The multifactorial model in health psychology is a leading paradigm that recognizes the multi-faceted nature of illnesses. It is not a clear-cut‚ simple case that a disease is caused by a singular factor. The fact is that decades if not over a century of modern research has led to the recognition that a host of factors‚ as well as their interactions‚ function in illness and health determination (Nevid & Rathus‚ p. 126). These varied factors that the multifactorial model indicates to be the range
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THE CONGRUENCE MODEL The Congruence Model A Roadmap for Understanding Organizational Performance The critical first step in designing and leading successful large-scale change is to fully understand the dynamics and performance of the enterprise. It’s simply impossible to prescribe the appropriate remedy without first diagnosing the nature and intensity of an organization’s problems. Yet‚ all too often‚ senior leaders– particularly those who have just recently assumed their positions or joined
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Two models have attempted to explain why the goals are different and how these goals are achieved; Baumol’s Theory of Revenue Maximisation and Marris’s Model of Managerial Enterprise . Initially the Two models will be briefly explained. Then‚ by reference to determinants of managerial remuneration‚ the empirical evidence of the occurrences of the determinants‚ the two models will be examined. This is to come to a conclusion on which model is best supported by the empirical evidence. Models Marris’s
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Fiedler’s Contingency Model: Fred E. Fiedler was one of the first leadership researchers to acknowledge that effective leadership is dependent on the characteristics of the leader and the situation. The contingency model helps to explain why a manager may be an effective leader in one situation and ineffective in another. The contingency model also shows which managers are likely to be most effective in what situations. It is said by Fiedler‚ that personal characteristics can influence leader effectiveness
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whose behavior‚ example‚ or success can be emulated by others‚ especially by younger people" is a role model‚ by definition. Some people have their own meanings of a role model. To me‚ a role model is someone who inspires you to achieve something in life‚ someone who positively influences you and helps make you a better person‚ someone who is easy to relate to - whos shoes are easier to walk in. The facebookers and twitterers of this generation look for role models with "good" qualities. What exactly
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Regression Analysis and Forecasting Models A forecast is merely a prediction about the future values of data. However‚ most extrapolative model forecasts assume that the past is a proxy for the future. That is‚ the economic data for the 2012–2020 period will be driven by the same variables as was the case for the 2000–2011 period‚ or the 2007–2011 period. There are many traditional models for forecasting: exponential smoothing‚ regression‚ time series‚ and composite model forecasts‚ often involving
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the extent where it can significantly damage their daily-life
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was raised was how e-commerce companies are internationalizing into new countries‚ and why they go about in a certain way. Using the Uppsala-model and its operationalizations as a theoretical framework‚ four case studies were conducted. The companies studied were Bokus‚ Boxman‚ Dressmart‚ and LetsBuyIt. In the study it was concluded that the Uppsala-model and its operationalizations could not alone describe and explain the internationalization process of the case companies. These companies seem
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Hofstede’s Model Geert Hofstede developed a cultural dimension model that explains the five categories of positions between national cultures. The five dimensions pertaining to this model include: individualism‚ materialism‚ time orientation‚ deference to authority and uncertainty avoidance. Hofstede’s research is still practiced today but has undergone some changes since it was first introduced due to cultural and economic modifications during past years. To understand this model the five dimensions
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The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model (ISO/IEC 7498-1) is a conceptual model that characterizes and standardizes the internal functions of a communications system by partitioning it into abstraction layers. The model is a product of the Open Systems Interconnection project at theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO). The model groups similar communication functions into one of seven logical layers. A layer serves the layer above it and is served by the layer below it. For example
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