Motivation is a voluntary and consistent effort to act in a certain way or to achieve some goals. It is essential and … relies on external motivation, both instrumental and positioning. The instrumental motivation to work comes from the level of … for on the job training, professional development and promotions. Positional motivation is related to the perception of …

We provide a game-theoretic account of endogenous intrinsic motivation within a principal–agent framework. We explore …. We show that allowing for endogenous intrinsic motivation generates interesting interplays between exogenous economic … incentives and endogenous motivation, including the possibility of crowding out. Our model can be applied in a wide variety of …