Running head: Theoretical Models Theoretical Models Jennifer Finehirsh Grand Canyon University RDG 525 July 6‚ 2010 Abstract The following paper will address four different instructional approaches‚ as well as the theories‚ which influenced each of them. It will them have a rational for way these four where chosen and how they affect the school setting. Theoretical Models There are many ways to teach new concepts to students. The four ways that you will read about today is the direct
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com/locate/lrp From Strategy to Business Models and onto Tactics Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan Enric Ricart Strategy scholars have used the notion of the Business Model to refer to the ‘logic of the firm’ e how it operates and creates value for its stakeholders. On the surface‚ this notion appears to be similar to that of strategy. We present a conceptual framework to separate and relate the concepts of strategy and business model: a business model‚ we argue‚ is a reflection of the firm’s
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Leadership Models Jaimie Wimer University of Phoenix Leadership Models The word leadership has different meanings to different people. There appears to be no one exact definition of leadership‚ just as there is no one exact leadership style. According to Wren (1995) the definition and style can vary depending “on the kind of institution in which it is found” (p. 38). For the purpose of this paper‚ the models discussed are the trait approach‚ the diamond model‚ the normative decision theory
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THE CONGRUENCE MODEL The Congruence Model A Roadmap for Understanding Organizational Performance The critical first step in designing and leading successful large-scale change is to fully understand the dynamics and performance of the enterprise. It’s simply impossible to prescribe the appropriate remedy without first diagnosing the nature and intensity of an organization’s problems. Yet‚ all too often‚ senior leaders– particularly those who have just recently assumed their positions or joined
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1. Introduction There is an abundance of models and theories which describe and explain internationalization‚ foreign entry modes and the foreign operations of firms (Elo‚ 2005). These models can be divided into two different perspectives: behavioural and economic (Elo‚ 2005‚ p.65). It is also suggested that the literature based on economic theory‚ which focuses on new market opportunities‚ internationalization‚ vertical integration and corporate growth‚ has been dominating. Whereas‚ behavioural
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Running head: THE POSITIVE CHANGE The Positive Model Organizational Assessment MGMT 583 July 10‚ 2011 Abstract Organizational change management is the interrelationship between organizational change and human change while staying in the constraints of budget and time. Kubr (1996) states‚ “organizational changes can involve; products and service‚ technologies‚ systems‚ relationships‚ organizational culture‚ management techniques and style‚ strategies pursued‚ competences and capabilities
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Communication (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.‚ 1972)‚ Chapter 2‚ “Communication Models.” A. What is a Model? 1. Mortensen: “In the broadest sense‚ a model is a systematic representation of an object or event in idealized and abstract form. Models are somewhat arbitrary by their nature. The act of abstracting eliminates certain details to focus on essential factors. . . . The key to the usefulness of a model is the degree to which it conforms--in point-by-point correspondence--to the underlying
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firms. A key assumption in his model is a positive association between the rate of productivity growth and the stock of R&D workers (Izushi‚ 2008). They are research sector‚ intermediate sector and final goods sector. Research sector is like research labs or departments that produce ideas. Intermediate sector takes those ideas to make tools and machines. Final good sector uses ideas to produce consumer goods. Summary of Romer I Different from Solow model‚ Romer gives up the assumption of
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Per Stephen Morse addictions can be broken down into two models. The medical model and the moral model‚ or moral failure. In general‚ the medical model of addiction puts forth that the cause of addiction has a biological‚ neurological‚ genetic or environmental cause‚ and that the resulting behaviors are a symptom of the disease‚ while the moral model ascribes that those behaviors are due to a moral failure. “Although no uncontroversial definition of addiction exists and “addiction” and “addict”
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SWAT model The SWAT model‚ a physically based model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)‚ operates at a daily time step. This model has been developed on a physical‚ semi-distributive‚ scale-basin basis for continuous time and with emphasis on soil surface processes. SWAT’s sub-watersheds are divided into hydrological response units (HRUs) that have unique combinations of slope‚ land use‚ and soil type within the sub-basin and form the basic land segment for computing flow
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