Portfolio assignment 1: Motivation theories There are many theories about motivation from different aspects that study some phenomenon in working circumstances such as the arousal or energizing of the organism and the direction of behavior. (Vroom‚ 1984‚ p.8) Just like many important concepts in psychology‚ there is no single universally accepted definition of motivation. Arnold (2005‚ P.309) considered that “Motivation concerns what drives a person’s choice of what to do‚ and how long they keep
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Valentin DRAGAN A model of Contextual Motivation in Physical Education: Using Constructs From Self-Determination and Achievement Goal Theories to Predict Physical Activity Intentions Martyn Standage‚ Joan L.Duda‚ and Nikos Ntoumanis Journal of Educational Psychology 2003‚ Vol 95‚ No. 1‚ 97-110 The increasing number of children and adults adopting sedentary lifestyles has become a growing concern in recent years. The lack of physical activity have great effects on the child’s health ‚being a significant
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Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant is one of reasonable broad range of traditional Mexican food; where it is located in New England. The restaurant’s design‚ decoration‚ and music are representing the Mexican style. Thus‚ create an atmosphere that allows for people to have a real taste for Mexican food and Mexican background music. Recently‚ there have been huge declining in the customer tips which put business at risk. Karetski “The manager”‚ did a survey to know why the customer is declining‚
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1a. Discuss the commonalities and differences between product branding and corporate branding? Commonalities: Product branding and corporate branding aim to encourage consumers to purchase the products or services provided by the company. Additionally‚ both product and corporate branding make certain promises to customers. These promises may include a promise of a certain product or service quality or price range. Finally‚ product branding and corporate branding focus on consumer recognition
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WabAssign System: It’s a popular system among several online homework system providers. System Goals: The student uses this online system to complete their math assignments. Student need prepare computer‚ pen and paper before logging in the “WabAssign”. Open the computer and login into the “WebAssign”. Click the assignment assigned by professor. The student read each problem and calculates on paper. Input: After getting the answer‚ student input the answer and click “submit” button. Process(comparison):
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICETION ABC Company requires the services of a qualified young person to fill up the position of Sales Manager. Qualification “Masters in specialization of Human resource management or equivalent educational career Experience 3 years post qualification experience in a similar position or in the rank of Assistant / Deputy Manager Sales in a reputed organization. Age Age of the candidate must be between 25 and 35 years with excellent health Job description: The
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Airbus A3XX: Developing the World’s Largest Commercial Jet How will the project be financed? • $5.9 billion from internal equity • $3.5 billion from “risk-sharing partners” • $3.6 billion from “launch aid” • Total: $13.0 billion 1 Cost of capital • k = rf + β (rm – rf) • rf = .06 β = .84 (rm – rf) = .06 (page 8) (page 8) (given) • k = .06 + .84 (.06) = .1104 ≈ 11% What if the launch aid is “free?” • Cost of capital = $9.4 billion @ 11% $3.6 billion @ 0% $13.0 billion @ 8% 2
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Introduction What is motivation? Motivation is difficult to explain and even harder to "turn on" in people. Webster defines motivation as "an act or process of motivating; the condition of being motivated; a force‚ stimulus‚ or influence: incentive or drive" ("Motivation"). It is most often the job of the manager to use motivation to drive its employees to accomplish acts which they normally would not have done. The study of motivation helps managers understand what prompts people to initiate
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1 Understanding Motivation for Adult Learners None of us are to be found in sets of tasks or lists of attributes; we can be known only in the unfolding of our unique stories within the context of everyday events. Vivian Gussin Paley Like the national economy‚ human motivation is a topic that people know is important‚ continuously discuss‚ and would like to predict. We want to know why people do what they do. But just as tomorrow’s inflationary trend seems beyond our influence and understanding
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