Additional Motivation Research Articles

The influence of physical activity on the thinking of schoolchildren

Objective: to determine the influence of physical activity in physical education classes on the thinking indicators of schoolchildren. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a secondary school in Russia, it was attended by ninth graders aged 15-16 years in the number of 141 schoolchildren. The main method of research was the test “Cross out an extra word”, which determines the level of development of students’ thinking. The test was used before and after the physical education lesson 1 time per month for 5 months. Statistical analysis used: The student’s T-criterion was used in the study. Results: children who did not engage in physical education in the classroom were not able to significantly improve their performance in the test, which indicates a possible adaptation to the test after its first performance before the lesson. Children who were engaged in physical exercises were able to significantly increase the test results. Conclusion: the effectiveness of the influence of a physical education lesson at school on thinking indicators. This study will serve as an additional motivation for children to engage in physical culture, since the impact of physical exercises has a positive impact not only on the development of physical qualities, but also on the development of schoolchildren’s thinking. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 22 No. 03 July’23 Page : 612-616

CAMPSTER E-LEARNING PLATFORM: ADDITIONAL RESOURCE MATERIAL IN ROMANIAN LANGUAGE TEACHING. A CASE STUDY

The use of new technologies in language teaching has a positive effect both on the teaching process itself and on the motivation of students. Today’s students are not satisfied with the teaching material they use in class, they need additional support and motivation, additional engagement within their field of interest, which is the digital world. If we offer them appropriate platforms, applications and opportunities for their improvement outside of institutional learning (which is the basis for any further advancement), it is possible to achieve exceptional results. The aim of the paper is to examine students’ attitudes about the use of additional materials in Romanian as a foreign language teaching both in Serbia and Romania, at the University of Novi Sad and the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași. In the course of the winter semester of the academic year 2021/2022, students used the Campster platform and the courses on it, which were free to use. Two groups of students, one from each country, participated in the survey of students’ attitudes.

Analisis Penyebab dan Strategi Guru Wali Kelas Mengatasi Kesulitan Membuat Pertanyaan MIS Al-Mushthafawiyah Medan

The purpose of this study is to analyze the difficulties of class V students of MIS Al-Mushthafawiyah in making questions in Indonesian language lessons and to find out the homeroom teacher's strategy in overcoming difficulties in asking questions. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. The study was conducted in the odd semester of the 2022-2023 school year. Primary data sources are students and homeroom teachers MIS Al-Mushthafawiyah and secondary data sources of books, journals, websites that are in accordance with the research title. Data collection uses observation, documentation, interview, and test methods. Data analysis techniques use data reduction, data presentation, and data verification. Testing Data validity: Source triangulation, and technical triangulation. The results of the study mentioned difficulties in making questions; Lack of understanding of the contents of the reading, lack of motivation, lack of concentration, lack of varied methods, lack of understanding in placing question words. Facing this, the homeroom teacher views it is necessary to set a more appropriate learning strategy. Strategies implemented; A special approach by inviting students to communicate, collaborate methods, provide additional hours, provide rewards, enthusiasm and motivation, invite parents/guardians of students to accompany students in learning

Volunteer or Forced: A Portrait of Sustainability Report in Indonesia

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the company's seriousness in preparing a sustainability report. The assessment of the indicators' suitability used the guidance of Global Reporting Initiatives and found that the company has tried to fulfill the GRI's Guidance. Theoretical framework: The guidelines that are recognized and widely accepted are GRI 63% of sustainability reports in the member countries of the N100 and 75% of sustainability reports in the member countries of G250 used GRI (KPMG, 2017). However, there is still needed to analyze and learn about the Global Reporting Initiatives since it is a recent development particularly in several guidance. Design/methodology/approach: This study used a qualitative approach to explain sustainability report disclosure and GRI guidance. Thirty-eight companies have been selected from Asia Sustainability Reporting 2018; by using purposive random sampling. There were only three companies chosen as the research subject. Data was collected with document analysis, observation, and depth-interview. Findings: This study showed that the award obtained by companies becomes one of the additional motivations related to the level of disclosure suitability. It was related to the seriousness of preparing the sustainability report that the Government can use as environmental organizations and academics to boost the company to implement the social responsibility and environment that implements the activity. It was helpful for stakeholders to assess the company's environmental and social performance. Research, Practical & Social implications: This study was a preliminary study that can be used as the guidance for further study implementation using the sustainability report from several countries. Practically, this study also contributes to the researchers and society in improving the scientific knowledge related to a portrait of sustainability report in Indonesia. Originality/value: This research meets the gap between the previous studies. It can be seen from the result of this study that the seriousness of arranging the sustainability report to fulfill the GRI’s guidance. Meanwhile, the other previous studies showed that the implemented reports are separated from daily company report since they only fulfil legislative condition.

Value capture from low embodied emissions of buildings - a business model innovation perspective

The transition to a society with low emissions has led to several intensives for decreasing operational energy and the environmental impact of buildings. The embodied impacts from manufacturing materials have been shown to increase in relative importance as the operational energy efficiency has increased. Several case studies have shown various technical solutions which can reduce embodied carbon emissions. But is this reduction good for business? There are several building projects that have achieved low embodied emissions, but these are often in segments of premium private clients or green public procurement where additional motivation such as reputation and long-term viability is in place. However, with the transition to a low emission society, there is a need to include all types of building markets. This study aims to find business model innovation opportunities with reduced embodied emissions in building projects where the clients have low motivation beyond reducing costs. The approach is through action research with a Norwegian contractor seeking new opportunities while keeping the main competitive advantage. The research starts with a case that could reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions, and includes the potential savings from green loans to find potentials to capture value from reducing emissions. The results show that criteria exist for green loans based on reducing operational and embodied emissions. Future studies are however need to make an integrated assessment on the potential value captured from these green loans.

The factors affecting Vietnamese people’s sustainable tourism intention: an empirical study with extended the theory of planned behavior (TPB)

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate factors affecting Vietnamese people’s sustainable tourism intention (IN) with extended the theory of planned behavior (TPB).Design/methodology/approachPreliminary quantitative research was carried out before large-scale formal quantitative research with a sample size of 628 Vietnamese people. Using the partial least squares structural equation modeling method with the SmartPLS tool, measurement and structural models 3.0 were evaluated before testing the research hypotheses about the influence of factors on the IN of sustainable tourism.FindingsThis study uses the extended TPB model with original constructs and two additional constructs, travel motivation (TM) and moral reflectiveness (MR), to find out the factors affecting the sustainable tourism IN of Vietnamese people. All hypotheses are accepted, except for the hypothesis about the relationship between TM and attitude toward sustainable tourism. MR has been shown to have a more positive and stronger (insignificant) effect than other factors of the proposed research model on sustainable tourism IN. Thereby, this study contributes both theoretically and practically to policymakers, researchers and tourism enterprises in promoting sustainable tourism IN.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of this paper is the deliberate sampling method and targeting the demographic proportion corresponding to the population has lost the randomness of the survey sample.Practical implicationsThe findings indicate that state management agencies and tourism enterprises in Vietnam need to pay attention to communication to raise awareness of environmentally oriented tourism and promote the ability to participate in sustainable tourism at a reasonable price as well as the opportunity for easy access and, at the same time, take measures to influence TM and have communication strategies that address the ethical value of participating in sustainable tourism.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first empirical study to contribute to the existing literature on tourism by integrating TPB constructs with TM and MR to predict sustainable tourism IN.

HATRED DURING THE WAR: A SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECT

<p><strong><em>The purpose of the study </em></strong><em>is to analyze the ressentiment in the theoretical and specific historical aspects of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war.</em></p><p><strong><em>Research methodology. </em></strong><em>The methods of the study are theoretical analysis and synthesis, sociological conceptualization of the phenomenon of hatred during the war.</em></p><p><strong><em>Results. </em></strong><em>The result of the study is a generalization from the standpoint of sociology of hatred during the war. The article analyzes hatred towards the enemy during the war.</em></p><p><em>In sociological discourse, hatred is considered a component of ressentiment in the context of Max Scheler’s interpretation of this phenomenon. It is commonly believed that hatred towards the invading enemy, who is trying to destroy the country, is a manifestation of high morality and an additional motive for resistance. Hatred from the invader and aggressor is a manifestation of immorality and a low spiritual level. Ressentiment is self-poisoning of the soul. The press spreads ressentiment to strengthen the psychological component of war. Hatred irradiates all sides of the relationship. Everything that represents the hatred subject (clothes, speech, and anything else that is associated with this subject) also causes hatred.</em></p><p><em>The ressentiment type looks for reasons for aggression in everything. Revenge and hatred lead to the devaluation of existence and the world. What is more, hatred is not caused by the object’s properties but by the very negation and devaluation of existence and the essence of the relationship’s object.</em></p><p><em>Under the influence of ressentiment, a destructive position is formed. That is, reconciliation is impossible when there is ressentiment. The very fact of the enemy’s existence causes a desire to destroy them.</em></p><p><em>Russians have a radically erroneous picture of the world, which they do not want to change but are maniacally eager to follow. Their actions are influenced by an erroneous definition of the situation, which is realistic in its disastrous consequences.</em></p><p><strong><em>Novelty. </em></strong><em>The article analyzes the ressentiment in the theoretical and specific historical aspects of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war.</em></p><p><strong><em>The practical significance </em></strong><em>of the study is in the use of the formulated provisions to develop a concept of the ideological and political component of Russia’s war against Ukraine.</em></p><p><strong><em>Key words: </em></strong><em>war, Ukraine, Russia, hatred, ressentiment, Max Scheler, social madness.</em></p>

The Dislike between Colleagues in the Student Group Can Be an Additional Motive for Learning

The formation of motivation for learning is a complex process, which also depends on external influences, often remaining unconscious to the learner. A study was conducted to reveal causes for significant differences in the learning achievements between the small administratively formed student groups. The study identifies the emotional leaders, and the working hypothesis was that they influence the learning motivation of others – the group learns and has a high average grade if emotional leaders are studious students. And vice versa, if they are weak students the whole group lowers their grades. Material and methods. The advancement in physics of 18 administratively formed groups studying veterinary medicine at Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, was traced objectively by computer tests. The leading criterion in the formation of the groups is which foreign language was studied in high school, i.e. the criterion does not sort students into groups by his/her pre-training or intelligence. Results: The study used a survey, a modification of Moreno’s survey, in which students from each group were arranged in subgroups according to the emotional rank set by their colleagues. Students with a rank above 2/3 of the maximum were marked as “leaders”. Those with a rank below 1/3 as “anti-leaders”, and the rest – as “neutral”. The results from the study study showed that the initial hypothesis was not confirmed – with the highest correlation coefficient with the average grade of the groups was the average grade of the subgroup of anti-leaders, if they are studious students. I.e. the main external motive for learning in the studied case was not the example of the leaders, but striving not to lag behind colleagues to whom you feel negative feelings – from dislike to hatred.

Polynomial-Time Axioms of Choice and Polynomial-Time Cardinality

There is no single canonical polynomial-time version of the Axiom of Choice (AC); several statements of AC that are equivalent in Zermelo-Fraenkel (ZF) set theory are already inequivalent from a constructive point of view, and are similarly inequivalent from a complexity-theoretic point of view. In this paper we show that many classical formulations of AC, when restricted to polynomial time in natural ways, are equivalent to standard complexity-theoretic hypotheses, including several that were of interest to Selman. This provides a unified view of these hypotheses, and we hope provides additional motivation for studying some of the lesser-known hypotheses that appear here. Additionally, because several classical forms of AC are formulated in terms of cardinals, we develop a theory of polynomial-time cardinality. Nerode & Remmel (Contemp. Math. 106, 1990 and Springer Lec. Notes Math. 1432, 1990) developed a related theory, but restricted to unary sets. Downey (Math. Reviews MR1071525) suggested that such a theory over larger alphabets could have interesting connections to more standard complexity questions, and we illustrate some of those connections here. The connections between AC, cardinality, and complexity questions also allow us to highlight some of Selman’s work. We hope this paper is more of a beginning than an end, introducing new concepts and raising many new questions, ripe for further research.

Professional self-realization of a university teacher in an online communication educational environment

Introduction. In accordance with the Incheon Declaration adopted at the World Education Forum in May 2015, UNESCO was tasked with guiding and coordinating the implementation of the Education 2030 Agenda. An important factor determining the success of solving the tasks set (ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and encouraging lifelong learning opportunities for all) is the factor of the dynamics of the educational environment, which is intensively transformed and modernized in the conditions of digitalization of the entire educational space, while having a significant impact on the possibilities of professional self-realization of teachers of educational institutions. The purpose of the study is to determine the structure of the modalities of professional self-realization of a teacher, taking into account their semantic meaning in the conditions of an online communication educational environment. Materials and methods. The study was carried out with the participation of 76 teachers of pedagogical universities in Moscow. The method of psychodiagnostics of the level of partial readiness of the examined persons for professional selfdevelopment was used. This method is designed to determine the main components of self-development in relation to specific conditions of professional activity. The survey was conducted remotely using Google Forms, generalization and systematization of the data obtained. The methods of statistical data processing were used: percentage calculations, the criterion of reliability of the differences of the t-Student. The results of the study. Teachers consider unavailability to work in an online environment (45%) and insufficient information and communication technology skills (60%) as perceived barriers to self-realization. To overcome such obstacles, the majority of the surveyed consider it necessary to form motivational (90%) and operational (84%) readiness, that is, the development of practical skills through information and communication technologies and the development of cognitive competence in general (76%). The motivational component of the potential for professional self-development is significantly higher in the older age group, which indicates the greater importance of additional motivation for these individuals when working in an online communication educational environment. In the younger age group, this indicator is also quite high and characterizes the average level of development of professional self-development potential, but the differences between both groups are significant. Conclusion. Self-realization of the potential of a teacher of a pedagogical university in an online communication educational environment depends on his individual motives for self-development. But the age of the teacher, his teaching experience and professional experience are of fundamental importance and quite specific meaning for assessing the possibilities of his self-development in such conditions of the educational environment. Keywords: educational environment, professional self-development, self-actualization, the potential of professional selfdevelopment, professional self-realization of the teacher, the modalities of self-realization of the teacher, the semantics of the modalities of self-realization

Centering the Born Rule

The centered Everett interpretation solves a problem that various approaches to quantum theory face. In this paper, I continue developing the theory underlying that solution. In particular, I defend the centered Everett interpretation against a few objections, and I provide additional motivation for some of its key features.

Choosing a Nursing Career During a Global Health Event: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.

Although in the past, the decision to enter the nursing profession was mainly due to intrinsic motives, more recent generations present additional extrinsic career choice motives. The motivation of choosing a nursing career may be affected by global health events, such as COVID-19. To examine the motivation for choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. A repeated cross-sectional study was conducted among 211 first-year nursing students at a university in Israel. A questionnaire was distributed during 2020 and 2021. Linear regression evaluated the motives that predict choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. Intrinsic motives were the leading motives for choosing a nursing career in a univariate analysis. A multivariate linear model revealed that choosing a nursing career during the pandemic was associated with extrinsic motives (β= .265, P < .001). Intrinsic motives did not predict choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. Reassessment of motives among candidates may help the efforts of faculty and nursing to recruit and retain nurses in the profession.

A Dual-Motivation System in L2 and L3 Learning: A Theoretical Framework and Pedagogical Application

This article is an attempt to conceptualise the possibility of two coexisting language learning motivational subsystems for an existing L2 (or L2s) and an L3 currently being learnt, which gives rise to a complex dynamic dual-motivational system. As is generally accepted, an L2 in second language acquisition is defined as any language learned in addition to a person’s first language, which can be the second, third or any other subsequent language. Partly because of this, there appeared to be an assumption that L2 motivation, in general, could be applied to all these “L2s”. In more recent studies, however, it was pointed out that L3 learning may sometimes have an adverse influence on one’s lexical activation, L2 identity, or general L2 motivation. In particular, L2 and L3 motivations have been conceptualised as two quite distinct yet related systems. Against this backdrop, this article argues that L2 and L3 (with any subsequent languages) deserve discrete statuses, as do the motivations of learning them. It then follows that there exists a dual-motivation system for multilinguals. From a Complexity Dynamic Systems Theory perspective, this paper presents an up-to-date review of the mutual influences between languages among multilingual learners, discusses the similarities and differences between L2 and L3 motivational systems, and, most interestingly, explores the interaction between the two types of additional language learning motivation among multilinguals. This article ends with a close look into how the notion of a dual-motivation system could shed light on L2 and L3 pedagogies. It suggests how teachers could maintain existing learning motivation when another language is introduced to one’s linguistic repertoire and avoid detrimental effects that might thus be caused.

Relating, searching, and referencing: Assessing the appeal of using GIFs to communicate

GIF scholarship largely focuses on GIF use in online spaces such as Tumblr, but few studies explore the motivations of GIF users in other communicative contexts, like text messaging or messaging apps. Through employing a combination of Q methodology and uses and gratifications (U&amp;G) theory, this study explores why individuals use GIFs in their everyday communication. Three groups of GIF users were identified in the analysis: (a) GIF enthusiasts, (b) searchers and (c) referentialists. Subsequently, the motivations, attitudes and opinions of each group for using GIFs were explored by supplementing the quantitative data with qualitative responses that emerged from interviews with the participants. Although each group had motivations for using GIFs that mirrored previous scholarship – communicative power, emotive quality, humor, technical affordances and cultural connection – an additional motivator (i.e., relationship maintenance) emerged. As GIF scholarship develops, the present study will provide a foundational understanding of GIFs from a user perspective rather than from studies that were drawn from online spaces.

Внутривидовые омофелисонимы

The work presents an attempt to fill the gap in the study of intraspecific homonymy in felisonymy. The current research is aimed at determining the specifics of intraspecific homofelisonyms on a modern synchronous section of felisonymic material. The empirical base is made up of felisonyms (proper names of domestic cats; from Latin felis ‘cat’) obtained through a survey of respondents and continuous sampling from the Internet resources. A descriptive method and quantitative calculations are used to analyse the research base. Homonymy in felisonymy turns out to be quite a representative phenomenon. It manifests itself at the intraspecific level through numerous homooppositions, formed at the nomination stage, and includes homonymous felisonyms, which are determined by various nomination motives. The non-closed nature of the motivational base of intraspecific homofelisonyms is shown. The motivational base can be expanded due to additional nomination motives determined by the nominator’s preferences and felisonymic creativity. The specific features of intraspecific homofelisonyms are revealed. Being a felisonymic fragment of the nominator’s linguistic world picture, homofelisonyms represent in a concentrated form the onomastic features of felisonyms in general, namely: the principles underlying the naming process; possible formation by metaphorical and metonymic models; felisonymisation processes; derivational features of felisonyms; the difference between the namesake and homonymous felisonyms. The novelty of the present research appears to be an introduction of a certain layer of felisonymic units into scientific circulation and the presentation of their onomastic characteristics. The practical significance of the research is determined by the possibility of using its materials and conclusions in the development of zoonymy in general and felisonymy in particular, as well as in school and university teaching. Further prospects lie in the study of homonymous shortened felisonyms, which are derivative forms of the main proper names of domestic cats, which formed the empirical base of the current research.

Вторичная профилактика опухолей репродуктивной системы у женщин, проживающих в городских и сельских условиях

Aim: to analyze specific aspects of diagnosing reproductive system disorders in women depending on the place of residence, medical activity and awareness of the female population, staffing resources and the availability of equipment in medical institutions. Patients and Methods: the analysis covered medical records of 9,785 women who, at their own volition, visited the medical center for medical check-up. Gynecological examination, colposcopy, liquid-based cytology, pelvic and breast ultrasound examination, and mammography were performed in all patients. The patients were asked to fill out a questionnaire including the following data: conditions of life and work, lifestyle, and risk factors of malignant tumors of the female reproductive system. Results and Discussion: women over 40 years of age were more concerned about their health status. Thus, it is necessary to find mechanisms for the additional motivation of women of early and middle reproductive age for expanding the screening coverage. It was found out that the differences in the organization of secondary prevention of reproductive system tumors in women living in the urban and rural environments are underpinned by the impact of demographic and social factors, characteristics of medical activity of the population, and staffing shortages in healthcare institutions. These aspects should be taken into consideration for developing methods aimed at overcoming the current failures in the diagnostic process. Conclusion: the establishing of regional "Women's Health Centers" based on multi-disciplinary comprehensive approach will help to improve the detection of tumors of the female reproductive system at the pre-cancer stage, facilitate the timely identification and mitigation of the risk factors of tumor development, and to ensure the prevention of recurrences and progression of hyperplastic processes of the reproductive system in women. KEYWORDS: tumors of reproductive system, prevention, diagnosis, organizational measures. FOR CITATION: Aminodova I.P., Vasiliev M.D., Makarova E.V., Makarova V.I. Secondary prevention of reproductive system tumors in women living in the urban and rural environments. Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2023;6(2):112–118 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2618- 8430-2023-6-2-112-118.

New Parameterizations of Turbulence Statistics for the Atmospheric Surface Layer

Abstract Recent work has shown that bulk-Richardson (Rib) parameterizations for friction velocity, sensible heat flux, and latent heat flux have similar, and in some instances better, performance than long-standing parameterizations from Monin–Obukhov similarity theory (MOST). In this work, we expanded upon new Rib parameterizations and developed parameterizations of turbulence statistics, i.e., standard deviations in the 30-min u (horizontal), υ (meridional), and w (vertical) wind components (i.e., σu, συ, and σw, respectively), which allowed us to derive Rib-based parameterizations of turbulent kinetic energy (e), and standard deviations in the 30-min temperature and moisture measurements (σθ and σq, respectively). We used datasets from three 10-m micrometeorological towers installed during the Land Atmosphere Feedback Experiment (LAFE) conducted in Oklahoma from 1 to 31 August 2017 and evaluated the new parameterizations by comparing them against parameterizations from MOST. We used the LAFE datasets and fully independent datasets obtained from two micrometeorological towers installed in Alabama between February 2016 and April 2017 to evaluate the performance of the parameterizations. Based on the slope of the relationship between the observed and parameterized turbulence statistics (mb) and the coefficient of correlation (r), we found that the Rib relationships generally performed better than MOST at parameterizing συ, σw, σθ, and σq, and the Rib relationships performed better at low wind speeds than at high wind speeds. These results, coupled with recent developments of Rib parameterizations for surface-layer momentum, heat, and moisture fluxes, provide further evidence to consider using Rib-based parameterizations in weather forecasting models. Significance Statement Deficiencies in Monin–Obukhov similarity theory (MOST) are well known, yet MOST forms the basis in weather forecasting models for describing heat, moisture, and momentum transfer between the land surface and atmosphere. We expanded upon previous work suggesting a MOST alternative called the bulk-Richardson approach. We used data collected from meteorological towers installed in Oklahoma and compared the bulk-Richardson approach with MOST. We evaluated these two approaches using data from meteorological towers installed in Oklahoma and Alabama and found that, overall, the bulk-Richardson approach performed better than MOST in determining the 30-min variability in temperature, moisture, and wind. This result provides additional motivation to use a bulk-Richardson approach in weather forecasting models because doing so will likely yield improved forecasts.

Production and foreign trade exchange of raspberries: Case study of Serbia

In paper are presented the derived research results on raspberries production in the Republic of Serbia, at total and by regions. Research results are clearly showing that raspberries are dominantly grown in Šumadija region and Western Serbia (around 84.8% of raspberries from Serbia are produced there). Mentioned region offers optimal conditions for raspberries production, in terms of microclimate characteristics, soil potential and available water resources. In recent years, raspberries production has been intensively expanding to those areas where it has not traditionally been cultivated until now. This refers primarily to the Region of Vojvodina, while existing and new plantations are also being expanded in the region of Southern and Eastern Serbia. Serbia is ranked among the largest producers and exporters of raspberries worldwide. The largest part of raspberry production in Serbia is exported as frozen to the global market, but mostly to the market of Western Europe. Almost negligible part of produced raspberries is exported as fresh. Purchase price of raspberry has been increasing in previous period, giving the additional motivation to producers to intensify production, or invest in it.

Influence of Additional Employee Income and Motivation on Employee Performance

Additional Employee Income is one of the factors that influence the increase in employee performance. This study aims to determine the effect of additional employee income and motivation on employee performance at the Regional Asset Finance Agency of Malang Regency. This type of research uses quantitative. The population in this study is the Civil Servants of the Regional Asset Finance Agency of Malang Regency, amounting to 45 employees. The type of sample used in this study is a saturated sample, the scale item used is the Likert scale. Collecting data using a questionnaire. The analysis used is multiple linear analysis. The results of this study indicate that r arithmetic &gt; table means that it is valid and the reliability is above 0.5 which means it is reliable while the results of the study show that the t-test results for the Additional Employee Income and Motivation variables have a positive effect on employee performance. The results of the F test show that the independent variables together have a positive effect on employee performance. The coefficient of determination (R2) shows the magnitude of the contribution of 0.543 to the Additional Employee Income and Motivation variables simultaneously on employee performance of 54.3 % and the rest is needed by other factors in the Regional Asset Finance Agency of Malang Regency.

Exploring consumers' motives for electric vehicle adoption: bridging the attitude–behavior gap

PurposeThe current study aims to investigate the various consumption motives (hedonic, gain and normative) responsible for strengthening consumers' intentions toward purchase behavior for electric vehicle (EV).Design/methodology/approachA total of 411 valid survey responses were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to investigate the empirical fit of the hypothesized framework.FindingsThe results of structural equation modeling revealed that all three motives were positively correlated with purchase intentions for EV. Hedonic motives were found to have the strongest influence on purchase intentions. In addition, gain and normative motives were also found to be significant predictors of EV buying behavior. Further analysis revealed a positive correlation between gain, normative and hedonic motives. Moreover, personal moral standards seem to have a significant and positive impact on the positive emotions associated with buying EV.Practical implicationsThe results of current research can be useful for marketers while designing promotional strategies for all the high-involvement green products. Marketing professionals and policymakers can use these results to build effective marketing strategies for EVs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from personal vehicle use.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study in the South Asian region that explores consumers' motives for EV purchase behavior. Further, this is among a few studies, which have attempted to investigate the impact of hedonic, gain and normative motives on green purchase behavior in the context of high involvement green products.