Individuals with a strong focus on opportunities believe that they will have many new goals, plans, options, and possibilities in their personal future. This dissertation consists of four empirical studies that investigated which person- and context-related factors help individuals to maintain a...

The purpose of this study is call for further academic conversations into how to practice common sense leadership in a 21st century organization. This qualitative study was performed from July 29th through December 7th, 2010, which involved 26 participants from across the United States who were...

Today's management faces the challenge of employing workforces in different countries. Institutional frameworks, both formal and informal, in various countries influence employees' preferences related to performance rewards and management styles. We conduct an empirical study to examine...

We study how an individual's effort choice is impacted by feedback on her own past performance and another individual's past performance. In an effort choice problem where effort is costly but increases the chance of receiving a prize, subjects who failed in the previous period increase their...

The purpose of this paper will attempt to share some aspects of the topic of managerial motivation as it relates to the modern workforce and some of the barriers that have been re-evaluated and overcome in restructuring some theologies of hierarchy interrelations between leader and follower....

The majority of todays workforce demands work to be meaningful and not solely a paycheck. Realizing this demand may be the key to positive and lasting outcomes including higher motivation, improved performance, and lower absenteeism. These outcomes surpass those of common extrinsic incentives....