* Category tree * Lists * Journals * List of sociologists * Article index | * v * t * e | Quantitative research refers to the systematic empirical investigation of social phenomena via statistical‚ mathematical or computational techniques.[1] The objective of quantitative research is to develop and employ mathematical models‚ theories and/or hypotheses pertaining to phenomena. The process of measurement is central to quantitative research because it provides the fundamental connection
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Advocacy The deficit approach in family policy advocacy occurs when actions are taken to solve current failures within a family. The problem with this type of approach focuses on the failures‚ and can often occur to late to change the behavior. The asset approach focuses on the strengths of the family. By focusing on strengths‚ this type of approach allows families‚ individuals‚ and community leaders to become emotionally attached to the cause‚ unlike the deficit approach‚ which focuses more on
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POSITIVE APPROACH Attitude is the most important trait that lifts a man from his present position to the top most. A person who is very positive will spread his positive spirit in al the directions which helps him in unbelievable achievements. This is hard fact of life that whatever be the status of a man‚ his positive attitude always makes him to be the top in his crowd. I have seen many of my superiors and colleagues‚ who were totally negative in their approach‚ had been written off from
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http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/2010/08/how-coach-h-p-zara-and-ford-profited-from-a-comprehensive-application-of-market-orientation/ A Comprehensive Approach Total Quality Management (TQM) is a well-known philosophy for coordinating all of a company’s production processes‚ which mandates cooperation by all affected departments. Its three basic principles are employee involvement‚ continuous improvement‚ and customer satisfaction. Customers often use the term “quality” to refer to their level of satisfaction
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Assignment 3 Talent Management Strategy HRM532 Developing a strategic plan for an organization despite its size requires the establishment of a standard. This standard should incorporate each potential employee’s skills‚ traits‚ and personality to ensure that it is a right fit for the employee‚ the company‚ and the future of the company. The company talent goals need to include a consistent set of tools‚ resources‚ and processes to manage their talent capabilities to develop expertise‚ diversification
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Outline and evaluate the behavioural approach to abnormality. (12 marks) The behavioural approach suggests that all behaviour is learnt. This includes abnormal behaviours. Behaviours can be learned through classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning or modelling. Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning‚ where learning results from the association of stimuli with reflex responses. Classical conditioning can be used to explain the development of many abnormal behaviours‚ including phobias
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Proper Hand Washing Technique in Healthcare Organization American Sentinel Universiy Proper Hand Washing Technique in Healthcare Organization Evaluates a nursing policy and procedure Proper hand washing techniques will help reduce the spread of infection in health care organizations. At HBR hospital where I currently work‚ the significance of proper hand washing techniques is emphasized over and over to all the health care professionals that work in the hospital. Hand hygiene is the key to
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Thomas Hardy in his poem ’The Voice’ deals with the theme of the consequences of grief and loss. He addresses this theme by means of examining his own feelings at his wife’s death‚ his wish to relive the past‚ his wish to be reunited with her and his feelings of despair and hopelessness at what life has become for him without her. To convey his theme to the reader‚ Hardy uses a range of language and literary devices such as juxtaposition‚ varied line length‚ sound devices‚ imagery‚ connotation‚ word
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Film techniques Camera angles: Bird’s eye view- An aerial shot of a view‚ sensation of flying or floating Eye level- Camera is positioned at the character’s eye level. Often used to display facial expressions and focus on dialogue. Low angle- The camera is positioned below the feet. Can indicate power and authority and make them look tall and overbearing High angle- The camera is high in the air. Make the audience feel that they are more important then the object provides the feeling of inferiority
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Multimedia Compression techniques 4.0 Introduction In this unit we are discussing about the data compression which is very important for multimedia applications because uncompressed graphics‚ audio‚ and video data require considerable storage capacity. Compressing a data file reduces its size‚ and hence it can be easily transferred over the digital network. The amount of compression depends on the compression method and compression rate. The terms compression
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