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  • Decisional Motivation

    Decisional Motivation

    Decisional Motivation Throughout your life there will be many situations that you encounter that have a major effect on the way that you live. Your life is based on choices, with an outcome strictly of what you make it to be. There are of course good choices and bad choices involved in the process of life. One of the most difficult choices that you have to make is what to do with your life after

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Max
  • Why Did He Do It? an Exploration of the Motives of Hernan Cortes

    Why Did He Do It? an Exploration of the Motives of Hernan Cortes

    Why Did He Do It? An Exploration of the motives of Hernan Cortes 11-8-2006 IB History of the Americas Period 4 Sam Sugerman Word Count: 1768 Hernan Cortez was a powerful man in the sixteenth century. Cortez discovered a number of complex civilizations in what was then the New World. He was the primary explorer for the inland of Mexico, representing the nation of Spain. His task was to explore and colonize the land, as

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    Essay Length: 1,649 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Jack
  • How Can Students Be Motivated to Stay in School?

    How Can Students Be Motivated to Stay in School?

    How can students be motivated to stay in school? First of all, I think the students should be motivated mainly by their parents and then by their teachers. Parents should motivate their children by telling them how being a high-school graduate will help them in life. The parent may mention how being a high-school graduate helped them or how they were hurt by being a high-school drop-out. Teachers can help motivate students by making school

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    Essay Length: 1,616 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Jon
  • Motivation Paper

    Motivation Paper

    Motivation Paper Five basic motivation theories have been developed over the years and used in corporations nation-wide to develop and maintain healthy and strong work environments. Motivation is described as “the individual forces that account for the direction, level, and persistence of a person’s effort expended at work” (Schermerhorn, J.R., Hunt, J.G., & Osborn, R.N., 2005). In the hopes to achieve the best work possible from employees, JAMS Toy Store uses different motivation theories with

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    Essay Length: 1,135 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: David
  • Motivated Employees

    Motivated Employees

    Researches indicate that the main reason for an employee to leave an organization is the failure of the organization to acknowledge the employees work. Rewarding the employees for their work is quite important as motivation is the key element required for the success of an organization. Nowadays, many organizations recognize that employees are not motivated solely by money and employee behavior is linked to their attitudes (Dickson, 1973). StaffsЎЇ attitudes always links to the following

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: July
  • The Mind and Motivation of a Serial Killer

    The Mind and Motivation of a Serial Killer

    The mind and motivation of a serial killer Serial killers tend to be white heterosexual males in their twenties and thirties, who are sexually dysfunctional and have low self-esteem. Serial killers generally murder strangers with cooling off periods in between each murder. Serial killers are twisted in nature. Some return to the place the murder happened or the gravesite to fantasize about their deeds. Serial killers have made many excuses for their killings and

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    Essay Length: 801 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Motives of Lady Macbeth

    The Motives of Lady Macbeth

    "Come, you spirits; That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here…" In Macbeth, William Shakespeare writes this passage in order to tell us about the character of Lady Macbeth. Using only this line, we can almost determine Lady Macbeth's personality and her motives. Up to the point where this quote leaves off, we have not heard much of Lady Macbeth. In the first line Lady Macbeth says, "Come, you spirits." Already we have a dark

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    Essay Length: 422 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: David
  • Motives for Terrorism

    Motives for Terrorism

    Terrorism is a type of violence used tactically in peace, conflict, and war. The threat of terrorism is ever present, and an attack is likely to occur when least expected. In trying to find out what factors can cause an individual to choose terrorism, it is first necessary to define what terrorism is. The Department of Defense defines terrorism as "the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce

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    Essay Length: 1,148 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Motivation (green River)

    Motivation (green River)

    Introduction There are a few differences that exist between FMC green River and FMC Aberdeen. First I will explain the background for both of these facilities. Then I will describe my analysis of the situation in regards to job design and goal-setting, performance appraisals, pay, and career development. Then I will explain some alternatives and recommendations that I have for them. After all that is said and done I will also explain how the implementation

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    Essay Length: 1,666 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Yan
  • Student Motivation

    Student Motivation

    Motivation in Schools The topic I originally planned to look into for my Action Research Paper was the affect of reward systems on a student’s academic performance. My idea was that a student’s performance could be influenced by the presence of a reward system. I was interested in seeing if certain subject areas were more likely to use such systems than other subject areas. I strived to see if a student’s academic performance could mean

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    Essay Length: 2,717 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Anna
  • Factors Influencing Career Choices of People : Theoretical Framework

    Factors Influencing Career Choices of People : Theoretical Framework

    Factors Influencing Career Choices of People : Theoretical Framework Theoretical Framework We want to research and learn the factors influencing career choices of people. Today, there are so much career opportunities and pathways for people to choose and this selection processes are widely affected by many factors. Our variable of primary interest which is the dependent variable is “career choices of people”. The variance of the choosing procedure can be generally explained by 6 independent

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    Essay Length: 458 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Janna
  • Factors in Sports Flattening the World

    Factors in Sports Flattening the World

    Friedman’s 10 Factors that made the Sports world flat #1 The fall of the Berlin Wall may have helped flatten the sports world only by breaking down the barrier between east and west Germany and allowing teams in Europe and across the world to try and forget religious, political or any other different beliefs come in-between teams in any sport. #2 + #3 +#4+9+10 The invention of the internet and work flow software along with

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    Essay Length: 625 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Artur
  • Cognitive Factors and Leadership

    Cognitive Factors and Leadership

    A frequent theme when discussing leadership theories, is that intelligence and experience play a critical role in determining a successful leader. The Dubrin text indentifies six common cognitive factors and links them closely with intelligent leadership. The desired outcome of this exercise is an in-depth assessment of each of the factors and their role in Margo’s own cognitive development. The first attribute relates to an individual’s mental capability. As defined in the book, cognitive intelligence

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    Essay Length: 1,333 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Victor
  • Rewards and Motivation

    Rewards and Motivation

    Rewards and Motivation U.S. companies face greater pressures today than ever before to improve cost efficiency and in the same breathe taking their products to market faster, cheaper and with stronger innovation, regulatory compliance, responding to ever increasing regulations around the world that often conflict with each other. A company must also be nimble enough to change direction quickly and cost-effectively when market conditions shift. At the same time, they still must provide an

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Artur
  • Motivation - How Should Organizations Make Decisions?

    Motivation - How Should Organizations Make Decisions?

    Organizations should make their decisions in a rational manner. As we see business fall daily by the wayside we see that many are failing to act in such a manner. Much of these failures are due to poor decision making processes which can be tied to numerous factors as misplaced loyalties, greed or just plain ignorance. I will try to describe the manner in which a successful business should have its decision making processes. In

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Victor
  • Factors of Conformity in Our Society.

    Factors of Conformity in Our Society.

    We would think that in such a modern and developed world, people would be encouraged to express their individuality and independent way of thinking, but is it really so? A few factors have lead me to believe otherwise; that our society, although not directly, forces conformity upon us, without us even realizing it. One example of that is the media. Everywhere we turn, we see images and messages that encourage us to act all act

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Environmental Factors of Obesity

    Environmental Factors of Obesity

    environmental factors of Obesity Obesity is one of the most common issues is America today. Over the years the amount of obese people in America has increased greatly. This problem is not only affecting adults, but children also. Many people have tried to determine if obesity is caused by environmental factors or natural factors. Obesity is strongly influenced by environmental factors such as poverty, housing condition, work situation, fast-food, and sedentary lifestyles. One reason for

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    Essay Length: 575 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Steve
  • Essay Topic: Drawing from Current Literature, Discuss the Relationship Between Pay and Performance Motivation.

    Essay Topic: Drawing from Current Literature, Discuss the Relationship Between Pay and Performance Motivation.

    The effectiveness of an organization leans on a lot of forces. One really important force is the work team. The work team is the people who work for the production. So, we can easily understand that to achieve an organization their goals have to collect the right workers (persons who have the right knowledge and skills) for a specific work position and to train them correctly, seeing that the organization use the right systems of

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    Essay Length: 1,911 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Janna
  • Motivational Analysis of the New England and Chesapeake Colonies

    Motivational Analysis of the New England and Chesapeake Colonies

    The colonies of New England and Chesapeake sprouted from a common origin and spoke the same tongue yet had little in common with each other. Despite geographic and demographic differences in the Chesapeake and New England colonies, the most influential factor in determining why each colony developed differently was each colony’s motives. It was through this motivational difference that distinctly divided the New World into the North and South. When immigrants fled form England due

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    Essay Length: 1,070 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Anna
  • Motivation

    Motivation

    1.0 Introduction The employees within an organization are a key resource. They account for a significant role in achieving the objectives of the organization. The performance and achievement of employees, to a large extent, has a significant impact on the growth and efficiency within an organization. In order to ensure the employees to work consistently with the accomplishment of organizational goals, motivation then is the key in influencing the behavior and morale of employees. Given

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Individual Level - Highly Motivated Employees

    Individual Level - Highly Motivated Employees

    Individual Level - Highly Motivated Employees Competitive Compensation Package Expectancy Theory (Valence-Instrumentality- Expectancy Theory) The strength and tendency to act in a certain way depends on the strength of an expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome. (Vroom 1964). Google has been able to motivate and retain its high quality staff through its outstanding compensation package, which includes employee stock options, high pay and

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    Essay Length: 398 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Jon
  • Traffic Crash Problem - Magnitude and Factors

    Traffic Crash Problem - Magnitude and Factors

    TRAFFIC CRASH PROBLEM - MAGNITUDE AND FACTORS TOPIC 1: TRAFFIC CRASH PROBLEM - MAGNITUDE AND FACTORS SUBJECT 1: Societal And Personal Losses From Traffic Crashes (quantified) The motor vehicle has become central to the way of life and the way of business in the United States. This invention has led to more productivity, greater mobility, higher efficiency and effectiveness over the same time a century ago. However, all of these benefits have come at a

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    Essay Length: 10,328 Words / 42 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Jon
  • Workplace Motivation

    Workplace Motivation

    Organizations include many different types of people and personalities that in turn create a need for different types of motivational strategies. In our organization we have three types of employees that we work with: salespeople, production workers, and administrative staff. We will be discussing which motivational theories affect each group and why it impacts each group differently. Production Staff The production staff in our organization seems to be motivated best using “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs”

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    Essay Length: 1,894 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Monika
  • Southwest Airlines - Company Motivation Profile

    Southwest Airlines - Company Motivation Profile

    Southwest Airlines - Company Motivation Profile Sam George Daher, BUS 6351 Business and Society Professor Fernando Garza Wednesday, May 2nd, 2006 Abstract Southwest Airlines is one of the most desired employers. The company’s unique corporate culture has been established since Southwest Airlines first started. In addition, Southwest Airline’s mission statement, organizational structure, and decision-making strategies are also important to Southwest’s culture. Southwest Airline uses many motivational strategies to keep its employees motivated. From the benefits,

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    Essay Length: 2,752 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Monika
  • So You’re Thinking of Buying an Erp? Ten Critical Factors for Successful Acquisitions

    So You’re Thinking of Buying an Erp? Ten Critical Factors for Successful Acquisitions

    So you're thinking of buying an ERP? Ten critical factors for successful acquisitions The Authors Jacques Verville, Department of Management Information Systems & Decision Science, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, USA Christine Bernadas, Department of Management Information Systems & Decision Science, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, USA Alannah Halingten, Halingten-Verville & Associates, Laredo, Texas, USA Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to present a discussion of the critical success factors (CSF) that affect

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    Essay Length: 289 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Janna

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