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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"individual motivation"”.
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Academics and individual motivation : the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships context
… (SDT) to understand intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. SDT isan increasingly popular theory of motivation, but has had little application in the fieldof knowledge transfer, and no evidence was foundof its application to the field ofKTPs. This provides a unique approach to, and opportunity …
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Dynamic person, context, and event determinants of individual motivation in teams
… basic issue in process loss; namely, team member motivation to contribute personal resources toward individual and team-level goals. This study identified three sources of motivation in teams: Task demands, team attributes, and member traits. Individual motivation increased with task difficulty, …
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Individual Motivation To Seek Couple Therapy: An Application of the Health Belief Model
… (Johnson et al., 2002). Barriers to seeking individual therapy are well established and are associated with decreased rates of therapy attendance and the negative consequences of untreated distress and mental health problems (Corrigan, 2004; Killaspy, Banerjee, King, and Lloyd, 2000; Vogel, …
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Motivated Agents
Motivation is a powerful force that drives human action and behavior. It drives us to pursue our goals and aspirations and can significantly impact our decision-making processes. In the field of artificial intelligence, the most common method for modeling human action and decision-making is through …
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On Distance: From art history to Ernest Mancoba
… This work argues for greater consideration of individual motivation and circumstance in our understanding of early African modernist art production.
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Computer-Based Brief Motivational Intervention For Medication Adherence In Schizophrenia
… documented efficacy of medication treatments for individuals suffering from schizophrenia, many individuals suffering from this disorder are unable or unwilling to adhere to their medication regimen. This may be due to the inability of providers to differentially address the individual motivation …
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Ethical Decision-Making Regarding Multiple Relationships Between Therapist and Client
… of the decision-making process and the individual and situational factors influencing those components identified in existing general conceptual models and specific behavioral guidelines. For the ethical decision-making process to begin, a practitioner must be able to recognize the …
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Exploration of Individual and Organizational Factors In Participation In Professional Networks and Public Health Systems Change
<p> Background: Individual motivation, organizational climate, organizational identification and network participation influence the application of continuing professional education (CPE). Evaluations of the National Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI) demonstrate that graduates develop …
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The Interaction of Motivational Orientation and Social Context in a Flight Setting
… of this study was to explore the effects of motivational orientation and social context on decisions made during flight. Cultural dimensions such as power distance, uncertainty avoidance and individualism have been found to correlate with aviation accident rates. Self-determination theory …
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The need for including motivational aspects in formative evaluation of adult learning
Research has shown that individual motivation is a necessary component of adult learning, playing an important role in an individual's positive attitude towards knowledge seeking (Wlodkowski, 1985; Phares, 1991). Individuals who are motivated will be more likely to have a future interest in what …
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Genre and Politics in the Historical Fictions of William Godwin and Mary Shelley
… (1817). It will focus on Godwin’s examination of individual motivation and the impact of trauma. <br/><br/>Chapter III will study Mary Shelley’s Valperga; or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823). This section will consider Shelley’s use of historical figures, the …
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The Moderating Effects of the "Big Five" Personality Traits on the Relationship Between Budgetary Participation and Motivation
… experiment exploring the moderating effects of individual differences in personality on the motivational effects of increased participation in setting budget goals. This experiment hypothesizes that individual differences in personality will correlate with changes in the strength and/or …
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Accounting for the Attrition of African American Males in an Academic Support Setting
… African American males. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), an academic support program for underachieving students, most recently created the African American Male Initiative (AAMI). The AAMI was designed specifically to respond to the needs of black males. Despite its efforts, …
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The Culture of Muslim Diaspora and (Un)Changing Identities: Sunni Turkish Ethnicity in London
… enables horizontal communication with mostly individual motivation in the host culture. Here, particularly the Muslim identity broadens the definition of the transnational perspective, allowing supranational connections with other Muslim groups and facilitates the compatibility with mainstream …
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Leading By Example: Creating Motivation That Fosters Positive Change in Young People
… One is to shed light on the issue of self-motivation or lack of self-motivation in young people. The second, and primary purpose of this work, is to understand and to create a framework for others who struggle with being successful on a daily basis, and to discover methods of teaching …
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Maintaining technical currency among computer professionals: a multiple-case investigation of the role of formal and informal learning
… and continuing professional education, and individual motivation. Previous research indicated that project experiences contributed to, or provided a vehicle for, maintaining technical currency. Maintaining technical currency was found to require a continuous process involving organizational …
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Black Males in Medical School: An Exploratory Analysis of Factors Related to Persistence
… their persistence, emerged from the study: individual goal commitment, peer influence, informal mentoring and religion/spirituality. All interviewed participants perceived the major factor impacting their persistence was individual motivation and commitment to the goal of earning an M.D.</p> …
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Clinical Test Versus Self-Test for Prediabetes: Outcomes in Diabetes Prevention Based on Mode of Diagnosis
… evidence to support effective intervention, many individuals with prediabetes do not engage in behavior modification to lower their risk; therefore, it is critical to understand the factors that influence individual motivation to engage in risk reduction behaviors. A prediabetes diagnosis based on …
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Enhancing solver motivation in crowdsourcing using work design: The mediating role of the satisfaction of basic psychological needs
… The situation has been blamed on low solver motivation on crowdsourcing platforms. One means researchers have been exploring to enhance solver motivation is the use of motivational features of crowdsourcing task and platform designs. However, one factor found to play an important mediator …
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The pervasive impact of working within the game industry upon the creative practice of its artists
… activities were vague, their personal goals or motivations garnering little if any prior research, even while creativity scholars recognised these to be essential elements of its practice. The incidence and influence of each required contextual illumination and insight.<br/><br/>The …
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