DEFINITIONS OF ECONOMICS In simple‚ economics is the scientific study of the choices made by individuals and societies in regard to the alternative uses of scarce resources which are employed to satisfy wants. Different views about economy are presented below. 1) Economics is what Economists do. John Maynard Keynes described what he thought economists do in Essays in Biography in 1933. An economist‚ he wrote‚ must possess a rare combination of gifts. He must be mathematician‚ historian‚ statesman
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Literature Review CEN 7401 Research Design Persuasion and its definition Submit to: Assistant Professor Dr. Boonchan Thongprayoon 16th November 2014 By Ingkhasond Vongsasirapirom ID 5512210086 Page 1 of 4 Study question What is the key element to render the definition of persuasion? And how broad persuasion can be defined? Literature Review Persuasion The review of these literatures is to have a better understanding of persuasion beyond its lexical meaning originated in late 14th century from
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or other scholarly or creative activities” (para 6). A case study design will be used to explore the proposed dissertation‚ regarding the experiences of the African American teen father. The researcher will conduct interviews to obtain personal insights from the human participants. When using human
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The Framework of Tourism: Towards a Definition of Tourism‚ Tourist‚ and the Tourist Industry (Leiper‚ 1979) Find six academic definitions for tourism‚ tourist or travel. Discuss each of these six definitions and explain the merits and efficiencies of each one‚ making connections with the points raised by Leiper (1979) where possible. Then provide an overall discussion about which definition is best and for what reason/s. Introduction Six definitions for the term Tourism were found from a variety
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Modern African literature is considered a byproduct as well as an explicit goal engineered at the Berlin Conference (1884-5) by the imperialist nations of Europe. The challenge for African literature is to be incorporated in the ‘universal’ standards of literary canons without the demeaning criticisms of this controlled universalism by the very Westerners whom much of the literary positions African writers had adopted‚ yet rejected. According to Pius Adesanmi‚ third generation African writers
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Assignment #1 Understanding the African Diaspora By Janelle Silver Instructor: Dr. Aubrey A. Thompson Course: An Introduction to the African Diaspora. History 350.001 Date: February 12‚ 2014 What is the African Diaspora? Discuss the relevance and importance of studying the African Diaspora? “Mother Africa!” Is a term used often when referring to Africa. Why? It is because many groups of people originate from Africa. Five percent of the African population left Africa voluntarily
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things are under control‚ or I am proficient in something. Thereby‚ they can feel happy and to enjoy this scene of satisfaction (Csikszentmihalyi‚ 1990). Study shows enduring involvement will lead to intrinsic motivation‚ situational involvement triggered extrinsic motivation (Laurent & Kapferer‚ 1985; Richins & Bloch‚ 1986). According to studies‚ flow and situational involvement will lead to concentration of attention with stimulating to some certain and limited areas‚ And then they will invest
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A Practical Definition of Communication (Griffin’s (2012: 6) working definition of communication involves five features of communication: “Communication is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response.” Select two of the communication theories introduced in this course and discuss how this definition fits with the selected theories’ view of communication.) Student name: Alexander Dahl Jørgensen Study Program: BA Information Management
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Diagnosis & Classification Definitions of abnormality What is abnormality? How can if be measured if it can be measured? The term Abnormal is defined as deviating from what is normal or usual. So what is normal? The word ‘normal’ usually refers to conformity to standard or regular patterns of behaviour. The concept of abnormality is essentially a label applied to behaviour that does not conform. Statistical Infrequency. Key ideas for this definition: • A person’s thinking or
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Leadership definitions There are almost as many different definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept (Bass‚ 1981). 1. Leadership may be considered as the process (act) of influencing the activities of an organized group in its efforts toward goal setting and goal achievement. (Stogdill‚ 1950: 3) 2. Leadership is the behavior of an individual when he is directing the activities of a group toward a shared goal. (Hemphill & Coons‚ 1957: 7) 3. Leadership
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