Top Motivators Research Articles

Personality Power: Discover Your Unique Profile – And Unlock Your Potential For Breakthrough Success

Personality Power: Discover Your Unique Profile - And Unlock Your Potential For Breakthrough Success Shoya Zichy with Ann Bidou AMACOM (2013) 278 pages, paperback, $16.95Whether in our professional or personal lives, we strive to understand those around us and enhance these relationships. Successful interpersonal communication is critical to managing a full range of professional issues including conflict, job satisfaction, employee engagement, teamwork, and organizational efficiency and effectiveness. In this book, Shoya Zichy provides us with an interesting and useful tool to understand ourselves, and those around us, thereby increasing our emotional intelligence skills and setting us on a path to success through improved interpersonal communication.Personality Power attempts to accomplish several things and a reader's interest can be satisfied quickly depending on what they hope to gain from the book. The author (a) explains the Color Q model approach and its foundation in Jungian and Myers-Briggs personality typing; (b) offers a self-assessment for the reader to determine his/her personality profile; (c) provides how to recognize charts to assist the reader in spotting other peoples' personality types; (d) shares the profiles of well-known persons within each profile type; and (e) suggests practical applications of the Color Q approach to the reader's work environment and professional development. Further, the author proposes that what the reader is interested in learning from the book may be directly related to their personality profile.Using the personality profile assessment sections, Zichy asks the reader to determine their primary personality profile as Green, Blue, Red or Gold. The reader's next assessment step to additional individual insight is to determine their backup personality profile. And a final assessment allows the reader to determine if they are an introvert or extrovert. By this point, the reader has learned that their full personality profile, for example, Green/backup Gold, is Introvert. A key strength of the book is that it is configured to expedite a reader's understanding and opportunity for practical use of the information within it. Further, at the end of each primary profile chapter there is a chart entitled How to Recognize a ______Colleague. These end-of-chapter charts are a powerful tool for anyone that is interested in quickly recognizing themselves and the personality profiles of those with whom they relate, especially those with dissimilar personalities.A third key strength of the book is the detailed analysis of each primary/backup personality profile combination. The topics within each chapter include (a) top motivators; (b) corporate culture - finding the optimal fit; (c) leveraging executive presence and building personal brand; (d) participating and managing productive teams; (e) stressors that produce fatigue and strife; (f) self-coach your way to more productive work relationships; and (g) political savvy - making your words count - which includes negotiating strategies for engaging persons with other personality profiles.An interesting part of Personality Power is the inclusion of the personality profiles of well-known persons from various industries. These will be beneficial to readers who are particularly interested in knowing and learning from other people's stories, their challenges, and their strategies for resolving them. This is valuable in any professional setting.Most professionals are interested in the practical use of information. In addition to the insights provided throughout the book, Zichy specifically addresses the application of Color Q model in the final five chapters. The topics of workplace styles, innovation, compensation, generational conflict, and self-coaching are relevant to any professional, whether manager or employee, and provide the opportunity for workplace success through a more positive connection to coworkers. …

E-Commerce or Internet Marketing: A Business Review from Indian Context

This paper deals the conceptual knowledge of search engine marketing (SEM) or e-commerce, literature review, current and future aspects of e-commerce in Indian context. This paper discussed about the top motivator factors of shopping online. The present development would be a valuable addition to researcher and academicians; and useful theory for practitioners, advertisers, and entrepreneurs.

Flipkart.com’s Strategy on Amazon.com’s Entry into India :A Case Study

The online retail industry in India is expected to grow to Rs. 7000 crores by 2015. Its size in 2013 is Rs. 2500 crores. By 2014 India is expected to become the 3rd largest nation of Internet users and this would provide huge potential to the online retail Industry1.Among the major cities in India, consumers in Mumbai topped the chart in doing online shopping followed by Ahmedabad and Delhi2. As per Google study conducted in 2012, 51 percent of the traffic for its Great online shopping festival (GOSF) was due to customers from cities other than the four metros. Referring to the growth in online sales, Nitin Bawankule, industry director, e-commerce, online classifieds and media/entertainment at Google India said, “Top motivators for shopping online include cash back guarantee, cash on delivery, fast delivery, substantial discounts compared to retail, and access to branded products”3. The E –commerce space in India has seen a lot of action and there are many online players like flipkart.com, Myntra.com, Fabmart, Indiaplaza and Indiatimesshopping. Amazon.com made an indirect entry through Junglee.com. The reason for this indirect entry is the result of government policy towards foreign direct investment. The Government of India announced in September 2012 the revised foreign direct investment policy in retail. As per this announcement foreign investments are blocked in e-commerce sector while allowing 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail stores and 100 percent FDI in single brand retail. Amazon has been eyeing the Indian E commerce market which is estimated around $2 billion4.

Unleashing the Competitive Urge: How Role-Playing Can Enhance Understanding of the Rise of Organized Crime in Societies in Transition

In most simulations and role-playing games used in the Political Science classroom, an effort is made to temper the competitive urge of the students so they do not develop a mentality and focus on winning the game rather than on playing their roles. There are circumstances, however, where unbridled competition is the key to the success of a role-playing exercise as a teaching tool. This paper reports on one such exercise: a game designed to help explain the rise of organized crime in post-Communist transitional societies (krysha is the Russian term, meaning roof in English, that is used to designate the organization, usually criminal in nature, that provides protection for a business to operate).To help students understand the logic of the rise of organized crime in transition societies, the krysha game features businessmen (who must make a profit or at least break even to survive), consumers (who want to acquire as many goods as cheaply as possible), security agencies (which offer protection to both businesses and consumers to facilitate transactions) and police (who provide some rule enforcement, but who are also venal thanks to their pitiful pay). Rules do not specify behavior; just the opposite, the rules state that any action is allowed unless it is expressly forbidden. The sole object for each player is to achieve as much wealth as possible.Two runs of the krysha game, with different students participating, followed somewhat divergent paths, but yielded results that were ultimately comparable. In the first run, just over 30% of the economic product was diverted into criminal or corrupt hands; just under 30% in the second. Each run featured various acts of mayhem, including theft and murder. These outcomes were plausible and consistent with scholarly analyses of the percentage of economic product diverted into criminal and corrupt hands in post-Communist transitional societies. Surveys conducted of the participants after each run showed that the top motivation for behavior was the desire to win the game (acquire wealth) and individuals paid for protection because they thought it would help them win (gain wealth) and also because it was the only way they could see to conduct transactions – findings that conform to real-life explanations of why protection rackets have prospered in post-Communist transition societies.

Perception of Problem Severity, Treatment Motivations, Experiences, and Long-term Plans among Pregnant Women in a Detoxification Inpatient Unit

The purpose of this study was to examine pregnant women’s substance use from initial use, to recognition of problem severity, motivations for treatment, and ultimately to treatment entry. The sample consisted of 114 pregnant women receiving inpatient detoxification treatment at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. Qualitative and quantitative measures, collected via face to face interviews, were used to examine participants’ demographics, substance use history, problem severity, perceptions/satisfaction with treatment, treatment motivation, and long-term treatment plans. The following themes emerged from the qualitative data analysis. Substance use typically began as experimentation. Most viewed their substance use as severe and were happy to be in treatment. Sobriety was the main long-term treatment goal. Current pregnancy was the top treatment motivator. Majority reported some type of formal, post-treatment discharge plan. Future research should explore problem severity. Identifying factors that influence substance-using women to actually recognize the severity of their problem may shed light on treatment entry behaviors.

School District Interests and Challenges Buying Chicken Raised without Antibiotics

The overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture is recognized as contributing to human antibiotic resistance. With large meat purchases, particularly chicken, school districts have an opportunity to leverage their buying power to engage with this issue. However, few school food service professionals have done so and little is known about their awareness, attitudes, or experiences. This research surveyed 36 school districts affiliated with School Food FOCUS, which works on procurement reform with many of the largest school districts in the country. Questions were designed to solicit familiarity with the issue of antibiotic use in poultry production, attitudes, and extent of relevant action taken. Motivations and barriers for purchasing poultry raised with minimal, safe and sustainable use of antibiotics as well as fresh (raw) poultry, which has been found to be an affordable way to menu antibiotic-free chicken, were assessed. Results revealed that this issue is important to respondents but difficult to address due to more immediate concerns. Barriers are experienced with purchasing both chicken raised without antibiotics and preparing fresh chicken. Product cost was perceived as a particularly high barrier. Responding to concerns of parents and the community was a top motivation.

‘Misinformation? What of it?’ Motivations and individual differences in misinformation sharing on social media

AbstractMisinformation is common on social media. This causes misunderstanding and compromises the credibility of the medium. What motivates individuals to share inaccurate information? Are there individual differences? This study surveyed 171 university students on 16 motivations. Potential differences in motivations by gender and the Big Five personality traits were tested with multiple regression. The study found that the respondents considered truthfulness to be quite important, but over two‐thirds of them had still shared misinformation. The top motivations of misinformation sharing were: to obtain others' opinions on that information, to express own opinions, and to interact with others. Gender showed no significant differences, but personality did. Extroverts, for example, were more prone to share misinformation for socializing purpose. The findings suggest that it is beneficial to include affective and motivational factors in information behavior research. Information literacy training may also draw from the attitude change literature to deliver training that combines knowledge on information evaluation and sharing with affective messages that target individuals' motivations such as their interest in self‐expression.

Determining motivators and barriers of college students in purchasing milk from on campus vending for use in development of tailored messages that promote purchase of vended milk

Calcium intake decreases in many men and women from late adolescence to young adulthood. Because college students rely on food/beverage purchases from vending machines, milk vending, though not widespread, offers an opportunity for improving calcium intake. Research is needed to develop, test, and measure effectiveness of messages that would motivate students to purchase milk from vending machines. The objective of this study was to determine the primary motivators/barriers of on‐campus milk vending purchases in college students for future use in development of tailored messages that promote purchase of vended milk. We surveyed 152 students at the point of purchase from milk and non‐milk beverage vending machines. On a 5‐point Likert scale, the top motivators of consuming vended milk were: ease of taking ‘on the go,’ taste, and variety. Barriers were: mode of purchase, cost, limited availability of milk vending machines on campus, difficulty of taking vended milk ‘on‐the‐go,’ and calorie content. In the next phase of this project, we will develop messages that address these reported motivators/barriers and then test the pre‐determined messages in focus groups of college students. Identifying messages that resonate with the target audience is critical for effectively motivating students to increase consumption of calcium rich foods/beverages, particularly from convenient sources, such as vending machines.

MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AFFECTING PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF MEMBERS IN TWO DIFFERENT SWISS INNOVATION COMMUNITIES

Different types of virtual innovation-related communities have emerged in recent years. These are increasingly being utilized by companies from different industries as a tool to efficiently source knowledge from diverse groups of individuals and thus to nourish internal innovations. Based on a case study research methodology this study investigated the impact 39 motivational factors have on the participation and contribution of members of two different innovation communities, i.e., an online Swiss innovation intermediary community (n = 48) and the off-line internal innovation community of a Swiss bank (n = 69). Results showed many similarities yet 16 significant differences between the perception of members of the two investigated innovation communities. For example, reward related items (monetary and non-monetary) showed to be top motivators for the intermediary community only. Items such as 'Webcam option', 'Chat function', 'Connection with other social network platforms', were perceived as low motivators by both communities. Derived from the findings, we discuss how the nature of the innovation community has an influence on the motivation and measures potentially leading to higher participation and contribution efficiency.

Motivating And Managing Generation X And Y On The Job While Preparing For Z: A Market Oriented Approach

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This article examines the factors that have motivated Generation X and Y over time and the emerging attributes that will be impacting Generation Z.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>More specifically, two hundred recent graduates and Executive MBA students (Generation X) as well as undergraduates (Generation Y) at Fordham University Schools of Business were surveyed recently and were asked to rank six (out of twenty five) factors they consider most important in motivating them to do their best work on the job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>When comparing Generation X and Generation Y, the results are very similar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Both groups rank Respect for me as a person and Good Pay to be their top motivators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>While both groups have similar motivators in their top six including Chance for promotion, Opportunity to do interesting work and Opportunity for self-development and improvement, Generation Y differs greatly as Getting along well<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>with others on the job ranked third in their top six.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This factor is considered a “hybrid factor” that crosses motivation and maintenance needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>While this “hybrid factor” does not appear as an important motivator among the Baby Boom generation, it is projected that Getting along well with others on the job will be a critical factor especially among Generation Z for a variety of reasons predominately their technical background.</span></span></p>

요양 보호사 교육에서 교육생의 참여동기가 교육만족도에 미치는 영향

With the purpose of improving the quality of training for caregivers, this study examines how caregivers` motivation to participate in training affects their level of satisfaction with their training. This study surveyed 281 trainees at a caregiver training agency in City B on their motivation to participate in, and satisfaction with, training. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and regression analysis were used. Activity-oriented training was chosen as the top motivator with the highest satisfaction level with regard to the trainers. Motivation particularly influenced activity-oriented and learning-oriented training. In contrast, goal-oriented activities did not affect the trainees` satisfaction with their training. The conclusion is that the level of caregivers` motivation to participate in training has the greatest effect on their satisfaction with their training.

Volunteer Motivations at a National Special Olympics Event

Understanding the motivations for people to volunteer with the management and execution of major sporting events is important for the recruitment and retention of the volunteers. This research investigated volunteer motivations at the first National Special Olympics held in Ames, Iowa, USA in July 2006. A total of 289 participants completed the 28 item Special Event Volunteer Motivation Scale. The top motivations related to the purposive incentives of wanting to help make the event a success and to do something good for the community. Factor analysis revealed a five-factor model, with the altruistic factor (purposive) being the most important. A MANCOVA was also used to compare subjects using both gender and experience as independent variables. Small but significant differences in motivation were observed.

Relationship characteristics and motivations behind agreements among gay male couples: differences by agreement type and couple serostatus

Gay men in relationships are often overlooked in HIV prevention efforts, yet many engage in sexual behaviors that increase their HIV risk and some seroconvert as a result. While different aspects of gay male relationships have been studied, such as sexual agreements, relationship characteristics, and couple serostatus, little research combines these elements to examine HIV risk for this population. The present study recruited 566 gay male couples from the San Francisco Bay Area to study their sexual agreements, motivations behind making agreements, and other relationship characteristics, such as agreement investment, relationship satisfaction, intimacy, and communication. Participants rated their level of concurrence with a set of reasons for making their agreements. They were also measured on relationship characteristics using standard instruments. Analyses were conducted by agreement type (monogamous, open, and discrepant) and couple serostatus (concordant negative, concordant positive, and discordant). A majority reported explicitly discussing their agreements and nearly equal numbers reported being in monogamous and open relationships. A small number (8%) reported discrepant agreements. Across all agreement type and serostatus groups, HIV prevention as a motivator for agreements fell behind every motivator oriented toward relationship-based factors. Only concordant negative couples endorsed HIV and STD prevention among their top motivators for making an agreement. Mean scores on several relationship characteristics varied significantly. Couples with monogamous agreements had higher scores on most relationship characteristics, although there was no difference in relationship satisfaction between couples with monogamous and open agreements. Scores for concordant positive couples were distinctly lower compared to concordant negative and discordant couples. Agreements, the motivations behind them, and the relationship characteristics associated with them are an important part of gay male relationships. When examined by agreement type and couple serostatus, important differences emerge that must be taken into account to improve the effectiveness of future HIV prevention efforts with gay couples.

Motivators and deterrents of bicycling: comparing influences on decisions to ride

In a survey of 1,402 current and potential cyclists in Metro Vancouver, 73 motivators and deterrents of cycling were evaluated. The top motivators, consistent among regular, frequent, occasional and potential cyclists, were: routes away from traffic noise and pollution; routes with beautiful scenery; and paths separated from traffic. In factor analysis, the 73 survey items were grouped into 15 factors. The following factors had the most influence on likelihood of cycling: safety; ease of cycling; weather conditions; route conditions; and interactions with motor vehicles. These results indicate the importance of the location and design of bicycle routes to promote cycling.

Corporate governance and ownership structure and new technology acquisition: empirical evidence of Indian manufacturing firms

In this study, we study the role of corporate governance and ownership structure on a firm's capability of acquiring new technology. More specifically, we examine how foreign ownership, large shareholder, general manager duality and general manager's working experience influence a firm's capability to acquire and develop new technology. Using data from 807 Indian firms, we found that general manager duality is positively related to a firm's likelihood of technology acquisition; however, a general manager's experience hinders a firm from acquiring new technology. This study suggests that top management motivation plays a critical role in increasing a firm's competitive advantage.

Age, gender, and fitness club membership: Factors related to initial involvement and sustained participation

This study examined individual and contextual factors that contribute to initial involvement and sustained participation in fitness club membership across age and gender. A web‐based survey (N = 326) revealed the top participation motives were health and functioning and appearance, while factors facilitating commitment were seeing physical changes and feeling in control. Significant age and gender differences were found across variables. Appearance‐related issues were more critical for young and middle‐aged adults and more important for women than men. Feeling in control was most important to middle‐aged adults and rated more important to women than men. In general, older adults placed less importance on qualities of the fitness club (convenience, extra amenities, and time‐related factors) than their younger peers, and women rated these qualities to be more important than men. Implications for individuals belonging to a fitness club and for those operating such a facility are discussed

Senior Military Officers' Educational Concerns, Motivators and Barriers for Healthful Eating and Regular Exercise

The increasing trend of overweight in the military, the high cost of health care associated with overweight, and the failure to meet some Healthy People 2000 objectives related to diet identify the need for more appropriate nutrition and fitness education for military personnel. The purpose of this study was to assess senior military officers' concerns on various health topics, educational preferences for nutrition and health topics, eating habits, and barriers and motivators for eating healthfully and exercising regularly. The survey was completed by 52 resident students at the U.S. Army War College. Fitness, weight, and blood cholesterol were top health concerns, and respondents wanted to know more about eating healthfully on the run. The primary barrier to eating healthfully and exercising regularly was lack of time, whereas health and appearance were top motivators. Health interventions for this population should include their topics of concern and should address perceived barriers and motivators.

Flu Vaccines and Patient Decision Making: What We Need to Know

To describe and compare patient-perceived barriers and motivators and decision-making conflict between two groups of hospitalized patients, those who received flu vaccines and those who did not. Data collection included extracting data from databases and mailing two surveys to 436 discharged patients. One hundred eight patients participated in the study. Top motivators for obtaining a flu vaccine included previous vaccination (93%) and provider recommendation (62%). Top barriers included fear of side effects from the vaccine (35%) and fear of contracting the flu (30%). Motivators, barriers, and patient decisional conflict differed depending upon the patient's vaccination status. Given the potential negative consequences of contracting the flu, prevention is the best strategy. Prevention is contingent upon motivating patients to obtain an annual flu vaccine. Recommending flu vaccinations, offering vaccinations in convenient locations free of charge, and discussing perceived barriers with patients may increase vaccinations among high-risk patients. Helping to clarify the advantages and disadvantages from the patient's perspective may decrease decisional conflict and increase vaccination rates.

The costs and benefits of getting the ISO 9000 certification in the manufacturing sector in Saudi Arabia.

Many Saudi companies, in their journey to improve quality, efficiency and competitiveness, are pursuing and obtaining the ISO 9000 certificate. Many studies have evaluated how to implement ISO 9000 in different sectors, but none have analyzed the effectiveness of ISO 9000 certification (costs and benefits) on improving the overall quality and on meeting expectations. This study addressed these issues by investigating manufacturing organizations in Saudi Arabia that have the ISO 9000 certification. A survey questionnaire was distributed to firms throughout the kingdom. Thirty-two firms participated in the study. Results indicate that increased consistency of operations, improved service, and product quality are among the top motivators for pursuing the ISO certificate. The benefits most often experienced were improved awareness of procedural problems, better management control, keeping existing customers, increased customer satisfaction, and improved customer service. Difficulties experienced during the certification process involved time and cost, but these were not considered to be major problems. A high volume of paperwork was the main problem experienced following initial certification. Respondents in general said that the ISO 9000 certification met their expectations and that their level of satisfaction regarding the impact of ISO 9000 was high. Most recommended that other organizations pursue the certificate.

What motivates employees according to over 40 years of motivation surveys

Explores past and present attitudes of employees concerning work‐related motivational factors. Understanding the factors that employees consider motivating lends insight to the rewards to which they more positively respond. Compares the results of four motivation surveys conducted in 1946, 1980, 1986 and 1992. The comparisons reveal that employees’ motivational preferences vary over time. In addition, the results of the 1992 survey indicate that the factors that motivate today’s workers are more extrinsic than they used to be. Although employees differ on how they rank these factors, they overwhelmingly selected “good wages” as the top motivator. A good wage is an extrinsic reward with intrinsic potency. On the surface “good wages” seem to be purely extrinsic. Yet, at a deeper level, monetary rewards communicate what the company values and affect employees’ emotional and familial wellbeing.