Essays about: "self management and motivation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 65 essays containing the words self management and motivation.

  1. 6. From Professional Engineers to University Lecturers : A Qualitative Inquiry about Motivations, Experiences, and Decision-Making Processes of Second Career-Changing Lecturers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Luis Miguel Dos Santos; [2023]
    Keywords : Australia; COVID-19; engineer; engineering education; second career changing teacher; self-efficacy; social cognitive career and motivation theory; social cognitive theory;

    Abstract : Background and Research Questions: The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the motivations, experiences, and decision-making processes of a group of professional engineers who decided to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age. Based on the Social Cognitive Career and Motivation Theory and Self-Efficacy Theory, the study was guided by a research question, why would professional engineers decide to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age, particularly in Australia? What are their motivations?  Methodology: In line with the general inductive approach, focus group activity, remarkable item sharing, and member-checking interviews were used to collect in-depth sharing and stories from six participants via the online platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  2. 7. 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

  3. 8. An empirical study on the correlation of self-efficacy and autonomous learningability of undergraduate nursing students and its influencing factors

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Yi Chen; Wentian Wu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: It is the focus of current nursing education to improve the independent learningability of nursing students and the post competence of registered nurses. The general selfefficacy of nursing students has a certain predictive value on their academic achievement,which is worthy of further study by nursing educators. READ MORE

  4. 9. It’s Comical! A mixed-method study of EFL teachers’ experiences using comic books at the upper secondary level

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Paulo Maldonado; [2022-09-08]
    Keywords : Comic books; EFL classroom; Teacher usage; Reading comprehension; Reading motivation;

    Abstract : The reputation of comic books has not always been the best. The public view of comic books has long been that it is a lesser medium with no educational value. READ MORE

  5. 10. Workplace Coaching and Facilitation of Stress-Management and Well-being in Slovakia

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

    Author : Linda Rattajova; [2022]
    Keywords : employee well-being; stress management; occupational stress; coaching; coaching in Slovakia;

    Abstract : The research explored when workplace coaching can facilitate stress management and well-being in corporations in Slovakia. It looked at the challenges and opportunities of workplace coaching through individual and organisational perspectives. It was found that masculine and directive leadership style is present in the organisations. READ MORE