Philosophy 4.26.2012 Doomed Design Although the revolutionary system of planned obsolescence is meant to stimulate demand and sales‚ its wasteful modern-day results damage the intellectual progress of the society by misleading consumers‚ manipulating the population’s view of real modern advancements and the reality of the production process‚ allowing industrial designers to become progressively unproductive and uneconomical. Planned obsolescence‚ present in industrial design‚ is a policy of deliberately
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Planned Parenthood: Who is Right? Mitt Romney vs Barack Obama on the Issue of Planed Parenthood Funding It is now 2012 and it is an election year full of controversial issues that need to be discussed by each candidate. This campaign is said to have a “cavalier disregard for facts on both sides‚” so much so that “the campaign has become bitter and trivial." Who would you vote for if the election was today? How much do you really know about the controversial issues? You‚ the voter‚ are in charge
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Do you wonder why your TV is broken after 2 years? This phenomenon is called planned obsolescence. It’s based in 1881 with the first bulb built from Eddison. His first bulb had a lifetime about 2500 hours. After the manufacturing process begin the lifetime sunks to 1000 hours. This is a strategy by the big concerns all over the world. They designed their products with flows. Types of obsolescence are technical or functional‚ systematic programmed‚ style or notification. Technical or functional
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organization can institute change‚ the management team must identify and understand the concept of change theory. In other words‚ he or she
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References: Ajzen‚ I. (2006). Perceived behavioral control‚ Self‐Efficacy‚ locus of control‚ and the theory of planned Behavior Crant‚ J. M. (2000). Proactive behavior in organizations. Journal of Management‚ 26(3)‚ 435- 462. De Dreu‚ C. K. W.‚ Nijstad‚ B. A.‚ Baas‚ M.‚ Wolsink‚ I.‚ & Roskes‚ M. (2012). Working memory benefits creative insight‚ musical improvisation
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Lewin’s Change Theory Author’s name: Institution: Date: Abstract The significance of Lewin’s change theory lay not in the formality of the theory itself but rather on his ability to conceptualize real situations and as a result come up with models that reflect ideal situations. Kurt Lewin cut a niche for himself as one of the pioneers of the applied‚ organizational and social psychology. Born Kurt Zadek Lewin in September 9 1890‚ he is acknowledged as the founder of social psychology and among
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said that a good theory is one that can be refuted by an empirical‚ data-oriented study. Explain why a theory that cannot be evaluated empirically is not a good theory. Theory‚ whether in economics or sciences‚ helps ones predict and succeed in explaining on what they intend to explain relies on convincing assumptions. However‚ accuracy and validity of theories are important as the more accuracy in the theory‚ the more success in whatever business or science. Hence‚ all theories should be tested
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THE CEO’S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS MODEL ON SERVICE OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING: USING THEORY OF REASONED ACTION (TRA) Mark Yang Department of Information‚ Operations and Technology Management College of Business Administration The University of Toledo 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo‚ Ohio‚ USA 43606 Phone: (419) 787-3453 Fax: (419) 530-2290 E-mail: myang5@utnet.utoledo.edu Jeen Lim Department of Marketing and International Business College of Business Administration The University of Toledo 2801
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Planned Parenthood is an organization that provides health services for the reproductive system around the United States and globally. Planned Parenthood strives to prevent unintended pregnancies‚ improve sexual health‚ and inform individuals to make informed decisions. Several Planned Parenthood clinics provide services such as but not limited to‚ birth control‚ long-acting reversible contraception‚ emergency contraception‚ clinical breast examinations‚ cervical cancer screening‚ pregnancy testing
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THEORIES OF SOCIAL CHANGE ANTHROPOLOGY‚ PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY By: Tea Celik ANTHROPOLOGY Diffusion: the spread of cultural items from one culture to another such as ideas‚ religion‚ styles‚ technology Example: The San smoked tobacco even though it was not of their original culture. The Europeans imported the tobacco from North America in the 17th century. Acculturation: results in a prolonged contact between two cultures. One culture may force their customs on another like the Europeans
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