Contingency theory is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation‚ to lead a company‚ or to make decisions. Instead‚ the optimal course of action is contingent (dependent) upon the internal and external situation. A contingent leader effectively applies their own style of leadership to the right situation. In contingency theory of leadership‚ the success of the leader is a function of various contingencies in the form of subordinate‚ task‚ and/or
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Biosocial Theory and Social Structure Theory The discussion of the biosocial theory and the social structure theory in criminology has churned for years and has stemmed from the idea of nature or nurture. These two theories were derived and heavily influenced by the Darwinian theory of Pangenesis and natural selection; in the earlier times of this debate‚ the dominant view was the biosocial theory which claimed crime is the product of biological and environmental factors. After the emergence of sociology
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This paper will compare behavior theory and narrative theory. It will cover the key concepts‚ the practice process‚ and the major interventions of each theory. An application of each theory will be included. This paper also contains a practice case and a set of illustrations using both theories for this practice case. Practice Case Using Behavioral and Narrative theories Susanne Langston University of New England
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learning theory‚ psychoanalytic theory‚ and the psychosocial theory are developmental theories. These theories are helpful for parents to understand the growth of a child through their stages of development. In so many circumstances parents don’t have the slightest clue as to why a child behaves irrationally‚ Some children have behavioral attitudes that are from cultures that are different‚ and children who are mentally abnormal are an exception to theoretical rules. Developmental theories can be beneficial
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Stochastic Modeling for Inventory and Production Planning in the Paper Industry K. Karen Yin Dept. of Bio-based Products‚ University of Minnesota‚ St. Paul‚ MN 55108 G. George Yin Dept. of Mathematics‚ Wayne State University‚ Detroit‚ MI 48202 Hu Liu 3M Commerce Services‚ 3M Center‚ St. Paul‚ MN 55144 DOI 10.1002/aic.10251 Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). Problem formulations and solution procedures of production planning and inventory management
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Crime and punishment Amy Lynn Sprague Criminology – 3 Crime and punishment While cesare beccaria believed in the need for a criminal justice system and the right of the government to have laws and punishments‚ he never viewed the current justice system to be a successful one. Beccaria felt that the government and its laws at the time were just a “few remnants of the laws of an ancient predatory people‚ compiled for a monarch who ruled 12 centuries ago in Constantinople‚ mixed subsequently with
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Labeling theory had its origins in Suicide‚ a book by French sociologist Émile Durkheim. He found that crime is not so much a violation of a penal code as it is an act that outrages society. He was the first to suggest that deviant labeling satisfies that function and satisfies society ’s need to control the behavior. As a contributor to American Pragmatism and later a member of the Chicago School‚ George Herbert Mead posited that the self is socially constructed and reconstructed through the interactions
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homogeneity across cultures. The theory of relative face orientation We have discussed that Brown and Levinson’s (1987) face-saving politeness theory has been undermined for its inability to be applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication‚ Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993)‚ who characterise it as idealistic‚ culturally biased‚ and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals
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Rational Choice Crime Control Strategies September 29‚ 20-- ADJ 215: Criminology 1. What crime control strategies are effective according to rational choice theory? According to the reading and to the simulation‚ the majority of crime prevention strategies are effective but in reality‚ very few of them are‚ if any really. The simulation mentioned something about implementing more speedometers to deter drivers from illegal driving actions or speeding but with the courts having to prove
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Various Theories of Crime Causation vickie murphy AIU online E.Hale 2/19/12 Abstract Within this paper we will discuss the merits of the idea that genetics are a source for criminal behavior. As well as some of the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence surrounding genetics and crime and In closure what would be some of the repercussions in the criminal justice field if the existence of the criminal gene is proven to be true. Theories of Crime Causation To begin to understand the
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