at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister ITP 17‚2 210 The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0959-3845.htm Trojan actor-networks and swift translation Bringing actor-network theory to IT project escalation studies ¨ Magnus Mahring Stockholm School of Economics‚ Stockholm‚ Sweden and J. Mack Robinson College of Business‚ Georgia State University‚ Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ USA ¨ Jonny Holmstrom ˚ ˚ Umea University‚ Umea‚ Sweden
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Theory X and Theory Y After World War II there were several studies performed that ultimately revealed how assumptions about workers’ attitudes and behaviors affect managers’ behavior. In the 1960s one of the most influential approaches was created and developed by Douglas McGregor at the MIT Sloan School Of Management. He proposed two sets of assumptions about how work attitudes and behaviors not only dominate the way mangers think but also affect how they behave in organizations. He named these
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AO1 AO2 AO3 Describe and evaluate two theories of the formation of relationships One theory is ‘The Matching Hypothesis’ which is a social psychological theory based on relationships‚ proposed by Goffman in 1952. It suggests that in order for a relationship to be a long and successful one; both partners in the relationship must be equally matched in attractiveness. The reason for this is due to fear of rejection‚ therefore when searching for a potential life partner the primary drive is to
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focus of some of the best known psychology theories by a number of famous thinkers including Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson. In this section of the personality study guide‚ learn more about some of the major theories of personality and the psychologists who developed them. Biological Theories Biological approaches suggest that genetics are responsible for personality. Research on heritability suggests that there is a link between genetics and personality traits. One of the best known biological theorists
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Overcoming Challenges in Andragogy Using CAL Theory As I sat watching my seven year old memorise her multiplication tables‚ I was amazed by her speed. This made me contemplate on how I had struggled to learn the verbs in the morning in my French classes. Till the latter half of the nineteenth century‚ it was assumed that kids and adults learnt things pretty much the same way. In fact research in those years was never conclusive on the ability of an adult to learn. It was only towards the early
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Theories on the family Functionalism See society as a social system made up of interrelated and interdependent institutions such as education‚ work‚ religion‚ law‚ the family‚ etc. The function of these institutions is to maintain the social order and stability Functionalists suggest that the function of the family is: ● To socialise new members into the culture of society by teaching them common norms and values. (Valueconsensus) ● To exercise social controls over society’s members in order to ensure that they don’t
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complex whole” (Webster). This definition has application to many things‚ even families. A family is considered a system because families are made up of interconnected components (people)‚ they exhibit similar behaviors‚ they have regular interactions which may be positive or negative‚ and they are interdependent on one another whether realized or not. The basic premise behind Dr. Bowen’s Family Systems Theory is that the family is an emotional unit that is so emotionally integrated that the effects they
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studying this topic you should be able to do the following: • Describe the origin‚ growth and importance of the three major schools of in the evolution of management thoughtto a logistics and transport manager. • Define the key attribute of the classical school in terms of its assumptions about human motivation. Sample questions to guide group discussion 1. Why did a formal theory of management not emerge before the end of the 19th century? Why did it emerge then? 2. Why is it difficult to understand
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Research Essay (Essay Plan) 1. Outline classical theories of motivation and illustrate their application in different business situation. Discuss their usefulness to the 21st century business manager. Part 1: Introduction * (Why) are theories of motivation still relevant to the 21st century business manager? In today’s market‚ organizations always put pressure on enhanced communication‚ globalization and improved technology to find variety of ways of winning business. (Dransfield‚ 1996:
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Which bosses are best? Women are more efficient and trustworthy‚ have a better understanding of their workforce and are more generous with their praise. In short they make the best managers‚ and if men are to keep up they will have to start learning from their female counterparts‚ a report claims today. The survey of 1000 male and female middle senior managers from across the UK is an indictment of the ability of men to function as leaders in the modern workplace. A majority of those questioned
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