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  2. John William Atkinson - Wikipedia

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    A Theory of Achievement Motivation, By John William Atkinson and Norman T. Feather, Volume 6, Wiley, (1966), Krieger Pub Co (June 1, 1974), ISBN 0-88275-166-2 Motivation and Achievement , By John William Atkinson and Joel O. Raynor , Winston; [distributed by Halsted Press Division, New York] (1974) ISBN 0-470-03626-5 , ISBN 978-0-470-03626-6

  3. Push and pull factors in migration - Wikipedia

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    Push and pull factors in migration according to Everett S. Lee (1917-2007) are categories that demographers use to analyze human migration from former areas to new host locations. Lee's model divides factors causing migrations into two groups of factors: push and pull.

  4. Immigration - Wikipedia

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    As transportation technology improved, travel time, and costs decreased dramatically between the 18th and early 20th century. Travel across the Atlantic used to take up to 5 weeks in the 18th century, but around the time of the 20th century it took a mere 8 days. [42] When the opportunity cost is lower, the immigration rates tend to be higher. [42]

  5. Push and pull factors - Wikipedia

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  6. Motivation - Wikipedia

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    A related contrast is between push and pull motivation. Push motivation arises from unfulfilled internal needs and aims at satisfying them. For example, hunger may push an individual to find something to eat. Pull motivation arises from an external goal and aims at achieving this goal, like the motivation to get a university degree. [105]

  7. Content theory - Wikipedia

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    However, with push motivation, it's also easy to get discouraged when there are obstacles present in the path of achievement. Push motivation acts as a willpower and people's willpower is only as strong as the desire behind the willpower. [62] Additionally, a study has been conducted on social networking and its push and pull effects.

  8. Samuel Crompton - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Crompton (3 December 1753 – 26 June 1827) was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. [1] Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright , he invented the spinning mule , a machine that revolutionised the industry worldwide.

  9. Process theory - Wikipedia

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    Process theories are used to explain how decisions are made [4] how software is designed [5] [6] and how software processes are improved. [7] Motivation theories can be classified broadly into two different perspectives: Content and Process theories. Content theories deal with “what” motivates people and it is concerned with individual ...