Assignment Cover Sheet ------------------------------------------------- | Faculty: | BUSINESS | | Course: | BABS | Stage/year: | Year 3 | Subject: | Strategic Human resources management | Study Mode: | Full time | YES | | Part-time | | | Lecturer Name: | Colman Boyd | Assignment Title: | Critically discuss the three main theories | No. of pages: | | | Disk included? | Yes | | | No | X | | Additional Information: | | | | | | Date due: | 26/03/2010 |
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Cognitive approach The cognitive approach focuses on the way information is processed by humans. It looks at how we as individuals treat information and how it leads to responses. Cognitive psychologists study internal processes such as attention‚ language‚ memory‚ thinking and perception. The main assumption of this approach is that in when information is received it is then processed by the brain and this processing directs how we as individuals behave or justify why we behave the way we
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Deming’s Approach to Management I Basic Philosophy Deming’s theory of management details the steps that must be taken to transform a company’s quality culture. It is a theory that means it is insufficient to simply solve problems that arise. A culture of continuous improvement must be established and maintained with the overall goal of achieving customer satisfaction. Along with the fourteen basic points of his theory of management‚ Deming also defines what he calls the deadly sins and diseases
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topic - the psychoanalytic approach vs. the humanistic approach. One supports and provides reasoning for mental disorders and specific behavior‚ while the other states that behavior is based off of personal decisions. Although both the psychoanalytic and the humanistic approaches are well developed theories it is conclusive that the psychoanalytic approach is more useful and instrumental in treating mental disorders. Both approaches defined: The psychoanalytic approach‚ proposed by Sigmund Freud
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Outline and evaluate the behavioural approach to abnormality. (12 marks) The behavioural approach suggests that all behaviour is learnt. This includes abnormal behaviours. Behaviours can be learned through classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning or modelling. Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning‚ where learning results from the association of stimuli with reflex responses. Classical conditioning can be used to explain the development of many abnormal behaviours‚ including phobias
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Humanistic The humanistic approach studies the whole of an individual including their uniqueness. Psychologists look at a human’s behaviour not only through the eyes of the observer‚ but also through the eyes of the individual displaying the behaviour. Psychologists believe that an individual’s behaviour is connected to their feelings and self-concept. The humanistic theory focuses on reinforcement of stimulus-response behaviour. The hierarchy of needs is one of the best known theories of motivation
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A NEW APPROACH TO PORTFOLIO MATRIX ANALYSIS FOR STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANNING 1 2 Vladimir Dobrić ‚ Boris Delibašić Faculty of organizational science‚ vdobric@fon.rs 2 Faculty of organizational science‚ delibasic.boris@fon.rs 1 Abstract: Portfolio matrix is probably the most important tool for strategic marketing planning‚ especially in the strategy selection stage. Position of the organization in the portfolio matrix and it’s corresponding marketing strategy depends on the aggregation
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Musgrave has changed since the time he saw him at the mystery. He describes him as “dressed like a young man of fashion — he was always a bit of a dandy — and preserved the same quiet‚ suave manner which had formerly distinguished him.” First‚ an indirect presentation of external appearance is he “dressed like a young man of fashion‚” here readers note from Holmes description‚ to their own‚ as it indicates that he still dresses nicely‚ with a sense of fashion. Again‚ he presumably wears a suit and
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Leadership Approach Paper – Organizations depend on the management and leadership skills of individuals in order to be successful. Leaders do not have to be managers but are equally important. Leaders are individuals who possess traits‚ behavior and abilities to influence others to accomplish tasks and other needed objectives for the company. Leadership is defined as “the ability of an individual to influence‚ motivate‚ and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the
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Research Methods – Sociology Unit 2 Sociological Approach Sociological Research is important as it gives a more common sense understanding of the social world in which we live. Quantitative Approach = involves collecting numerical data and social facts establishing correlations (statistical relationship exists between two things) and searching for ‘cause and effect’ relationships (one thing directly leads to the other). Qualitative Approach = sees reality as objective and measurable through
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