1. Purpose The aim of the article is to discuss the relations of motivational processes shaping the functional structure of a motivational system of which the human being is the central point of reference. 2. Methodology The identification of the relations of motivational processes was based on a system analysis of the problem of motivational function execution in the process of management. The article presents an approach of inquiry and verification of motivational processes in the perspective of changes initiated by organizational development. The presented solutions are based on long-term work experience in production enterprises in diverse functions. 3. Findings The research resulted in an attempt to assess the motivational potential of a network of development processes and communication strategies, job evaluation, evaluating and rewarding employees. The motivational potential of this network is formed by the standards of organizational culture. 4. Originality The presented solutions are based on many years of practice and experience gained by working in various functions in industrial companies.
Human capital is of crucial importance for the banking sector as it is a key driver of banks' efficiency. Unlike financial and material factors of production, human capital can be enhanced through education and has virtually unlimited growth potential. Investments in human capital can contribute to increased efficiency of the banking sector. Banks should therefore ensure that their employees' knowledge and skills are systematically developed. Employees are an asset in which one needs to invest by providing opportunities for further training. Attention to the needs of personnel, combined with proper management of the human resources function, can help banks to build competitive advantage and to achieve their objectives.
The article presents the results of the pilot study of the refined method of basic human values proposed by Shalom Schwartz (translated and adapted into Ukrainian). The methodology has greater possibilities for detailing and evaluation of human values compared to the previous version of the scale. In the modern version of the model, 19 basic values are allocated and placed on the motivational circle organized by the following principle: the neighboring values are the most compatible, the opposite ones - conflict with each other. The English version of the technique was translated into Ukrainian and tested on two pilot studies. The research method was a structured interview (face-to-face) conducted by a questionnaire survey among young people aged 14 to 34 (Ukrainian citizens). The obtained results allowed to verify the conceptual and empirical validity of each statement, which are indicators of measurable values. Indicators of quality of the model allow concluding about the best explanatory model of human values measured by Sh. Schwartz. The best quality indicators were obtained during the modification of the model using the ESEM and RI-EFA methods. The indicator has a significant statistical connection with the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. The level of inherency and non-inherency of self-expression values differs by age: with age, the proportion of those for whom the value of self-expression is inherent decreases. The integral value of "self-expression value" has a meaningful relationship with indicators that measure the attitude of young people to political processes in the country, their participation in public life. The value of self-expression also has a significant relationship with regards being an entrepreneur or a desire to open one’s own business. There is a direct significant connection between an inherent value and desire to become an entrepreneur. The research showed that the willingness to leave the locality more often comes from those who have the inherent value of self-expression. Especially, the younger age group of 14 – 18 are more likely to leave their area. Emigrating, but with a view to return to the country, are more likely to be respondents with self-expression value. The real reason for their willingness to emigrate is the desire to emigrate because there is no real democracy and legality in Ukraine and due to military actions in the East of Ukraine.
It is performed analysis of ground theories in the sphere of labour motivation. Theoretical aspects of motivation are analysed: definition of motivation, entity of motivation theories and stimulation of Ukrainian labour force. It is performed the conclusions about necessity of strengthening efforts in the direction of labour motivation in Ukraine.
One of the most important factors determining the efficiency of employees is undoubtedly motivation which makes them pursue the goals corresponding with the company's goals, gain satisfaction of the work done and at the same time satisfy their own needs. A manager of a team plays a key role in motivating employees. The research shows that the lack of motivation systems (other than remuneration) in public sector companies contributes to inappropriate functioning of motivation system in general. The lack of knowledge and in making a proper use of non-remuneration motivation systems results in the fact that management do not appreciate benefits which these systems carry. We can assume that the introduction and improvement of the five-stage plan of non-remuneration motivation system is possible with the appropriate training of management who are demonstrated the expected benefits of non-remuneration motivation.
AThe matter of openness of pays is one of the key characteristics of a salary system. Psychological theory, confirmed by results of numerous analyses and experiments, shows quite explicitly that height of pays received by employees should be made public due to keeping possibly highest motivation for work. Nevertheless, the majority of managers takes an opposite direction. Influenced by the specificity of the labour market, the necessity to fight for employees and the care of keeping balance of firm finances, they tend in practice to keep secrecy of employee's salary height. The aim of this paper is to provide an analysis of psychological aspects of salary's openness and of the implications of its application in practice, and, in consequence, an attempt to answer the question: should and on what conditions, the heights of salaries be made public.
Recent years clearly show a rising interest in methods for managing human resources that may help increase the input of workers in the success of the organization as well as make possible full access to 'hidden resources' of knowledge, creativity, and worker initiative (Thompson, 1999). A concept that seems to bring in a wealth of input into the discussed question is the empowerment of workers. This article discusses the idea of empowerment, its basic definitions, and the scope of its variety of concepts. The results of empirical studies thanks to which new dimensions of worker empowerment have been identified are also presented.
The paper compared the preferences of motion and sport activities of pupils in a relation to outdoor experiential learning after a completion of an outdoor experiential education programme in the co-educated physical education classes. The main method used in the research was an experiment and a questionnaire on the basis of which we explored the pupils’ preferences. The research showed that the pupils like all compared activities evenly in average, only the gymnastics is a less preferred activity. The paper can only confirm two out of three our hypotheses.
This paper critically examines two objections and raises a new objection against the besire theory of moral judgment. Firstly, Smith (1994) observes that a belief that p tends to expire whereas a desire that p tends to endure on the perception that not p. His observation does not refute the sophisticated version of the besire theory that to besire that p is to believe that p and to desire to act in accordance with the belief that p. Secondly, Zangwill (2008) claims that the strength of motivation may vary while the degree of belief remains constant. Besirists would reply that a besire admits of both degree and strength. Finally, the author argues that the belief that p endures while the desire to act on the belief that p expires with the introduction of a new bodily condition, and hence that the belief and the desire are distinct mental states.
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There have been four major pioneers from Eastern Europe in the neuroscientific study of memory and learning: Pavlov, Bekhterev, Beritashvili and Konorski. The thinking of each evolved with the progress of neuroscientific knowledge throughout the world, and save for Pavlov, each encountered governmental opposition to their views. Among the clues largely overlooked in their examination of conditional reflexes was the fact that the animal appreciates not only its own appetitive state but its immersion in the experimental setting. The latter in itself must require considerable, ongoing neuronal activity to sustain it. There is also the question as to whether ?motivation' is an essential feature for the formation of conditional connections; and in cases where it is seemingly absent, as in recognition memory, the processes that underlie the astonishing efficacy of such memory formation remain almost wholly obscure. Finally, it is remarked that the cerebral cortex, as initially supposed, may indeed be the governing locus, even of such simple effects as habituation.
In the paper the authoress describes the dynamics of the word formation processes and their recording in 'Slovnik korenovych morfem slovenciny' (2007). Demotivation processes have several degrees that are reflected in the dictionary through various lexicographical tools of description. Depending upon the measure, semantic or formal decorrelation between two units leads to the existence of radix polysemy, delimitation of potential morphematic boundaries or perintegration in primary word formation structure.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the problem of bureaucracy in the public sector, and also to identify ways to improve public administration. The author claims that in order to rationalise bureaucracy it is necessary to use several market mechanisms and to increase transparency. Moreover, the paper depicts e-administration as an effective tool that makes public administration more efficient. Another important issue presented in the article is the principal-agent problem and its implications for the public sector.
The study deals with the fundamental function of journalism in its current view, with the commercial character of media institutions and with the internal motivation of their employees. All the three problems are solved in the view of the religious message behaviour in the media communication process. The author concludes that it is a fault to identify the function of journalism with the function to make money, because it mixes the mission of journalism with the mission of media institutions. But the commercial character of the media as the institutions is natural and has an important motivation role. Therefore, it is much easier to motivate the journalists in the commercial media than the journalists in the non-profit ones. The journalists active outside of the commercial scene must be 'better' in their personal characteristics. As the religious communication is in the relation to the profit antagonistic to the media communication, the religious message is confronted here with difficult challenges.
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The article presents the problem of decentralization in the public sector in the context of good governance and proper architecture of the fiscal policy. We can observe discussion that has attracted attention to the growing gap between the tax systems that the policymakers of some countries might wish to have and those that global forces are forcing them to adopt. In the last decade many economies in the world have experienced currency, debt, financial and banking crises and most of the public finance had to be able to bear it by creating policy framework for reducing the moral hazard risks.
It is examined basic views relative to the stimulation of the innovation activity of the population of region. It is proposed the stepped hierarchy of the innovation activity of population at the level of region. It is developed the model of the motivation of population to realizing of innovations and the developed classical diagram of control of the motivation of population at the level of region taking into account innovation factor. It is proposed measure for the concentration of scientific potential in the sphere of innovation activity.
The author focuses attention on etymological interpretations of the Hornád River name that more (non)linguists have dealt with. By illustrating particular divergent concepts and consecutive (non)identification with them author clarifies the patchwork of many unsatisfactory interpretations. In demonstrating of own interpretation it took into consideration the historical development of the investigated site, the outcomes of recently realized archaeological research. The interpretation of Š. Ondruš was also very helpful. The author identifies with the theories endorsing the Slavonic origin of the river name, because she is confident that the coming foreign ethnics took over the existing and in the communication process working name which they subsequently adjusted and adapted to the sound needs of the given language. According to authors opinion the Hornád River acquired its name according to the appellative hora (gora) < adj. horný (gor-ъn-) with suffix -at:-ad, in a pre-historical reconstruction Gorъn-ad, Gornad.
The purpose of the study was to find out if the students who attend the classes with ability grouping differ from the students in heterogeneous classes in their school motivation and academic self-efficacy in the various school subjects. We also tried to determine the differences in motivation and self-efficacy between the students in the low-, medium- and high-ability groups. The experimental group (EG) was composed of 584 students attending ability-grouped classes and the control group (CG) comprised 303 students attending the heterogeneous classes. The data on motivation and self-efficacy were collected three times during the years 2000-2002. In general, we can conclude that no differences were found in the level of the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in the students attending the classes with the partial setting and the students attending the heterogeneous groups in all the subjects. The results of the study confirmed a decline in students' intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as well as in self-efficacy during the two-year interval. The highest intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy in all subjects were found in the high ability group and the lowest results were found in the low ability group. The implications for further research and practice concerning ability grouping in the primary schools are discussed. .
This paper investigates the economic principles of labour potential development and methodological approaches to its evaluation in higher education institution. The paper founds that the reduction in work activity of higher education institutions’ staff is largely related to the lack of the necessary material and moral incentives and guarantees of personnel’s social protection. The directions of labour potential’s development are discussed. There are also analysed the effectiveness of material incentives and system of privileges and bonuses for employees in higher education institution on the example of Sumy State University. It is underlined the priority directions for motivation of scientific activity of teaching staff. Additionally paper proposes recommendations to improve the stimulation system for labour potential development in the university. The paper emphasizes the need to create powerful motivation systems at educational institutions of Ukraine for the labour potential development. It is suggested ways for improving the quality of educational services to students through professional growth of teachers and improvement of their skills.
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Names of Wells in Moravia and Silesia Small water sources mostly of natural origin, situated in open landscape, represent special onymic objects within the category of hydronyms. In the corpus of minor place names of Moravia and Silesia, the names of the water sources are quite numerous. In their formation, various ways are used, e. g. toponymization (Žydelek – from žydelek ‘small fountain’), derivation (Smrďačka from smrdět ‘to stink’), composition (Bolibřuška from bolet ‘to pain’ and břuch dial ‘stomach’), borrowing or adaptation of foreign toponyms (Landek). The material contains mainly one-word and two-word names without preposition (Svatá voda ‘holy water’). The names are motivated mostly by position (Pod Kněhyňu ‘below Kněhyňa’), quality (Sirkovica ‘sulphur water’), and relation of the denominated object to a person (Břouškova studánka ‘Břoušek’s well’). Collected material contains many dialect forms (Belík, Kadlúbek, Koráb etc.). Etymological explanations of most names are transparent, the folk explanations are to be taken critically.
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The Basis býk- in Moravian and Silesian Anoikonyms – Minor Place Names The anoikonymic material from the area of Moravia and Silesia comprises approx. 300 anoikonyms containing the lexeme býk or derivations from the basis býk-/býc-. The first part of the article focuses on the motivational resources of the anoikonyms with the basis býk-/býc-, the second part deals with their geographical distribution, the third part presents the complete enumeration of recorded forms of anoikonyms and denominated objects. In the third part, the author also gives a description of individual types of anoikonyms and their dialect forms.
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