claim that man is a political animal. Furthermore‚ his account “did not make explicit the theme of generosity and gift” (Hittinger 2013: 18) that is an important aspect of human association. So while Hobbes’s state of war completely disregards benevolence‚ Aristotle’s account‚ still lacking definitive recognition of generosity‚ is slightly closer to
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Customer Trust in the Salesperson: An Integrative Review and Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature John E. Swan Michael R. Bowers Lynne D. Richardson UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM The development of trust between salespeople and their customers has traditionally been considered a critical element in developing and maintaining a successful sales relationship. This article presents the first comprehensive literature review and meta-analysis of the antecedents of trust and consequences
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is gentility in the eldest brother and humility and respect in the younger. The third is righteous behavior in the husband and obedience in the wife. The fourth is humane consideration in elders and deference in juniors. And finally the fifth is benevolence in rulers and loyalty of ministers and subjects. The family is the most
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which they seek to indulge whenever possible. Universalism The Universalist seeks social justice and tolerance for all. They promote peace and equality and find war anathema except perhaps in pursuit of lasting peace. Benevolence Those who tend towards benevolence are very giving‚ seeking to help others and provide general welfare. They are the “earth mothers” who nurture all. Tradition The traditionalist respects that which has gone before‚ doing things simply because they are customary
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compiled by the disciples of Confucius. The main goal of the Analects is to guide a person to achieve a high moral sufficiency and strive for self-improvement. The main principles of Confucianism are highlighted in the Analects. These are Ren (benevolence)‚ Yi (righteousness)‚ Li (rituals)‚ Hsiao (filial piety) and Jun-Zi (gentleman). Every line in the book has a hidden concept that we as readers‚ should find for ourselves. One of my favorite concepts of Confucianism is Hsiao‚ a reverence
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consideration of others; with benevolence and obligation that must be present to enforce relationships. Asian societies have a history to be hierarchical‚ in contrast to the American culture where there is a form of equality to an extent between teacher and student‚ peer to peer‚ and family members among themselves. The hierarchical relationships in Asian culture involve a lot of obligation that could be seen as domination with the expectation of responsibility and benevolence in return. Example being
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when a passerby assumes Frankenstein is killing the young girl and shoots him‚ when in reality he was actually saving her from drowning. This grave misinterpretation causes the monster to go into a state of rage‚ “This was then the reward of my benevolence! I had saved a human being from destruction‚ and as a recompense I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh and bone. The feelings of kindness and gentleness which I had entertained but a few moments before gave
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is right” (Louis & Ito‚ 2008). Secondly‚ courage is the spirit of daring and bearing. Courage is an extra morality and is vital when having the correct morals. In addition‚ regarding benevolence‚ samurais who had both the physical and legal power to kill and destroy enemies were also reserved their power of benevolence and mercy. In terms of respect‚ this system was based on Chinese Confucianism and Japanese samurai adopted respect in this system and samurai did not need a written contract for working
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The theme in this book is qualities that should be desirable in human beings and morality in one’s behavior. For instance‚ virtue is a moral that is mention throughout the book. The main principles of Confucius in the Analects are Ren known as benevolence‚ Yi known as righteousness‚ Li known as rituals‚ Hsiao known as filial piety. Confucius even introduces the word junzi which means prince or gentleman. He does this to show that people they need to have higher moral character and you don’t have
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Development of the Instrument The quantitative measurement of the four dimensions of benevolence- of ethical sensitivity‚ spirituality‚ positive engagement‚ community requires separate measuring scales of each. A four point scale was used in developing this instrument. Collection of Item& Item Selection Interviews were conducted with 10 managers of Knoah Solutions and Bharathi Cements . and after reviewing books and literatures. Items were collected and theoretically 50 items were derived in total
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