CONTEXTUALIZING MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS THEORIES FOR AFRICA Term Paper Organizational Theory MOI UNIVERSITY – NAIROBI CAMPUS Presented to : Dr. Komen Presented By: Mohammed Shakeel Salyani SBE/D/101/12 Table of Contents 1. The issue of the applicability of extant theories of management and business to the African context. 2 2. The underlying assumptions and prescriptions of dominant management theories and to what extent are they relevant to African challenges and
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I. Probability Theory * A branch of mathematics concerned with the analysis of random phenomena. The outcome of a random event cannot be determined before it occurs‚ but it may be any one of several possible outcomes. The actual outcome is considered to be determined by chance. * The word probability has several meanings in ordinary conversation. Two of these are particularly important for the development and applications of the mathematical theory of probability. One is the interpretation
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Henri Fayol’s theory Firstly‚ Fayol’s theory include modern phenomena(Brooks‚ 2009)‚ such as teamwork‚ authority‚ hierarchy‚ command etc. In recent decades‚ authority‚ hierarchy all involve and appear in the modern organization and that is what an organization really matter about. Therefore‚ Fayol’s model is plausible and it is still relevant to today’s organization although he did his study almost 100 years ago. Furthermore‚ Henri Fayol was a pioneer of management theory(Pryor & Taneja
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Trait Theories The measurement of consistent patterns of habit in an individual’s behavior‚ thoughts‚ and emotions. The theory is based on the stability of traits over time‚ how they differ from other individuals‚ and how the will influence human behavior. Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/trait-theory.html#ixzz2MwgQMv00 Criticism of Trait Theories Although there has been an increased focus by researchers on trait leadership‚ this theory remains one of the most criticized
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Theory of Mind From "Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science" Theory of mind refers to the everyday psychology that we use to understand and explain our own and others’ actions by reference to mental states‚ such as ‘desiring’‚ ‘knowing’ and ‘believing’. INTRODUCTION The expression ‘theory of mind’ (ToM) was introduced into psychology by David Premack and Guy Woodruff in 1978. Asking‚ ‘Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind?’‚ they described experiments to assess whether the primate most closely
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Theories of entrepreneurship and types of entrepreneur Prepared for class discussion by Prof. S.Suryanarayanan XIME CASE STUDY DISCUSSION • TITLE: LUCK OR PERSISTANCE • Dame luck smiles at hard working people. XIME Theories of entrepreneurship Person Max Weber Theory Theory of religious belief Gist Spirit of capitalism-profit motive Protestant ethic-favorable mental attitude of society Evereet E Hagen F Young Theory of social change Withdrawal of status and respect
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Agency theory Agency theory identifies the agency relationship where one party‚ the principal‚ delegates work to another party‚ the agent. In the context of a corporation‚ the owners are the principal and the directors are the agent. This model of corporate governance and subsequent research focused on resolving conflicts of interest between corporate management and shareholders (Jensen and Meckling‚ 1976) and has largely adopted an agency theory approach. Key assumption is that the principals and
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Phlogiston Theory According to the phlogiston theory‚ propounded in the 17th century‚ every combustible substance consisted of a hypothetical principle of fire known as phlogiston‚ which was liberated through burning‚ and a residue. The word phlogiston was first used early in the 18th century by the German chemist Georg Ernst Stahl. Stahl declared that the rusting of iron was also a form of burning in which phlogiston was freed and the metal reduced to an ash or calx. The theory was superseded
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Summarise two theories of identity and compare their usefulness for explaining the real-world issues discussed in Chapter 1‚ ‘Identities and Diversities ’ I aim to present two psychological theories; Psychosocial-Identity-Theory and Social-Identity-theory (SIT)including their historical and biographical context and corresponding theorizers as it is likely that they were greatly shaped by these factors. Erik Erikson’s theory of Psychosocial-Identity associates identity as being shaped in response
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interesting anthropologist (local or international). • Explore the life of the anthropologist and present a short biographical sketch. • Identify at least five (5) important theories or assumptions of the anthropologist. • Argue of the relevance of the assumptions or theories in relation to the current condition of Philippines socio-cultural setting. Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917) Edward Burnett Tylor‚ who is
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