Marco Polo’s Journey In the late 13th century‚ a man named Marco Polo would embark on a journey around Eurasia that would be one of the greatest journeys ever made by any European at the time. In The Travels‚ Marco Polo shares his expedition with his father and his uncle as merchants trading goods as they moved along the Silk Road. They encountered many various providences that where large‚ small‚ and populated. In these towns Marco Polo studied and observed the different types of environments
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Topic 1: Work Motivation A highly motivated employee can be said to have good direction and high levels of effort and persistence (Arnold et al.‚ 2005). It is therefore safe to assume that high levels of motivation lead to higher performance levels. This essay will explore the phenomenon of ‘what motivates people’ in 2 ways. One focuses on the employee and will be examined by using the ‘Goal Setting Theory’ (GST) by Locke et al. (2002). The other focuses on the job itself and will be examined using
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Ferdinand Magellan: Explorer Extraordinaire Ferdinand Magellan was born in Sabrosa‚ Portugal in 1480. Magellan is a very prolific and successful explorer that was dedicated to his craft. Ferdinand had a passion for exploration from a young age‚ and was determined to become a great explorer‚ which he definitely accomplished. Ever since he was a young lad‚ Magellan was interested in navigation and exploration. At age 10‚ Ferdinand’s parents passed away and in the same year he became a page for
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chapter Motivation Definitions of motivation Importance of motivation Elements of motivation Motivation process Characteristics of motivation Motivation factors Types of motivation Theories
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Marco Polo is considered by most to be the most important link between Europe and China in the 13th century. His accounts of the Eastern world had an immense impact on Western thinking and life in Europe. Marco Polo was born in 1254 to a noble family in Venice‚ which was at that time an independent city-state in northern Italy. Marco had a typical education of a young man of his time1. At age 15‚ he had already studied many of the classical authors and understood the Bible and theology of the
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4th hour 26 January 2016 Spain and Typically‚ when a country has a king and queen and some money‚ they are a good country. They’re good in battle and have lots of nice things. Spain however was the opposite. Once Ferdinand and Isabella started ruling they changed everything. Ferdinand and Isabella were known as the best rulers Spain had because they turned Spain into a very powerful and wealthy country. Before ruling Isabella grew up in a family that is a lot like the families seen today.She was
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Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta Centuries ago the world of traveling over sea was something un known to man. It was seen as crazy because only the bravest of brave did it. The reasons were because you put your life and health at risk. The possibilities of dying were too high‚ and most just didn’t travel over sea because of that simple fact. Two of the most famous world travelers in the pre-modern period were Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta were both European Explorers who sailed
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employees’ leadermember exchanges‚ psychological need satisfaction (i.e.‚ satisfaction of autonomy‚ competence‚ and relatedness needs)‚ autonomous motivation‚ and attitudinal outcomes. We posit that high-quality leader-member exchanges facilitate satisfaction of employees’ fundamental psychological needs‚ which‚ in turn‚ enhance autonomous motivation and outcomes. Results for 283 working professionals supported this notion. Structural equation modeling indicated that the employee’s perception of
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organization. High motivation levels among employees result in maximum utilization of resources. As the motivating factor varies from person to person‚ it’s extremely important to carefully research on the motivational strategy that an organization wants to implement. The most commonly used motivational techniques include bestowing employees with recognition and monetary benefits- these are referred to as Direct motivation. The approach adopted in this case is Indirect motivation which makes use of
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On August 10th 1519‚ explorer Ferdinand Magellan set out from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Spain with a fleet of five ships in pursuit of discovering a western sea route to the Spice Islands of Molluca in East Asia. There was a crew of 270 men on five ships known as the The San Antonio‚ Trinidad‚ Conception‚ Santiago‚ and the Vittoria. During the 99 day expedition they crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached South America a month later. The voyage was long and dangerous‚ many died from starvation‚ conflict
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