general pattern of argumentation that makes an inference from certain alleged facts about the world to the existence of a unique being‚ generally referred to as God. Arranging the different cosmological arguments philosophers have raised into a useful typology remains a controversial task‚ with Craig and Peterson each advocating their own approach in this matter. Craig distinguishes between 3 types of cosmological arguments: that advocated by Thomas Aquinas‚ based on the impossibility of an essentially
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programs. The basis of such programs is that domestic violence or intimate partner violence occurs as a result of errors in thinking. This model focuses on anger management and skills training. Lately‚ programs based on psychology and criminal justice typologies are becoming increasingly popular. Also‚ couples therapy programs are growing. According to this model‚ men and women are equal participants in abuse (Healey et al.‚
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Culture and International Business: An Exploratory Review of the Empirical Research in JIBS and MIR from 1992 to 2002 Daniel W. Baack Boeing Institute of International Business Saint Louis University 458 Davis-Shaughnessy Hall 3674 Lindell Boulevard Saint Louis‚ MO 63108 314-977-3810 baackdw@slu.edu Donald Baack Pittsburg State University 1701 South Broadway Pittsburg‚ Kansas 66762 620-235-4583 debaack@pittstate.edu ABSTRACT The study of culture is an important component of international
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SCIENCE Vol. 26‚ No. 3‚ March 1980 Printed in U.S.A. STRUCTURE IN 5 ’S: A SYNTHESIS OF THE RESEARCH ON ORGANIZATION DESIGN* HENRY MINTZBERGt The elements of organizational structuring-which show a curious tendency to appear in five ’s-suggest a typology of five basic configurations: Simple Structure‚ Machine Bureaucracy‚ Professional Bureaucracy‚ Divisionalized Form‚ and Adhocracy. The elements include (1) five basic parts of the organization-the operating core‚
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Policy. 154. (May-June). pp. 20-24. * Cheng‚ J.C. and Shiu‚ E.C.C. 2008. Re-innovation: The construct‚ measurement‚ and validation. Technovation. 28. pp. 658-666. * Garcia‚ R. and Calantone‚ R. 2002. A critical look at technological innovation typology and innovativeness terminology: a literature review. The Journal of Product Innovation Management. 19. pp. 110-132. * Chesbrough‚ H.W and Appleyard‚ M.M. 2007. Open Innovation and Strategy. California Management Review. 50. No 1. pp. 57-76. * Iyer
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environment characteristics. The objective of this paper is to contribute solving the dilemma between control and learning in an MNC. The interaction between control and learning process will be analyzed. The literature study leads us to develop a typology based on two factors: the stage of the learning process (knowledge production and mobilization) and its locus (local or global). The combination of these two factors provides four configurations. The control system produces knowledge‚ both locally
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Hip Hop music and setting encourage opportunities for victimization and crime. Further‚ the attendees’ typology and their patterns of alcohol consumption and illicit drug abuse provide motivational factor for aggressive behaviors. “The theoretical discoveries from various researches illustrated that nightclubs in 1990s were the major settings for victimization
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insistent that as part of the report‚ you research a similar fashion business; to compare and contrast it to your business - commenting clearly upon that business’s • Strategic Orientation toward product-market development (refer to Miles& Snow typology) • Competitive strategy pursued (refer to Porter’s generic strategies) • Product innovation • Technological innovation • Financial strength The report will be delivered in a professional and formal format; which will need to be clear‚ concise
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Frederic Thrasher: Gang and Gang Typologies Frederic Thrasher was a sociologist at the University of Chicago. He was a colleague of Robert E. Park and was one of the most prominent members of the Chicago School of Sociology in the 1920s. He took a PhD in Chicago on gangs. The Gang‚ a study of 1313 gangs in Chicago‚ was published in 1927. It said that “neighborhoods in transition are breeding grounds for gangs.” (Thrasher‚ 1927) His work on gangs was a series of outstanding doctoral studies completed
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SYSTEMS THEORY Whitchurch‚ G. G.‚ & Constantine‚ L. L. (1993). Systems theory. In P. G. Boss‚ W. J. Doherty‚ R. LaRossa‚ W. R. Schumm‚ & S. K. Steinmetz (Eds.)‚ Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach (pp. 325-352). New York: Plenum Press. Three Distinct But Closely Interrelated Theoretical Legacies Information theory: focuses on the reduction of uncertainty which is achieved by the acquisition of information. Cybernetics: a science of communication concerned
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