2.4 Gaps in the concept of dynamic capabilities leading to the research question The concept of dynamic capabilities‚ as discussed above‚ is sleek and attractive. However‚ the association of dynamic capabilities only with routines is questionable‚ as Teece (2012) has briefly commented concerning the entrepreneurial action. It is reasonable to assume that routines or processes are the codification of a former knowledge. However‚ having a bunch of routines or processes does not mean that the company
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time for people of different color to not be able to be free but some like Harriet Jacobs always knew what family meant to her. I argue that Harriet Jacobs’ accounts shows that slaves have a concept of family because her relationships with her grandmother‚ brother‚ and the affect she has towards her father clearly show a family love. Harriet Jacobs’ is well aware of the concept of what family is because of the way she felt when her father died. Her father died so sudden she thought she should be
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Interpreter of Maladies Mr. and Mrs. Das‚ Indian Americans visiting the country of their heritage‚ hire middle-aged tour guide Mr. Kapasi as their driver for the day as they tour. Mr. Kapasi notes the parents’ immaturity. Mr. and Mrs. Das look and act young to the point of childishness‚ go by their first names when talking to their children‚ Ronny‚ Bobby‚ and Tina‚ and seem selfishly indifferent to the kids. On their trip‚ when her husband and children get out of the car to sightsee‚ Mrs. Das sits
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Family‚ when you think about it‚ has a very open-ended definition. For some it is easy to describe as they say it’s their parents and siblings‚ but for others it’s there close friends‚ and yet some believe there is no such existence of people being bonded close enough to be a family. Whichever way you perceive family though‚ you can see dynamics that structure how a family functions and interacts. In The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet two very different families contrast each other in the
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Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie offers a glimpse into the dark side of the American family. Representationally dysfunction‚ the Wingfield family is a typical American unit who survive the unpleasant intrusion of reality upon their lives by creating their own illusions to deny the emptiness of their existence. It is the relationship between the mother‚ Amanda‚ and her daughter Laura that best exemplifies the play’s theme of the futility of attempting to escape reality which depicts
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The changing concepts of sex‚ love and family Love‚ sexuality and family are three interrelated concepts that have had dramatic changes over the millennia. From the bestial‚ yet necessary act of sexual intercourse‚ through the complicated and often not understood feeling of love we end up with the smallest social unit that comprises society – the family. The interpretations of love‚ sex and the structure of family have always varied through the centuries‚ but no matter how‚ they have always
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play‚ West Side Story‚ was written by Arthur Laurents. West Side Story‚ the movie‚ was produced in 1961‚ featured Natalie Wood as Maria‚ and was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. There are some major differences between the two works. For example‚ some of the musical numbers switched places in the movie. Also‚ the song “America‚” is different in the movie than in the play. In the movie many of the characters were different‚ and some of the lines differed as well. In the movie‚ the musical
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‘A Bug’s Life’ Economic Concepts The movie “A Bug’s Life” greatly portrays the way humans have interacted within various economic systems. It resembles the old traditional economies like imperialism‚ modern market capitalism and historical revolutions. The ant colony‚ which is the movie’s source of struggle and triumph‚ represents a typical old traditional economy. The ants relied on the fruits of their own labor. In other words‚ they are farmers like the other third-world countries in our
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disparity on family dynamics centers on marginalization‚ the creation of an economic gap and the establishment of Power Threat Theory. Therefore‚ family dynamics is adversely affected when its racial‚ ethnic‚ economic or educational background is perceived by society as inferior. “Perceived marginalization in society can be the cause of aggression in adolescents with a low educational background” (Issmer & Wagner‚ 2014). Hostile or violent emotional responses by marginalized families translates into
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DYNAMICS Dynamics-is the degree of loudness or softness of sound. It indicates the particular level of intensity in which a music or sound is to be played. Usually loud and intensified music creates great tension and soft music creates a feeling of calmness and tranquillity. It makes music so expressive that may affect the listener’s mood. Dynamics describe the volume‚ or how loud or soft the music is played; Italian terms for dynamics include forte (loud) and piano (soft). Dynamics signs-are
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