Cognitive Dissonance theory Core Assumptions and Statements Cognitive dissonance is a communication theory adopted from social psychology. The title gives the concept: cognitive is thinking or the mind; and dissonance is inconsistency or conflict. Cognitive dissonance is the psychological conflict from holding two or more incompatible beliefs simultaneously. Cognitive dissonance is a relatively straightforward social psychology theory that has enjoyed wide acceptance in a variety of disciplines
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07.2013 THE EFFECTS OF MEDICAL ADVANCES Everyone’s dream is to have a long life. Recently‚ it has become possible with the advancement in medicine. Many scientists are still doing research and experiments so that people live longer. In my view‚ medical advances should allow people to live with the people whom they like for a long time but it also disrupts the natural balance. First of
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Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations ( www.eiconsortium.org ) EI Framework 1 The Emotional Competence Framework SOURCES: This generic competence framework distills findings from: MOSAIC competencies for professional and administrative occupations (U.S. Office of Personnel Management); Spencer and Spencer‚ Competence at Work; and top performance and leadership competence studies published in Richard H. Rosier (ed.)‚ The Competency Model Handbook‚ Volumes One and Two (Boston : Linkage
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Doctrine of Competence-competence The proper allocation of responsibilities between courts and arbitral tribunals for resolving disputes concerning arbitral jurisdiction – disputes about whether the plaintiff’s claim ought to be decided by an arbitral tribunal or a court – has been one of the most complex and controversial question of modern arbitration law. Although there is broad agreement on one general proposition that arbitrators are empowered to rule on their own jurisdiction and then proceed
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DIVING DEEP TO IDENTIFY CORE COMPETENCES A key question we often raise with our Strategy Explorer clients when they are thinking about their strategy is: what should that strategy be built on ? Should it be built on market opportunity or the strategic capabilities of the organization ? In Exploring Corporate Strategy‚ we show how the identification of competences can be linked to an analysis of the competitive position of an organization. Separately‚ there is a white paper on competitor
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Summary * Summary of the chosen article. Since McCombs and Shaw (1972) proposed the theory‚ the outcomes of interpersonal communication in agenda setting have been investigated without fail but not towards a fixed conclusion and a mutual agreement. Due to all the studies and researches done‚ it has led to a union in two main communication theories; agenda setting‚ and two-step flow. People do not always receive information from the mass media. Considerable proofs suggesting how these two theories
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Technology Advances Tyler D. Chenault Memphis University Abstract This paper explores the advancements in technology and focuses on how it relates to the lives of college students and businesses. It includes a journey through time and shows technology evolving. Technology is dissected throughout the paper from entertainment to strictly professionalism. This paper shows how important technology is and its value to daily lives as college students and businessmen. It even
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Cultural Competence in Health Care and Its Implications for Pharmacy discusses discrepancies in care due to differing cultures and ethnicities‚ along with possible solution to alleviate them. Many cultural beliefs influences healthcare decisions. This may limit possible treatment options or even if you can give them treatment at all. Health care discrepancies are on the rise for minority groups. Data shows that minority groups are more at risk for illness for many reasons. For example; lower vaccination
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website defines cultural competence as: "A set of congruent behaviors‚ attitudes and policies that come together as a system‚ agency or among professionals and enable that system‚ agency or those professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. The word "culture" is used because it implies the integrated pattern of human thoughts‚ communications‚ actions‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ values and institutions of a racial‚ ethnic‚ religious or social group. The word competence is used because it implies
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Lustful Advances What are the seven deadly sins? They are the seven basic human vices that‚ when taken in excess‚ can be perceived as evil‚ and potentially injure or kill the person or people around them while indulging in said vices. Delving further into that topic I am focusing on lust. I doubt that there is a better example than that of the poem “To his Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell. Written between 1650 and 1652 it was first published in 1681 (by his housekeeper!) several years after his
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