3.4 Decision making to improve operational performance 3.5 Decision making to improve financial performance 3.6 Decision making to improve human resource performance 3.7 Analysing the strategic position of a business (A-level only) 3.8 Choosing strategic direction (A-level only) 3.9 Strategic methods: how to
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Nuestra Señora del Pilar High School 8715 Quezon, Bukidnon The Effects of DOTA Addiction Dan Louise Christian Dacillo Ardemer Authors Ms. Carmela Jagunal Teacher All Rights Reserved 2015 Page | 1 Table of Contents I. Introduction ………………………………………………………...……………. 3 A. Thesis Statement ………………………………………………………… 5 B. Definition of Terms ……………………………………………………... 6 C. Significance of the Study ……………………………………………………... 7 D. Methodology ……………………………………………………………... 9 1
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Nuestra Señora del Pilar High School 8715 Quezon, Bukidnon The Effects of DOTA Addiction Dan Louise Christian Dacillo Ardemer Authors Ms. Carmela Jagunal Teacher All Rights Reserved 2015 Page | 1 Table of Contents I. Introduction ………………………………………………………...……………. 3 A. Thesis Statement ………………………………………………………… 5 B. Definition of Terms ……………………………………………………... 6 C. Significance of the Study ……………………………………………………... 7 D. Methodology ……………………………………………………………... 9 1
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advantages. The benefits are in terms of building a positive image, encouraging social involvement of employees, which in turn develops a sense of loyalty for the organization. A survey recently conducted by a reputed NGO revealed that the factors most influencing public impression of companies were social responsibility; brand reputation and sound business fundamentals. This goes to show the importance of CSR in an organizational context. Factually speaking, CSR activities in most organizations are
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