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    Leadership and Theory

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    Main Section <2> Development of Leadership theory <2> Two questions analysis in three parts: Path-goal theory <2> Leader-member exchange theory <4> Transformational and transactional theory <6> 3‚ Conclusion <8> 4‚ Reference List

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    Attachment Theory

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    Chris Livoti 3/5/13 IB Psychology Mrs. Urso John Bowlby is the pioneer of the attachment theory and worked with children who had been separated from their parents during World War 2. He observed that many of these children developed emotional problems‚ and he made the connection that the emotional problems stemmed from the separation from the mother. Bowlby was born in London to an upper class family‚ and would rarely see‚ and interact with his

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    Identity Theories

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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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    united as one. The preceding was what feminists and historians want us believe‚ however‚ this is not always the case and quite possibly‚ it has never been the case. For some reason feminism became an international phenomenon. The feminist theory is fairly comparable to this explanation and determinedly claims that the basic structure of society is patriarchal‚ or male-dominated. The purpose of this paper is to prove that society has changed for women‚ but women have not changed for society

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    Leadership Theories

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    School: “Modern” Structural Organization Theory (197) Time Line: post World War II. “Modern” structuralists are grounded in the thinking of Fayol‚ Taylor‚ GulickA‚ and Weber‚ and their underlying tenets are quite similar: Organizational efficiency is the essence of organizational rationality‚ and the goal rationality is to increase the production of wealth in terms of real goods and services. Dominant Model‚ Metaphor‚ Underlying Assumptions: 1. Organizations are rational institutions

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    Theories of Aging Activity theory This theory assumes a positive relationship between activity and life satisfaction. One theorist suggests that activity enables older adults to be able to adjust to retirement. The critics of this theory state that it overlooks the inequalities in health and economics that hinders the ability for older people to engage in such activities. Also‚ some older adults do not desire to engage in new challenges. Activity theory reflects the functionalist perspective

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    Attribution Theory

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    Attribution Theory of Leadership Attribution theory was a psychological theory first proposed by Fritz Heider in 1958 and extended by Harold Kelley in 1967. Terence R. Mitchell first introduced attribution theory as a leadership theory in 1979(Martinko‚ 1995). This theory says that we observe the behavior of others and then attribute cause on it. It can be used in two sides of the leadership area. First‚ it can be used in attribute leadership qualities. Which is that followers’ judgment

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    experts who follow the modernization theory fail to implement and sustain development projects when they do not consult and involve project beneficiaries in the planning. At times‚ these projects even become a burden for beneficiary communities. External factors usually greatly influence development to the Third World. This paper suggests ways beneficiaries can participate in their projects. This paper will explain the origin of modernization theory‚ literature pertaining to the theory‚ and a case study

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    Lacy V. Wood ------------------------------------------------- SOC. 480‚ Sociological Theories Spring 2011 Lacy V. Wood ------------------------------------------------- SOC. 480‚ Sociological Theories Spring 2011 Taking It Big Charles Wright Mills is most commonly known for his theory of the sociological imagination. Through both the acknowledgement of biography and history within the context of sociology‚ his analysis was able to determine an interesting perspective that tied religion‚ the end

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    trait theory

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    Compare and contrast the aims and methods of Trait Theory with those of Personal Construct Theory. What makes the world and the people in it so interesting is that everybody is different and they possess their own personalities that are unique to each individual. It has been particularly interesting for psychologists to study and understand the differences between people‚ hence the great amount of research and work that has been conducted in relation to individual difference. In particular‚ the

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