992 Search Results for applying psychology to leadership
The Importance of Motivation as a Company Strategy
The literature abounds with evidence supporting the efficacy of employee motivation as a means of stimulating innovation, productivity, and organizational performance. For example, a survey of over 3 Continue Reading...
Security Management
The role of a security manager varies widely according to the particular organization and its needs, but despite this variety, there remain certain best practices and policies that can help maintain security and stability. This i Continue Reading...
Racism in Australian Sports
History of racism in Australia
Self-identity when approached from the concept of sociological perspective identifies it with a reciprocal relationship between the self and society. The influence of self to the society is Continue Reading...
Human Resource Management -- Employee Performance
Human resource management (HRM) has developed into a crucial component of the contemporary business organization and the professional business environment (Fyock, 2001; George & Jones, 2008; Robb Continue Reading...
She developed "Cooperative Discipline' a new K-12 in-service training program...offers exactly what many schools are looking for." (Kyle 1991) the problem, as I see it, of Cooperative Discipline is that the students will always try for the least amo Continue Reading...
For example, this individual believed that where a conflict in law existed between two countries, instead of following the code of conduct that stated the more stringent law had to be followed, he followed the law of the country that the company or Continue Reading...
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According to Clark and Horan (2001): Scientists also agree that parents are the single most influential factor in the career development and choice of their children. [Schulenberg et al. 1984; Seligman et al. 1991; as cited by Cl Continue Reading...
Two Social Science Theoretical FrameworksThe two social science theoretical frameworks used by nurses when working with families in the communities are Systems Theory and Family Stress Theory. Systems Theory is an approach to understanding family dyn Continue Reading...
The Impact of Gender Differences on Social Performance in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed-Method Empirical StudyAbstractToday, the citizens of the oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoy numerous benefits, including a wide range of social services that make the Continue Reading...
Dissertation Reviews
Summary
This phenomenological study by Emmart (2015) examined the how teachers deal with working with traumatized students. Six female elementary school teachers were interviewed in a small urban school district. The teachers rec Continue Reading...
My personal nursing philosophy is based on the idea that empathy and knowledge are what help to drive the field of nursing. Nurses should be understanding and demonstrate that understanding towards their patients. They should also be knowledgeable of Continue Reading...
Abstract
This literature review examines several scholarly articles that focus on the role of religion in the formation of student character. Some of the articles study the effect of religion and/or Christian beliefs on academic achievement, while so Continue Reading...
Parent Involvement
When it comes to children and how well they do (or do not do) in schools, a lot of the invective and scrutiny is directed towards the teachers at the school and the administrators that govern the same. Whether it be parents showin Continue Reading...
Organizational Research and Theory
Change methods are actions that managers undertake to handle change. There are two types, systematic methods and management methods. Management methods are more involving and broader than systematic methods (Al-Had Continue Reading...
Policy-Priority Issue on "Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is considered to a global epidemic demanding prioritizing in policy and health care reform. This is a disorder that has a lot of effects on long-term and acute health, as well as increasi Continue Reading...
United PR Disaster
Public relations is a very important and significant part of any company's strategic outlook. The larger the company, and the more exposed to the public the more that these practices will impact on achieving a competitive advantag Continue Reading...
White Collar Crime
Theoretical Perspectives of Criminal Behavior
Three broad theoretical models of criminal behavior have historically prevailed. These models include psychological models of criminality, sociological models of criminality, and biol Continue Reading...
Autism is a developmental disorder as it is marked with pervasive and severe impairment revolving around areas of development such as communication, imagination, reciprocal interaction and behavior. The diagnostic criteria for autism as incorporated Continue Reading...
Theoretically, CLIL draws on research that situates the integration of language and content as the relationship between form and meaning. An understanding of the theory and practice related to the content-based classroom is essential to the present Continue Reading...
theorists on the subject of entrepreneurial characteristics and includes reflection on how my experience and personality reflect these particular characteristics.
Self-Efficacy Theory ( Bandura, 1986), otherwise called Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) Continue Reading...
Living Company
De Geus, Arie. (2002). The Living Company. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing.
Instead of being a typical management book on what should and should not be done to perpetuate the status quo, author Arie de Geus drew on his exp Continue Reading...
Organizational Culture:
An Analysis Based on Morgan's Cultural Metaphor
When one thinks about the word "culture," one tends to think about some far-away, exotic place where people in elaborate costumes perform mysterious rituals. While it is certa Continue Reading...
Thus, we assume that children gifted in the arts are every bit as intellectually endowed as those with academic gifts.
The relationships among giftedness, talent development, and creativity are challenging areas of research. Because researchers lac Continue Reading...
Standards Organizations Set
In "How organizational standards and coworker support improve restaurant service, Alex Susskind, K. Kacmar, and Carl Borchgrevink (2007) present an analysis of restaurant management. The writer contends a number of poin Continue Reading...
Results of the study showed the clear relationship between management style and laboratory productivity and indicated that productivity increased as the management became more participative (Taylor).
Despite some correlation problems in studies of Continue Reading...
The Japanese economy stagnated since 1990:
when real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an average of just 1.2%.
Since 1995, growth was extremely slow averaging less than 0.7% on year-to-year basis." ("Banking Crisis... "5) During the last quar Continue Reading...
Counterterrorism Training Program
Terrorism is a fact of modern life. On one level, it cannot be understood; it is difficult to empathize with those who have no empathy of their own and cause enormous suffering in the name of their own beliefs. On a Continue Reading...
As Geisel (2004) notes:
Income-tax deductions are worth the most to high-bracket taxpayers, who need little incentive to save, whereas the lowest-paid third of workers, whose tax burden consists primarily of the Social Security payroll tax (and who Continue Reading...
The content of such a system, Eco continues, depends on our cultural organization of the world into several categories. And this categorization does not necessarily mean the very physical world in which we live:
Euclid's world is not a physical one Continue Reading...
Resiliency
Literature Review on Resiliency
This paper will discus a literature review on resiliency. In order for us to better understand the contents of this research, let us first define and understand what the term resiliency means. Resiliency i Continue Reading...
SAT Controversy
The application of SAT for College Entrance Examination has been widely debated, with several supporters for its continued usage and several opponents for its discontinuance. The paper shall deal with both sides of the argument and s Continue Reading...
Human Resources Management - Maintaining a Competitive Edge in the Corporate Marketplace
Change continues to reshape the workplace. Today's HR professional is called upon to help the organization retain its competitive edge in the marketplace. Along Continue Reading...
Taylorism' / 'Scientific management.'
Introduction to the Evolvement of Management Theory during the 19th and 20th Century
With the coming of the Industrial age at the turn of the Century, and a new era, came the need for more efficient management Continue Reading...
Gap: Early Childhood Intervention and the Development of the Disabled Child
Children with special needs include those who have disabilities, developmental delays, are gifted/talented, and are at risk of future developmental problems. Early interven Continue Reading...
Overview of Africa’s Post-Conflict History
Historical Formal Institutions
Colonial legacies persist in Africa in spite of a post-colonial era (Austin, 2010). These legacies have continued in post-conflict Africa’s history. In Africa, ther Continue Reading...
Human Resources and Change: Major Responsibilities of HRM
The three major roles of human resources management (HRM) are (1) administrative, (2) operational, and (3) strategic. The functions that fall within these roles include: recruiting and selecti Continue Reading...
Introduction
Schewe & Haim (1998) provide an overview of the field of marketing, tracing its roots and development until the end of the 20th century. This era set much of the foundation for how marketing works today, although the modern marketing Continue Reading...