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Human capital is valued higher than ever before, and is also considered one of the most important resources that companies have. At the same time, power has shifted from the employer to the employee and later generations are more mobile on the labor market. Since these important resources, early talents, possess knowledge that the companies value, it's of utmost importance for them to attract and retain these talents, which is where monetary compensation plays a key role. The purpose of the study is to describe, analyze, and create understanding for how early talents experience monetary rewards-systems in partner-owned companies, as well as how this affects them in their choice of employer. To fulfill this purpose, the study uses an abductive approach through nine interviews with early talents. The results show that the effects of partnership, when the early talents choose a new employer, or choose to stay with their current employer, is little to none. None of the interviewed talents were satisfied with the level of compensation in reference to the work load, but at the same time all of them view the employment as a fantastic stepping stone for the future. Finally, we note that the firms, despite the low starting salary, are successful in attracting early talents, but that they have troubles with retaining the talent that have entered more senior roles because of the disparity between their salaries compared to the market standards. Validerat; 20160624 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The employment agencies are since a few years back in a rapid growth and today there is a tough competition in the industry due to the lack of entry barriers, that has resulted in new players constantly entering the market. For organisations to achieve a high efficiency they depend on their employees to perform in line of what is expected. Therefore, they have to understand what motivates their employees in order to ensure the company’s future success. Previous studies have however shown that there are disagreements how to best achieve motivation and therefore is the purpose of this study to describe and analyze the agency workers’ motivation in an employment agency, to thereby gain a greater understanding as to what motivates them. The purpose was clarified by the following research questions; “What approach has the agency managers in employment agencies to motivate agency workers at work?” and “What do the agency workers find motivating at work?” The case study had a qualitative approach and was based on relevant motivation theories and these theories were then compiled in three theses. In order to examine whether the theses could be supported, a number of interviews were performed. The results of the study have shown that there are a number of different ways to affect the agency workers’ motivation, and that non-monetary rewards where considered the most motivating. The results have also shown that the improvement points are security and development. Validerat; 20160608 (global_studentproject_submitter)

Statistics from the National Organization for Women's and Girls' Shelters in Sweden (Roks) show that men's violence against women is a widespread social problem. When abused women need help with shelter, counseling, or in communication, there are shelters in Sweden to help these women and sometimes even children. Women's shelters in Sweden have women who are permanently employed and women who work voluntarily to support abused women and children. What is it that motivates women to emergency volunteering? The study is based on a hermeneutic approach. This means that data is interpreted creating a deeper understanding of the motivation for volunteering. A qualitative research method was used and ten semi-structured interviews were conducted in a women’s shelter. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The data was divided into codes that then formed themes. The result showed that what motivates the respondents to volunteer is the women's community, self-esteem and emotional reward. Validerat; 20160628 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The aim of this study is to examine control structure roles in gender mainstreaming. The study is performed on a case operation, mandated by the government concerning gender integration. Skatteverket is an authority in the public sector and therefore have a special character; it is characterized by a majority of women. This study is based on a social constructionist approach and will be using theory regarding gender, isomorphism and control, and motivation to identify underlying gender equality mechanisms, and how managers control and motivate their employees to achieve goals.The study is being both qualitative and quantitative in nature, and is conducted in two selected branches of Skatteverket. The empirical result from the data collection, shows that the society's view of the operation is not consistent with the reality, meaning that the gender equality is characterized by all coworkers. Above all, the ignorance of gender assignment runs through the business, and goals are not communicated to their employees. The importance of communication, understanding of business, the purpose of communication, motivation, innovation, freedom, as well as knowledge about issues regarding gender and equality, are being discussed in this study through theories and approaches. Validerat; 20160614 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The purpose of this thesis is to find where and how training instructors find their workout motivation and to investigate the behavior they use to motivate others. In order to define the topic and stick to the relevant information two questions were elected. What motivation orientation drives the participants in their own training? What behavior is reflected in their role as an instructor? Interviews with 10 individuals were performed. A semi-structured interview guide was designed to give participants a chance to talk freely about the subject, but through structured questions stick to the topic. Interview responses were analyzed and interpreted with the Theory of self-determination. The results show that the training instructors/coaches found their motivation for self-training through partial goals and fitness goals. Some were run by autonomous orientation, the majority of controlled orientation and one by impersonal orientation. All interview candidates met the requirements for instructing through an autonomous-supportive behavior to some degree. Only three participants satisfied all the requirements. Notably, these were the oldest of the participants. Validerat; 20160630 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The subject of shorter work days is a widely debated subject and its pros and cons are argued by politicians, scientists and media. The focus in these discussions is primarily on macro-economic repercussions and effects on employees’ health. The purpose of this study is to explain employees’ attitude towards management control through shorter work days. A literary study containing scientific articles contributed to a theoretical framework. To further examine employees’ attitude, a questionnaire was distributed and answers from 882 employees within the public and private sector were collected. The result of the study shows that the current situation at work did not affect employees’ attitude toward shorter work days and the strength of the explaining factors varied between job complexities. Among these differences, the importance of job satisfaction is notable as only jobs with a lower complexity took satisfaction in consideration when they formed their attitude towards shorter work days. As such, organizations needs to assess what influences job satisfaction and if management control through shorter work days will contribute to or hamper these influences. The attitude towards an implementation of shorter work days can further be explained by employees’ perception of how a shorter work day would affect their situation at work, the characteristics of their work and how an implementation would affect their personal life. Hence, the meaning of shorter work days and its importance differs among employees in different types of jobs. Validerat; 20160602 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The purpose of this thesis is to investigatemen’s and women’s goals with their physical activities. Personal trainers, health educators, and other people, that work with physical training and health may profit from knowledge about this issue. The research questions intended to establish whether men and women are motivated by either extrinsic or intrinsic motivational factors. The hypothesis is based on previous studies and it suggests that men are more likely motivated by internal factors and women by external factors. The survey was dislocated in a region in northern Sweden encompassing 189 university students. Self-Determination Theory (Deci& Ryan, 2002) and its sub-categories were used to analyse the results. The results show that women are more likely to respond to intrinsic motivational factors than men and also scored higher than men when it came to extrinsic motivational factors. The results also show that there are some similarities between the two groups. The part of the results that show the differences between motivational factors of the genders contradict previous research findings and the hypothesis in this thesis. Validerat; 20151202 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The conditions for the Swedish temperance movement have changed greatly during the latest hundred years. Changes in the society concerning urbanization, globalization and an increasing individualism has forced a necessary adaption from the functions the movement historically have met. In spite of this studies show a decrease in the civil commitment of the society at large, for the movement as well, which has proven to have far-reaching effects of the democratic condition and the confidence of the social institutions. The question arises on how to make this downward going spiral turn upside down?By conducting a qualitative study with members from the temperance movement the purpose of this essay have been to form a deeper understanding of what motivates them in their efforts of engaging in voluntary work. From there, the idea is to with this information come to a conclusion as to what might draw new members into the movement, or other civil committed organizations. The study has focused on four men and four women, living in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden, with ages between 13-65 years of age. Amongst others, theories from Randall Collins, Robert Putnam, Alberto Melucci and Anthony Giddens have been uses to explain the social transformation, the functions of the temperance movement and the inner motivation in humans.The study has shown three different balances within the movement that makes it unique. These concern the social capital, the identity and the view on alcohol that is created in connection with the membership. As such the membership does not require you to be in a certain way, but is instead accepting to all. This essay arguments that the motivation, momentum and attraction for the movement all lies within the movements diversity. It is also here that all its inner strengths lies, and the future of the movement exists. Validerat; 20150706 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The purpose of the study is to identify and compare the differences in management at the operational level between private versus public organization. Specifically, we are interested in identifying how performance and motivation are affected at the individual level, depending on whether it is a private or public organization. The research questions are designed to answer the purpose. To conduct the study we selected two organizations, one private and one public within the same industry: the public Arbetsförmedlingen and private StudentConsulting, both working to mediate jobs. The empirical data were collected through interviews with managers of each organization and the questionnaires were distributed to all employees of selected departments. Through the collected empirical data we investigated whether there were differences in management, depending on whether it is a private or public organization and the perceived performance. We also investigated how the motivation of an individual is affected depending on whether it is a private or public organization that the individual works for. We wanted to see if the manager's view was consistent with its employees.StudentConsulting is a clearly targeted organization while Arbetsförmedlingen tends to mix rule management and performance management, predicated on the directives they receive from the government. The analysis and the conclusion of the study show that private organizations have greater freedom internally and have shorter decision paths. The external laws and regulations for the industry is the same for both organizations. Public organizations do not have the opportunity to work with the bonus system since they are funded by tax money. The bonus system is thus a motivational factor that can’t be used in public organizations. The study shows that motivation and performance of private organizations, however, have a negative correlation. This means that the more the motivation of an individual has, the poorer the performance. The negative correlation can be explained by time pressure and self-criticism. Validerat; 20150910 (global_studentproject_submitter)

Research on economic growth and management and accounting control systems are extensive but mainly focus on these areas separately. Research on how these affect each other is deficient. Therefore this study examines how gazelle companies want to achieve economic growth and how management and accounting control systems affect the different growth factors. The study was conducted by a survey of quantitative character in which 150 companies that received the gazelle award between the years of 2010-2014 participated. All of the participating companies are based in Sweden and represented in more than 30 industries. The purpose of the study was to identify how gazelles aim to achieve future economic growth. The empirical data were analyzed using several statistical tools. To ensure that the variables are of desirable statistical significance a two-sided T-test was performed. Cronbach’s α and Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to ensure the variables reliability and an exploratory factor analysis was used to find multicollinearity. The variables innovation and risk correlated strongly and is merged into the new denomination innovativeness. The empirical results ensure with statistical significance that three different factors affect the gazelle companies’ management to achieve economic growth. The three factors that affect the management to future growth are innovativeness, motivation and munificence. The effects of motivation and innovativeness were with the stepwise regression analysis shown to be enhanced by management control systems. This implies that management control systems should be used to maximize the utility of motivation and innovation activities. Validerat; 20150605 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate goal setting as a working model for Sweden’s police force and what effects it can have on the individual policeman's motivation. Validerat; 20150630 (global_studentproject_submitter)

To manage peoples’ behaviors in different directions has become increasingly important, especially in the business of services, where employees are the organization's greatest competitive advantage. This study is limited to the banking- and finance industry, which belongs to a category of advanced services. In this industry, where customer relationships are directly linked to the advisers, it is critical for organizations to motivate its staff to sustain and perform in the workplace. Reward systems have become one of the most frequently used instruments for an organization to motivate its staff. Earlier research claims that reward system motivates employees to perform profitable for banks, and it tends to describe reward systems as completely comparable. The purpose of this study is to explain how long-term and short-term reward system influences employees’ motivation within the category of advanced services. The study intends to examine both how reward system affects employees’ propensity to remain in the workplace, and how the different time perspectives of the reward system motivates employees to achieve corporate goals. In order to answer the research question of the study a qualitative study were used, where a comparison was made between the two chosen companies with different reward systems within the chosen industry. The empirical data was collected through interviews. The study presented that the reward system is not a motivating factor in any of the two companies. What rather motivated the employees were factors such as a good working environment, opportunities for progress, and other soft rewards. The result showed that it is important to the employees how they are perceived by their surroundings, which displaces the individual goals. The reward systems will thus be inadequate and needs to be reformed.Keywords: Financial control, reward system, motivation, advanced services, consulting, customer relationship. Validerat; 20150818 (global_studentproject_submitter)

"The experienceroom- How the room affects students' motivation to creativity" is my thesis at the Department of Music and Media at Luleå University of Technology.In the background the reader is given an orientation in the concept of the experienceroom and various motivation and creativity theories. There, also presents Waldorf education, Goethe's color theory and the anthroposophic architecture, all in order to allow the reader to understand the full context of the essay.The aim of the thesis was to create knowledge about the experienceroom's significance for schoolchildren in grades eight based on the concepts of creativity and motivation.I have conducted my research on the basis of a qualitative research with literature and semi-structured interviews as research tools. I have in the study interviewed eight students aged 14-15 years in a Waldorf school in Stockholm.The result of the interviews is divided into three main headings themed experienceroom, creativity and motivation. Data from the interviews suggest that the experienceroom has its own value independent of the interaction between other students and teachers. Crucial interior factors that affect students' creativity and motivation are the experienceroom's natural light, color, form, architecture, materials and view.The essay terminates with a set of conclusions which, among other things, affect the internal and external motivation in students, how creative frames affect students' creativity and how the experienceroom design affects students physically and spiritually. Validerat; 20150605 (global_studentproject_submitter)

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The specific aim of this study was to highlight what makes guitar students experience delightand incentive to learn during instrumental lessons and also to highlight what makes their delightand motivation to practise their instrument decrease. Another aim was to discuss the weight offemale role models in the music business and also to investigate if boys and girls reasondifferently about a future with music in their lives. Methodologically the study has aphenomenological approach and the data was produced through qualitative interviews.The results show that the essentials in the experiences of what increases the students's delightand incentive to learn is Personal influence, The teachers positive response and The feeling ofcoherence and community. The essentials in their experiences of what makes their delight andmotivation decrease is Not understanding why, Not being seen as an individual, The abscenceof personal influence and The feeling of not making progress. The results also show that womenrole models is of great significance – besides acting as inspirational sources for women toidentify themselves with – to demonstrate the fact that it is possible for women to succeed in themale-dominated fields of the music business. Validerat; 20141220 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The present research aimed at investigating the relationship between the employees‟ motivation, job satisfaction, and financial development of the Parsian hotels chain in Tehran, Iran. To do so 200 staff working in 5 different high scale hotels of Parsian group (five and four star hotels) were randomly selected and asked to fill out piloted versions of job satisfaction questionnaire (PMW, 2010 available at www.pmwassociates.com) as well as the motivation questionnaire (Petcharak, 2002). The results were gathered and put into non-parametric statistics via SPSS version 20 and then the six-month financial development of the hotels aforementioned also were taken into consideration. The correlation between and among the staff views concerning motivation and job satisfaction as well as the financial development of the hotels were calculated to see if there was any relationship between employees‟ motivation, job satisfaction and financial development of the hotels in which they work. The findings revealed that there is a high correlation between motivation and job satisfaction of the hotel staff under investigation. Also, the relationship between motivation and financial development was supported in the study. The findings also revealed that there is a high correlation between job satisfaction and financial development. The reason might be sought through the present working situation in Iran. The findings of the study could be probably used by the authorities in the tourism and hotel industry in Iran to promote their educational and in-service training programs. The results also might be employed by the hotel managers as a torch to enlighten some dark sides of the financial development in the hotels. Validerat; 20140603 (marikav)

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Being motivated is described as having an incentive to do something, either through appreciation of the activity or through the influence of the environment. According to the Self-determination theory employees have three basic psychological needs: competence, autonomy and relatedness that must be in balance for employees to be motivated. Employees can be intrinsic-, extrinsic or unmotivated, where intrinsic motivation is characterized by employees' own inner desire to engage in a work related project. Literature on the subject has shown that when leaders influence employees to achieve goals with extrinsic means, for example with bonus or deadline the employees become external motivated. If an employee value a work related project and also being internally motivated while engaging in it, work passion can develop. Work passion is defined as “a strong inclination toward an activity that people like, that they find important, and in which they invest time and energy.Previous research has shown that employees who experience work passion achieve high performance and well -being. This means that leaders who can create work environments that promote employee´s to find balance in the three basic needs may have employees who experience work passion.The purposes of the study is to develop and test a model by explaining if the three basic needs of self-determination theory can affect passion and if leadership style can influence work passion amongst employee, and if an relation exists between these variables we will explain how. To answer these questions, we have used a quantitative method and chose to look at the empirical data in form of a questionnaire-survey which was send to earlier students at Luleå University of Technology which today are employees in various organisations. The collected material, we analysed in the statistical software SPSS to see if there is a connection between employee's three basic needs and passion, and leadership style and passion.The study shows that when employees have balance within the three basic needs they experiencing harmonious work passion. The study displays that there is no correlation between the three basic needs and obsessive work passion, which is in line with the self- determination theory. The study also indicates that there is a correlation between the performance-oriented leadership and harmonious passion, which can be explained by the focus on intrinsic motivation of the performance- oriented leader. Validerat; 20141017 (global_studentproject_submitter)

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Previous research has shown that dog owners are more physically active, than those who don’t own dogs. Their motivation to be more physically active is based on the social interaction with the dog or training buddies, which training or walk the dog bring about. By using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) it was investigated what motivates mushers to get out and train themselves and the dog. Eight people who owned dogs and drove dog teams were interviewed. The questions focused on the time before and after they brought the dog into their homes. The results were analyzed by using two of SDT´s subtheories; Cognitive Evaluation Theory (CET) and Basic Psychological Need Theory (BPNT). The results show that the dog owners’ behavior can be understood and explained with SDT and their need for competence, relatedness, and autonomy is satisfied by training with and without dogs. Validerat; 20131230 (global_studentproject_submitter)

The aim of this thesis was to increase the understanding of the individual experiences of exercise-related motives and behaviors. Ten women between the ages of 21-54 were interviewed. The questions were what kind of goals these individuals had with their exercise-related behaviors and what experiences were related to these goals and behaviors. Self-determination theory was used to interpret the answers from the interviews. The results show that seemingly uniform goals had different meanings among these women. This could be related to differences in these women’s ability to handle societal norms. Increased awareness of personal values could facilitate internal motivation and increased well-being. This could, in turn, contribute to increased focus on the many positive effects that exercise can bring about, above and beyond the results related to the main goal. Therefore, if the main purpose with the work of increasing people’s motivation to exercise is to improve the well-being of these individuals, it is important to focus on the internal regulation and the benefits related to the process and not just the goal itself. Validerat; 20130828 (global_studentproject_submitter)

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This essay highlights the relationship between the motivational factors for singing develop- ment and improvisation, as a notion and an instrument. I have implemented qualitative interviews and observations with students and teachers. In my observations I conducted two types of improvisation exercises with the students. The study links to the school curriculum and to teachers assignments. The interview with students shows results of that there is a problem in how students have a fear of making mistakes. The concept of sound in an unsightly way and wrong becomes a rhe- torical problem as it is often not clear to the students what the term means and as an obstacle to develop in their instrument. The interviews I had with vocal teachers show that everyone has formed a personal relationship with their methods to teach and the importance of being flexible and constantly have an open mind to learn and reflect on their professional roles. Students linked the concept of improvisation to making up as you go, making melodies and different sounds. Improvisation was used as a tool to write songs, increase self-confidence and develop your musical identity. In my practical implementation with students they de- scribed most of the students feeling nervous before doing the excises. When they did not know what to expect or what was to expect of them. But everyone took the chance to try something that they had not tried before and the majority had a positive feeling afterwards. They described it with words like: fun, uplifting, nice to sing freely, hard to know where to start, focusing, calming. Validerat; 20130523 (global_studentproject_submitter)

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Coaching is built on trust and a confiding relationship between coach and coachee. A coach is naturally interested in the coachee´s perception of his or her performance, to use and develop positively perceived behavior, or to correct less positively perceived behavior. The purpose of this thesis was to follow up how coachees at Arbetslivsresurs in Luleå perceived their job coach´s performance. Seven coachees were interviewed about their coach´s behavior, their own expectations and perceived effects due to the coaching process. The results show that in six cases of seven the coach´s performance were perceived very positively. The coach´s behavior and the effects of coaching had an impact on how the performance was perceived, but above all stands the coachee´s motivation as significant for how the coaching process was experienced. The results also show that goal-setting and action planning were not practiced in all cases. Based on the results it is suggested that the coach in the initial phase of the coaching process focuses on the coachee´s motivation through systematic inclusion of Motivational Interviewing, MI. Also the coaching tools goal-setting, action planning and follow-up should be standard practice in order to help coachees maintain motivation for change. Validerat; 20120621 (anonymous)

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Being able to retain, attract and motivate employees with different cultural backgrounds is a great challenge for international organizations (Cullen & Parboteeah, 2008) and an understanding of needs, goals, values and expectations in different cultures is essential when working cross-culture; otherwise, what has successfully motivated employees in one culture may be demotivating and cause frustration among employees in other cultures. (Phatak, Bhagat & Kashlak, 2005) Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner (1998) have identified seven dimensions of culture; Universalism versus Particularism, Individualism versus Communitarianism, Neutral versus Affective, Specific versus Diffuse, Achievement versus Ascription, Attitudes to time, Attitudes to the environment. Needs theories and process theories are the most commonly used theories when explaining motivation. Content/needs theories explain “what” induces a behavior (Alpander & Carter, 1991) and why people have different needs. (Phatak et al. 2005) While process theories explain “how” different needs induce different behaviors. (ibid)The degree universalism versus particularism and individualism versus communitarianism is quite similar between Sweden, France and Spain. But the three following dimensions show some differences between the countries. The third dimension identifies Sweden and France as highly specific while Spain is more leaning towards a diffuse-oriented society. Spain is also a more affective culture than both Sweden and France whilst France is highly neutral and Sweden is neither highly affective nor highly neutral. Finally Sweden and France have quite high degrees of achievement orientations while Spain is placing in the middle of achievement and ascription oriented. Furthermore when ranking the motivational factors both Spain and France ranks extrinsic factors among their top four while Sweden ranks all intrinsic factor in their top five. Validerat; 20120616 (anonymous)

The purpose with this study was to research how guitar teachers in the gymnasium can work to motivate their students. To find out how I conducted a series of qualitative interviews where I interviewed six guitar teachers who together worked in three different gymnasiums, two in Norrland and one in Västerbotten. The result showed that the interviewed teachers own view of motivation was that it was founded in their own will, drive and feeling. When it comes to working for motivation the teachers had some different opinions, several meant that it is important that the student gets an understanding for what they are doing in the lesson and why. Others claimed that the student’s motivation was directly linked to what genre the student got to play. Factors that this study showed as important for motivation to exist is that the teacher shares his musical experiences, that the student feels good and comfortable in the lessons, that the student feels that he is participating in the lessons, that the students drive is supported and encouraged and that the teaching material feels relevant and can be made interesting. Validerat; 20110609 (anonymous)

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Samhall is the organisation created to implement the labour market plan of the Swedish government to help people with functional limitations to be introduced on the regular labour market. Different types of methods, including work and education, are used by Samhall and a development plan to motivate and strengthen their employees to prepare them for the regular market, are being followed. Samhall has experienced difficulties in motivating their employees to leave Samhall and has, therefore, asked for an evaluation of their plan. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate if Samhall’s development plan is effective enough to motivate their employees and also to make suggestions of improvements, if found necessary. The question asked, was whether Samhall’s plan for development includes enough motivation factors to be successful? A qualitative method has been used to reach a deeper understanding of the employees’ experiences of the development plan. The results of the evaluation show that Samhall’s plan needs some improvement. The employees did find some of the tasks assigned as meaningless and these tasks should therefore be changed or excluded. Many of the employees also felt that discussing the plan, in itself, as a way to make them participate in their own development, is a waste of time. The negative attitude of society in general towards Samhall was another factor that was perceived as working against the intended goal. One more negative factor was the poor contribution of the staff leaders. The suggestions made to the organisation are to help the employees to get a more outspoken goal to follow, to strengthen the role of the staff leaders, and to take appropriate actions to create a more positive attitude both within, and outside Samhall. Keywords: Motivation, work, education, development Validerat; 20110326 (anonymous)

The Internet has developed into a new distribution channel and on- line transactions that is rapidly increasing. This has created a need to understand customer motivation and buying behaviours on the Internet. The purpose of this dissertation is to understand if there are any particular factors that influence the behaviour of the on- line consumer in Ghana. Primary data was collected through a survey that was conducted at the campuses of the University of Education Winneba and Christian University College of Kumasi. The major findings of the study found the main factors that motivate people to use the Internet on campus were; convenience, simple to use and hassle free. Price and trust were also identified as important factors. It was realized that, companies who want to provide o n- line services must first identify the means to increase the overall interactivity of their websites before they move towards e-commerce adoption. In the end recommendation for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Internet service providers are discussed. Validerat; 20110828 (anonymous)

The survey is about to highlight students' opinions on a good and motivating teacher and also how the teacher can awaken their desire or motivation to learn the Spanish language. The theory underlying the data analysis is didactic theory of motivation work. The study conducted a survey of students in secondary schools in the third year and a survey of students' statements in order to identify response patterns in their descriptions. In light of the literature in this study can be seen that in the teacher's daily practical work is the basis for possible development to students' motivation in language learning. The results of the survey makes clear several factors among teachers, which are relevant to students' understanding of how language teachers can awake their motivation to learn the Spanish language as, for example, enthusiasm, varied teaching and leadership. Students' descriptions paint a multifaceted picture of a good and motivating teachers. This image includes several features. Some features may be related to the theories mentioned in the theory chapter. Others are considered new shades that can contribute to the development in the field. Validerat; 20110927 (anonymous)

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The purpose of this thesis was to illuminate the current experience of intrinsic motivation and any experience of personal development in eight different human-horse interactions. Semi-structured interviews were used to examine issues such as: What in the human-horse interaction motivates the interviewees? Is the human-horse interaction primarily based on internal motivation? What kind of intrinsic motivation is perceived? Is basic psychological needs met? Does the human-horse interaction provide experiences of personal development regarding the different self-structures? The results show that the human-horse interactions generally were based on intrinsic motivation and that the interviewees had a desire to understand the horse as well as a desire for a unit-esteem. All the interviewees felt that they had developed as persons through their human-horse interactions. Keywords: motivation, intrinsic motivation, human-horse interaction. Validerat; 20110823 (anonymous)

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The purpose of this thesis was to examine how conflict management works at SSAB in Luleå and to see if their goals and strategies mediate in a way that motivates employees to work actively with conflict management. The thesis only focuses on interpersonal conflicts within a specific group in the workplace. Through abduktiv method, where half structured interviews constituted the basis for a questionnaire survey to the employees, the following two questions were answered: How do the employees experience the function of conflict management? Are SSAB’s goals and strategies provided in a way that promotes motivation for the employees' to work with conflict management in a goal oriented way? The results showed that SSAB does not have any common goals or strategies for conflict management. The head of the workgroup that was the target of the survey had personal goals and a vision for the conflict management process as well as a strategy for how that work should be implemented. The employees’ experiences regarding conflict management pinpointed differences between the employees’. The results of the questionnaire survey showed that there are defectives in how the goals and strategies for conflict management are provided. Keywords: conflict, communication, motivation, goals, strategies. Validerat; 20110823 (anonymous)

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