The aim of this essay is to give an in depth explanation on the effect that motivation can have on an employees’ commitment and performance at work. It will examine several different motivational theories and their criticisms. It will also look at how differing attitudes of an employee affect motivation. Finally it will examine how motivation is linked to commitment and performance at work. What is Motivation? Motivation can be described as a driving force within us. It makes people try and achieve
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Equity Theory of Motivation As the cliche goes‚ no man is an island. Everything man does is influenced by other men and his environment. Be it in school or at work‚ the reason why people persevere lies on the desire to achieve a certain goal. Hence‚ motivation is essential to keep the drive of doing things passionately and effectively. However‚ the enthusiasm to sustain the dream and keep the motivation alive can be tampered by life’s uncertainties. Given the unique characteristics that each student
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Chapter 2. Question 4. How would you measure risk of being a victim? I would measure the risk of being a victim by incorporating the NCVS summary findings for 2009. This survey gives me a broad range of information to use to minimize the risk of being a victim of a crime. It gives us great information such as the following: 1. Gender: men are a little more being victimized then women. 2. Reporting: almost half of the crimes were only reported to police. 3. Race: the highest with 27% for 1000 persons
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Adams’ Equity Theory Balancing Employee Inputs and Outputs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you pay "peanuts"‚ you may get "monkeys". © iStockphoto/RedBarnStudio Adams’ Equity Theory calls for a fair balance to be struck between an employee’s inputs (hard work‚ skill level‚ tolerance‚ enthusiasm‚ and so on) and an employee’s outputs (salary‚ benefits‚ intangibles such as recognition‚and so on). According to the theory‚ finding this
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Explain Finnis’ Natural Law Theory (30 marks) John Finnis‚ an Australian legal philosopher has tried to resurrect the natural law tradition in moral philosophy and law since the mid-1960s. He tries to offer a "neo-Aquinian" natural law philosophy which does not presuppose a divine being. By focusing attention on goods rather than a single Good‚ Finnis skilfully articulates what he calls a theory of moral action for our day. Or‚ in other words‚ he seeks a theory of how to live well. Finnis identifies
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P4 Explain two theories of ageing Disengagement Theory Cumming and Henry Engagement To be involved Association To be interested Being together To make a contribution Engrossment
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Plato’s theory of forms‚ also called his theory of ideas‚ states that there is another world‚ separate from the material world that we live in called the "eternal world of forms". This world‚ to Plato‚ is more real than the one we live in. His theory is shown in his Allegory of the Cave (from The Republic‚ Book VII)‚ where the prisoners only live in what they think is a real world‚ but really it is a shadow of reality. According to Plato‚ to the prisoners in the allegory and to humanity in the material
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Explain how the CPI is calculated (6) CPI is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services‚ such as transportation‚ food and medical care. The CPI is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them. The basket of goods is a price survey that is taken from 10‚000 households across the UK. The households are asked to record what they buy for two weeks and from this the 699 most occurring goods
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‘Explain Natural Law Theory’! (25 marks)! ! Natural Law is an ethical system based on the view that humans have asset of natural inclinations that‚ if followed‚ will lead to the perfection of our being. Natural Law has its roots in Greek and Roman philosophy and is traditionally associated with the work of Aristotle. The Bible taught Aquinas that God had created the universe with order and purpose. Having discovered this thought scripture‚ Aquinas developed these ideas. His explanation of how Natural
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Explain the positive and negative factors of counter-urbanization. (15 marks) Counter-urbanisation is the movement of people from urban areas into rural areas (leaving the city and moving to smaller towns and villages). It can involve either a movement of employment to rural areas‚ or a movement of people to rural areas who then commute‚ and this involves people like middle class families or young professionals. This tends to happen in areas that have good transport links such as St Ives Cambridge
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