Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister ITP 17‚2 210 The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-3845.htm Trojan actor-networks and swift translation Bringing actor-network theory to IT project escalation studies ¨ Magnus Mahring Stockholm School of Economics‚ Stockholm‚ Sweden and J. Mack Robinson College of Business‚ Georgia State University‚ Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ USA ¨ Jonny Holmstrom
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Cultural Bias and Seeking Treatment Nicole Doyle Walden University Capstone Project Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a widely studied anxiety disorder that has more recently been found to have better recovery with a strong support system (Gabert-Quillen‚ et al.‚ (2012). The American Psychological Association (APA‚ 2012) defines this as an anxiety disorder that occurs after experiencing a traumatic event. There are studies that focus on
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How does confirmation bias and fixation interfere with effective problem solving? Confirmation bias refers to a type of selective thinking where one tends to notice and to look for what confirms one’s beliefs. It can be difficult to encounter something or someone without having a preconceived opinion. You only see one way to approach a problem or idea‚ and that’s your way. As a result‚ this bias can often result in faulty decision making‚ because one-sided information tends to leave you without
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years or more. The writer talks as though a 10% change in just 10 years is not significant‚ but this is the blink of an eye and a continued increase on this scale may not have a major influence now‚ but will do very soon if it continues. I hate the bias and the poorly referenced information that the writer uses that tries to make others think the U.S. Should not have any part to play in reducing CO2 emissions. It is my belief that when something as serious as our environment‚ it needs to be addressed
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History: History Book Bias University Writing Instructor: Richard Baker Brandon University Hongbo Sun 101289 July 24‚ 2011 Abstract This research paper discusses the history books tell the truth‚ meaning the actual what‚ when‚ where‚ why‚ how‚ and who of a past event is biased. People always put
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The conflicting interaction of belief-bias and logicality in syllogistic reasoning tasks Abstract The study conducted replicated Evans (1983) experiment to investigate the presence of believe-bias in syllogistic reasoning tasks‚ using an equal number of male and female participants to avoid gender differences in the results. The findings showed there was an interaction between believability and logicality‚ suggesting that dual-processing theories influenced the results
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Urban bias exists when the overall economic development of a country is restricted or hindered by the urban-dwellers that are more able to pressure and manipulate the government and can do so to their own advantage. Wikipedia describes urban bias as “a political economy argument according to which economic development is hampered by groups who‚ by their central location in urban areas‚ are able to pressure governments to protect their interests”. The theory of urban bias stems from the Urban
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Do the Mass Media Have a Liberal Bias? Jeff Jacoby argues that the mass media suffers from a left wing slant. He believes the newscasters and talk shows and television shows are all liberals. People who enter into a profession like any of those all have liberal views. Jacoby says few conservative voices cannot hope to overpower the liberal bias that is in the rest of the media. He points that Fox News Channel adds up to about 3 percent of the ABC-CBS-CNN-NBC-PBS news audience. Those who go into
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Dear …………. Production Team‚ I sincerely thank you for making my dream come true by giving me the opportunity for production of The Epic of Gilgamesh. I insist you on looking to this proposal since I am confident for this piece’s success. I thought of having the main theme based on philosophy of immortality and transformation. Both of these themes play a crucial role in the epic by leading the story. And for the further knowledge about motion graphics of action movies‚ I highly recommend to work
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IDENTIFY THE WAYS IN WHICH NON STATE ACTORS ESPECIALLY NGO INFLUENCE INTERNATIONAL RELATION INTRODUCTION 1. Civil societies or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have emerged as an important force on the world stage since the 1980s‚ to help in the process of decision-making. Many of these non-state actors were established with the aim of influencing policy makers and shaping political perspectives. The arena of NGO action has expanded rapidly from local and national settings to the international
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