Summary 12.1 Motivating for Performance Motivation is defined as the psychological processes that arouse and direct goal–directed behavior. In a simple model of motivation‚ people have certain needs that motivate them to perform specific behaviors for which they receive rewards that feed back and satisfy the original need. Rewards are of two types: (1) An extrinsic reward is the payoff‚ such as money‚ a person receives from others for performing a particular task. (2) An intrinsic reward is
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Microsoft is a world leader in the PC industry and has $36.2 billion of cash. However‚ sales of PC would not last forever! The PC industry which is in its fourth decade shows signs of saturation and maturity (exhibit 13 in case). Launching XBOX allowed Microsoft to drive a revolution in digital entertainment and deliver the future of experience. The decision taken by Microsoft lead to its diversification in gaming consoles and online gaming industry. The diversification allowed Microsoft to utilize
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3.What is motivation..? Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job‚ role or subject‚ or to make an effort to attain a goal. Motivation results from the interaction of both conscious and unconscious factors such as the intensity of desire or need‚ incentive or reward value of the goal‚ and expectations of the individual and of his or her peers. These factors are the reasons one has for behaving a certain
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Apple vs. Microsoft By Teka Lee Professor Miles ITE 119 11 October 2012 Outline Thesis: Apple’s website differs from Microsoft’s website in the homepage‚ navigation‚ and consistency. I. First‚ Apple’s homepage differs from Microsoft’s homepage. A. Apple 1. Appearance 2. Main ad 3. Space B. Microsoft 1. Appearance 2. Main ad 3. Space C. Therefore‚ the differences in Apple’s and Microsoft’s homepage are significant. II. Second‚ Apple’s
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the text book‚ motivation refers to a psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction. Managers attempt to motivate individuals to pursue organizational objectives willingly and persistently and be loyal to the organization. According BusinessDictionary.com motivation is Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job‚ role or subject‚ or to make an effort to attain a goal. Motivation results from the
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with Caitlin and her blatant lack of motivation. Recognizing un-motivated students is something most educators can do on a daily basis‚ however‚ knowing how to resolve the issue is another story altogether. The student’s goals are what sets their drive for achievements and is how they self-motivate themselves. Motivational theories are how these students can reach their goals and break out of the ”I don’t care” downward spiral. When students have no motivation they tend to reach out with statements
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Introduction Microsoft has grown from revenue of $197 million and 1442 employees in 1996 to $19 747 million and 31 575 employees in 1999. This growth has seen them evolve and change their human resource philosophies‚ polices and practices developed at start up in the 1980s. Recruiting Microsoft Corporation was started by former Chief Executive Bill Gates and co-founder Paul Allan. They started the company by recruiting the brightest people they knew from school – their “smart friends” and
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Motivation Motivation Definition Motivation can be defined as the process that accounts for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.11 Intensity is concerned with how hard a person tries. The effort has to be channelled in a direction that benefits the organization. Persistence is a measure of how long people can maintain their effort. There are two major categories of motivation theories (1) Content theories and (2) Process theories. Content
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Bryant Ri’chard 11-22-2010 Sheri Easton-Long 6 P.M. Apple vs. Microsoft Apple (formerly known as Macintosh) and Microsoft‚ without a doubt‚ produce the largest operating systems in the world OS X Lion and Windows 7. With Apple bringing in $20 billion and $4billion in profit‚ and Microsoft bringing in $62.48 billion and $18.76 billion in profit‚ there’s no doubt that these two super giants are going down anytime soon. Even though they are both huge companies that relatively offer the same products
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motivational factors that are required in order to obtain some form of academic success. The articles focused on both Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and how a student can draw from either one. The articles also took into account the different types of learning styles that are utilized by our students and how these different approaches can impact the will (motivation) and desire (effort) of a student. It is widely known that Academic achievement is connected to a person’s learning style and how motivated
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