A study in economic psychology: achievement motivation and economic performance in the Newfoundland dairy industry
After two and one-half decades as a province of Canada, during which many attempts have been made at stimulating economic development, politicians, administrators, and economists alike are faced with the disconcerting reality that their various schemes and plans have generally turned out to be much...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:7718 2023-10-01T03:57:30+02:00 A study in economic psychology: achievement motivation and economic performance in the Newfoundland dairy industry Mercer, John Almore 1979 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7718/ https://research.library.mun.ca/7718/1/Mercer_JohnAlmore.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7718/3/Mercer_JohnAlmore.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/7718/1/Mercer_JohnAlmore.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7718/3/Mercer_JohnAlmore.pdf Mercer, John Almore <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Mercer=3AJohn_Almore=3A=3A.html> (1979) A study in economic psychology: achievement motivation and economic performance in the Newfoundland dairy industry. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1979 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:46:32Z After two and one-half decades as a province of Canada, during which many attempts have been made at stimulating economic development, politicians, administrators, and economists alike are faced with the disconcerting reality that their various schemes and plans have generally turned out to be much less successful that was initially anticipated, Newfoundland is still one of Canada’s least developed provinces. -- The author of this thesis believes that, in attempting to explain the specific characteristics of Newfoundland’s persistent retardation in economic development, it is useful to depart from the usual trodden paths of development economics and directly examine the psychological aspect of the development problem. David C McClelland’s concept of achievement motivation is chosen as the point of departure. -- The idea that achievement motivation, a psycho-econometric indicator of entrepreneurial success, might be significant in explaining the retarded level of economic progress in Newfoundland, led to a research plan which it is hoped will give some indication as the relationship between levels of achievement motivation and occupational performance for one particular sector of the Newfoundland economy - the dairy industry. -- The thesis reviews previous research into the relationship between achievement motivation and occupational performance. It also examines the role of technology and entrepreneurship in the various theories of economic development and notes the increasing emphasis on these factors in recent economic development literature. -- The thesis goes on to measure achievement motivation levels in the Newfoundland dairy industry. Findings obtained from a survey of forty-four of forty-seven dairy farmers in Newfoundland indicate that there is a highly significant relationship between levels of achievement motivation and such indicators of occupational performance in the dairy industry as the number of acres farmed, the number of acres owned, the number of acres of forage crops grown, the number of ... Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Canada |
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After two and one-half decades as a province of Canada, during which many attempts have been made at stimulating economic development, politicians, administrators, and economists alike are faced with the disconcerting reality that their various schemes and plans have generally turned out to be much less successful that was initially anticipated, Newfoundland is still one of Canada’s least developed provinces. -- The author of this thesis believes that, in attempting to explain the specific characteristics of Newfoundland’s persistent retardation in economic development, it is useful to depart from the usual trodden paths of development economics and directly examine the psychological aspect of the development problem. David C McClelland’s concept of achievement motivation is chosen as the point of departure. -- The idea that achievement motivation, a psycho-econometric indicator of entrepreneurial success, might be significant in explaining the retarded level of economic progress in Newfoundland, led to a research plan which it is hoped will give some indication as the relationship between levels of achievement motivation and occupational performance for one particular sector of the Newfoundland economy - the dairy industry. -- The thesis reviews previous research into the relationship between achievement motivation and occupational performance. It also examines the role of technology and entrepreneurship in the various theories of economic development and notes the increasing emphasis on these factors in recent economic development literature. -- The thesis goes on to measure achievement motivation levels in the Newfoundland dairy industry. Findings obtained from a survey of forty-four of forty-seven dairy farmers in Newfoundland indicate that there is a highly significant relationship between levels of achievement motivation and such indicators of occupational performance in the dairy industry as the number of acres farmed, the number of acres owned, the number of acres of forage crops grown, the number of ... |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/7718/1/Mercer_JohnAlmore.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7718/3/Mercer_JohnAlmore.pdf Mercer, John Almore <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Mercer=3AJohn_Almore=3A=3A.html> (1979) A study in economic psychology: achievement motivation and economic performance in the Newfoundland dairy industry. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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