Category: Motivation

Performance-Driven Teams and Motivation A performance-driven team, to which some refer as a high-performance team, differs from a common one in its efficiency. It has such general elements as social interaction, meaningful cooperation, different roles, and a purpose (Dominguez et al., 2016). Additionally, a performance-driven team has such features as a direction, a common approach,…

Motivation & Negative Contribution Margin Negative margins are usually a consequence of the inability of the firm to control costs or more global problems: macroeconomic, government, or industry difficulties beyond the control of the company. If we analyze the reasons in more detail, then we can highlight the following. First, a spike in commodity prices…

Problems With Blaming Poor Workplace Performance on Low Motivation As a rule, every organization pursues high performance rates and seeks to deploy the strategies that lead to an increase in the output. However, identifying the barriers to effective performance may become rather difficult due to the abundance of factors influencing employees performance rates. The reasoning…

Education Psychology, Learning and Motivation Diversity in educational settings In any educational setting in the current society, the student population is quite diverse. Kirylo says that the diversity of a student population is defined in terms of recognizing an assortment of needs of students ranging from those caused by differences in ethnicity, social and economic…

Motivation, Job Satisfaction, Involvement, Stress Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation Improving quality standards is one of my responsibilities as a leader. Since the role of the individual contribution of each employee in achieving his goals is significant, I have always strived to ensure that workers understood the range of personal responsibilities. While operating as a…

Self-Efficacy Motivation in Mathematics Learning Introduction A major challenge facing mathematics teachers and teacher trainees is how to deal with the negative attitude many students have towards the subject. They often discover a disparity between their students in that some take naturally to the discipline, while others appear unable or unwilling to grasp its constituent…

Gamification: Learning and Motivational Theories Abstract Gamification is used in the learning and training environments in order to make the process of obtaining the new knowledge and developing new skills more interesting and attractive for learners. The reference to gamification in the training process is supported by learning and motivational theories that can be used…

Teacher Profession and Motivation to Choose It Explain how your personal history and family background have influenced your professional development to become a teacher My decision of becoming a teacher solely comes from my family background and my interests as I grew up. I was motivated into becoming a professional teacher because I loved the profession.…

Motivation Theories and Their Effectiveness in Workplace Settings Table of Contents Introduction The Two-Factor Theory Hierarchy of Needs Theory Advantages and Disadvantages of the Theories The usefulness of the Theories in the Workplace Conclusion References Introduction Motivation is a strategic approach that inspires people to improve their performance by providing rewards based on their unmet…

Motivation Theories Explaining Individual Behavior Table of Contents Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation Theories and Principles/Abstract Conceptualization Testing and Application/Active Experimentation References Understanding the factors that motivate employees to perform and deliver better results is inherent to successfully manage organizational issues and meeting the set goals. However, motivational theories are numerous and varied, providing different…