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    Maslow ’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory Pablo Valdez Liberty University Abstract Abraham Maslow introduced a very simple way of understanding the needs of a person. The Hierarchy of Needs sorts the needs of the lowest and most basic levels to the higher levels. Maslow then arises within their theory of personality‚ the concept of hierarchy of needs‚ which needs are structurally organized with varying degrees of power‚ according to a biological determination given by our genetic makeup as the agency

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    The Four Source Theory is the idea that the Torah‚ the Jewish Bible‚ originated from four separate sources. Each one was written and developed over a different period of time. Each part teaches its reader something that the other three cannot. The four sources were combined to be a single document containing all their different ideas. The earliest source is the Yahwist source (J). Written between 1000 and 950 B.C. in Jerusalem under King Solomon‚ the Yahwist source discusses stories and traditions

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    factors that cause a person to work with. Motivation is a way to encourage yourself and others to action purposefully to achieve the goal. It is a certain external factor affecting the person and his inner state‚ which increases person’s desire to work. Content-based theories Content-based theories of motivation based on identification of the internal motives that make people act in a certain way. These theories are related to the studies of human needs and

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    Leadership style‚ employee motivation and commitment: The study investigated the relationship between different leadership styles and employee motivation and commitment after a merger in a retail bank operating in an economically volatile environment. Data were collected from 121 employees (17 managers and 104 non-managerial) using three closed-ended questionnaires. Using measures of central tendency and correlation analyses‚ results indicated weak but significantly positive relationship between

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    1 MEANING OF MOTIVATION Motivation has been variously defined by scholars‚ usually one or more of these words are include in the definition: desires‚ wants‚ aims‚ goals‚ drims‚ motives and incentives. “Motivation” is a Latin word‚ meaning “to move”. Human motives are internalized goals within individuals. As Berelson and Steiver state: “A motive is an inner state that energizes‚ activates or moves and directs or channels behaviour toward goals”. Definition of motivation “According

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    retention and motivation go hand in hand for any organization. Among global industries where even after high rate of unemployment; organizations are struggling to retain their employees. Question is whether employee motivation theories provide a feasible solution for employee retention and better strategies for performance improvement? Different articles have provided better understanding of how motivation theories may help employers identify‚ analyze relation between employee motivation and employee

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    Buchanan defines motivation. ‘Motivation is a decision-making process‚ through which the individual chooses the desired outcomes and sets in motion the behaviour appropriate to them’ Buchanan‚ D. & Huczynski‚ A. (2004) Organizational Behaviour An Introductory Text‚ 5th Ed Motivation is a desire to achieve a goal‚ combined with the energy to work towards that goal. Employees who are motivated have a desire to complete the requirements of the task at hand. Motivation is a key element

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    different theories to explain what makes a person at an earlier time the same person at a later time. Three of these theories are the soul theory‚ the body theory and the psychological continuity or memory theory. Each theory offers a unique perspective on the issue of diachronic personal identity. The three theories of diachronic personal identity explained in John Perry’s “Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality” are the soul theory‚ the body theory and the psychological continuity theory. The

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    II. Motivation The movie “Moneyball” based on true story of the General Manager of the Oakland A’s‚ Billy Beane who decided to challenge the conventional wisdom in the professional baseball which selection and purchasing of players should rely on their performance rather than public perception of a player. Together with a Yale graduate‚ Beane looked at data on actual performance‚ not public opinion which real possibilities emerged for players that had been overlooked and underpaid. Beane exchanged

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    Perspectives: an Analysis on the Three Main Sociological Theories Abstract: When taking into consideration all social sciences‚ numerous behavioral and cognitive theories have been developed and revised over the years. Although this is true‚ some of the more influential and accurate theories have remained almost completely unchanged yet they still envelope modern day perspectives. Symbolic interactionism‚ functional analysis‚ and the conflict theory are among these main theories; they have been used to

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