workplace for women and a resulting higher retention rate of women‚ post-maternity leave. In short‚ contemporary women in the modern day work force need flexibility to juggle the continuingly blurred line of work and family life in order to retain their jobs and continue to actively participate in the workforce. Hakim (Nankervis‚ Compton & Baird : 2005) argued that modern-day
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Aahuti Bhathal Period: 2B Child Development 5/23/13 LEV VYGOSTKY THEORY Lev Vygostky was born to Russian parents on November 17‚ of 1896. Lev vygostky was the second oldest child out of the eight in the family. His mom was a teacher and a full time housewife. His dad was a respected bank manager in Bank of Gomel. Lev Vygostky was never scared to speak in public. Lev Vygostky studied law and graduated with a degree of law from the University of Moscow. While he studied there he was known
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THE RISE OF THE MODERN WEST Jyoti Shukla B.A. History (Hons) Second year 379 Assignment Briefly point out the major issues in the debate of transition from Feudalism to Capitalism. Maurice Dobb in his Studies in the Development of Capitalism in 1947‚ elaborated the Marxist debate over the western pattern of transition from Feudalism to Capitalism and this debate developed in the early 1950s. Paul Sweezy‚ another Marxist economist & Takahashi‚ a Japanese economist‚ challenged Dobb’s reasoning
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Define and discuss the different theories of management‚ using practical examples from your experience or knowledge. Compare classical management theory to any contemporary. * * * Nowadays we have new implementing plans for management. The different theories of management are: classical‚ behavioral‚ quantitative and quality management theory‚ systematic and contingency management theory. The classical management theory focuses on finding the “one best way” to accomplish and
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The Foundations of Modern Society By: Damian Marton There have been countless progressions made over the course of human existence. Many of these have occurred in the last century alone‚ but I believe our greatest accomplishments transpired between (3000-500 B.C.E.). These eventsLiteracy is what formed the foundations for modern civilization. Two of ourOur greatest accomplishments occurred around 3000 B.C.E. The people of ancient Mesopotamia started using written language and created bronze
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one of the founders of modern sociology. He wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism in 1905. Max Weber was a precocious child‚ born in Germany in 1864. He went to university and became a professor‚ but suffered a mental breakdown in 1897 that left him unable to work for five years. In 1905 he published his most famous work‚ The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. He returned to teaching in 1918 and died in 1920. He is considered the father of modern sociology.
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1 The Concept of Modern Marketing Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter‚ you should be able to: focus • Define marketing. • Specify the three basic propositions of the marketing concept. • Name and describe the four components of the marketing mix. • List the five major environmental forces that affect marketing. An exciting‚ dynamic discipline‚ marketing affects our daily lives in many ways. We are all consumers‚ and many people are part of the marketing process—as salespeople‚ advertising
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Theory X and Theory Y From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article may require copy editing for grammar‚ style‚ cohesion‚ tone‚ or spelling. You can assist by editing it. (October 2014) Theory X and Theory Y are theories of human motivation‚ created and developed by Douglas McGregor at the MIT Sloan School of Management in the 1960s‚ that have been used in human resource management‚ organizational behavior‚ organizational communication and organizational development. They describe two contrasting
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The X Theory and Y Theory Douglas McGregor‚ a social psychologist‚ introduced us to his famous X-Y Theory in his 1960 book The Human Side of Enterprise. Theory X and Theory Y are most commonly referred to in the field of management and employee motivation. McGregor’s theories‚ although over 40 years old‚ remain a basic principle from which to develop positive management. Both the X and the Y theories begin with the premise that management’s role is to assemble the factors of production. Theory X assumes
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Theory X‚ Theory Y by Douglas McGregor is a motivation theory. Douglas McGregor is a social psychologist and applied two sets of assumptions to the organizational structure called Theory X and Theory Y. His theory is based on managerial views of human beings. In his book‚ The Human Side of Enterprise‚ he outlined a new role for managers. He stated that managers should assist subordinates in reaching their full potential‚ rather than commanding and controlling. Theory X is negative and Theory Y can
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