Contingency Theory Contingency Theory is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation‚ to lead a company‚ or to make decisions. An organizational / leadership / decision making style that is effective in some situations‚ may be not successful in other situations. In other words: The optimal organization / leadership / decision-making style depends upon various internal and external constraints (factors). Contingency Theory factors Some examples
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Cognitive theories are not centred on the unconscious mind of the child but emphasized the conscious thoughts. In this essay I will discuss the cognitive theories of Piaget and Vygotsky‚ who were both influential in forming a more scientific approach to analysing the cognitive development process of the child. I will outline Piaget’s theory of the four stages of cognitive development and Vygotsky’s theory on the sociocultural cognitive theory. I will also discuss how cognitive theories can be applied
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Theories of Personalities Nicole Morris University of Phoenix PSY/405 Karen Lundstorm March 25‚ 2013 Theories of Personalities Finding a psychologist who has not been influenced Sigmund Freud is almost next to impossible‚ as he is viewed as one founding fathers of the study‚ discipline and science of psychology. By pushing the boundaries of what was expected when it comes to studying the mind and what is considered an acceptable discipline‚ Freud has provided vast amounts of knowledge
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Ethical Theories Ethical theories are the concepts that provide various viewpoints and guidance in making beneficial decisions. With the ethical theories‚ principles can be beneficial to each of the theories success. In this paper‚ traditional theories analyze how to gain a principle understanding of where they originated and how they achieve as theories. Ethical theories include and provide a brief background of Utilitarianism‚ Kantian‚ Social Contract‚ Divine Command‚ Natural Law‚ and the
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Behavioristic theory by Skinner. The process of learning language has always been a complex phenomenon among the critics. It is an acknowledged fact that the lap of mother is the first educational cente4r for the child and the foundation of every human activity is laid when a child uses the lap of the mother‚ the only shelter of man. In this way this has always been a debatable question how for the lap of mother‚ the surroundings and the entire atmosphere in which a child lives‚ proves helpful in
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management and theories of management is basic requirement. Henceforth‚ managerial theory has become crucial in the way managers manage complex organizations. This article will provide the basic information of main management theories and how they have developed. It also addresses the management objectives‚ functions‚ goals‚ and essentiality as well as the requirement skills of a Manger. Relating to my current company – AON Vietnam‚ member of AON Corporation‚ the article point out which theory of management
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In 1967 ‘The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research’ was first published and this introduced what has become the most influential paradigm for qualitative research in the social sciences today‚ the methodology of grounded theory (GT) (Cutcliffe‚ 2005‚ p.421; Patton‚ 2002‚ p.124). Despite being heralded as revolutionary in the history of qualitative traditions‚ it is the most frequently disputed and misunderstood of all the research methods‚ likely due to the methodological
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Game Theory and Business Game theory emerged as a scholarly field of study in the first half of the 20th century. Since that time‚ it has significantly affected various academic disciplines‚ such as economics‚ political science and biology. Although the term "game theory" may suggest a certain frivolity‚ the concepts underlying it have many real-world applications and offer a structured and logical method of considering strategic situations. The parallels between competitive games and strategic
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Conflict and radical theories ascribe several categories of crime and criminal laws to the self-interest of powerful segments of society. In common with labeling theory‚ the amount of objective evidence available to document these social process theories is limited and inconsistent. In the ideal and harmonious family‚ parents refrain from affixing labels to their children‚ either good or bad. It is understood that‚ taken to an extreme‚ such verbal reinforcers can easily become "self fulfilling
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The Management Theory Jungle Author(s): Harold Koontz Source: The Journal of the Academy of Management‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 3 (Dec.‚ 1961)‚ pp. 174-188 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/254541 . Accessed: 13/01/2014 14:42 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and
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