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    “Compare Modern Management motivation Theories and Buddhist teaching for motivation” Assignment 01 Lecture – Mr. Thilak. S. Subhasinghe Student – Rev. R. Chandawimala (SIBA-BABL-10-04) Subject – Buddhism and Modern Management (111 304 ) Institute – Sri Lanka International Buddhsis Academy. What is Motivation? Motivation is the word derived from the word ’motive’ which means needs‚ desires‚ wants or drives within the individuals. It is the process of stimulating people to action to accomplish

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    Taoism and Ch ’an Buddhism (Moore & Bruder‚ 2008‚ p. 525). Western philosophy is older and generally divided into groups based on a progression of years as opposed to specific regions‚ for example‚ Renaissance philosophy and Modern philosophy. An Eastern philosopher I believe made very compelling arguments for his ideas is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ better known as Mahatma Gandhi. "Gandhi‚ of course‚ is known everywhere for his use of nonviolence to help attain political freedom for India

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    Women Who Influenced Guy Montag’s Life Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ showed what it would be like to live in a world where people couldn’t think for themselves. In this novel‚ people were not allowed to keep and read books because the government said that they made people feel and think too much. Guy Montag was the protagonist in this book. He was a firefighter whose job was to burn books‚ but he was beginning to question his role. There were many people that influenced Montag’s thoughts and feelings

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    Jacob Walton A Transcendental Philosopher: Christopher McCandless The novel Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ is a story about a transcendental philosopher by the name of Christopher Johnson McCandless. The story follows the journey of McCandless across America; relying only on what he can carry on his back. McCandless shows self-reliance‚ a love of nature‚ and has withdrawn from society in many ways throughout the book. A very important characteristic of any transcendentalist is self-reliance.

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    viewed as learned‚ influenced or developed (Scully‚ 2016). As others believe criminal intent‚ behavior and acts are learned‚ medical professional says otherwise. According to medical professionals‚ a psychological perspective focus on the mental aspects of criminals and noncriminal behavior. Psychological perspective‚ is based on an analytical approach to understanding criminal behavior. Therefore. Psychoanalytic Theory‚ greatly contributes to the understand of Psychological

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    be trivial or devastating‚ or anywhere in between. Some people‚ when they encounter failure get discouraged. While others accept it as part of learning process and use it to better themselves like what Thomas did. More often than not‚ many people who made it into our history books are remembered for a handful of successes. What the books don’t tell us is that those few successes were achieved through a mountain of failures. These people‚ instead of getting discouraged‚ learned from their

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    There are many things which influence on me and there are many people who give me lessons‚ smiling and sadness. The person who has influenced me the most is my mother‚ but today‚ I will not write about her but my best friend who is being with me after my mother. We have been friends for more than 10 years. We are in the same class during primary school but when we entered secondary school‚ we got separated. Since then I became very lazy and cannot focus in studies. I got bad result during my form3

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    | TOPIC # 6 | | RONEN LEVSHTEIN | 206-325-492OCTOBER 6‚ 2010 | | Even though the definition “Philosopher Queens” itself is not mentioned in the text‚ Plato refers to them as ‘these’ women who are capable of performing the same tasks and follow the same obligations as men. The questions as to why he thinks this way lies in his understanding of human nature and his theory of virtue. For this argument Plato used Socrates view of women’s nature and place in the city to elaborate on his

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    from people because he is one. He takes great pride in his job and enjoys seeing things "changed" by the fire (such as the books he burns). He even enjoys the smell of kerosene. Montag is influenced by many people throughout this period of his life. One of these people is Clarisse McClellan-a beautiful‚ young girl who influences Montag to think more and be more individual like her. She also influences him to open up more to the beauties of the natural world. Clarisse describes herself as "seventeen

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    DEFINITION Classical Management Theory propounds that a manager’s foremost preoccupation is how to increase an organisation’s efficiency in order to increase productivity. Scholars of management from as early as the 19th century touted the need for managers to find that formula‚ that modus operandi‚ that would deliver positive results‚ on a sustainable basis‚ in the most efficient manner. In the process they sought to define the role(s) of a manager and although these have been altered by influences

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