Introduction The theories of `modern’‚ ‘symbolic interpretive’‚ ‘critical theories’ and `postmodern’ are commonly used in intellectual debates on the studies of organization and these various theories are interpreted as perspectives. In this paper I argue that what distinguishes each theory can be understood by its differences in thinking style‚ each having it’s own inclination of ontological commitments and theoretical fixations. Modernism acknowledges the existence of reality regardless of whether
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Differentiate between the 4 major theories on motivation: instincts/evolutionary‚ drive-reduction‚ hierarchy of needs‚ and arousal theory. Discuss their origins‚ and explain why they cannot fully account for human behavior. The instinct/evolutionary theory on motivation states that motivation is the result of biological‚ genetic programming. Thus‚ all beings within a species are programmed for the same motivations. At the heart of this perspective‚ is the motivation to survive - we are biologically
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ATOMIC THEORIES AND HISTORY * Democritus (Greek) - “atomus” meaning indivicible * Indivisible particles called atoms * John Dalton – MODERN ATOMIC THEORY: 1. All matter is made of tiny‚ indestructible particles called atoms (Democritus) 2. All atoms of a given element are identical (not accepted today bc isotopes) 3. Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions (Lavoisier) 4. Atoms of different elements form compounds in whole number ratios (Proust)
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Economics 314 Coursebook‚ 2010 Jeffrey Parker 16 THEORIES OF CONSUMPTION AND SAVING Chapter 16 Contents A. Topics and Tools............................................................................. 1 B. The Kuznets Paradox ....................................................................... 3 C. Relative-Income Hypothesis .............................................................. 5 D. Life-Cycle Model and Permanent-Income Hypothesis .............................. 7
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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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Violence Reduction on Video Games: Consumers vs Developers Consumers “ The young men who opened fire at Columbine High School‚ at the movie theater in Aurora‚ Colo.‚ and in other massacres had this in common: they were video gamers who seemed to be acting out some dark digital fantasy. It was as if all that exposure to computerized violence gave them the idea to go on a rampage — or at least fueled their urges.” (then may part na parang questionable sa author.. basta read the article na lang
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CONTINGENCY THEORY Contingency Theory is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation‚ to lead a company‚ or to make decisions. Instead‚ the optimal course of action is contingent (dependent) upon the internal and external situation. The leading practitioners of which were Tom Burns‚ Joan Woodward‚ Paul Lawrence‚ Jay Lorsch‚ and Fred Fiedler‚ an otherwise theoretically eclectic group who were nevertheless united in their belief that no single organizational
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Post-colonialial theory as a recent field of study has lately become one of the most attractive academic disciplines - if it can be called a discipline - that incessantly triggers piles and piles of literature written by art of critics‚ social reformists‚ political scientists‚ literary critics and political economists. The continuous expansion of post-colonialism in its recent version made its own domains of interest and areas of functionality overlap with other fields of global academic studies
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Agency Theory Description Agency theory describes the relationship between principals (shareholders‚ investors and owners) and agents (management). Theoretical discussions in business and academia may be a modern phenomena‚ however the dynamics surrounding agency relationships have been around since the dawn of barter and exchange. Most business relationships are fundamentally agency relationships. In simplistic terms principals have interests and goals to which they have transferred the
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in many organization systems. The different uses of this word is dependent on the systems being chartered and organized. Nowadays‚ complexity theory is at the center of what systems are today and it is attached with the concept that a system is more than a set of machines. Regarding complexity theory‚ Margarita Mayoral (2012) stated that “Complexity theory enables the identification‚ characterization‚ and comparison of the structure and dynamics of many types of natural and artificial systems‚ and
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