Essays about: "incentive and motivation"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 61 essays containing the words incentive and motivation.

  1. 36. Belöningssystem och dess inverkan på motivation och målkongruens : en kvalitativ fallstudie på Tele2 i Kista, Stockholm

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Oscar Englund; Markus Jonsson; Tomas Sundblom; [2015]
    Keywords : motivation; belöningssystem; provisionsbaserat belöningssystem; monetär belöning; icke-monetär belöning; målkongruens;

    Abstract : Företagens prestation styrs i hög grad av medarbetarnas prestation vilket innebär att motiverade och tillfredsställda medarbetare är grunden för ett välmående företag. Belöningssystem är ett verktyg företag kan använda sig av då de vill motivera sina medarbetare till att arbeta mot önskad målsättning. READ MORE

  3. 37. Expected information gain predicts curiosity

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Gustaf Ådén Wadenholt; [2015]
    Keywords : Curiosity; information theory; information gain; prior knowledge; nyfikenhet; informationsteori; förväntad information; prior; förkunskap;

    Abstract : Curiosity has been defined as an intrinsic motivation for performing actions that result in a gain of knowledge (Berlyne, 1966; Loewenstein, 1994). As positive effects of curiosity on memorization of new knowledge were found by Kang et al., 2009, exploring the mechanisms behind curiosity can have great practical applications. READ MORE

  4. 38. The Lead User Concept : How High Technology Firms Interact with the Lead User in the Innovation Process

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Daniel Knoll; Viktoria Johnsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Lead User; Lead User interaction; innovation process; aspects of interaction; high technology;

    Abstract : This study explores how high technology companies interact with their Lead User throughout the innovation process. Thereby, the study focuses on the interaction, after a company approached their Lead User. READ MORE

  5. 39. Managerial Incentive Systems : Reasons Behind Use and Design

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Peder Kron; Daniel Kaluski; [2015]
    Keywords : Managerial incentive systems; short-term structures; agency theory; motivation crowding theory; institutional theory; stakeholder pressure; qualitative approach;

    Abstract : Managerial incentive systems have for a long time been criticized by different fields within the academia for contributing to a short-term focus among managers, which undermines the long-term interest of shareholders. Despite the critique put forward by business scholars and behavioral scholars, short-term structures are still prevalent within managerial incentive systems. READ MORE

  6. 40. What Drives the Crowd? A study of user motivations on web-based innovation platforms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Mikael Mörk; Fredrik Eriksson; [2014-12-15]
    Keywords : web-based innovation platform; IT-supported creative work; user motivation; incentive; open innovation;

    Abstract : Crowdsourcing has during the last decade gone from an obscure phenomenon to a widely accepted way to improve business processes. As companies struggle to implement crowdsourcing in their operations, purpose-specific online platforms are being launched worldwide, providing companies with access to the crowd through a third party. READ MORE