Rating systems not only provide information to users but also motivate the rated agent. This paper solves for the optimal (effort-maximizing) rating system within the standard career concerns framework. It is a mixture two-state rating system. That is, it is the sum of two Markov processes, with one that reflects the belief of the rater and the other the preferences of the rated agent. The rati...

18 Abstract In recent years, fundraising has been a major challenge for nonprofit organizations (NPOs) due to lack of support from state and federal governments, the recent economic downturn, and fierce competition among increasing numbers of charities. To overcome this challenging environment, NPOs have attempted to reach prospective donors and contributors by developing broad and diverse fund...

Stroke is one of the major problems in medical and healthcare that can cause severe disability and death of patients especially for older population. Rehabilitation plays an important role in stroke therapy. However, most of the rehabilitative exercises are monotonous and tiring for the patients. For a particular time, they can easily get bored in doing these exercises. The role of patient’s mo...

this study is sought to investigate the effects of motivational factors on improving financial monitoring of auditors and financial managers of executive devices in qom. a statistical population includes 95 auditors and financial managers of qom executive, and simple random sampling and statistical sample of research is 65 persons. the aim of the present study is applied research and data gathe...

Blogs are a new type of media for social interaction; they have become very popular, and have shown their influence throughout our society. However, little is known about what motivates an individual to participate in blogging activities. This study aims to explore how an individual's intention is influenced by social, motivational and individual factors. A survey, involving 283 subjects, was c...

This study attempts to identify the salient factors affecting tourist food consumption. By reviewing available studies in the hospitality and tourism literature and synthesising insights from food consumption and sociological research, five socio-cultural and psychological factors influencing tourist food consumption are identified: cultural/religious influences, socio-demographic factors, food...

Student motivation plays an important role in the teaching and learning process in general educational settings as well as in physical education (PE). This review should provide a brief and concise overview of the empirical evidence that is available regarding student motivation in PE. The review will organize research findings on student motivation in PE according to its relation to physical a...