A Role for Equity Theory in the Turnover Process: An Empirical Test1 RODGERw.GRlFFETH2 AND STEFAN GAERTNER Department of Management Georgia State Universiw The purpose o f the present study was to examine the role o f equity theory in the context of the contemporary turnover process. A model was developed and tested with 192 hospital employees using structural equation modeling (SEM)‚ which placed satisfaction and intention to quit as mediators of employee turnover. The results strongly support
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AND LEGAL POSITIVISM This essay is going to discuss and analyse the differences between two basic principles- natural law and legal positivism. According to Hume‚ there are two realms of human enquiry ‚ one in the field of facts which is concerned with what ‘ is ‘ actually the case and the other in the field of ‘ought’ that is‚ what ought to be the case1. Those who believe in the principle of natural law are known as naturalists while those who believe in the principle of legal positivism or ‘positive
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Chapter I RAWLS THEORY OF JUSTICE 1.1) Introduction John Rawls‚ a modern and one of the most influential philosophers‚ who held the James Bryant Conant University Professorship at Harvard University and Fulbright Fellowship at Christ Church‚ Oxford‚ published several books and many articles. He wrote a series of highly influential articles in the 1950s and ’60s that helped refocus on morals and political philosophy on substantive problems. He is widely regarded as one of the most important political
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Austin Inspiration I will be the first to admit that in all of my years of swimming at Barton Springs‚ I never took a good look at Philosopher’s Rock until recently. I’ve absentmindedly passed by the statue more times than I can count on my fingers and toes‚ not once stopping to read the inscription on the stones around it. The sculpture has always been at the entrance of the pool‚ a constant during visits with my family when I was younger‚ with hometown friends during college visits years
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The concept of attachment was first introduced by John Bowlby (1969)‚ who emphasizes the importance of mother-child relationship. Attachment is the close‚ enduring emotional bond to parents or other caregiver‚ and it is necessary for normal social and emotional development. Mary Ainsworth further expanded upon Bowlby’s attachment theory in her “Strange Situation” study. She concluded that there were three styles of attachment: secure‚ resistant‚ and avoidant. A fourth attachment style was later added
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THE 21 INDISPENSABLE QUALITIES OF A LEADER BY JOHN MAXWELL BACKGROUND/PROFILE OF AUTHOR John Maxwell is the founder and chairman of the INJOY Group‚ organizations he created to partner with people by helping them to maximize their personal and leadership potential. He is an expert on leadership‚ speaking to more than 250‚000 people a year on growth‚ leadership and personal development. Last January‚ our country was privileged enough to have him come over and conduct a Leadership Conference at
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Assignment of Theories of Language Description Title John Locke’s Theory of Knowledge Submitted to: Mr. Waseem Hassan Submitted by: Ali Furqan Syed Class: MPhil (1st Semester) LAHORE INSTITUTE OF FUTURE EDUCATION LAHORE
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The attachment theory came about in the early 1950’s from psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. The definition of attachment according to Bowlby is the enduring deep emotional bond between a child and a specific caregiver. Bowlby described attachment as a “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings” (Bowlby‚ 1969‚ p. 194). Bowlby believed that attachment characterized human experience from "the cradle to the grave." Attachment is not only present in infants but it continues
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John Dalton was an English chemist‚ physicist‚ and meteorologist. Dalton was born in 1766. He is best known for his work in color blindness‚ and of course‚ his Atomic Theory. His theory gave us an idea about what the universe is really made up of‚ and he paved the way for many more important scientific discoveries after he died in 1844. His theory was simple: He stated that all matter is made of atoms. He based his theory on two laws: the law of conservation of mass and the law of constant composition
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Throughout the 17th century‚ John Locke presented society with his teachings and theories that clarified the order of natural law and fulfilled humanity’s divine purpose for living. It all began in 1647‚ as a young boy when he attended the prestigious Westminster School in London under the sponsorship of Alexander Popham. During his years at the Westminster School‚ he found the work of modern philosophers more interesting than the material being taught at the university. Much of Locke’s influence
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