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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Reward systems"”.
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Teachers' Attitudes about Reward Systems in the Classroom
… study investigates teacher's attitudes about rewards in the classroom. A sample of elementary teachers was surveyed to examine how rewards were used with their students. Teacher's attitudes about rewards were also measured. Results indicated that all teachers in the sample use some kind of …
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Circadian and environmental modulation of arousal and reward systems of a diurnal brain
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Psychology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior, 2010
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Reward systems and organisation culture: an analysis drawing on three perspectives of culture
… to investigate the complex relationship between reward systems and organisation culture. Concepts and theory from organisational culture literature as well as an initial grounded theory exercise were used to develop the theoretical framework that underpins this study. To avoid potential bias …
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An exploration into the effect of COVID-19 on reward systems: A multiple case study
… and possibly a revaluation of their reward systems. Using, the WorldatWork total rewards model as the theoretical framework, the objective of this qualitative research was to explore how COVID-19 shaped reward systems across organisations in different countries. An exploratory …
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An Interface of the Taste and Reward Systems in the Brainstem and Its Role in Feeding
… relationship of the dopamine (DA) system with reward is well-known, and indeed, studies have shown taste nuclei project to these areas.</p> <p>Since earlier studies and data collected in our lab showed that the neurons of the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) projected to the ventral tegmental area …
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A Cross-Cultural Examination: Effects of Reward Systems and Cultures on Low Severity Risk-Taking Behavior in Construction
… objective was to identify the effects of reward systems (rewards and a penalty) on risk-taking behavior and performance (quality and time) of construction workers from different cultures (American, Asian, and Latin American cultures). This research used the sociotechnical system as the …
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Impact of Reward Systems on the Organizations Performance in Tanzanian Banking Industry: A Case of Commercial Banks in Mwanza City
Reward system is an important tool that management uses to channel employee’s motivation in desired ways such as better functionality and further improve company performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of reward systems on organisational performance in commercial banks in …
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An assessment of the effectiveness of performance based reward systems on employee performance at the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund in Namibia
… properly manage. The MVA Fund introduced the rewards and recognition policy and Performance Management Policy in 2015 and 2016 respectively. A mixed methods approach consisting of both interpretivist, and positivist approaches was imperative for this study as it also allowed the researcher to …
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The impact of organizational reward and measurement systems on coalition formation in the buying center
The effects of different types of reward systems on perceived conflict and coalition formation among those involved in organizational buying decisions are investigated. The buying decision process is examined as group behavior, and the group or buying center is used as the unit of analysis. An …
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The role of fairness, transparency, and feedback in driving motivation and performance among employees in incentive-based roles
… expectations have made fair, transparent reward systems a strategic priority. Guided by Equity Theory and Expectancy Theory, this study examined how perceived pay fairness, reward transparency, and feedback quality explained self-determined work motivation among incentive-based employees, …
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A Differentially Reinforcing Token System in a Public School Classroom
<p>If token reward systems do exert control of behavior in the classroom, it should be possible to test the various hypotheses: (1) A token reward system increases academic test performance in a classroom not defined as exceptional, (2) The increase in test performance is equivalent across academic …
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Effects of reward system on teacher performance: a case of three secondary schools in Kasama District,Zambia
This study was about reward systems and their effects on the performance of teachers in secondary schools of Kasama district. The theory underpinning the study was premised on Adam Stacy's Equity theory of motivation which states that employees expect fairness when being rewarded. This implies that …
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Effects of reward system on teacher performance: a case of three secondary schools in Kasama District,Zambia
This study was about reward systems and their effects on the performance of teachers in secondary schools of Kasama district. The theory underpinning the study was premised on Adam Stacy's Equity theory of motivation which states that employees expect fairness when being rewarded. This implies that …
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Personality, coping, and performance: Relationships among anxiety and impulsivity, relevant coping strategies, and performance on academic examinations
… and impulsivity reflect underlying neurological systems that lead individuals to be relatively more sensitive to rewards or punishments in the environment. Additionally, this model of personality argues that Neuroticism, as measured by the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI), reflects the joint …
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Behavioral Pharmacological Analysis of Deep Brain Stimulation Following Nerve Injury
… significantly with limbic regions involved in reward and reinforcement, therefore pain and reward systems substantially interact and modulate one another. The extent to which pain modulates mesolimbic dopamine systems and thereby alters the reinforcing and abuse-related effects of opioids is …
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Managerial factors affecting aircraft maintenance : an agent based model and optimization with simulated annealing
… two managerial contexts dominated: contingent reward systems and laissez-faire.
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Self-Stimulation and Morphine Abstinence in the Rat.
… abstinence-induced behavioral sedation masks the reward value of self-stimulation during abstinence and that reward systems supporting self-stimulation function at predrug levels. Discrepancies between these data and previous findings are discussed.
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Perceptions of factors from MBA students at small regional universities that enhance, improve, and impact individual behavior as measured by environmental working scales
… factors, engagement, leadership methods, and reward systems, can have on the motivation of employees toward organizational goals or objectives. The goal of this research is to identify if a relationship exists between the perceptions of Master of Business (MBA) students in regional …
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The User's Dilemma and Risky Decision-Making on Electronic Bulletin Boards
… created by competing Effort and Prospects Reward Systems is used to explain users' decisions to disseminate or withhold information on an electronic bulletin board. Those facing the User's Dilemma were simultaneously confronted with a positive certain outcome and a negative probabilistic …
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