where one resides. According to the Merriam - Webster dictionary‚ a home is “the place where someone lives or originally comes from: the place to which you feel most strongly attached.” In the books Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson and Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides‚ home is an important aspect of the characters lives. Housekeeping is about a girl named Ruth who lives in an isolated town called Fingerbone. She grows up there with her younger sister Lucille and at the age of six‚ her mother abandons
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The Performing Arts in a New Era Kevin F. McCarthy | Arthur Brooks | Julia Lowell | Laura Zakaras R Supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts The research in this report was supported by the The Pew Charitable Trusts. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The performing arts in a new era / Kevin McCarthy ... [et al.]. p. cm. “MR-1367.” Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-3041-8 1. Performing arts—United States. I. McCarthy‚ Kevin‚ 1945– PN2266.5 .P475
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Undoubtedly‚ organizational culture is one of the largest permeations of both identity and success within an organization. Various organizations contain different values‚ beliefs‚ assumptions‚ perceptions‚ artifacts‚ and patterns of behavior depending on the nature of the organization and the goals and standards therein. It is important to understand and differentiate how these organizations facilitate the process of learning culture to their workers and subordinates in a fashion that successfully
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Professor Jeffrey Sallaz‚ of the University of Arizona‚ compares and contrasts the four contemporary theoretical traditions of the labor process in a sociological and economic viewpoint in his from the chapter “The Great Transformation of Work”‚ from his book Labor‚ Economy‚ and Society. Sallaz does not focus so much on the labor markets but emphasizes the labor processes. With this in mind‚ Sallaz extrapolates the Sociological theory and theories from Smith‚ Marx and Polanyi to debate the origins
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Leadership Competencies: Are we all saying the same thing? Jeffrey D. Horey Caliber Associates 49 Yawl Dr. Cocoa Beach‚ FL 32931 horeyj@calib.com Jon J. Fallesen‚ Ph.D. Army Research Institute Ft. Leavenworth‚ KS jon.fallesen@leavenworth.army.mil In the course of developing an Army leadership competency framework focused on the Future Force (up to year 2025)‚ the authors examined several existing U.S. military and civilian leadership competency frameworks. We attempt to link the core constructs
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of Trait Theories Although there has been an increased focus by researchers on trait leadership‚ this theory remains one of the most criticized theories of leadership. Over the years‚ many reviewers of trait leadership theory have commented that this approach to leadership is “too simplistic” (Conger & Kanugo‚ 1998)‚ and “futile” (House & Aditya‚ 1997). Additionally‚ scholars have noted that trait leadership theory usually only focuses on how leader effectiveness is perceived by followers (Lord
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| Chembra Peak: The hills‚ rocks and valleys which contribute to the very unique character of Wayanad provide a lot for adventure tourism. Trekking to the Chembra peak is a risky mountaineering endeavour. Chembra peak‚ the highest hill in Wayanad‚ is near Meppady town. Trekking to the top of this peak takes almost a day. Tourists can also stay one or two days at the top of the peak in temporary camps. District Tourism Promotion Council provides guides‚ sleeping bags‚ canvases‚ huts and trekking
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The Gap Model is a conceptual model especially developed to qualitatively measure service quality. It was developed by parasuraman et al.(1985) based on results from empirical research. Tha gap model identifies five organizational gaps within the process of service design and delivery that cause deficits in quality ‚ leading to dissatisfied customers. The Gap Model locates and maps five generic gaps that apply regardless of the thematic type of service: 1. Between management perceptions of customer
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Dictionary (2000) defines leadership in the following manor: “1. The position or office of a leader; 2. Capacity or ability to lead; 3. A group of leaders; [and‚] 4. Guidance‚ direction.” At best‚ the descriptors are convoluted and do not provide any meaningful insight into the nature of leadership. Definitions for lead‚ although a bit more descriptive‚ still do not facilitate an understanding of leadership as a theory. Many have offered constructs and models to define leadership. Primarily these
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Vietnam is a developing country. It cannot compare about innovation with other countries in the world. Television was developed in Vietnam many years ago. With the development of television‚ brands use television as a method to advertise their brands or their products. Advertising on television is one of the most effective methods to attract customer’s attention‚ especially children. Children play an important role in television advertising. They have great product consumption through influence parents’
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