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    This was a period of time that people tried to figure out what might affect the productivity and efficiency‚ like from motivation. It produced a variety of theories researching people’s psychological desires; around what do they need in different levels‚ such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. However‚ this time we try to focus on two-factor theory. Employees in an organization are either satisfied or dissatisfied with their job based on whether they are motivated or not on their job. However‚ the kind

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    personalityresearch.org/papers/plaut.htm Criticisms of Freud’s theory There have been criticisms of psychoanalysis from every imaginable angle. It has been equally strongly defended‚ and has held up very well under fire. Two common criticisms‚ espoused by laypeople and professionals alike‚ are that the theory is too simple to ever explain something as complex as a human mind‚ and that Freud overemphasized sex and was unbalanced here (was sexist). My opinion is that these criticisms are to a large extent the result

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    INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION APPROACH The view of development as a replica of the systems of the change agents The change agents defined development as a replica of their own systems. For example‚ during the cold war‚ the USA was defining development as the replica of its own political-economic system and opening the way for the transnational corporations. At the same time‚ the developing countries saw the ‘welfare state’ of the North Atlantic Nations as the ultimate goal of development. These nations

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    |   | Merit pay is used to reward successful performance and is based on the amount of funds released by the Finance Department. Larger merit increases are awarded to those who consistently exceed performance standards. Increases are not granted to employees whose performance has been rated unsatisfactory overall. In accordance with LKY Group of Companies guidelines‚ supervisors recommend whether an employee should receive any increase based on annual performance review and the amount of increase

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    Criticisms leveled against Ethical Theories 1. Criticisms leveled against Consequentialism. Consequentialism is based on the consequences of actions. It is sometimes called a teleological theory‚ from the Greek word telos‚ meaning goal. According to consequentialism‚ actions are right or wrong depending on whether their consequences further the goal. The goal (or‚ "the good") can be something like the happiness of all people or the spreading of peace and safety. Anything which contributes to

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    Tatum Schneidmiller Justice Theory Assignment #1 Ward Churchill’s criticism of social contract theory clearly applies to classic social contract theories that we discussed.  However‚ Rawls adds the veil of ignorance concept to his more modern social contract theory.  A) Explain the basics of Rawls and Churchill’s arguments and how they each criticize classic social contract theories.  B) Discuss whether or not Churchill’s argument applies to Rawls’ modification and explain how and why it does

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    In Thomas Malthus’ Essay on the Principle of Population‚ the scholar describes what he believes to be the constant pressures on the growth of human populations. Though he postulates that populations are checked by the “means of subsistence‚” or amount of food that must be produced for everyone in a population to survive‚ he is unable to correctly predict the technological advances that allow for more production to occur in smaller areas of land. His linear versus exponential growth models for food

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    In the 1700s‚ Thomas Malthus came up with the Malthusian Theory. In this theory he stated that the population growth would always place pressure on the ability of land and resources to support the population. Population is moving at a geometric progression‚ while land and resources moves at an arithmetic progression. Therefore the population is expanding at a more rapid pace than the land and resources that become available. It is becoming a serious problem to the world as time passes on and population

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    The Criticism of Jean Piaget’s theories. While conducting intelligence tests on children‚ Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget began to investigate how children think. According to Piaget‚ children’s thought processes change as they mature physically and interact with the world around them. Piaget believed children develop schema‚ or mental models‚ to represent the world. As children learn‚ they expand and modify their schema through the processes of assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is the

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    Dr. Samuel Van Houten‚ one of the vice- presidents of the Malthusian League. Neo- Malthusianism was not just a campaign in favour of birth control; it was particular perspective on the effects of population on human conduct and behavior (Shah‚ 2013). Neo-Malthusian theory is derived from Thomas Malthus ’s proposition that limited resources keep populations in check and reduce economic growth. Neo-Malthusians also agreed to Malthus ’ theory of population growth which states that population‚ when unchecked

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