and finds further that virtual community type moderates consumers’ reasons for participating‚ as well as the strengths of their impact on group norms and social identity. We conclude with a consideration of managerial and research implications of the findings. D 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Virtual communities; Internet marketing; Consumer behavior; Electronic commerce; We-intentions A web of glass spans the globe. Through it‚ brief sparks of light incessantly fly‚ linking
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People within organizations vary in terms of culture‚ values and behavior and age gaps. With these intrinsic individual differences it is a challenge for managers/supervisors how to manage motivating these employees in terms of their differences. Many contemporary authors have defined the concept of motivation. Motivation has been defined as: the psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction (Kreitner‚ 1995); a predisposition to behave in a purposive manner to achieve specific‚
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Hinduism Paper Andy Oldfield October 21‚ 2012 Hum 130 Hinduism began in India and is one of the oldest religions known to man and as such does not have a prominent founder that anyone can remember. In India‚ the land lying on the southern side of the Hindu-Kush Mountains was considered the land of the Hindus or Hindustan and the religion followed by the people there was known as Hinduism. It is a religion that is based upon Aryan settlers. The Hindu people believe that their religion has
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Diversity: Individual Behavior Impact Individual behavior is the pattern of behavior‚ thought‚ and emotion‚ unique to an individual‚ and the ways he or she interact to help or hinder the adjustment of a person to other people and situations (The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 2001). Within organizations‚ diversity can positively or negatively impact the behavior of individuals. Organizations are responsible and held accountable for making the overall work environment conducive for all within the diversified
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Diversity Impact on Individual Behavior Behavior refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism‚ usually in relation to the environment. Behavior can be conscious or unconscious‚ overt or covert‚ and voluntary or involuntary. Behavior is controlled by the nervous system; the complexity of the behavior is related to the complexity of the nervous system. Generally‚ organisms with complex nervous systems have a greater capacity to learn new responses and thus adjust their behavior. Human
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The source is referring to the negative impact of economic globalization. Economic globalization is the increase economic integration and interdependence among national‚ regional and local economies across the world. This is caused by the process of importing/exporting of goods and services between countries resulting in more capital and job opportunities. The idea of economic globalization arose from many world events which shaped the economic‚ social and political landscapes of numerous countries
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Diversity and the Impact on Individual Behavior The closest definition to individual behavior is personality which is "the totality of an individual’s behavioral and emotional characteristics. Personality embraces a person’s moods‚ attitudes‚ opinions‚ motivations‚ and style of thinking‚ perceiving‚ speaking and acting. It is part of what makes each individual distinct" (Answers‚ 2007). Diversity within organizations can positively or negatively impact individual behavior. Diversity includes
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Organizational Behavior and Its Impact on society: Formal organizations are typically understood to be systems of coordinated and controlled activities that arise when work is embedded in complex networks of technical relations and boundary-spanning exchanges. But in modern societies‚ formal organizational structures arise in highly institutional contexts. Organizations are driven to incorporate the practices and procedures defined by prevailing rationalized concepts of organizational work and institutionalized
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Part 3: The impact of crises on economic cycles As we have seen‚ economic cycles are dotted with crises. These crises are the causes of the imbalance of the system‚ and they also become a necessity in order to recover. Every great crisis has enabled the states to identify faults and defects of the economy‚ and they are indicative of system malfunction. Thus‚ States learn from their mistakes and make arrangements to avoid another crisis. This is called "purging" of the economic system. This
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Soule Drake February 18‚ 2012 Buddhism and Hinduism Comparison There are many religions that dominate the world today‚ two specific ones‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ are similar in many ways‚ while still having their own defined uniqueness. Hinduism and Buddhism are both world religions‚ whose impact and influence can be seen in many places. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion consisting of several systems of philosophy‚ rituals‚ and beliefs. This complex religion is now the third largest world religion
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