...The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 18, No. 2. (Apr., 1993), pp. 293-321. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0363-7425%28199304%2918%3A2%3C293%3ATATOOC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G The Academy of Management Review is currently published by Academy of Management. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/journals/aom.html. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to and preserving a digital archive of scholarly journals. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. http://www.jstor.org Mon Jun 4 10:59:06 2007 Academy of Management Revlew 1993 Vol 18 No 2 293 321 TOWARD A THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONAL CREATIVITY RICHARD W. WOODMAN T e x a s A&M University JOHN E. SAWYER University of Delaware RICKY W. GRIFFIN T e x a s A&M University In this...
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...Personal Projects and Free Traits: Personality and Motivation Reconsidered Posted on October 24, 2011 by admin ABSTRACT I review a social ecological model of human development that stimulates recon- sideration of some traditional views in personality and motivational psychology. I propose that the quality of lives is contingent upon the sustainable pursuit of core personal projects. Project pursuit may occasionally require the suspension of biogenic fixed traits and the adoption of ‘free traits’, and I review some prelim- inary research on this recent topic. Free traits are culturally scripted patterns of conduct that are strategically crafted to advance projects about which a person cares deeply. Biogenic introverts, for example, may act as extraverts in order to advance projects requiring expressions of enthusiastic assertiveness. This may not only enhance well-being by promoting successful project pursuit but may also compromise well-being because of challenges to the autonomic nervous system. The costs of free-traited behavior can be mitigated by the provision and use of restorative resources. When viewed through this perspective seeming inconsistencies and paradoxes of daily life become less puzzling as well as more intriguing. By tracing these themes through the lives of a hypothetical couple, George and Elizabeth, I hope to provide a stimulant to theory, research, and applications that can both explain and enhance the quality of lives. Elizabeth seems to be an agreeable...
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...Abstract This descriptive research aimed to determine the effective physics teaching strategies used by the physics teachers in public high schools. This study will give a hint to the teachers about the effective teaching strategies in teaching physics. This descriptive study will be conducted in five public high schools within Iloilo City, these are Iloilo National High School, Jaro National High School, Iloilo City National High School, La Paz National High School, and Jalandoni National High School. The researchers selected the star sections of each school to do the observation. The researchers made checklist to list down the observable teaching strategies used by the teacher in teaching strategies. The result will be interpreted based on the result of the evaluation given by the teacher after discussion. The result of the assessment of the students from five different public schools will be compared to determine the effective strategies in teaching physics. The higher the mean result of the assessment of the students means the greater the effectiveness of the teaching strategies used by the teacher in teaching physics. CHAPTER 1 The Problem Chapter one includes the following parts: (1) Background and the theoretical framework of the study, (2) Statement of the problem and hypotheses, (3) Definition of Terms, (4) Significance of the study. Part one, Background and theoretical framework of the study, describes the philosophies about teaching profession supported...
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...students for employment. Reform programs such as Tech Prep and High Schools that Work strive to incorporate these "generic" skills as they offer students a rigorous academic background, technological literacy skill development, and learning experiences that are situated in the context of real-world environments (Pucel 1999). Integrated academic and CTE programs and contextual learning efforts offer similar opportunities to promote the learning of generic skills by linking them to specific workplace and social practices. Workplace learning experiences are another way of highlighting generic skill development by placing students in job situations where these generic skills are used in combination with occupational or technical skills. Although the United States has adopted a variety of strategies for the teaching of generic skills, it is not the only country to do so. Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom have initiated similar programs to address generic skill development. In Australia, integrated curriculum that infuses literacy into specific vocational courses has served to illustrate the necessity of contextualized, multiple literacies (Searle et al. 1999). Case Studies to Advance Skills and Employability, a project conducted at the Universities of Northumbria and Newcastle, emphasized the development of employability skills within the academic curriculum (Holmes and Miller 2000). The contextual integration of employability skills into curriculum has become a recent trend...
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...1. Analyze Aquarius with respect to the five contextual variables. How would you describe the environment, goals, culture, size, and technology for Aquarius? According to the case, the environment of Aquarius Advertising Agency is not very stable, which is mainly because other agency specialists avoiding the Account Executives. The goals of Aquarius Advertising Agency are to be creative, imaginative, resourceful but yet unique and to please their customers, and do it better than any other companies can and possibly gain more customers. Today, the culture is changed every day, so the turnover that Aquarius has experienced is a fact of the fast-changing trend; researchers must find better ways to present thoughts that customers would like to accept. The technology is mainly non-routine, because of the emphasis on originality and art. 2. Design a new organization structure that takes into consideration the contextual variables in the case and the information flows. As I see it, the mixture form of structure would be one specific possibility, with account executives reporting to customer group vice-presidents, and most functional departments such as research, media, merchandising, copy department and art department reporting to each of the account executives. The functional heads that would still report directly to the president would probably be legal counsel, finance, and personnel. The structure matches the uncertainty of the environment, and would enable the organization...
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...intentionally left blank Visualizing Research A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design Carole Gray and Julian Malins © Carole Gray and Julian Malins 2004 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Carole Gray and Julian Malins have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the authors of this work. Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited Gower House Croft Road Aldershot Hants GU11 3HR England Ashgate website: http://www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Gray, Carole Visualizing research : a guide to the research process in art and design 1.Art – Research 2.Design – Research 3.Universities and colleges – Graduate work I.Title II.Malins, Julian 707.2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gray, Carole, 1957Visualizing research : a guide to the research process in art and design / by Carole Gray and Julian Malins. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-7546-3577-5 1. Design--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Art--Research--Methodology-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Malins, Julian. II. Title. NK1170.G68 2004 707’.2--dc22 ISBN 0 7546 3577 5 Typeset by Wileman Design Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd...
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...School Environment Analysis Essay Grand Canyon University: EDA-575 February 8, 2012 School Environment Analysis No school is a utopia. Each presents unique problems and challenges, and with that comes opportunities for change and successes. Many times it takes a giant collaborative effort to bring about change, and there are times where it seems that the challenges are insurmountable. I work in a public inner city high school in Syracuse, NY. There are issues within the school including a high drop-out rate, incidences of bullying, little parent involvement, lack of technology, and old school materials. This high school is in a high poverty area, and the surrounding community is not very active or involved with the school. All of these factors combined with many newer teachers in the school and some new members of the administration lead to a school requiring assistance in many areas. In this essay, I will explain many of the environmental and contextual factors and describe some potential solutions to address these factors. One environmental factor influencing my school is the high rate of poverty in the surrounding area of the school. Students are often unprepared for school with proper materials. Education is not been a major priority for many students since it was not very important to their parents or guardians. If students have a little extra money, they will quickly spend it on snacks on their way to school instead of making sure they are prepared...
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...elements of the society that improve or negatively impacts people’s health and well-being. A contextual focus is important to understand individual and community health and health disparities within a multicultural, global context. Different understandings of health, well-being and illness, how people cope and live with disease, and how health and illness is shaped by contextual factors will be seen. Learning outcomes: At the end of the course the students will know the fundamentals of how the human body functions and factors associated with illness and disease. They will know how health of people around the globe has been shaped over time with changes in sanitation, food consumption, and education, access to diverse kind of health facilities e.t.c. Students learn to engage in critical reflection of health related issues in any particular populations and take look into it with a diversified perspective in order to plan, implement and evaluate population health initiatives. Teaching: The teaching will be given through lectures, class room discussions/seminars of health related issues in Bangladesh/globally, group work and research. In addition readings will be assigned followed by group quiz in class. Assessment: Assessment will consist of: □ Mid Term 30 □ Assignment 20 □ Class Attendeance: 10 □ Final : 40 Total Marks: 100 Research project The whole class will carry out a research toward the end of the course. Each...
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...Engineering Dept, METU _____________ Examining Committee Members: Prof. Dr. Ferda Nur Alpaslan Computer Engineering Dept., METU _____________ Prof. Dr. Nihan Kesim Çiçekli Computer Engineering Dept., METU _____________ Prof. Dr. Ali Doğru Computer Engineering Dept., METU _____________ Prof. Dr. Ahmet Coşar Computer Engineering Dept., METU _____________ M.Sc. Deniz Kaya Arçelik A.Ş. _____________ Date: 05.09.2014 I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work. Name, Last name: EMRAH ŞAMDAN Signature: iv ABSTRACT A GRAPH BASED COLLABORATIVE AND CONTEXT AWARE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR TV PROGRAMS ŞAMDAN, Emrah M.S., Department of Computer Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nihan Kesim...
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...threats and shoving. Of that 10 accused, 6 cases were unfounded and the officer was returned to duty. In 2009, the number of domestic violence cases involving police officers escalated to 25 cases of which 10 resulted in the officers being arrested and prosecuted for domestic violence. Table of Contents Needs Assessment: Planning for Learning Environments 4 Proposal Reflection 4 Sponsor Interview 4 Issue Definition 4 Needs Identification 4 Contract with Supervisor(s) 4 Identify/Establish Performance Standards 4 Trainee/Target Population Analysis 5 Training Goals and Objectives 5 Training Costs/Feasibility Analysis 5 Contextual Analysis 5 Final Summary Justification Statement 5 References 6 Appendix E: Jones International University M.Ed. Sponsored Project Acceptance Form 7 Appendix F: Jones...
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...findings, but instead and cultural im pact of the artifacts they create. the "thick description" methods used by prefer to apply the results of design-driven ethnographic research directly to the development of new product concepts. This paper proposes that ethnographic representation methods , including innovative visual representations, offer untapped potential for design research reporting, not just field of historical design. Te in term s of facilitating com munications during the mpts by designers to make sense of the broader the potential of ethnographic design process, but also as a record of ongoing atte representation methods for design. Keywords: Ethnography in design, Ethnographic writing, Ethnographic representation st projects by design students show 1. Introduction Ethnography is often viewed as a specialized area within reveal and preserve cultural knowledge, using methods such the larger activity of cultural anthropology, seeking to as interviewing or cultural submersion to discover important values. Since design is also a profession that a ddresses cultural m eaning in the creation of sym bolically significant new products and services, it has been natural fo r the field of design research to turn to ethnography for inspiration. However, designers and design educators, like m yself, have tended to embrace ethnographic fieldwork methods rather than the interpretive m ethods of ethnogr aphic w riting. D esigners seldom...
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...Jourdain, Fatiha Zeghir 2005/06/01 1 / 16 http://www.artenum.com Cassandra 2.0: Tutorial Abstract Cassandra is a generic VTK data viewer written in Java which provides native multiplatform support. Cassandra is the result of internal R&D of Artenum company around scientific data visualisation and its know-how in VTK [1][2]. The use of Cassandra is dedicated to 3D visualisation in pre/post processing. Cassandra has already been used for many application in scientific computing and space environment analysis. Products and services More products and services are available at Artenum company. Please visit on our Web site or contacts us. Project manager : cassandra@artenum.com / jourdain@artenum.com Cassandra’s Web page http://www.artenum.com/cassandra Cassandra’s development area http://artenum.libresource.net/projects/cassandra Artenum VTK and Java development page http://www.artenum.com/en/services/vtk.php http://www.artenum.com/en/services/java.php Contact Artenum SARL, Technopôle Paris CyberVillage, 101-103 Bd Mac Donald 75019, Paris, France Phone: +33 (0)1 44 89 45 15 Fax: +33 (0)1 44 89 45 17 E-mail: contact@artenum.com http://www.artenum.com © Copyright 2003-2004 Artenum SARL, Paris, France. All Rights Reserved. 2 / 16 http://www.artenum.com Cassandra 2.0: Tutorial Table of contents Introduction! Key features! Pipeline viewer and editor Dynamic plug-ins system Dynamic object manipulation Cassandra architecture Cassandra GUI ...
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...Business Process: interrelated, sequential set of activities and tasks that turn inputs into outputs. Metric: quantifiable measures to track, monitor and access the success or failure of various processes. Process Modeling: analyze the processes that capture, manipulate, store and distribute data between a system and its environment and among system components. As-Is and To-Be: want the processes to stay the same or you want them to be completely different or in a different way. Business Strategy: customer, product, WP (how we do it and where we want it to go). Information System Strategy: integration of systems. 7 wastes: overproduction, unnecessary transportation, excess motion, waiting, inappropriate processing, unnecessary inventory, and defects. Analyzing WP: Coordination, Decision making, Communication, Information Processing, Physical Activities. Phases of decision making: Defining the decision problem, gathering information, analyzing the situation, defining alternatives, selecting the alternative, implementing the decision. TQM vs BPR: incremental change vs radical process overhaul. ERP: designed for supporting activities with multi-module application software in a top down approach. ERP driving change: Appropriate-enterprise just starting out, business processes are not source of competitive advantage, enterprise is in crisis (no other choice). Inappropriate- business processes source of competitive advantage, SW features do not fit enterprise need, lack of upper management...
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...2010) 2. Evaluation is also can be said as a process of gathering and synthesizing proof based on empirical evidence or data and typically on social research methods (Lipsey and Freeman, 2004). 3. It emphasizes the expected and accomplished achievements, processes, the results chain, contextual factors and causality in order to comprehend accomplishments or the need. (UNEG, 2005) 4. Evaluation might concentrate on a wide scope of topic including importance, availability, comprehensiveness, integration, fulfillment of goals, effectiveness, impact,...
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...PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY THE GEORGE L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT KIMBER MADERAZZO 662.12 MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS FALL 2014 TUESDAYS 6:00-‐10:00 P.M. MALIBU CAMPUS SYLLABUS 662.12 MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS FALL 2014 Day/Class time: Tuesday’s 6:00 to10:00 p.m. Location: MALIBU CAMPUS Professor’s Name: Kimber Maderazzo Cell Phone # 310-‐801-‐1893 E-‐mail address: kimber.maderazzo@pepperdine.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to introduce, or reacquaint, the student with the subject of marketing communications. The emphasis in this course will be on the role of an Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program in both building and maintaining the brand image and health of an organization. Attention will be given to the various IMC tools used in contemporary ...
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