...Paul White Purpose Research has demonstrated that employees desire to be shown appreciation in various ways. The five languages of appreciation provide a model for exploring these differences. This study aims to explore whether individuals who speak different languages (and are from various...

...Paul White Purpose The Motivating By Appreciation (MBA) Inventory is an online assessment that identifies employees’ preferred ways of receiving appreciation from their colleagues, including their primary language of appreciation. This study aims to examine the internal consistency of the MBA...

...Natalie Hamrick; Paul White Purpose Although managers agree that showing appreciation to their employees is important, many do not know how to do so effectively. Languages of Appreciation have been identified that uniquely convey that the recipient is valued when appreciation is expressed...

... to take a step back to understand if there are demographic differences that influence personal preferences for tangible gifts as their preferred language of appreciation and of those who prefer to receive gifts, what types of gifts are most valued. Design/methodology/approach This study compared...

...Paul White; Natalie Hamrick; Tim Hepner; Rob Toomey Purpose Given that assessment tools based upon the Jung/Myers personality framework and the Motivating By Appreciation Inventory are used by tens of thousands of workplaces, questions have arisen regarding their interrelatedness. The purpose...

...Paul White Purpose The proportion of remote workers in America continues to increase every year. Research has demonstrated that feeling appreciated in the workplace increases employee engagement, reduces turnover and increases profitability. The current study aims to determine if remote workers...

...Paul White Purpose – This paper aims to present the process, progress and validity of the Motivating By Appreciation Inventory and the Appreciation at Work training. Design/methodology/approach – Several methods were utilized such as surveys, pre- and post-interviews...