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Dynamics of Interactions – Motivation

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Advances in Social & Occupational Ergonomics (AHFE 2017)

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The article discusses a model of response dynamics to arousal. The description of the dynamics may be used to dynamically interpret the first law of Yerkes-Dodson. The discussion has been founded on research into change implementation methods and concludes with a suggestion of a unique methodology of change implementation based on dynamical properties of an organization. As a result of the performed analyses, it has been found that the level of enthusiasm in completing a task delegated to an individual worker or a group of workers is correlated to the rate at which the tasks were completed and the distance to the goal completion. The correlation appears to validate the use of the first law of Yerkes-Dodson in the area of worker motivation and additionally offers insight into the issue of recognizing dynamical reasons for irrational behavior of crowds, the phenomenon of neophyte enthusiasm, and several other reactions.

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    Act – “process directed at obtaining a result in a structure corresponding to conditions so that the possibility of obtaining the result is kept” [5, 6].

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    Action – is determined by long-term goals. Action comprises acts, which are determined by short-term goals [5].

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    The function of motivators may be performed by: emotions, needs, interests, aspirations, attitudes, norms of conduct [5].

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    Zbigniew Wisniewski, Aleksandra Polak-Sopinska, Malgorzata Wisniewska & Magdalena Wrobel-Lachowska

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Wisniewski, Z., Polak-Sopinska, A., Wisniewska, M., Wrobel-Lachowska, M. (2018). Dynamics of Interactions – Motivation. In: Goossens, R. (eds) Advances in Social & Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 605. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60828-0_16

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