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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Human motivation"”.
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When humans anthropomorphize non-humans: The impact of interactivity and human motivation on anthropomorphism and persuasion
… advances at a rapid pace, the boundary between humans and AI is becoming increasingly blurred. This dissertation primarily focuses on the role of anthropomorphism in AI-driven persuasion. Anthropomorphism serves as a foundational mechanism through which individuals perceive and evaluate AI …
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Evaluating the applicability of Maslow's theory of motivation to ancillary staff
… the applicability of Maslow's theory of human motivation (1943) to ancillary staff in UK National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and Universities (HE). It has been undertaken in response to a request made by managers in these sectors for evidence-based research that could be applied in …
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Antecedents and consequences of motivation: an examination of motivation as mediator to human and organisational performance
… behaviour researchers studied the link between motivation factors as input variables (e. g. work environment) and employee behaviour measures as output variables (e. g. individual performance) without taking into consideration the construct of human motivation as a mediator. Moreover, the …
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To Survive and Thrive: A Self-Determination Perspective of Political Motivation
… Self-determination research in the field of human motivation reveals a different motivator in the form of innate psychological needs. This literature review and theoretical analysis offers an alternative cause for political activity in light of recent empirical work completed by psychologists …
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A Candidate Needs Approach to Job Advertisements
… a qualitative pilot study, it was found that human needs information (i.e., information characterized by Alderfer’s (1969) Existence, Relatedness, Growth (ERG) model), when shared, was commonly depicted in organizational descriptions while human motivation information (i.e., information …
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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Abraham Lincoln as an Adult Learner
… identified factors that foster versus undermine human motivation and well being with important implications for learning and performance. Much of the research is concerned with intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation and autonomous versus non-autonomous learning environments. The data suggests that …
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Hope as a Strategy: Messianism in the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas
… to establish messianic hope as a fundamental human motivation. Throughout Levinas's work, he borrows a religious vocabulary from his Jewish heritage that he resets into a philosophical domain. He takes a religious concept of messianism, specifically Jewish formulations of messianism, and …
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A behavioral approach to meeting contingency contracting personnel requirements
… for contingency contracting. Major models of human motivation are analyzed in terms of possibilities for improving the shortage of civilian contingency contracting deployments identified by the Gansler Report (October 2007). Issues of incentives, employee needs, motivation, expectations, and …
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Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Integration Of Technology Into Pedagogy
… school teacher’s experiences, observations, and motivation following a technological implementation initiative into pedagogy. The evaluation of the study data included the analysis of surveys and interpretation of in-depth interviews of teachers. A pedagogical focus on teacher integration of …
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You smell : the mysterious science of scent
The sense of smell is a mystery-and the human sense of smell is a particularly inscrutable one. Only in the last 25 years have scientists identified the molecules in our noses responsible for detecting odors, and since then, the unexpected discovery of a new family of olfactory detection molecules …
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Before the Handshake: Wise Practices for the Support of Unpaid Officials in Athletics in Alberta
… key themes connected to (a) relationship, (b) motivation, and (c) knowledge. The findings also supported self-determination theory (SDT), as an effective way to understand the motivation of officials and their desire to continue. SDT asserted the importance of autonomy as it relates to human …
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Political Echo Chambers: The Internet Facilitates Identity Confirmation
… provided by the Internet satisfies the basic human motivation to confirm rather than challenge one’s attitudes, values, and identity. Building on uncertainty-identity theory and research related to group identity and Internet communication, this study hypothesized that people who are uncertain …
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The economics of benevolence : an Islamic paradigm
… of the utilitarian assumption of egoistic human motivation. Benevolence has been epitomized in the development of a benevolent homo Islamicus as an alternative to the conventional solipsist homo economicus. The behavioural norms underlying these assumptions constitute the nucleus for a new …
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Bhaṭṭa Jayanta on Sentence Meaning: A Study in the second half of the 5th book of Nyāyamañjarī
… aims at analysing why a rational human being undertakes an action on hearing an exhortative statement in general and the Vedic injunctions in particular. For this, it draws upon the second half of the fifth book of the Sanskrit work, Nyāyamañjarī, written by the 9th century AD …
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Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs to improve mental health service provision to high-risk youth : evaluation of the Peel Youth Counsellor Program
… health services and Maslow's research into human motivation and its application to service delivery. The research outlines a comprehensive evaluation that was conducted using Austin's (1982) 'Objectives-Orientated' approach that uses a six step process to guide the implementation and …
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Ethical Ideals, Nonrational Forces: Melville's Critique of Morality
… as well as in social-scientific accounts of human motivation."
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The Theological Development of the Biblical Counseling Movement from 1988
… in the movement regarding sin and suffering and motivational issues is considered. Chapter 3 addresses the methodological development of the biblical counseling movement. The shift from the formal and authoritative method of Adams to the relational method of the second generation of leaders is …
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A Qualitative Inquiry of Research Administrator Perceptions of Job Satisfaction in a Central Research Administration Unit at the University of Denver
… theory, a broad framework for the study of human motivation, links the concerns of organizational performance and employee satisfaction and wellness by suggesting that both are impacted by the type of motivation that employees have for their job activities. Evaluating the work environment of …
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Land Use, Diverse Values, and Conservation Practice in the Periphery of Makira Natural Park, Northeastern Madagascar
… project's reliance on an economic model of human motivation to shift land use practices relies on a set of values that are not necessarily shared by local landholders, which explains in part their lack of traction to date. I conclude with a series of recommendations for how to transform …
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Understanding the Relationship Between Undergraduate Students’ On-Campus Employment Status and Their Reported Sense of Belonging to the Campus Community Post the COVID-19 Pandemic
… decades with many researchers concluding that humans have an inherent need to belong. Although each person’s level of need to belong differs, it is a deeply rooted human motivation that impacts a person’s feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Individuals develop a sense of belonging when they feel …
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