Social proof and the confirmation trap were evident in the actions of many or all of the various players involved in the subprime mortgage crises (or credit crises) of 2008. From the NPR News radio program “The Giant Pool of Money‚” the characters on the different rungs of the subprime mortgage value chain explain their actions‚ showing these two characteristics. Social proof is a behavior by which we determine correctness of opinions‚ beliefs‚ or actions by comparing them to others’ opinions‚ beliefs
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THE CHALLENGES OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION Mr Alejandro Franco J E-dUCO Research Group Moderador E-mail: alejofranco@yahoo.com Psychologist‚ Specialist in Psychoanalysis Software & Systems Engineering Undergraduate Student Research Group E-dUCO Moderator Social Sciences Faculty Professor Eastern Catholic University‚ Colombia Abstract The article shows the challenges at administrative‚ teacher-student and technological levels that should face the University to enter virtual education: the teachers�
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Between the Pool and the Gardenias The sad‚ shocking story‚ "Between the Pool and the Gardenias" by Edwidge Danicat shows how past experiences can effect the actions we take in the future. The main character‚ Marie‚ lets her experiences with loneliness‚ many miscarriages and bad relationships contribute to her decision to take a dead baby off a street corner and bring it into her life. Marie is very lonely. She has no one in her life‚ not even a family. Besides her husband‚ everyone in her family
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environment is changing. The emergency of virtual work has been reflected in some companies’ new work policy. For example‚ Jetblue Airlines has changed its working conditions and established a virtual call centre where employees can work from home without a central office. Despite the technology advancement that enables virtual working‚ the amount of people adopting this new working pattern is still very low. This report will explore the nature of virtual work and analyse the barriers of adopting
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Collaboration in Virtual Teams Did we get the message? Gaby Rasters 2004 Copyright: 2004 by Gaby Rasters Cover design by H.T.L Janssen ISBN: 90-9018652-2 Printing: Print Partners Ipskamp All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording‚ or otherwise‚ without the prior permission of the author. Communication and Collaboration in Virtual Teams Did we
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Virtual Education Dr. S. Balasubramanian Mr. S. Kannan Former Director – IPR Research Scholar Anna University Coimbatore Anna University Coimbatore Coimbatore Coimbatore E-mail: s_balasubramanian@rediffmail.com Abstract Virtual education is a term describing online education using the Internet. This term is primarily used in higher education where so-called Virtual Universities have been established. Virtual courses – a synonym is online courses – are courses delivered on
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Virtual Reality The definition of virtual reality comes‚ naturally‚ from the definitions for both ‘virtual’ and ‘reality’. The definition of ‘virtual’ is near and reality is what we experience as human beings. So the term ‘virtual reality’ basically means ‘near-reality’. This could‚ of course‚ mean anything but it usually refers to a specific type of reality emulation. So what is virtual reality? Answering "what is virtual reality" in technical terms is straight-forward. Virtual reality
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and Ives‚ 1994). The virtual team represents an important example of these new organizational forms (Jarvenpaa and Ives‚ 1994). Virtual teams are groups of geographically‚ temporally‚ and/or organizationally dispersed knowledge workers brought together across time and space by way of information and communication technologies (DeSanctis and Poole‚ 1997; Jarvenpaa and Leidner‚ 1999; Lipnack and Stamps‚ 1997; Townsend et al.‚ 1998). We limit our investigation to a class of virtual teams that has recently
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Basic Swimming Skills From your work toward Second Class rank‚ you know that a rescuer often does not need to enter the water to save someone from drowning. Reaching or throwing rescue devices usually work‚ but sometimes a rescuer must swim a float to an active victim‚ or swim out and tow an unconscious person to safety. Such cases require strong swimming skills. First Class rank requirements start you on your way to becoming a good swimmer‚ but you need additional skills to begin training for the
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the way to the pool. When I take off my tracksuit I feel uncomfortable‚ I’m too bulky‚ my body is uncomfortable. My body glides through the water creating small ripples along the surface. The familiar sickly sweet smell of the chlorine surrounds me‚ almost suffocating me. I glance at the clock‚ twenty laps in ten minutes; I’m off my game today. Twenty more minutes till I can get out‚ I can feel mum’s eyes on me‚ analysing every move. I feel so uncomfortable and judged in the pool‚ like the water
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