Communication Theory Nine: Two Robert T. Craig Communication Theory as a Field May 1999 Pages 119-161 This essay reconstructs communication theory as a dialogical-dialectical field according to two principles: the constitutive model of communication as a metamodel and theory as metadiscursive practice. The essay argues that all communication theories are mutually relevant when addressed to a practical lifeworld in which “communication” is already a richly meaningful term
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BME5001 Leadership and Managerial Skills Carlos Ghosn and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd BME5001 Leadership and Managerial Skills 2014 According to Pearce (2012,pp162) *the practical interest in cultures began with a fascination with the power and strength of multinational Japanese corporations. It wasn’t one thing the Japanese did. Rather, management practices, employee perceptions, expectations and social environments all seemed to reinforce and work in concert to create Japanese corporations’
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literature in educational psychology, Glover and Ronning (1987, p. 14) suggested that educational psychology includes topics that span human development, individual differences, measurement, learning, and motivation and is both a data-driven and a theory-driven discipline. Thus, our definition of educational psychology is the application of psychology and psychological methods to the study of development, learning, motivation, instruction, assessment, and related issues that influence the interaction
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Executive summary In this assignment I was able to use relevant leadership theories to critically analyse and evaluate the leadership of Jack Welch. I first provided a brief insight into Jack’s background, outlining what made John F. Welch into the man we know today as Jack Welch. Secondly, shed some light on the financial position and the culture of General Electric (GE) in the early 80’s when Jack assumed the mantle as its Chairman and CEO. Thirdly, I discussed his changing leadership styles
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www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 5, No. 11; November 2010 Effect of Work Motivation on Job Satisfaction in Mobile Telecommunication Service Organizations of Pakistan Rizwan Saleem (Corresponding author) MS, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: 92-321-501-6378 E-mail: Rizwanprofessional@gmail.com Azeem Mahmood MS, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: 92-345-587-6377 E-mail: Azeem.Mahmood@hotmail.com Asif Mahmood
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people in distress. But there are hundreds of thousands of psychologists in the world, and most of them work in other places, doing work that you are probably not aware of. Most psychologists work in research laboratories, hospitals, and other field settings where they study the behavior of humans and animals. For instance, my colleagues in the Psychology Department at the University of Maryland study such diverse topics as anxiety in children, the interpretation of dreams, the effects of caffeine on thinking
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Jurisprudence 2011–2012 David Brooke Senior Lecturer in Law and Module Leader in Jurisprudence at Leeds Metropolitan University Fifth edition published 2011 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the U S A and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2011. To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor
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indicates that the company values creativity, encourages employees to develop their skills, improve themselves and enjoy their work. The secondary culture style is Achievement, which indicates that the company encourages employees to set and accomplish goals (see figure 1.1). Organizational Culture Inventory Circumplex Figure 1.1 B. PROBLEM STATEMENT * SABMiller’s high management is not practicing good leadership skills regarding teamwork, employee recognition, acknowledgment of accomplishments
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Modernization School and its Essential Claims 1.3.1.1. Growth Theory under Economic Liberalism 1.3.1.2. Evolutionary Theory 1.3.1.3. Functionalist Theory 1.3.1.4. Common Assumptions and Methodology 1.3.1.5 The Influence of Modernization on Development Practice in Africa 1.3.1.6. Critique of Modernization 1.3.2 Dependency Theory and its Essential Claims 21 21 25 27 27 28 29 30 32 34 36 39 i 1.3.3. The Theoretical Heritage of Dependency Theory 1.3.3.1. Structuralist Economics and the ‘Prebisch Thesis’
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statement can be interpreted in many different ways, depending, at least in part, on what one means by leadership. This article begins with a definition of leadership and a brief description of 3 historically important theories of leadership. The most recent of these, contingency theories, is argued to be most consistent with existing evidence and most relevant to professional practice. The Vroom, Yetton, and Jago contingency models of participation in decision making are described in depth, and their
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