That question motivated a new study he recently published with Ya-Ru Chen, a management professor at Cornell.
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What on earth motivated a 48-year-old Chicago publishing executive to suddenly uproot his family and move to the wild west of Napa Valley back in 1973?
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Those times motivated a rude awakening, and tested our resolve.
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"Obviously, money motivated a lot of people to write, but the opportunity to have your program reviewed by Google and fellow developers has drawn a lot of smaller developers into the contest, " says AndroidGuys' Webster.
U.S. officials see a China motivated by a desire for a smooth leadership transition and more global interaction and prestige tied to its WTO entry and the coming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
At the moment, the RPX price per square foot for a motivated sale is roughly 40% less than that for a non-motivated sale.
Wigan were motivated for a lot of reasons and we're going to be motivated in just the same way on Friday.
"Over the years since it was formed in December 1865, the Klan has typically seen itself as a Christian organization, although in modern times Klan groups are motivated by a variety of theological and political ideologies, " the law center's website says.
Then it began to seem that the doctor might be motivated by a macabre weirdness.
They are also motivated by a peculiar notion that it is necessary to "lock in" these agreements.
Transactional leaders rely on self-interest: constituents are motivated by a desire to receive rewards or avoid punishments.
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These steps are ostensibly motivated by a desire to defend the poor from getting stuck in a debt.
He may indeed be motivated by a desire to save his shareholders' fortunes rather than the lives of smokers.
The long opening is motivated by a warm, muscular mood of tense foreboding.
Bangladeshi artist Tayeba Begum Lipi, who is exhibiting in and co-commissioned her national pavilion, is motivated by a similar desire.
Not in flight from London or fear of the consequences of UK rule but motivated by a sense of self-assurance.
Lastly, but perhaps most important, make sure your brand and your people are motivated by a clear sense of purpose.
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Icahn's purchases are often motivated by a mission-like ambition to revamp what the investor sees as inadequate management or working practices.
There was no reason to think that the hero ants were motivated by a wish to alleviate the suffering of the victims.
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Motivated by a desire to leave an environmentally sound legacy, more people are choosing to forgo embalming, bulky coffins, cement vaults and monuments.
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Some are motivated by a desire to lessen their carbon footprint while others want to own a home without worrying about property taxes.
However, earlier in the day, he revealed his move was partly motivated by a belief that La Liga is "superior" to English football.
"If there's any group that would be motivated in a circumstance like this, it's that team in green, " Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Nevertheless, after inspecting them more carefully, I reached the conclusion that her epistolary concision was motivated by a desire to avoid grammatical errors.
But Cox insists the recent work in his native land is not motivated by a desire to be seen to be in Scotland more often.
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She believed it was motivated by a sense of Christian solidarity.
These gentlemen are primarily motivated by a concern about the potential that terrorists may be able to acquire these weapons and cause havoc in the future.
Mr Lammy said the riots had shown "the frustration of questions left unanswered", although he added that not everyone involved was "motivated by a sense of injustice".
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