Motivational Program Research Articles

Parents outlook on preventive dental modalities for their children in Udham Singh Nagar, India.

AIM:The aim is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices of parents toward preventive dental treatment modalities.METHODOLOGY:A convenient sample of parents was selected randomly from four schools of Udham Singh Nagar, India. The data were collected through questionnaire on dental preventive modalities. The questionnaire includes questions pertaining to knowledge and practices toward pit and fissure sealants, fluoride application, and dental visits. Questions pertaining attitude toward the same were asked after the motivational program.RESULTS:The majority of the parents were unaware that dental caries could be prevented by preventive treatment modalities. None of their children had undergone preventive procedures. Even after visiting dentist, 70% of parents were not informed about the preventive treatments by their respective dentists. Even after our motivational program, around one-third of the parents were reluctant to accept preventive procedures for their children.CONCLUSION:Parent's knowledge about the preventive dental procedures for their children was insufficient. Dentists are not encouraging parents about the benefits of preventive treatment modalities. Based on our findings, promotional efforts encouraged 64% of parents to embrace preventive procedures for their children. The present study emphasizes the need to educate parents and their children.

СУЧАСНІ ВИКЛИКИ ДЛЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО БІЗНЕСУ

The challenges facing Ukrainian business in new socio-economic realities were considered. It was noted that the rapid pace of globalization and migration processes and the growth of the digital economy have increased the interest in business innovation and recruitment problems. It is emphasized that current problems should be seen as challenges for the revival and further dynamic development of business. It is revealed that the main challenges for Ukrainian enterprises are: the intensification of competition, especially in foreign markets, for the use of the resource potential of national economies and for markets; increased competition at the global level for labor, especially highly skilled, which is one of the reasons for the growing shortage of personnel in the domestic market; decreasing demand in the domestic market amid rising imports; high level of corruption; underdevelopment of industrial and social infrastructure, inefficiency of logistics; lack of knowledge and innovation of business; the dynamic growth of the digital economy (digitization). Ukrainian enterprises must respond to these challenges, first of all by technological modernization of their enterprises on an innovative basis, transition to creation of new productions and new types of products; involving employees through various motivational programs, in particular by investing in training and retraining through close collaboration with educational institutions at different levels of accreditation; increasing the capacity of the internal market by increasing the scale and efficiency of the business sector, which will be accompanied by a decrease in unemployment and an increase in real incomes, and by gradual import substitution; promising areas of business diversification; active use of digital technologies in business, unique software products which will provide indisputable advantages for increase of competitiveness.

A STEM Achievement Motivation Program: Perspectives of Elementary School Students

Researchers explored the perspectives of third-grade students attending a 6-week science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) achievement motivation pilot program at a university’s early childhood development center serving a Hispanic population. Researchers obtained data from interviews, observations, and a focus group. Four major themes emerged from this phenomenological qualitative investigation. Findings support the implementation by school counselors of STEM achievement motivation programs with young students, who in this study reported an understanding of concepts presented and their application to math and science projects. The findings have implications for counselors employed in school settings.

Influence of parental behavior on the prevention of drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in Nakuru west Sub-County, Nakuru County, Kenya.

Drug abuse among the young people is an increasing problem in many countries. There has been an increasing number of students under the influence of drugs in Kenya. Parental involvement can play a critical role on the prevention of this phenomenon that is now being practiced in many societies around the world. Available literature has indicated that parents have a significant influence on the prevention of drug abuse among many school going children. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish the influence of parental behavior on the prevention of drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in Nakuru west Sub-County, Nakuru County, Kenya. To achieve this objective, the study adopted ex -post facto research design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 302 participants from a target population of 2515. Data was collected using Parental Management Behaviour Questionnaires (PMBQ). Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that parental behavior had a positive influence in the prevention of drug abuse among students. Therefore, the study concluded that there was influence of parental behavior on drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in Nakuru west Sub-county. The implication of this finding was that school administrators; teachers and counselors can organize school motivational programs which are specifically targeted at stakeholders. From the findings of the study it is recommended that parents need to design strategies for effective communication with a purpose of preventing drug abuse. KEYWORDS : Parental behavior and prevention of Drug abuse DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-2-15

Labor Motivation, Key to Business Success

With the passing of time, people have become the most important intangible asset for organizations, so the management of their will is a central concern; the motivation of human talent is an optimal strategy that aims to achieve productive results. The objective of this study is to make known the importance of applying work motivation in organizations; its influence on the behavior and performance of workers, its relationship with productivity and business success. A descriptive and desktop study was carried out, based on the collection of information through scientific databases. The results obtained reflect the importance and the need to implement motivation programs for workers, knowing that the higher levels of motivation, the higher the productivity, efficiency and competitiveness of the company.

PEMANFAATAN KEMBALI LIMBAH POTONGAN KAYU MENJADI MATERIAL FURNITURE MELALUI PENDEKATAN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

One of the excellent products from Situbondo regency is wooden handicraft product so easy furniture business we meet. Waste wood pieces are the remnants of wood pieces in the form of boards or small pieces that can still be seen form. Wooden board consisting of pieces of wood can be utilized into various objects used in the interior of a room. In addition to adding functionality from waste wood pieces, wooden waste board can also add aesthetic value on an object. This is because the board has different characteristics compared to ordinary wooden boards. Activities that have been done include interior design training, interior making from waste wood pieces, Business Management Training and Employee Motivation Program on UKM Meubel Heni and UKM Meubel Kyky. For 6 months the partners' activities are provided with continuous facilitation and training to produce a table of waste wood products and grow entrepreneurial spirit in all partners.

Investigation of the interrelation between plaque level and tooth decay in children with nephrotic syndrome in the period of mixed dentition

The early onset of carious destruction of hard teeth tissues definitely increases the risk of caries at older age. The insufficient level of oral hygiene around a tooth affected by caries induces the corresponding effect of gingival inflammation. Primary teeth affected by caries carry the potential risk of developmental and structural disturbances of their permanent successors. The aim of this study is characterization of the interrelation between dental plaque levels and tooth decay in children with nephrotic syndrome in the period of mixed dentition. In the investigation are included children with diagnosed nephrotic syndrome and a control group of healthy participants. Implemented clinical methods, epidemiological research and graphics design have been used. In 16.85% of the children with mixed dentition and diagnosed renal disorders the epidemiological index of dft varies in the range between 86% to 100%, at the expense of afflicted by caries and complicated carious lesions primary teeth, as well as, already treated deciduous teeth. Among children suffering from nephrotic syndrome from 6 to 12 years old established a minimum value of PLI=1.32 and maximum level of PLI= 2.68 are established. We have registered a minimum level of the gingival index GI equal to 0.91 and a maximum value of GI=2.05. Concerning children without common health disorders a minimum rate of PLI=0.14 and maximum level of PLI=2.14 are registered. These participants are characterized with fluctuations of the index of GI in the range between 0.00 and 1.68. Optimization of oral hygiene procedures in domestic conditions is related to intensive, thorough and profound training of parents and children by dental medicine doctors. There is a great necessity of performance of motivation programs in the context of oral health promotion.

Legal Deterrent Strategy Against Illegal Management Actions

The author considers legal strategy of restriction from illegal actions of the management, allowing to protect interests of shareholders. The author analyzes the agency problem between shareholders and management in the corporate legislation through a prism of legal strategy. The shareholder of the company possesses powers which allow it with a view of efficiency achievement as independently, and under the responsibility to appoint to (choose) the management. The management is allocated with large powers. Legal strategy of restraint assumes co-ordination of actions of management and the shareholder, allowing to lower the agency costs connected with wrongful acts (infringements of the fiduciary duties) from management. In the corporate legislation main principle is the priority of interests of the company in whole (the corporate blessing) over interests of other participants of corporate relations. The key role is played by the control of the shareholder of actions of management within the limits of legal strategy of restraint. The effective and flexible system of compensation allows to lower level of the agency conflict between management and the shareholder of the company. The motivation program should be focused on important long-term objectives of the company. Compensation directly is connected with results of activity of the company and professionalism of its management. A part of legal strategy of restraint is use of fiduciary rates which protect interests of the shareholder as a class. The legislation demands, that the management acted in good fair and reasonably in interests of the company. The author focuses the companies on provision of independence as a part of controls for the purpose of decrease in the agency conflict between management and participants of the company. The legal strategy of restraint offered by the author, allows to soften the agency conflict between interests of a management and interests of participants of the company.

Impact of a Motivational Intervention and Interactive Feedback on Electricity and Water Consumption: A Smart Housing Field Experiment

Many interventions designed to curb energy use are ineffective because they fail to inspire individuals to engage in proenvironmental behavior and interact meaningfully with energy information. This field experiment targeted individuals’ personal motivations and goals in combination with sensor-recorded energy feedback to decrease electricity and water consumption. Residents from 77 “smart” apartments were randomly assigned to attend a multifaceted motivational program and set action-oriented energy goals. Participants were also randomly assigned to receive interactive energy feedback. Continuous electricity and water data were then collected for 3 months. Those who received the motivational intervention used significantly less hot water than those who did not receive the intervention. Moreover, those exposed to action-focused feedback used significantly less electricity than those who did not receive the feedback—an effect that was more pronounced in the motivation condition. Results support the use of interventions directed at personal proenvironmental motivations and action-focused group goals.

The Role Of Cultural Values In Motivating The Competencies Of Hindu Balinese Human Resources In Tourism To Gain Manager Level Positions In Rated Hotels In Bali

In response to the new era of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) since year 2015 – Bali, as the primary gateway of Indonesian tourism, must improve the quality of Hindu Balinese human resources in tourism (HB HRT). Winata (2014: 6) explained that adat istiadat (customs and traditions) is one of the cause for their low commitment in their job, as HB HRT often take leave due to adat obligations. Therefore, one of the impact, as in the case of a hotel in Kuta, is that hotels often avoid recruiting HB HRT. Hence, issue to be discussed in this study is to understand the role of Balinese Cultural Values as a potential and as an obstacle in HBHRT’s competency to achieve managerial positions in star-rated hotels in Bali. The research will use a concurrent triangulation method on data collected through interviews and questionaires.While sampling will be done with Purposive Sampling method on star-rated hotels located in Sanur, Kuta and Nusa Dua. Finally, the data analysis will be carried out by referring to Motivation Theory (McClelland, 1976), Competency Theory (Spencer and Spencer, 1993), Value Orientations Theory (Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck, 1961), through a descriptive interpretative qualitative approach as well as a quantitative approach based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) statistics. The research results will show that based on the data, HB HRT have good set of competencies, and these good competencies are inseparable from their background of Balinese Cultural Values (BCV), mainly derived from Hindu culture and religion. As part of upholding their culture, a HB HRT is a person with pawongan concept of harmonious relationship between human beings indicated by 79.1% people with tresna (love), the parhyangan concept of harmonious relationship between human beings and God indicated by 75% people engaging in dharma yatra pilgrimages and study, and the palemahan concept of harmonious relationship between human beings and nature indicated by 69.8% people valuing Bali shanti (a peaceful Bali). On the other hand the obstacles in occupying manager positions in star-rated hotels in Bali are mostly due to internal factors – namely, their own personal motives which are often based on erroneous understandings of BCV. Therefore, in order to increase the Spiritual Quotient (SQ) of HB HRT in achieving managerial positions, the strategy will be through career development with motivation programs while redefining their Balinese Cultural Values to give positive impact to their living standard, to the company, to the environment, and to God. Keywords: Hindu Human Resources, motivation, manager position, rated hotels, Bali

Motivation of Personnel in an Innovative Business Climate

With increasing understanding of the importance of labor motivation the personnel management system it is necessary to study the examples of practical implementation of personnel motivation programs that have been tested successful companies. This work is designed to give answers to the following questions: How and what should motivate employees under the conditions of innovative business development? How is it done Russia and around the world? What motivating programs are offered by employers today, what are their common features and fundamental differences? The main goal is to identify the best practices of motivation by using the examples of the leading foreign and Russian companies.The main conclusion – even considering the Russian specifics, one large salary is not enough innovative conditions, therefore progressive companies introduce multifactorial motivation systems, including material and non-material components. The work is of practical value for the Russian business. The continuation of this original research can develop two directions: in breadth and in depth. In the first case a similar analysis carried out with a large sample of enterprises will reveal additional dependencies. In the second case an empirical study of the reaction to certain motivators and the ways of their implementation within a separate company is proposed.

Development and Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing Group Program for Out-of-school Adolescents

Development and Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing Group Program for Out-of-school Adolescents

Effects of nutrition motivational intervention in patients affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal study in Naples, South Italy

BackgroundType 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a prion diminished quality of life, especially due to the severe complications that it implicates. Changing dietary habits is an absolute priority, as well as implementing nutritional motivational programs. The aim of this study was to verify the effectiveness of a nutritional intervention in improving the health of patients affected by T2D.MethodsA total of 69 patients participated in a nine-months motivational program focused on the principles of the Mediterranean diet, the classes of nutrients, the distribution of the meals during the day and the dietary choices. During regular meetings, the patients were requested to fill out a questionnaire about their dietary habits and behaviours. Clinical and metabolic parameters were also analysed.ResultsAt the end of the intervention the number of people who declared that they ate five meals a day (p = 0.006) and preferred to have fruit for snack (p = 0.004) increased, while there was a reduction in the use of sweeteners and an elimination of the use of fructose (p = 0.05). The total daily consumption of kilocalories (kcal) had been reduced and the percentages of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, after the intervention, follow the guidelines. In relation to this, a significant improvement (p < 0.05) was registered in systolic and diastolic pressure, BMI and waist circumference, as well as in glycaemic values (p = 0.018).ConclusionsA nutritional motivational intervention may be useful in improving dietary habits and health status of patients with T2D. We hope that a similar intervention will be applied in Campania and in other Italian regions.Trial registrationRegistration number is ISRCTN11067689; date of registration: 10/09/2018. Retrospectively registered.

Strategic Instrument for Sustainability of Human Resource Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Using Management Data

Quality human resources are an integral part of corporate strategy. Human capital development is an essential step towards the success of the business on the market. This paper fills the hole by providing the information about the ways how to motivate employees in terms of occupational classification and the age. The aim of the research was to determine whether there are statistically significant differences in the level of importance of employee motivation in terms of occupational classification and the age of respondents and the studied areas of motivation. A total of 3720 employees in small and medium-sized enterprises were analysed all over Slovakia using the method of simple random sampling. Descriptive statistics were used to describe sampling units. The differences in the values of the importance of motivation factors of individual groups were tested using the method of Tukey’s HSD at the level of significance α = 5%. Following the results, the fact that there are significant differences in terms of occupational classification and the age in the analysed areas of motivation can be stated. Therefore, the managers have to motivate employees in different ways that result in the more complicated management of human resources associated with meeting enterprise goals. Thus, the issue of individual motivation programmes created for individual employees tailored to employees’ needs must be discussed.

Strength exercises during physical education classes in secondary schools improve body composition: a cluster randomized controlled trial

BackgroundMetabolic health in people with obesity is determined by body composition. In this study, we examined the influence of a combined strength exercise and motivational programme –embedded in the school curriculum– on adolescents body composition and daily physical activity.MethodsA total of 695 adolescents (11-15y) from nine Dutch secondary schools participated in a one year cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT). In the intervention schools, physical education teachers were instructed to spend 15–30 min of all physical education lessons (2× per week) on strength exercises. Monthly motivational lessons were given to stimulate students to be more physically active. Control schools followed their usual curriculum. The primary outcome measure was body composition assessed by the deuterium dilution technique. Daily physical activity and sedentary behaviour measured by accelerometry served as a secondary outcome.ResultsAfter 1 year, a 1.6% fat mass difference was found in favour of the intervention group (p = .007). This reflected a 0.9 kg difference in fat free mass (intervention>control; p = .041) and 0.7 kg difference in fat mass (intervention<control; p = .054). Daily physical activity decreased from baseline to posttest in both groups, but less so in the intervention group (p = .049). After 1 year, a difference of 0.4% was found for moderate to vigorous physical activities in favour of the intervention group (p = .046). No differences in sedentary behaviour, or light physical activity were found between groups.ConclusionIn 11–15 year olds, the combination of strength exercises plus motivational lessons contributed to an improvement in body composition and a smaller decrease in physical activity level.Trial registration ID(NTR5676 – retrospectively registered 8 February 2016; enrolment of first participant: 2 March 2015).

A study on prevalence of contraceptive use and its determinants among eligible couples in urban slums of Gorakhpur district

Background: As the urban slum population is increasing rapidly and have higher rate of illness than non-slum areas of the same city. Root of most of the health related problems are due to population which can be best controlled by family planning. The aims and objectives of the study were to know the prevalence of use of contraceptive methods and determinant of contraceptive use among couples in urban slums of Gorakhpur.Methods: A cross­ sectional study was conducted from September 2013-August 2014 in urban slums of District Gorakhpur. WHO 30 cluster sampling method was applied.Results: 145 (67.4%) of all eligible couple had ever used a contraceptive method. About one third of females (28.9%) had undergone Permanent sterilization followed by Condom (21.3%) use. About (15.0%) DMPA and IUCD were used in about equal in proportion. OCPs were used only by (12.4%) females. On the basis of caste, SC/ST showed highest ever use of contraception.Conclusions: Among the males 92.1% males and 89.8% females had the knowledge about contraceptives to be used. Prevalence of currently using contraceptives is 44.6%. About one third of females (28.9%) had undergone permanent sterilization followed by condom (21.3%) use. About (15.0%) DMPA and IUCD were used in about equal in proportion. OCPs were used only by (12.4%) females. Emergency contraceptives least used. No vasectomy done. About 10% lack of knowledge of contraception and a huge gap between knowledge and practice. So some educational programmes and motivational programmes must run in our community.

Motivation Application: The Key to Stimulating Work Productivity in Jordanian Private Universities

Motivation program was found to be the most commonly applied mechanism among firms, providing employees with multiple financial or non-financial rewards. It aims at raising the employees&amp;rsquo; interest, attracting and retaining talented employees, rewarding employees based on the value they create and encourages them to work hard to achieve the goals set by organizations. The study has assessed the way motivational practices are applied as a mechanism for improving work productivity, and to establish the difference caused by gender in the application of motivation practices in Jordanian private universities. Such motivation tools have been exaimened, training, work conditions, rewards, promotion, and employee benefits. Quantitative approach has been applied in this study and data was obtained through a questionnaire survey. A total of 320 respondents were selected as a study sample including; professors, associate professors, assistant professors, senior lecturers, lecturer, and assistant lecturer. Additionally, 253 completed questionnaires were analyzed as a final sample using descriptive analysis and independent t-sample test performed by SPSS. Two hypotheses were developed based on literature review. The results indicate that respondents were not motivated by motivational practices applied by private universities. There was a positive relationship between motivation tools (training, financial rewards, promotion, working conditions, and employee benefits) and work productivity, and there was no significant difference caused by gender in the way motivation practices were applied.This study contributs to support the literature that&amp;rsquo;s not much available on the level of application of motivation practices to the academic staff in arab private universities particuallarly in Jordanian private universities. It recommends universities management to set academic staff salary based on the cost of living, labor market conditions and performance to retain talented staff and to avoid high labor turnover. Also, management should take into account the promotion practice as a motivator that may attract and retain talented academic staff. Future studies may investigate more motivation practices in the same industry or comparing Jordanian private universities with other private universities in the Middle East area based on these variables.

Job Stress among the Employees at HDFC Bank of Hyderabad

The present world is fast changing and there are lots of pressures and demands at work. These pressures at work lead to physical disorders. Stress refers to individual’s reaction to a disturbing factor in the environment. In Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), the employees are having stress because of the heavy work load and other factors. Hence this study would help the organization to know the factors of stress and the impact of stress in employees. Since it is well known fact that healthy employee is a productive employee, so this empirical study was conducted to find out the ways of reducing stress of employees in HDFC using questionnaire method. Results revealed that around 60% of the employees believed sometimes the company imposes heavy work for a single person, about 40% did agree to assign additional workers for reducing stress and 45.2% of the respondents were satisfied with the motivational programs conducted by the organization. Around 73.2% of the respondents agreed sometimes the company arranges for informal trips for reducing stress and around 52.88% of the respondents believed that good working ambient along with proper planning reduce stress. Finally, majority (60%) of the respondents confessed that always there is a stress feeling among them. Therefore, Bank managers should employ some methods to remove stress problem in their workplaces.

Human Resource Motivation, a Necessity Dictated by the Actual Condition of the Market and the Future: A study Performed in the Albanian Banking Sector

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Effectiveness of pre-entry motivational program for University Freshmen

Effectiveness of pre-entry motivational program for University Freshmen