MASARYK UNIVERSITY Faculty of Social Science Department of Psychology M. A. Petra Vondráčková ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR ON THE INTERNET Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. David Šmahel, M.Sc. et Ph.D. Brno 2012 I declare that I have written this thesis independently and all cited resources have been listed in the references. Praha 20 November, 2012 Petra Vondráčková Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor David Šmahel for his invaluable help and guidance, and also
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up.” Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, during the medieval period, was an honorable endeavor and religious experience for nobles who could afford to travel. However, travel to the Holy Land was not a glamorous trip, but rather a journey plagued with conflict and exhaustion. Urban II exemplifies pilgrims for their righteous suffering and steadfast perseverance He embellishes the cruelty many pilgrims endured to argue it was a crusader’s duty to suffer for the injustices of others. Urban II concludes his
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Chapter 3: Leading Situations 110 Lesson 3: Decision Making and Problem Solving Unit 2: Leadership Theory and Application LESSON 3: DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING INTRODUCTION — PUTTING YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN PERSPECTIVE As we have indicated throughout your previous JROTC lessons, leadership is the process of influencing others by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization. Purpose gives subordinates
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1. Choose three ‘best practice ‘models and outline the similarities and Differences between them . Ans The best practice approach This approach is based on the assumption that there is a set of best HRM practices that areuniversal in the sense that they are best in any situation, and that adopting them will lead tosuperior organizational performance.A number of lists of ‘best practices’ have been produced, the best known of which was pro-duced by Pfeffer (1998a), namely:1. employment security;2
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/2045-4457.htm SAJGBR 2,1 Profiting from poverty: ethics of microfinance in BOP Linda M. Sama and R. Mitch Casselman Department of Management, Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University, New York, New York, USA Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the ethical dilemmas that emerge when offering microfinance services in BOP markets. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing
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Rand’s rise to the prominence coincided with a broad cultural, political and social change in America that took place in the context of the Cold War. Fighting against the common enemy in the war had briefly improved the relations between United States and Great Britain on one side and Soviet Union on the other, but once the war ended any hopes of more permanent cooperation faded quickly. If 1945 Yalta conference had closed on an optimistic note, then Potsdam meeting a few months later already ended
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|Human Capital Management | Copyright ©2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course prepares students to address the concepts of personnel development as managers. Students learn criteria for developing effective job analysis, appraisal systems, and appropriate career development plans for employees. Other topics include personnel selection, employee compensation
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change initiatives. The power of culture is an important consideration when planning change. This paper will help you understand the dynamics of organizational culture and what contributes to supporting or obstructing change initiatives. It will also address whether or not to attempt shifting a culture, and how it should be approached if such an endeavor is warranted. Understanding how culture is formed and knowing how and when to take it on are essential foundations to successful strategy execution.
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airports expect to have $80 billion in unmet needs through 2015 because of the flawed system used to pay for infrastructure projects. That has not always been the case. Airports generated millions of jobs and trillions of dollars for local communities between 2001 and 2010 because President Bill Clinton and Congress made two decisions to improve airport infrastructure planning and investment in 2000. The first decision allowed local communities to raise more money to finance
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International Relations Theory The new edition of International Relations Theory: A critical introduction introduces students to the main theories in international relations. It explains and analyzes each theory, allowing students to understand and critically engage with the myths and assumptions behind each theory. Key features of this textbook include: • discussion of all of the main theories: realism and (neo)realism, idealism and (neo)idealism, liberalism, constructivism, postmodernism, gender
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