BACKGROUND Human resource in health system especially in developing countries has main role in health promotion. Therefore their satisfaction and motivation are the key points in developing health system. OBJECTIVE To determine the motivation and satisfaction of general physicians (GP) towards their career. METHODS Using random sampling, 150 physicians were selected from comprehension comme...

Achievement goals and interests are recognized as primary motivators for learning in physical education. The study examined the dynamics of the motivators as associated with organized outside-school physical activity experiences and learning outcomes. Data of achievement goals, personal interest, learning outcomes, and outside-school experiences were gathered from students (N= 104) randomly sel...

This research examines whether the hedonic 1 or utilitarian nature of a system serves as a boundary condition for understanding an individual’s interaction with information technology (IT). To do so, we reviewed the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) literature to identify studies incorporating intrinsic motivators (i.e. indicators of hedonic responses to IT). We then employed meta-analytic tech...

This paper analyzes the role of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation for knowledge sharing on organizational performance. We distinguish between two types of knowledge-related performance, exploration (improving decision-making process, improving (the speed) of innovation, and developing new business areas) and exploitation (improving labor productivity, improving customer satisfaction, and reduc...

We investigate the relative effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators on online consumer word of mouth. Specifically, we examine how the influence of product satisfaction – an intrinsic motivator – compares to three extrinsic motivators, i.e., product life cycle stage, product attributes and expert opinions, in stimulating electronic word of mouth. We also examine the roles of different typ...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability are considered hot trends in today's modern trade systems. However, there seems to be scarcity the current literature of empirical studies linking CSR applications manufacturing organisations. This research aims investigate interrelationships between factors (commitment motivators) how they affect each other. A survey instrument was devel...

BACKGROUND Creativity and innovation are key elements for organization improvement, particularly in nursing, and for finding alternatives for solving nurses' occupational problems. Nurses' creativity is affected by motivation. Although, there are many possible sources of motivation, the Iranian nurses' creativity is seldom clarified, and the most important factors motivating nurses to be creati...

Motivators and demotivators are key factors in software productivity. Both are also critical to the success of Agile software development. Literature reports very diverse and multidimensional critical factors affecting the quality of Agile software development, thus, there is a need to extract and map required factors systematically for wider implications. The classification of anticipated fact...

Background Obesity rates are rising in the United States, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic minority individuals. Exploring motivators and barriers relative to engaging in physical activity is imperative. Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify motivators and barriers relative to engagement in physical activity as reported by culturally diverse low-income adolescents and...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although physical activity (PA) is an important tool to counter osteoporosis, too few older patients with osteoporosis (OPWO) engage in PA. Little is known about specific motivators for and barriers to PA in OPWO, hindering the development of targeted PA promotion campaigns for these persons. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to identify motivators for and b...