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  • Management Theory & Practices (classic Approches)

    Management Theory & Practices (classic Approches)

    Management Theory & Practices “CLASSIC APPROACHES” I- SYSTEMATIC MANAGEMENT Key Concepts • Systematic manufacturing operations • Coordination of procedures & processes built into internal operations • Emphasis on economical operations, inventory management & cost control. Contributions • 1890-1900 = Beginning of formal management in the US promotion of efficient, uninterrupted production. Limitations • Ignored relation ship between an organization & its environment. • Ignored difference in manager’s & worker’s views. During the 19 th century

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    Essay Length: 697 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Yan
  • Application of Theory Towards Ethical Implementation of Military Force

    Application of Theory Towards Ethical Implementation of Military Force

    As I am heading off this summer to be trained as a Chaplain in the U.S. Navy, and I consider myself to be just shy of a pacifist, I am highly interested in questions of military ethics. I deal very often with both inward and outward doubts about the possible hypocrisies involved in becoming a piece of the infrastructure of a machine whose actions I may often disagree with. In the end I have my

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    Essay Length: 2,123 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Jon
  • Video Games and Violence

    Video Games and Violence

    VIDEO GAMES AND VIOLENCE Tonight on the ten o'clock news, I watched a story about a boy who killed his younger brother as they were playing out parts of the video game Half Life. The two were known in the neighborhood as "Good, friendly and were children that were easy to get along with," said a neighbor. They were acting out parts of the action/adventure game when the younger boy grabbed his dad's loaded gun.

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    Essay Length: 363 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The U.S. Constitution Power Grab Game

    The U.S. Constitution Power Grab Game

    THE U.S. CONSTITUTION POWER GRAB GAME Appropriate for grades 9-12. State Standard: Government and Civics 5.3.9.B OVERVIEW: The highest law of the land in the United States is the Constitution. This is the basic principle we want young people to understand and support in our social studies classes. Associated with the knowledge of the Constitution are several fundamental ideas: checks and balances, separation of powers, Bill of Rights and amendments. PURPOSE: To encourage students to

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    Essay Length: 1,592 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Chaos Theory Portrayal in Heart of Darkness

    Chaos Theory Portrayal in Heart of Darkness

    In Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, the strongest conflict is an internal conflict that is most prominently shown in Marlow and Kurtz. This conflict is the struggle between their image of themselves as civilized human beings and the ease of abandoning their morality once they leave society. This inability has a close resemblance to the chaos theory. This is shown through the contrast of Kurtz as told by others and the actuality of

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    Essay Length: 1,125 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory

    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory

    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory The Americanization of the war in Vietnam was inevitable because of the prevailing belief of the “domino theory” that could take effect. The Domino Theory, which President Harry Truman first articulated in the1940’s, is the belief that the fall of one noncommunist state to communism would precipitate the fall of other neighboring noncommunist states (Shabecoff). This theory is the identical strategy that Communist China planned to achieve, with

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Anna
  • How Will an Awareness of Psychoanalytic Theory Impact on Your Work in a Classroom Setting?

    How Will an Awareness of Psychoanalytic Theory Impact on Your Work in a Classroom Setting?

    Psychoanalysis presumes that a good understanding of development requires analyzing the symbolic meanings of behavior and the deep inner workings of the mind. It places a huge emphasis on the unconscious and how the unconscious is the precursor to human development. The level of awareness that I possess of psychoanalytic theory would impact my performance in the classroom only if I act on my understanding in a proactive manner. I believe it was Socrates

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    Essay Length: 505 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Jack
  • Baseball the Game of Passion

    Baseball the Game of Passion

    My Family My Family has always been a very important staple in my life, they come to all of my sporting events and school activities to support me 100%. They are always there if I ever am in trouble or in need of help, they can do whatever I need. If I need a talking to and I need to calm down and focus they can do that for me. Then there are the times

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    Essay Length: 935 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Jack
  • What Are the Motivating Characteristics of Work? Discuss with Reference to Well-Known Theories of Work Motivation.

    What Are the Motivating Characteristics of Work? Discuss with Reference to Well-Known Theories of Work Motivation.

    Motivation is a very important aspect of our everyday life, as our motives are major determinant of our behaviour in work, at home, everywhere. The subject of motivation covers many question from different areas e.g. areas associated with business: �What stimulates people at work?’ �What drives people to do the things they do in their job?’, to questions about our regular life: �Why am I going to People and Organization lectures?’, �Why did I choose

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    Essay Length: 2,274 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

    Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

    Charles Darwin first came up with the theory of natural selection. He took a lot of trips on land and sea, following his interests of nature and the change that happens. He looked at many different kinds of birds, insects and animals, he explained Natural Selection as sustaining of good variations and the rejecting of bad variations. Darwin explained that different alterations occurred in the same species, which helped them to adapt to their surroundings.

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    Essay Length: 450 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Artur
  • Computer Games

    Computer Games

    Computer Games Kelly Hanlon, Tim Lopes, Jeff Peterson, Daniel Gallant University of Phoenix CIS 319 Clay Fielding December 1 2004 Introduction Computer games in the information systems industry account for over seven billion dollars in sales in 2003 and are a pivotal component in driving both the software and hardware portions of the industry. (Entertainment Software Association, 2003). Computer games are quickly taking a chuck of total dollars in the entertainment industry and some say

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    Essay Length: 3,399 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Classical Theory: The Good Son

    Classical Theory: The Good Son

    After watching the movie the good son I found a lot to similarities between what went on and the classical theory. I plan on highlighting Cesare Beccaria’s classical theories central assumptions and giving examples of events that occurred in the movie to connect the two. To setup some of the story I’ll introduce you to the characters and what their role is throughout the movie. The mother and father are Wallace and Susan Evans, and

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    Essay Length: 1,604 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Max
  • Classical Management Theories

    Classical Management Theories

    Successful management requires an understanding of the fundamental concepts of effective management techniques and principles. In order to gain such insight, and manage effectively and efficiently, managers must develop an awareness of past management principles, models and theories. From the turn of the 20th Century, the need for a formal management theory was growing evident; organisations required a system to guide managers in an attempt to improve productivity and efficiency of workers. This urgency

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    Essay Length: 1,529 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Victor
  • Theory of Recollection

    Theory of Recollection

    According to Socrates, the theory of recollection is that all knowledge is known from previous experience. His belief is that we already know everything and have known it since we were born, we simply recall these facts from memory when we re-learn them. It begins when Socrates seeks the true definition of virtue, and Meno wonders whether or not it is a trait that can be taught. Meno and Socrates have trouble getting to the

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Kant and Mills Theories

    Kant and Mills Theories

    Kant and Mill's Theories In July of 1994, Paul J. Hill, a former Presbyterian minister and later a pro-life activist, was prosecuted for killing Dr. John Britton, an abortion performing doctor, and James Barrett, a volunteer, outside a clinic in Pensacola, Florida. Prior to this, Hill commented on the murder of Dr. David Gunn, another abortion performing doctor, stating that it was a "biblically justified homicide (P. 215)." This statement shows how strong Hill's beliefs

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    Essay Length: 2,145 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Kids and Video Games

    Kids and Video Games

    As a video game and computer game lover, the thought that negative effects ever being present in these enjoyable past time devices never crossed my mind. Over this past summer I was able to spend countless hours improving my skills on different games. I of course made multiple visits to video game stores such as Game Stop and Game Crazy. As I entered one these stores to purchase a new game, I noticed two boys,

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    Essay Length: 348 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Monika
  • Game Makers

    Game Makers

    The Game Makers is the story of George S. Parker and his brother’s establishment of one of the biggest gaming empires in the history of gaming. The author, Philip E. Orbanes, examines the history of Parker Brothers throughout the one hundred years of its existence. This book is an educational and informative journey through the life of the Parker Brothers. He provides a quick, but descriptive story that covers everything from their first office in

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    Essay Length: 933 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Yan
  • Wagners Theory on Conventional Drift

    Wagners Theory on Conventional Drift

    Wegener’s persuasive essay Dear German geologists. I have a very important matter that I must bring to you today. I have made a theory that I think will change the way the hole world looks at the land we live on in this present day. My theory is that all continents were once connected. This took place about 200 million years ago. I believe that all the continents were once together as a super continent

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    Essay Length: 566 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Effects of Video Games on the Body

    The Effects of Video Games on the Body

    The Effects of Video Games on the Body In households with children, sixty seven percent of them own a video game system. The game industry’s worldwide video game annual sales reached over 25 billion at the end of 2004. So the concern for the health of video game players is increasing. Video games have many different effects on the health of people. Some experiments have found video games to have a dramatic effect, while other

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    Essay Length: 1,567 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Artur
  • McGreggors Theory

    McGreggors Theory

    Support of McGregor’s Theory Y I support McGregor’s Theory Y on the view of motivation of employees in the workplace. The Y theory is positive in nature. There is an inherit trait for all people to want better for themselves and those whom they care about. This characteristic towards the goods things in life can certainly translate into the work environment given the right managerial leadership and skills. This paper will explain the general assumptions

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    Essay Length: 520 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: David
  • Managment Theory

    Managment Theory

    The major four functions of management involve planning, controlling, organizing and leading. These functions can be affected by the internal and external factors n a business environment. The external forces that affect the functions of a business include sociological, political, economical and technological (Montana & Charnov, 2000) External factors: Sociological: Includes; the demographic status and trends, work ethics and personal values, and general cultures. (pg, 566.) This factors influences differently on how management accomplishes its

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    Essay Length: 638 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: David
  • Counseling Theories

    Counseling Theories

    Psychoanalysis As a therapy, psychoanalysis is based on the observation that individuals are often unaware of many of the factors that determine their emotions and behavior. These unconscious factors may create unhappiness, sometimes in the form of recognizable symptoms and at other times as troubling personality traits, difficulties in work or in love relationships, or disturbances in mood and self-esteem. Because these forces are unconscious, the advice of friends and family, the reading of self-help

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    Essay Length: 1,611 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Management of Theory Jungle

    The Management of Theory Jungle

    The Management Of Theory Jungle It was Harold Koontz who introduced the concept of Management Theory Jungle. 'Management Theory Jungle' was made in an environment where the development of management theory had escalated over a period of two decades. This has resulted to confusion and conflict which many theories have entangled in it. As such, it is seen as a jungle. Koontz defined the management theory jungle by identifying and classifying major management theory. Six

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    Essay Length: 262 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Yan
  • Accounting Theory

    Accounting Theory

    Abstract The case study: Cool Waters Year in Review 2008 is a comprehensive case study of an actual firm that is currently operating in Trinidad and Tobago. The Cool Waters case touches aspects of both financial and managerial accounting at an advanced level, as well as decision-making at an advanced managerial level. Although it is predominantly fictional, it is based on a number of actual events that took place within the local firm. The case

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    Essay Length: 2,290 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Mike
  • Theory of Knowledge Essay

    Theory of Knowledge Essay

    Theory of Knowledge Essay ““Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.” evaluate to extent to which the characteristics Sartre claims for words affect - negatively or positively different areas of knowledge.” “A word is a unit of language that carries meaning and consists of one or more morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together, and has a phonetical value. Typically a word will consist of a root or stem and

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    Essay Length: 1,374 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Vika

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