Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2019/Flexible work arrangements and work motivation

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Hiya, I am interested in the topic you have chosen. It looks like the Self-Determination Theory would fit nicely with this topic. Namely, the need for autonomy - having flexible work options would enhance the feeling of autonomy, control over your work conditions and motivate the employee to work hard when you're at work. The ability to thrive in this autonomous/flexible work condition would then shape a sense of competence (i.e., you are able to manage your time and still produce required work) and of course this then would have implications such as fostering trust between the employee and the employer which may satisfy the need for relatedness. On the topic of the need for relatedness, you may also consider how flexible work options impact parents. Having flexibility in your work hours to care for you family would fulfil the need for relatedness, which may then have flow on effects for motivation when at work. Here's a little video that gives you a quick overview of SDT theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sRBBNkSXpY - hope this helps. --U3173480 (discuss • contribs) 06:27, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Hi! I have chosen "Workplace stress and motivation" for my book chapter topic and believe this fits very well with flexible work arrangements and work motivation. I would love to be able to link to your chapter within my own for readers to be able to access for some more in depth information specific to flexible work arrangement and agile working - I think adding information around how agile working influences motivation on both an individual and workplace level within your chapter would be very engaging for readers as well as providing two different perspectives to consider when it comes to agile working and motivation. This would also provide a good opportunity for myself to build upon this in terms of workplace stress and the influence of flexible work arrangements on workplace stressors and motivation. I think this is a great opportunity for us to collaborate, please feel free to reach out if you would like to discuss our chapters in more depth in order for collaboration! --U3160654 (discuss • contribs) 23:42, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Hi u3160475 and u3160654. I am also doing a chapter with similar flavour, my chapter relates to organisational change, and how motivation helps or hinders the success of any change. SDT features in my chapter as per u3173480, for me this is part of the paradigm shift away from extrinsic toward intrinsic or at least integrated extrinsic motivation; and agree with u3173480 that a sense of autonomy is likely to feature heavily in your chapter. And so if you haven't already found it, I am really enjoying the 2017 book by Ryan & Deci - Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness. Guilford Publications. Another area of research you are probably all over is how flexible arrangement fit well with modern workplaces, for this I recommend reading Steers, R., Mowday, R., & Shapiro, D. (2004). The future of work motivation theory. Academy of Management Review, 29(3), 379–387. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2004.13670978 , the message I got from this research which might be useful to your topic is that aside from technology, a motivated workforce is vital, and that how and where and when people work is changing rapidly and the paragraphs on 'the road ahead' might point to working out what modern motivation theories are emerging and apply to your chapter. I will definitely be linking your chapter to mine! Cheers and good luck with it all. --U3092376 (discuss • contribs) 23:50, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

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Title and sub-title Excellent User page Created, with description about self Add link to book chapter Social contribution None summarised with links to evidence.. Section headings Overly complicated 3-level structure - consider simplifying (e.g., career progression motivation is not directly related to the target topic). Avoid having sections with 1 sub-heading - use 0 or 2+ sub-headings. See earlier comment about Heading casing. Sections which include sub-sections should also include an overview paragraph (which doesn't need a separate heading) before branching into the sub-headings. Key points Overview - Consider adding focus questions. Basic development of key points for some sections. Use APA style for citations. Include in-text interwiki links for the first mention of key terms to relevant Wikipedia articles and/or to other relevant book chapters. Consider introducing a case study in the Overview. Consider including more examples/case studies. Consider embedding one quiz question per major section. Image None References OK. For full APA style: Use correct italicisation Use the new recommended format for dois - http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2014/07/how-to-use-the-new-doi-format-in-apa-style.html Do not include issue numbers for journals which are continuously numbered within a volume Resources See also OK External links What's the point of this link?

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Overall Overall, this is an excellent chapter that successfully uses psychological theory and research to help address a practical, real-world phenomenon or problem. For additional feedback, see comments below and these copyedits. Theory Relevant theories are well selected, described, and explained. Excellent examples via the Think tanks. Research Basic but sufficient coverage of research involving the relation between the target constructs is provided. More detail could be provided. When describing important research findings, consider including a bit more detail about the methodology and indicate the size of effects in addition to whether or not there was an effect or relationship. Greater emphasis on major reviews and/or meta-analyses would be helpful. Written expression Written expression Overall, the quality of written expression is excellent. The chapter benefited from a well developed Overview and Conclusion. Layout See earlier comments about heading casing. Sections which include sub-sections should also include an introductory paragraph (which doesn't need a separate heading) before branching into the sub-headings. Learning features I love the "Think tanks" . No use of interwiki links to Wikipedia articles. Adding interwiki links for the first mention of key words would make the text more interactive. No use of embedded links to related book chapters. Embedding interwiki links links to related book chapters helps to integrate this chapter into the broader book project. No use of images. No use of tables. No use of feature boxes. Basic use of quizzes. The quiz questions could be more effective as learning prompts by being embedded as single questions within each corresponding section rather than being presented as a set of questions at the end. Consider adding case studies. Grammar Check and correct use of that vs. who. Abbreviations Abbreviations (such as e.g., i.e.., etc.) should only be used inside parentheses. APA style Citations are not in full APA style. For example: In-text citations should be in alphabetical order. References are not in full APA style. For example: Check and correct use of capitalisation. See new doi format. Social contribution No logged social contributions

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Overall Overall, this is a basic, reasonable presentation. Structure and content Overall, well structured. There is probably too much description of what FWA are (1st half of presentation). The second half does a better job of addressing the topic. Some mention of theory, but no real mention of research? Consider providing separate Title and Overview slides. A Conclusion slide is presented with take-home message. Communication The presentation could be improved by being pre-scripted (it sounded like it wasn't scripted). The presentation is easy to follow. The presentation uses text with narrated audio. Well paced. Some of the font size should be larger to make it easier to read (one of the downsides of Prezi unless you zoom in). The visual communication could be improved by including some relevant images. Production quality Use the chapter title and sub-title on the opening slide and in the name of the video because this helps to match the book chapter and to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation. Audio recording is clear. Move cursor off screen for video recording. A copyright license for the presentation is provided on screen but not in the meta-data. A working hyperlink to the book chapter is not provided in the video description. A link from the book chapter is provided. A minimalistic written description of the presentation is provided.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 22:39, 15 November 2019 (UTC)