Michael Porter: a postmodern reading by: Toby Harfield It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. Hitchhikers’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Introduction This article is located within a postmodern sensibility of exploration and play (Bauman 1992; Rorty 1989). I do not attempt to deconstruct (Linstead 1995; Cooper 1989; Derrida 1978)‚ but merely to explore the possiblilty of a radical new reading of Michael E Porter. Is Porter postmodern? The project
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Formalist Approach: Characteristics: Theory of high art‚ focus on quality‚ retrospective specialisation (flatness)‚ self-definition. Key Terms: Flatness‚ surface‚ self-criticism‚ depth‚ medium specificity. For Greenberg‚ the key motivating force within modern art was the pursuit of quality (Art is a matter strictly of experience‚ not of principles‚ and what counts first and last in art is quality) By experience‚ he meant the practical aspect of making art and the artist’s attention
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MODERNISM: The Aesthetics of Abstract Expressionism Project Prepared for Donald McIntyre Professor‚ DeVry University Project Prepared by Colleen Mitchell Student‚ DeVry University June 7‚ 2009 Modernism is one of the cultural movements which took place in the nineteenth to the twentieth century. This movement was sure to draw attention to the artists’ work of art mainly because of the complexity of the artist’s creativity and breaking away from the more traditional works. Abstract
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Humanistic Theory vs. Social-Cognitive Theory Rebecca Chaplin 8/9/2009 In this paper‚ I am going to compare and contrast the two personality theories humanistic and social-cognitive. These two theories are not generally paired up when comparing and contrasting personality theories because they are very different. I am going to compare and contrast these two because I find them the most interesting of all the personality theories. Let us start with the definitions of humanistic and
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Functionalism is the original and still dominant discipline of thought in the social sciences. As a construct of two forms of scientific investigation: the scientific approach and viewing the individual as a part of a social organism or social whole‚ the scientific method considers society as an objectively observable and "real" entity that is suitable for methods and philosophies that guide examination and study of the physical world. The 17th century philosopher‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ believed that humans
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Learning Objectives This assessment offers opportunities for you to: 1. Critically evaluate organisational issues from multiple perspectives; 2. Conduct industry-relevant analysis of modern‚ symbolic and postmodern concepts of organisational theory; 3. Identify the assumptions underpinning organisational theory and explain the strengths and limitations that flow from these. Assessment Overview Tasks: 1. Analyse a chosen case organisation using modern‚ symbolic-interpretive‚ and post modern perspectives.
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Conflict Theory vs. Empowerment Theory Western Kentucky University Conflict Theory vs. Empowerment Theory Conflict Theory originated from the great German theologian‚ Karl Marx. Many of the social beliefs that support and strengthen this theory have been rooted in the ideas of Karl Marx himself. He believed that it’s not the consciousness of men that determines their existence‚ but their social existence which determines their stream of consciousness. With this being the motto of this theory it’s
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relationship between non-profit and for-profit organizations. A recent surge to push non-profit organizations to behave in a more business-like manner has resulted in an evaluation of the financial management practices. This paper examines a few of the similarities and differences amongst the two organizational types in relation to source of funding‚ performance evaluation measures‚ and governing mechanisms. The analysis of non-profit organizations leads to an understanding that many of the same
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311 Essay 1 LDC Advisement: Modernization Theory vs Dependency Theory The path to modernization is one never clearly defined. The following report will attempt to analyze and critique our nation’s potential options concerning social and fiscal policy and use this information in an attempt to recommend future policy agenda. We will be dealing with primarily two theories on national (i.e. LDC) policy - modernization theory and dependency theory. Both have their own sets of costs and benefits
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Distinctive features of Realism and Modernism I. Ideological and philosophical differences ( How Realists and Modernists viewed man) R: 1. Man is a social animal (Aristhotel called it a political animal) 2. Alienation is conditioned by society 3. Reality is solid and objective. The world is palpable and identical 4. Interaction between man and environment (it determines his development) 5. There is always a sense of progress M: 1. Man is seem as ahistorical being
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