that are used to absorb educational information. It has been widely accepted in modern times that college is a time to learn, experiment, and grow. Academic performance is the commonly used gauge with which to determine whether or not a student has indeed learned what he has been taught. It is the ability of the student to apply academic skills in a variety of ways or settings. Through testing and assignments, the student proves to his professor that he has absorbed the material given to him
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help teachers instruct students with ADHD. Teachers are responsible for educating the minds of not only students who are gifted and talented, but also for the minds who have difficulty learning. Although children with ADHD experience significant academic and behavioral difficulties, research suggests that the majority
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BGLO Membership and Class Participation 94 The Effects of Sorority and Fraternity Membership on Class Participation and African American Student Engagement in Predominantly White Classroom Environments Shaun R. Harper The relationship between Black Greek-letter organization membership and African American student engagement in almost exclusively White college classrooms was explored in this study. Data were collected through interviews with 131 members from seven undergraduate
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in studying, evaluating and implementing marketing strategies that aim at improving customer retention and maximizing share of customers in view of the beneficial effects on the financial performance for the firm. There has been a strong advocacy for the adoption of customer retention as one of the key performance indicators (e.g. Kaplan and Norton, 2001). For instance, a study by Reichheld and Sasser (1990) reported a high correlation between customer retention and profitability in a range of industries
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utilizing these generic strategies against industry’s external environmental determinants, management can affect a firm’s performance. On the contrary, a resource-based view suggests that a firm can sustain its competitive advantage through the alignment of internally consistent bundles of HRM strategies/implementation to its overall business strategy and desired performance, to develop critical resources or competencies. This
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on Student’s Academic Achievement and Learning Outcomes in Mathematics among Secondary School Students in Nigeria Adedeji Tella Osun State College of Education, Osun State, NIGERIA Received 10 January 2007; accepted 19 April 2007 In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students’ school academic achievement in
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IBS Hyderabad Academic Year – 2014-15 Course Handout Section A Course Name: Organizational Behavior Faculty Name: Smita Kulkarni Room No: 114 Wing No: D Consultation Hours: between 10.55- 12.10 on Fridays Email: smita@ibsindia.org Course Objective: Semester: I The management of complex organizations requires an understanding of the nature of human behavior in corporate and other organizations, styles of motivations, personality and perceptions, company leadership, power and authority, strategies
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International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 9(2), 1-19, April-June 2013 1 Factors Influencing Citizen Adoption of E-Government in Developing Countries: The Case of Jordan Omar Al Hujran, Department of Management Information Systems, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan Anas Aloudat, Department of Management Information Systems, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Ikhlas Altarawneh, Prince Sultan College for Business & Tourism, Al-Faisal University,
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Sirivanh Sasiwemon Sukkabot Faculty of Management Sciences Prince of Songkla University Hatyai, Songkla 90110 Thailand Meta Sateeraroj Rajamangala University of Technology Isan Office of Academic Promotion and Registration Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand Abstract The aim of this research is to analyze factors affecting on SMEs’ growth and to develop the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) of SMEs’ growth. The samples sized consist331 entrepreneurs in Lao PDR, instrument of research was the questionnaires
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FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPLEMENTION OF CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND PROJECTS IN GARISA COUNTY BY ABDIKADIR ADEN FARAH A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS OF MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY OCTOBER, 2014 DECLARATION This research proposal is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other university or for any other award. No part of
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