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    habit of procrastination brings a lot of negative effects to the students, such as low achievement of students or increase their physical and psychological problems. There are three reasons that cause procrastination among the university students, which are distractions, difficulty in regulating emotions and lack of motivation. The first reason of procrastination

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    A1. What role would money play in: (a) the hierarchy-of-needs theory; (b) the motivation-hygiene theory; (c) the equity theory; and (d) the expectancy theory? Answer: A1. What role would money play in: (a) the hierarchy-of-needs theory; (b) the motivation-hygiene theory; (c) the equity theory; and (d) the expectancy theory Money plays different roles in different theories. (a) For the

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    Motivation is define as, “the driving force in any situation that leads to action. Motivation itself refers to a combination of the learner’s attitudes, desires and willingness to expend effort in order to learn the Second Language.” Motivation is further divided into two types: Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation define as; “enjoyment of language learning itself”, and extrinsic motivation define as; “motivation that derive by parental pressure, societal expectations

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    Positive oral feedback is clearly an essential factor for the employees’ motivation. The employees made clear that they are in need of more positive oral feedback. The managers are aware of the lack of oral feedback, but not to what extent the employees are longing for. The managers need to give the employees feedback so they understand how important they and their work are for the organization. Some employees need to be seen and heard more frequently than others. It is important that the managers

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    Lastly to sum it up with the last three theories: Equity, Reinforcement, and Expectancy theory that all share the carrot and stick method of motivation. Reward and punishment motivational practices dominate organizations. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 84 percent of all companies in the United States offer some type of monetary or nonmonetary reward system, and 69 percent

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    Entrepreneurial Spirit among East Asian Chinese Swee Hoon Ang s Don G. P Hong . Executive Summary This research showed that entrepreneurial spirit among East Asian Chinese youths is predicted by personality characteristics such as risk-taking propensity, persistence, and internal locus of control, as well as by motivational factors such as love for money and desire for security. Generally, these characteristics are not prevalent in an East Asian culture. The underlying predictors, however

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    Motivation is all about the why of individual behaviors. There are entire books, courses, and even fields of study focused on understanding motivation, but it is all based on the same fundamental question: Why do we do the things we do? Why should motivation be something that managers understand? Isn't all that matters that employees do what they are hired to do? Perhaps. But more often than not, employee behavior is not a binary output - it's not if employees do their jobs, but how well they do

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    Employee Motivation Motivation is an important aspect in many organizations. In our organization motivation is a key to the success. When evaluating administrative staff, sales people, and production workers, each department works well utilizing different theories. One theory could not work adequately for all three; therefore, three theories were used. Production workers utilize the Two-factor theory; sales people use Vroom's expectancy theory and the Equity theory works for the administrative

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    large network of people is able to work well together in teams and groups. However, there will be complications and problems when working in groups. A common problem that typically arises in the workplace is the perceived lack of commitment and motivation, resulting in the lack of productivity when conducting group work. From my personal experience, I used to work for a research lab that required to me to work on several experiments and projects with a group of colleagues. My group was responsible

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    It Isn’t Fair Motivations are the forces within individuals that account for the direction, level, and persistence of a person’s efforts expended at work. The research of motivational theories is fascinating as it explores the cognitive processes that warp our minds to behave in ways conducive to our motivations. Our motivations affect our personal lives, our professional lives, and even our inner selves. This essay is going to explore motivational theories through a case analysis by investigating

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