Grounded theory has emerged from the knowledge of Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in early 1967. Later on‚ Strauss developed a highly structured‚ fully qualitative book with Juliet Corbin. Grounded theory is a form of a qualitative research which studies individuals’ experiences with some kind of a process and then creates a theory or an explanation of how that process works. It mainly relies on interviews‚ observations‚ and artifacts. The theory that is created in grounded theory is generated
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What is the agency theory? Agency Theory is defined the branch of financial economics that looks at conflicts of interest between people with different interests in the same assets. This most importantly means the conflicts between: * shareholders and managers of companies. * shareholders and bond holders. The fact: Agency theory is rarely‚ if ever‚ of direct relevance to portfolio investment decisions. It is used to by financial economists to model very important aspects of how capital
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BOX 3.4 What Is Grounded Theory? Grounded theory is a widely used approach in qualitative research. It is not the only approach and it is not used by all qualitative researchers. Grounded theory is “a qualitative research method that uses a systematic set of procedures to develop an inductively derived theory about a phenomenon” (Strauss and Corbin‚ 1990:24). The purpose of grounded theory is to build a theory that is faithful to the evidence. It is a method for discovering new theory. In it
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Critically examine how ethical theories approach issues surrounding pornography There are many ethical theories which can be applied to the ethics concerning pornography however I believe the easiest ethical theories for giving a clear cut between what is acceptable and what is not are the absolutist theories or the ones with Absolutist rules such as Kantian Ethics or Natural Moral Law. Pornography is a form of media which is sexually stimulating for the observer. The ethical situations surrounding
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succumb to the pressure of this situation‚ I fear what kind of person I may become. Geuras and Garofalo (2011) state‚ “Those who submit become people without heart; not only does their sense of moral judgement atrophy but so do their feeling for others” (p.135). I know I do not want to become that kind of individual. Edwards wants an answer right away‚ but I must give this situation further consideration in order to consider the consequences of my actions and make the most appropriate decision. If
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beneficial and driven by market demands. In my opinion sweatshop labor is unethical and should not be allowed to be used to produce products for any business. Businesses have a lot of things to keep in mind when making decisions but whether their actions are ethical or not should always being something that is considered. Consumer Demand Consumer demand can directly impact how companies make business decisions. Consumer demand can dictate the production of goods‚ which can cause companies to look towards
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determine the responsibility and ethics of her actions‚ the specifics of the case will be applied to a process to determine both the utility and the consequences of her actions. What was the affect of her actions (utility)‚ what were the rights and duties involved (deontology)‚ and ultimately‚ a decision as to were here actions ethical? Who did Martha Stewart’s actions hurt? Who did they help? Central to theses questions of utility are the specifics of her actions and the circumstances surrounding them
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Rights-based ethical theory (Social contract) On Cyberslacking affect on IT industry Cyberslacking a term used to describe employees who surf the net for their personal use such as writing e-mail or indulging in other internet-related activities at work that are not related to their jobs. These activities are performed during periods of time when they are being paid by their employer. The individual who perform such work is known as Cyberslacker while the whole act is called
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The Strain Theory is distinguished from social control and differential association/social learning theory. Agnew‚ 1992‚ states that there are significant amount crimes that are committed everyday by the hands of adolescent and young adults. The Strain theory helps to establish understand the important of choices and consequence. Violent has many consequences that can affect all racial and ethnic groups (Agnew‚ 1992). The negative impact that is affect by the choices that we make and allow to overcome
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is a giant corporation‚ and that they can’t see what every single employee is doing. However‚ this isn’t just one single person‚ this is over 5000 people going against the rules. I think goes back to the company’s culture. They put so much emphasis on selling‚ and to get it done no matter what. However‚ that doesn’t merit breaking the rules and being unethical. This has to stem from the top down. The executives probably weren’t very ethical in what they were doing‚ and it flowed down from there.
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