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1. 1. Akrasia and Addiction in the age of Social Media

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

   Author : Benjamin Engström; [2023]
   Keywords : Akrasia; Weakness of will; Freedom of the Will; Addiction; Social Media Addiction; Dopamine; Dual system theory;

   Abstract : The concept of weakness of will, or Akrasia, relates to questions regarding the rationality of our choices. Philosophers such as Richard Holton and Alfred Mele have spearheaded the debate since the turn of the century, but quite recently arguments put forth by Nick Heather and Edmund Henden have catapulted the question into a subgenre between the medical, psychological, and philosophical fields. READ MORE

3. 2. Diablo: Immortal, A Pay-to-Win Study

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Keming Zhang; Ruiqi Liu; [2023]
   Keywords : Pay-to-Win; Free-to-Play; Mobile Game; Theory of Consumption Value;

   Abstract : Background: P2W games (Pay-to-Win) occupy a significant position in the Chinese gaming market, attracting a large number of players to participate and spend money. However, there is still a knowledge gap in understanding the motivational factors behind the behavior and psychology of Chinese players in terms of their purchase motivation in specific games Diablo: Immortal. READ MORE

4. 3. Living in an Immaterial World: An exploratory study on consumer value perceptions in metaverse settings

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Linn Henriksson; Ellen Svärdh; [2023]
   Keywords : metaverse; consumption-value theory; value perceptions; virtual consumption;

   Abstract : As sung by Madonna, "we are living in a material world" underscored by the consumption of physical goods. Beyond the glitz of materialism lies the grand problem of overconsumption, and correspondingly overproduction, of the world's finite resources. READ MORE

5. 4. Impact of Performance Measurement System on Employees’ Motivation and Work Effort in Organizations Offering Non-Incentivized Compensation Scheme: The Case of Banking Sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alivija Kovalova; Alina Romanyceva; [2023]
   Keywords : PMS; Enabling and Coercive Control; Autonomous and Controlled Motivation; Work effort; Banking sector; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The study has two purposes: in the setup of heavily regulated industry (banking) and non-incentivized compensation scheme, (1) to investigate separately bankers’ enabling and coercive perceptions of PMS and how they contribute to motivation and work effort; and (2) to explore to what extent the combination of enabling and coercive perceptions of PMS influences motivation and work effort. The study was based on the online questionnaire, which was distributed using convenience and snowball sampling techniques (N=105). READ MORE

6. 5. What motivates people to become entrepreneurs? : Everyday Entrepreneurship: A Scope to Practice Human Agency, An opportunity to be Socially Included.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Durdana Hassin Pritha; [2022]
   Keywords : Everyday Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Motivation; Indicators of Entrepreneurial Motivation; Human Agency; Storytelling; Social Exclusion; Social Inclusion.;

   Abstract : When highly successful entrepreneurs with big technology-based ideas are at the center of the academic and business discussions, this research concentrated on exploring the motivations of everyday entrepreneurs in Malmö. Most of the time everyday entrepreneurs are not considered to be worthy of observation, analysis or an inspiration for others. READ MORE