homogeneity across cultures. The theory of relative face orientation We have discussed that Brown and Levinson’s (1987) face-saving politeness theory has been undermined for its inability to be applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication‚ Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993)‚ who characterise it as idealistic‚ culturally biased‚ and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals
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The Fisher Effect and the Quantity Theory of Money Eric Mahaney 4/7/13 EC-301-1 The Fisher effect and the Fisher equation were made famous by economist Irving Fisher. He created his equation by rearranging the equation for real interest rate‚ which is (r = i - π). Real interest rate equals the nominal interest rate plus inflation. This is a very basic equation. Fisher manipulated it to solve for i‚ in order to understand the effect that inflation has on nominal interest rate. The
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Theory X and Theory Y After World War II there were several studies performed that ultimately revealed how assumptions about workers’ attitudes and behaviors affect managers’ behavior. In the 1960s one of the most influential approaches was created and developed by Douglas McGregor at the MIT Sloan School Of Management. He proposed two sets of assumptions about how work attitudes and behaviors not only dominate the way mangers think but also affect how they behave in organizations. He named these
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Evaluating the Theory of Constraint and Queuing Theory Abstract The Theory of Constraints and the Queuing Theory is something that all forms of businesses should be looking to exploit. The Theory of Constraints contends that all businesses have some form of constraint that keeps them from working at optimum efficiency. These constraints are found‚ reviewed‚ and corrected by a simple process of finding what to change‚ what to change to‚ and how to cause the change. The Queuing Theory can be applied
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for the purpose of this paper‚ I will be focusing on the mother-infant relationship as an adaptive strategy primates developed‚ with emphasis on attachment theory. The root of the mother-infant relationship as well as a child’s development can be linked to John Bowlby’s theory of attachment. Bowlby‚ a British psychoanalyst‚ developed the theory after running a study in which he attempted to understand the intense distress experienced by infants who had been separated from their parents. Upon separation
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Positive Accounting Positive economic theory and accounting practices are objective and based on fact. Positive accounting focuses on analyzing the economic statistics and data at hand‚ and deriving conclusions based on those figures. For example‚ if corporate growth allows a company to increase shareholder dividends over previous dividend payments‚ positive accounting theory would conclude that corporate growth causes a rise in stockholder dividends. Most bookkeeping and data collection involved
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Nursing Theory: Foundation for Nursing as a Profession Wilma J. Vintson Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Fall 2011 Nursing Theory: Foundation for Nursing as a Profession Introduction This paper will discuss nursing theory and review how it relates to nursing as a profession. It will also focus on aspects of Virginia Henderson’s theory on the complementary-supplementary model of nursing. Nursing leadership‚ as it relates to Henderson’s theory‚ will
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The Bronfenbrenner’s Theory is defined as describing the nested social and cultural contexts that shape development. Every person develops within a mircosystem‚ inside a mesosystem‚ embedded in a exosystem‚ all of which are part of the macrosystem of the culture (according to the textbook). I found a journal article in Journal of Instructional Psychology explaining the Ecological Model and the importance of teachers to understand the different relationships that impact development. The journal article
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Compare explanations for relationship breakdown given by exchange theory and equity theory. Which do you consider to be the most convincing and why? What does Duck’s theory add to the explanation? The Exchange Theory which was put forward by Homans in 1971 suggests that when we are in a relationship‚ we keep an eye on what we are putting in and getting out of a relationship. It argues that whether ir not we are satisfied depends on the ratio of rewards and costs that are given within the relationship
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assemble brainstorms and confirmation into an obvious theory‚ which he transformed into a treatise entitled "The Framing of the Major Emphasizes of the Earth’s outside layer (Landmasses and Seas)." In 1912‚ at experience 32‚ Wegener should have appeared a bald-faced upstart to the regarded parts of the Geological Acquaintanceship in Frankfurt and the Social norms for the Headway of Expected Science in Marburg when he conveyed addresses on his theory that challenged the geological thinking about the time
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