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    Leadership Theories

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    Leadership Theories and Styles IAAP 2009 Administrative Professionals Week  Event April 28‚ 2009 Development Development of Leadership Theory • Until approximately 1930‚ there was not much  academic interest in the area of leadership • Fredrick Taylor –Scientific Management (time/motion  studies of productivity) (late 1800’s) • Max Weber –(writing on bureaucracy)  a leader  possessed power by virtue of his position (1922) • Mary Parker Follett – participatory management in  “power with” as opposed to “power over

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    Theory of Law

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    Present and evaluate some important elements of HLA Hart’s theory of law. How does it represent an advance over Austin’s theory? What are some problems with Hart’s account? H.L.A. Hart presents a theory of law based on the assertion that‚ the most important characteristic of law is the element of rules that enforce obligation or duties rather than rules that confer authority or sovereignty. Hart intends to offer a superior analysis of the unique formation of a public legal system as well as an improved

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    Expectancy Theory

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    VOLUME 15‚ NUMBER 1‚ 2011 Expectancy Theory of Motivation: Motivating by Altering Expectations Fred C. Lunenburg Sam Houston State University ________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT Vroom’s expectancy theory differs from the content theories of Maslow‚ Alderfer‚ Herzberg‚ and McClelland in that Vroom’s expectancy theory does not provide specific suggestions on what motivates organization members. Instead‚ Vroom’s theory provides a process of cognitive variables

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    Domino Theory

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    Reputation and the Domino Theory The Domino Theory is a theory used by Health and Safety practitioners to show how accidents or incidents happen in the workplace‚ which has direct application for Reputational Risk Managers. For those of you who have ever played dominos or have seen it being stacked at Guinness Book of World Records events‚ will know that there are a number of rules vital to domino playing: You have to line them up correctly. If you line them up correctly‚ they’ll fall down

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    Watson's Theory

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    Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Carolyn Smith NUR/403 January 10‚ 2011 Karen Benjamin Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Jean Watson was born in West Virginia‚ a graduate from the University of Colorado with her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) as well as her Master’s in psychiatric mental health nursing and PhD in educational psychology and counseling. Watson founded the “caring Theory in nursing in 1979‚ and was revised in1985 and 1988. Her theory has served as a guide for the core

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    Comm Theory

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    CONFIDENTIAL MC/APR 2009/COM530 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE COURSE CODE EXAMINATION TIME COMMUNICATION THEORY COM530 APRIL 2009 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of three (3) parts : PART A (20 Questions) PART B (10 Questions) PART C ( 4 Questions) Answer ALL questions from PART A‚ PART B and TWO (2) questions from PART C. i) ii) 3. Answer part A in the Objective Answer Sheet Answer part B and C in the Answer Booklet. Start each

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    Motivation Theories

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    cognitive engagement‚ which he defines as “voluntary uses of high-level self-regulated learning strategies‚ such as paying attention‚ connection‚ planning‚ and monitoring”. 2.0 MOTIVATION THEORIES 2.1 Maslow Theory In 1954‚ Maslow published Motivation and Personality‚ which introduced this theory about how people satisfy various personal needs in the context of their work. He postulated‚ based on his

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    Caring Theory

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    Swanson’s Middle Range Nursing Theory of Caring By: Shari Semelroth RN‚ BSN Mennonite College of Nursing Abstract Do we honestly make an effort to improve the environment‚ care‚ medical treatment‚ and interactions with those patients who are suffering a loss? Do we adequately provide the care that they need? These questions are answered in Swanson’s Middle Range Theory of Caring. We examine the five caring processes and their applications to one’s daily nursing routines. Many healthcare organizations

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    Modernization Theory

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    Modernization Theory Modernization theory is a theory that explains the process of improvement from an older culture to the newest one as well as explains the changing ways of communication and media use in traditional and postmodern societies. The theory takes into consideration factors from a certain place with the assumption that traditional places can be developed to the most recent manners. Modernization theory does not only stress there to be a change but also response to that change. It also

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    the modernization theory with the major arguments of the dependency theory of development. Which of these major paradigms of development is more compelling to you and why? Development is the increase in total value of goods and services produced. Development is also improvement in human welfare‚ quality of life‚ social wellbeing. There are certain theories and perspectives of development that is humanist perspective‚ dependency theory‚ economic perspective and modernity theory. We are only going

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