Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Personality: Assessing Knowledge Profiling and the Work Preference Inventory in a Thai Population

Abstract

Personality trait theories are often used to identify particular personality or behavioural characteristics of potential employees by human resource management departments. However, this can be enhanced by understanding how motivation plays a role in personality, and particularly within the context of knowledge-based personality processes. The paper draws on knowledge management theory called Knowledge Profiling (KP) in which a theoretical construct has been developed representing personality through a set of three traits and their polar values. This model has previously been linked to the trait theory of personality called Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). This research adopts KP, develops its linkage with MBTI, and elaborates on its connection with motivation. The resulting model, referred to as Knowledge Profiling Motivational (KPM) model, is developed by connecting it with the Work Preference Inventory (WPI), which assesses individual differences in Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivational orientations. Analysis indicates that KPM is an improvement on the KP model in representing personality. Moreover, the research suggests that personality traits are not limited to a bipolar relationship but that there are relationships between traits as well.     

论共产主义的本体论维度

实现共产主义是马克思主义的最高理想，同时也是马克思主义的世界观，它具有本体论的本质属性。以实践观点的思维方式考察共产主义的本体论维度，同时辅之以意识形态的考量，能够更深刻地理解共产主义所具有的科学内涵与时代价值，以便使马克思主义对来自各个方面的诘难做出有力的回应与辩护。这对于当代中国，在风起云涌的社会思潮的影响下，继续巩固中国共产党的领导，坚持中国特色社会主义的前进道路，从而实现中华民族的伟大复兴，具有重要的理论价值与现实意义。     

论知识经济条件下图书馆员的继续教育

论述了知识经济时代图书馆员继续教育的必要性 ,同时阐述了继续教育的内容应包括职业道德教育、创新教育、计算机与网络应用技能教育以及专业知识教育 ,提出采取多形式、多层次、多途径的继续教育方式     

《实践论》与船山哲学

在人的认识来源于实践、人的认识产生可分为感性认识阶段和理性认识阶段、理性认识要接受实践的检验(即真理标准只能是社会实践),以及真理的无限性和人的认识、实践的相对性等方面,毛泽东的《实践论》对王船山的哲学思想都有明显的继承与发展,并在此基础上概括总结出了人类认识的总规律,为夺取中国革命,尤其是为夺取当时抗日战争的胜利,提供了科学的思想武器。     

The joint effects of customer participation in various new product development stages

The notion that customers provide distinct inputs that help tackle unique tasks in each new product development (NPD) phase leads firms to engage customers concurrently in various NPD stages rather than involving them only in one NPD stage. Involving customers in diverse NPD stages is based on the belief that the constructive effects of customer participation in each NPD phase could be supplementary. However, little is known about the joint effects of embracing customers in multiple NPD stages such as whether customer participation in a certain NPD stage enlarges or undermines the returns of customer participation in another NPD stage, and whether customer participation throughout the entire NPD process is really beneficial. Drawing upon the knowledge management perspective, this research investigates in which combination of NPD stages (ideation, development, and launch) engaging customers creates a synergistic or destructive impact on new product market performance. The results reveal that involving customers in both ideation and development stages and in both development and launch stages yields synergistic returns, whereas customer participation in both ideation and launch stages does not create any additional gains. Furthermore, customer participation across all three NPD stages does not improve new product market performance beyond the sole and joint effects of customer participation in two NPD stages. These noteworthy findings imply that the joint effects of customer participation do not always lead to synergistic impacts and depend on the value of customer knowledge and the difficulty of knowledge management of transferring and integrating customer knowledge gathered in various NPD stages. In a certain combination of NPD stages, where the difficulty of knowledge management becomes higher, customer participation cannot generate supplementary returns, and thus, firms can achieve a similar level of new product market performance with customer participation in limited NPD stages.     

Student Reflections on Vulnerability and Self-awareness in a Social Work Skills Course

Self-awareness is generally considered core to effective social work education and professional practice. This paper examines student reflections on personal vulnerability and self-awareness in social, educational, and professional contexts. Ethics approval and student consent was obtained to analyse entries from the online learning component of a second year interpersonal skills course. The week 7 workshop, which focused on the concept of self-awareness, was contextualised and triggered by an online viewing of a relevant TED talk on the power of vulnerability. Qualitative analysis of student entries from this week revealed three core themes: (a) a provocative stimulus, which emphasised the usefulness and challenging nature of the TED talk in the context of workshop learning; (b) vulnerability, scarcity, and blame, which highlighted student identification with stimuli material and their emerging self-awareness; and (c) the importance of self-awareness and connection, which illuminated the students’ beginning applications of theory to practice.

IMPLICATIONS

• Interpersonal skills courses can be well supported by a diverse range of online and classroom stimuli.

• The intentional scaffolding of self-reflective activities can support early skills development and promote self-awareness.

• The analysis of student reflections can contribute to effective and responsive curriculum design.

     

地方性知识与现代专业知识的结合——一个傣族村寨防控新冠肺炎疫情的经验

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间,基于一个西双版纳傣族村寨的田野考察,收集西双版纳各级政府、防疫部门及普通民众应对新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情威胁所采取的策略和措施,从中观察傣族民众对新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情的相关认知、行为和心理反应,揭示在此次抗击疫情的实践中,从疫情危机中孕育焕发的集体生存意识以及地方性知识与现代流行病防控专业知识相结合所发挥的重要作用。同时,从人类学视角对边疆民族地区应对这一重大疫情危机的过程进行考察,从而提供有价值的民族志文本。     

Navigating challenging contexts: Costs and benefits of codified acquisition experience

Despite its intuitive appeal, acquisition experience has not shown a clear benefit to acquirers, and we argue the applicability of acquisition experience depends on goals and context. Using survey data, we consider the effects of applying codified experience for two common acquisition goals involving knowledge transfer and market expansion. Our findings reveal a ‘double-edged sword’ effect, where on one hand, codification mitigates negative effects of industry rivalry on knowledge transfer. However, on the other hand, codification amplifies negative effects of industry rivalry on market expansion and internal turmoil on knowledge transfer. Beyond demonstrating the importance of goals and context contingencies for determining acquisition experience effect, our results reconcile conflicting research findings to identify when codified experience is beneficial in acquisitions.     

Australian maternity healthcare professionals’ knowledge,attitudes and practices relevant to cord blood banking,donation and clamp timing: A cross-sectional survey

ProblemAustralian health professionals’ knowledge and attitudes towards third stage labour options of cord clamp timing, cord blood banking and donation and their practice of informing parents of these options is unknown.BackgroundParents have several options for the management of their infant’ cord blood during the third stage of labour. Early or deferred cord clamping practices may affect parent choices about physiological transfusion to the neonate and/or cord blood collection for private or public banking or donation.AimTo identify health professionals’ knowledge and attitudes towards third stage labour options of cord clamp timing, cord blood banking and donation and their practice of informing parents of these options.MethodsA total of 129 Australian maternity healthcare professionals responded to the self-administered survey between December 2017 and June 2018.FindingsOccupational differences were revealed in regard to cord clamp timing, cord blood banking and donation knowledge, attitudes and practices. Midwives were more likely to discuss cord clamp timing with parents and to clamp the cord later than obstetricians. Obstetricians were more knowledgeable of cord blood banking and donation options than midwives. Cord blood banking and donation options were discussed by both groups if parents asked.DiscussionIdentification of gaps in knowledge should guide future maternity health professional education that is inclusive of all third stage labour options to ensure that open discussion and informing parents of options is consistent, contemporary and evidence-based.ConclusionTo make informed decisions, parents need evidence-based information on all third stage labour options.     

21世纪高等职业技术师范教育改革的思考

论述了职技高师教育的重要性和二十一世纪经济社会发展对职技高师教育提出新的要求以及深化其改革的思路。认为职技高师应该在专业设置、教学内容、课程体系、师资队伍建设等方面深化改革,特别突出素质教育,以适应社会发展要求。