The focus of this thesis is discretionary work effort, that is, work effort that is voluntary, is above and beyond what is minimally required or normally expected to avoid reprimand or dismissal, and is organisationally functional. Discretionary work effort is an important construct because it...

Die vorliegende Studie untersuchte den Zusammenhang zwischen Kompetenz, Persönlichkeit und Berufserfolg. Für die Erfassung der beruflichen Kompetenz wurde ein neu entwickeltes Verfahren, das Inventar zur Erfassung beruflicher Kompetenz "I-BeKo" mit fünf basalen Kompetenzkategorien zur...

Methodology/Approach: There is a lack of theoretical development on the question of why people work long hours and the nature of ‘workaholism’. This paper uses the economist’s utility-maximization model to build a conceptual model of voluntary work effort that explains the work effort...

The federal government is often criticized for performance that fails to meet the public's expectations. Its traditional pay system receives much of the blame for rewarding seniority instead of performance. While everyone agrees that performance matters, they don't always agree on the best way...

The research carried out aims to determine whether there is an influence of work motivation on the performance of soldiers in carrying out operational readiness. The subjects of this study were enlisted soldiers on board. The research method used is quantitative with data analysis using...

In dieser Diplomarbeit werden Interdependenzen zwischen der Entgeltgestaltung, der Mitarbeitermotivation und dem Unternehmenserfolg untersucht.Dabei werden unterschiedliche Möglichkeiten der Entgeltgestaltung vorgestellt und Chancen bzw. Risiken variabler Vergütungssysteme sowohl aus...

Bucket pricing entails a prepaid price and a maximum consumption limit, which requires consumers to make advance purchase decisions before their consumption needs are fully revealed. We propose a dynamic model that involves how consumers form expectations of future consumption needs, learn to...

The body of literature surrounding emotional labor, defined as service employees’ effort to manage their emotions to meet organizational goals (Hochschild, 1983; Morris & Feldman, 1996), exhibits a severe lack of studies examining intercultural service encounters (i.e., service episodes in which a...