1. Explain the concepts of Motivation. Motivation is a psychological feature that arouses an organism to act towards a desired goal and elicits‚ controls‚ and sustains certain goal directed behaviors. It can be considered a driving force; a psychological drive that compels or reinforces an action toward a desired goal. For example‚ hunger is a motivation that elicits a desire to eat. Motivation has been shown to have roots in physiological‚ behavioral‚ cognitive‚ and social areas. Motivation may
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usually generates a great deal of attention from most managers‚ administrators and those involved in Human Resources Management is the issue of how to successfully motivate employee. While it is true that aspects like staff recruitment‚ controlling‚ managing‚ leading‚ and many more are of great importance to the success of an organization‚ Employee Motivation is generally considered a core element in running a successful business. Either negatively or positively‚ your life on earth is about accomplishments
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sytem on employee motivation in Motonet-Espoo Carolina Mikander Carolina Mikander Degree Thesis International Business 2010 Carolina Mikander DEGREE THESIS Arcada Degree Programme: Identification number: Author: Title: International Business 3071 Carolina Mikander The impact of a reward sytem on employee motivation in Motonet-Espoo Sveinn Eldon Motonet Oy Supervisor (Arcada): Commissioned by: Abstract: The purpose of the thesis was to investigate and analyze how well the current
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University of Applied Sciences | Sustainable Development | How Sustainable Am I ? | | Definition Let’s start with the definition of ‘sustainable’. According to the U.N. Brundtland Commission in Our Common Future (1987) sustainability means ‘the ability to sustain’ or‚ ‘the capacity to endure’. Definition of development‚ according to the English dictionary: the act or process of growing‚ progressing‚ or developing. Let’s now combine these definitions. Sustainable development means the process
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Sustainable Community: Mission Statement: Our mission is to cultivate sustainable and environmentally friendly practices that mobilize members both across and within communities to transform their lifestyles by promoting a shared “green” consciousness. Our model serves to empower individuals and communities toward creating a sustainable equilibrium between lifestyle and environment. Through individual and community practices‚ our movement is a culture of environmental sustainability that seeks to
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Proposed Study: BLENDING GANDHIAN CONCEPTS INTO CSR STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Rationale for Study: The three major concepts which the thesis revolves around are: i) Gandhian Socio-economic Analytical Framework ii) Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) and Strategies iii) Integral and Sustainable Rural Development All of these strands are powerful enough in their individual spheres but if these are blended into a concept for sustainable rural development‚ a new paradigm for social
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1. What is considered one area where plays are judged as being successful or not? (p. 318-321) According to Cohen‚ an area that can be used to judge whether a play is a success or a failure is the social significance of the play (318). Social significance is described in the text as being how well the play can relate to various social issues‚ and the ability of the play to offer insightful views on those issues in a way that stimulates the minds of the audience (Cohen 318). 2. How does the text explain
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What is Blue Ocean Strategy? by Nattida Sae-Iw MBA Student What is Blue Ocean Strategy? Let’s start with the metaphors To understand the term of Blue Ocean‚ imagine a market universe composed of two sorts of oceans: Red Oceans and Blue Oceans. Red Oceans represent the existing market space which is known market. Companies in red oceans are competitive-base; they are fighting each other and aim to get a bigger market share
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Book Review of Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne The book proposes a new strategy to succeed in the market place by simultaneously pursuing the twin objectives of differentiation and low cost which the authors have christened Blue Ocean Strategy. The authors are of the opinion that the established existing market places are crowded with incumbent players who are battling each other and making the whole
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The value of Strategy to Local Authorities in Kenya Central and provincial governments have progressively realized that effective service delivery to the community is best delegated to local government. This decentralization trend has obliged local governments to enhance their professionalism and performance. Yet‚ in many developing countries‚ the weakness of local governments is a key challenge in managing development processes. Many local government authorities in Kenya now go beyond one year
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