Since ancient times, business leaders have sought ways to motivate their workers. While fear of physical punishment may have worked to build the pyramids, a more humane and scientific approach is ...

Using process theory, a type of scientific observation, individuals measure how events in a specific process lead to an outcome. According to this theory, when a company wants to reproduce an outcome, ...

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Explore four key self-initiated student behaviors that are vital for developing and advancing positive intrinsic and ...

Watching firefighters battle the Los Angeles blazes, I wondered, “What motivates someone to run toward a fire?” What drives people to dedicate themselves to that kind of commitment to their community ...

The Atlanta cheating scandal was a perfect storm of what happens when you try to reduce the complex job of teaching (and it get’s even more complex when you teach in schools that serve children living ...

In the early 2020s, many employees left jobs they disliked to pursue other opportunities during the Great Resignation. In response, businesses have reexamined their founding principles and company ...

If you’re temporarily paid to do something, would that change your motivation or interest in doing the same thing when you’re not paid to do it anymore? University of Buffalo’s Indranil Goswami, a ...