Discuss how a) expectancy theory and b) equity theory can explain motivation at work. Motivation is the cognitive decision-making process through which goal-directed behavior is initiated‚ energized‚ directed‚ and maintained (Buchanan & Huczynski‚ 2010‚ p. 267) There are two types of theories that attempt to explain motivation at work – process theories and content theories. Content theories of motivation focus on goals that motivate employees while process theories focus on how employees
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Semiotics‚ Communication‚ and Cultural Theory: Basic Assumptions 1. Cultures are formed through language. Language is public‚ social‚ and communal‚ not private or personal. (If anyone used a private language‚ it would be very uninteresting to the rest of the world.) 2. Users of a common language form what is called a "speech community‚" though we use "speech" in this context to include many kinds of communication communities (subcultures‚ dialects‚ ethnic groups‚ social-class specific communities
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this article Burgoon et al. use Expectancy Violation Theory to examine how different forms of interfaces that confirm or violate user expectations affect the communication process‚ social judgments‚ ability to influence‚ and accuracy to recall associated with HtEAC (communication with a computer generated person). Burgoon et al. explain that EVT begins by identifying the pervasiveness and potency of expectations during interpersonal communication. Expectations come from characteristics of actors‚ their
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Explain the implications for the business and stakeholders of a business operating ethically. (P2) All businesses have a number of stakeholders each with individual interests in what the business does‚ the owners (In co-ops case‚ the members) will want good financial gains from their investments. Businesses such as co-op should be managed with the interests of all stakeholders in mind. Stakeholder is anyone with an interest in a business. Stakeholder can be individuals‚ groups or even organisations
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The principles‚ applications and communication of teaching and learning theories In teaching cycle there are many different factors contribute to the final outcome‚ one of the factor is student learning which contributes the most to our teaching strategies. To get the best outcome‚ we have to apply the teaching strategies that suits our group profile the best‚ and in order to do that we need to know how student learn. Educational psychology is one of the principle foundations for our preparation
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Public Health - Unit 12 - Petra P1 Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society‚ organizations‚ public and private‚ communities and individuals" (1920‚ C.E.A. Winslow). This therefore infers public health is the preventing and controlling of disease within communities‚ to prolong life and promote health through organised society. The keys aspects of public health … -Monitoring the
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– UNIT 21‚ P1 IDENTIFY THE LEGAL CRITERIA FOR OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE IN A VALID CONTRACT AND P2 EXPLAIN THE LAW IN RELATION TO THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT IN A GIVEN SITUATION In this report I will be focussing on certain factual evidence‚ relating to the valid requirements of a contract for Dial-A-Phone. For a contract to be legally binding there must be certain legal terms and aspects that must be present – these involve: * Offer * Acceptance * Capacity * Consideration These are the
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P1- Explaining the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. Effective communication is way in which people communicate towards each other. There are wide ranges of ways that communication can take place for example one to one conversations‚ group conversations. This can either be informal or formal depending on the individual’s outcome. An example of effective communication that can take place in a health and social care setting is a hospital
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BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL IN BUSINESS (The Business Environment). P1: Describe the type of business‚ purpose‚ and ownership of two contrasting businesses. Sainsbury’s: Sainsbury’s is the UK’s third largest chain of supermarkets‚ it’s also the longest standing major food retailing chain‚ which was founded by John James Sainsbury’s in 1869 as a partnership with his wife Mary Ann. The holding company J Sainsbury’s PLC‚ is split into three divisions which are: Sainsbury’s Supermarket Ltd‚ Sainsbury’s Local
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P2 Describe the limitations and constraints of marketing Businesses need to ensure that their marketing plans and activities are within the limits of the law. These laws are called the consumer laws they make sure that the businesses do not do anything illegal. There are five main consumer laws these are The Sale of Goods Act 1979 The Trade Description Act 1968 The Consumer Credit Act 1974 and 2006 The Data Protection 1998 The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 I will be
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