Date: 27 April 2012 McGregor’s XY Theory In 1960‚ American social psychiatrist‚ Douglas McGregor wrote a book titled ‘The Human Side Of Enterprise’. It was in this book that McGregor first proposed his famous XY theory. McGregor’s XY Theory is a type of motivational management. McGregor’s theory is incredibly simple yet effective. Most of the fundamental elements of the XY Theory rely solely on how the manager views their employees. Even though McGregor’s theory is over fifty years old‚ it is still
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CONSUMER THEORY I Consumer theory – deals with how a consumer chooses the best bundle of goods he/she can afford. BUDGET CONSTRAINT To know which bundle of goods a consumer can afford‚ we have to look into the consumer’s budget constraint. We first assume that there are only two goods‚ say good x1 and x2. A consumer can choose from bundle A (3‚ 2) – 3 units of good 1 and 2 units of good 2; bundle B (6‚ 5) – 6 units of good 1 and 5 units of good‚ so forth. Given the price of good 1 (p1)‚
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Workbook for Game Theory and Political Economy1 Martin Gregor IES‚ Charles University in Prague January 23‚ 2012 set of sample exercises has been created for the undergraduate course JEB064 Game Theory and Political Economy given by Martin Gregor at IES‚ Charles University‚ Prague. Each exercise includes a full solution. The workbook is a work in permanent construction. Any comment is more than welcome. 1 This 2 Contents 1 Essentials in game theory 1.1 Centipede game (Rasmusen 2007)
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Attribution theory is the study of various models that attempt to explain those processes.[1] Psychological research into attribution began with the work of Fritz Heider in the early part of the 20th century‚ subsequently developed by others such as Harold Kelley and Bernard Weiner. Contents 1 Background 2 Types 2.1 Explanatory attribution 2.2 Interpersonal attribution 3 Theories 3.1 Common sense psychology 3.2 Correspondent inference theory
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The Stakeholder Theory of the Corporation: Concepts‚ Evidence‚ and Implications Author(s): Thomas Donaldson and Lee E. Preston Source: The Academy of Management Review‚ Vol. 20‚ No. 1 (Jan.‚ 1995)‚ pp. 65-91 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/258887 Accessed: 20/04/2010 23:08 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms
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INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF COMPUTATION‚ SECOND EDITION MICHAEL SIPSER MassachusettsInstitute of Technology THOMSON COURSE TECHNOLOGY Australia * Canada * Mexico * Singapore * Spain * United Kingdom * United States THOIVISON COURSE TECHNOLOGY Introduction to the Theory of Computation‚ Second Edition by Michael Sipser Senior Product Manager: Alyssa Pratt Executive Editor: Mac Mendelsohn Associate Production Manager: Aimee Poirier Senior Marketing Manager: Karen Seitz COPYRIGHT
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MATH1081 Discrete Mathematics T. Britz/D. Chan/D. Trenerry §5 Graph Theory Loosely speaking‚ a graph is a set of dots and dot-connecting lines. The dots are called vertices and the lines are called edges. Formally‚ a (finite) graph G consists of A finite set V whose elements are called the vertices of G; A finite set E whose elements are called the edges of G; A function that assigns to each edge e ∈ E an unordered pair of vertices called the endpoints of e. This function is called the edge-endpoint
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Communication Theories Matrix Communication Theories Matrix Instructions: Complete the following matrix by filling in the box for each of the five communication theories with the following four items: the theory definition‚ the main principles of the theory‚ a real-world theory example‚ and an application of each theory to virtual communication. Theory definition Main principles of the theory Real-world theory example Application of each theory to virtual
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The main character‚ Ann‚ in “Z For Zachariah” by Robert C. O’Brien‚ is a dynamic character. At the beginning of the story‚ Ann hated being alone in a valley after a nuclear war. Ann has lived in a cave‚ with some supplies‚ ever since. She is desperate. Everyday she would pray and hope for someone to come so that she would not have to be alone. "At first when all the others went away‚ I hated being alone‚ and I watched the road all day and most of the night hoping that a car‚ anybody‚ would come over
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Communication Theories and Application Worksheet Fill out the different cells with regard to each theory definition. You are to identify the theory the example represents‚ who developed the theory (theorist)‚ explain the relevance of the theory‚ and then provide your own personal or professional application example of the theory. Theory Definition Identify the Theory Theorist(s) Relevance of Theory Application Example from your Personal or Professional Life Theory explains why as relationships
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