Grohol J. (2005). Attachment Theory. Psych Central. Retrieved October 7, 2005 from the World Wide Web: http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Attachment_theory Psych Central is a web site which provides free mental health, support and psychology informa Continue Reading...
Social Theory in the View of Phenomenology: Alfred Schutz Who was Alfred Schutz, and why was his work on social theory and phenomenology so important? This is an important question that must be answered here, and will be answered, but there are oth Continue Reading...
Expectancy theory of motivation, which was first created by Victor Vroom, has become a widely accepted theory for explaining how individuals make decisions regarding different behavioral alternatives. According to Vroom (1964), an individual will ac Continue Reading...
The Role of Theory in Research: Defining and Understanding TheoriesThe purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion concerning the role of theory in research, including defining a theory and how they are used in psychology. Finally, the paper ide Continue Reading...
Julian Rotter, Social learning theoryBackgroundHistorical OverviewJulian Rotter was born in 1916 in Brooklyn, New York as the third son of Jewish immigrant parents (Walker, 1991). Rotters father had a successful business that was negatively impacted Continue Reading...
Communication and Conflict Synthesis Part I: Conflict Theories 1 Attribution theory when applied to the manager-employee interview would suggest that both the manager and the employee are attributing feelings, beliefs, attitudes and intentions toward Continue Reading...
The Hawthorne study was a couple of different studies where efficiency experts changed different variables – in Hawthorne this was the lighting in the plant. They hypothesized that more light would lead to an increase in output, and it did. But Continue Reading...
Introduction Qualitative research designs assume many forms, and the usefulness of each depends on the research questions and the theoretical vantage point of the researcher. Five of the main approaches to qualitative research design include narrati Continue Reading...
Criminology researchers usually draw on multiple sociological theories for understanding crime and offenders. Certain elements of serial-killing research continue to be a subject of speculation and exploration, on account of the numerous preconceptio Continue Reading...
Expectancy theory is a main theory for the explanation of how people are motivated. Victor H. Vroom, is one of the leaders that best explain the theory and holds that the main motivation behind reaching a goal for any individual, is a person seeing a Continue Reading...
Gallant, J. (2016). Alleged sex abuse victim's fight for justice turns into bureaucratic nightmare. Toronto Star. 2 Dec, 2016. Retrieved online: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/12/02/alleged-sex-abuse-victims-fight-for-justice-turns-into-bu Continue Reading...
Theories on How Companies Deal With Debt and Financial Distress Companies can use two popular theories to conceptualize their capital structure. Pecking Order (POT) and Trade-Off (TOT) are always used interchangeably when proving organizations are s Continue Reading...
Leadership Theories Different Ways of Organizing in Supervision and Management Organizing constitutes a crucial management function. It is essentially concerned with task allocation, division of labor, chain of command, lines of authority and commu Continue Reading...
Goal Setting Theory Describing Goal Setting Theory and Summarizing a Sample of Research on the Theory Goal-Setting Theory: Overview and current research Description Goal-setting theory was first developed by (Locke & Latham 2005) for the bene Continue Reading...
International Trade Theory With the rise of outsourcing and globalization, it is tempting to think that such trends can easily be understood with a quick overview of Ricardo, but that is not necessarily the case. The theory of comparative advantage Continue Reading...
Social Cognitive Theory THE CLASSROOM AS A SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Major Components and Theorists This theory is a concept or view, which focuses on learning by observing others (Hurst, 2014). It has three major components or assumptions. The first is Continue Reading...
Caring Nursing Concept Analysis: Caring Caring is a concept central to nursing theory. Indeed, an esteemed constellation of nurses throughout history, including Nightingale, Watson, Henderson, and Benner, have integrated the concept of care into t Continue Reading...
Psychotherapy Theories and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy The cognitive behavioral and person-centered approaches regarding counseling and psychotherapy come from a much different developmental history and theoretical underpinnings. Cogni Continue Reading...
Management Theory vs. Organizational Functions Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory is useful for raising awareness of the contribution between job challenge and responsibility in motivating employees toward higher productivity and employee retention. It ha Continue Reading...
Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Theories Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioral Theories In this paper, there is going to an examination of Cognitive Behavioral and Psychodynamic theories. This is accomplished by focusing on: the two theories, Continue Reading...
Leadership Styles Theory X and Theory Y represents a dichotomous view of leadership-worker relations. Theory X "assumes that employees are naturally motivated and dislike working" (MindTools.com 2013). This theory leads to a conclusion of authoritar Continue Reading...
Learning Theory: The process through which humans learn has been an issue of significant concern since the emergence of formal education thousands of years ago. In attempts to understand the process of human learning, there have been several theorie Continue Reading...
Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996) was an American scientist, historian and philosopher who wrote a controversial book in 1962 called The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and from an early age expressed interest in science, Continue Reading...
Fiedler's Contingency Theory The overarching claim of Fiedler's contingency theory is that leadership is defined more directly by the situation or context into which a leader is thrust than by the nature of the leader himself. The basic premise is t Continue Reading...
Accounting Theories and Business Decisions: The Business World Case Facts Application of theories Other cases of stakeholder theory application Accounting theories and business decisions: The business world There are many theories that explain t Continue Reading...
According to Newman, nurses practicing within this theory find their own lives are enhanced and transformed (Neill, 2002). Her beliefs and consciousness-centered approach were born from her early nursing experiences involving rehabilitation patients Continue Reading...
Additionally the theory also provides for instrumentality which is based on the belief that the performance will result in rewards. In essence, valence is the importance linked with an individual on the expected result (Steele, 2011).This expectatio Continue Reading...
With the widening of economic interdependence and spread of democratic norms, liberalism envisions a slow journey away from the realists' vision. Liberalists do not view a state as a single actor in war, but rather as a coalition of coalitions that Continue Reading...
Adjustment for Iraqi and Cuban Refugees Theoretical framework of theory of work adjustment finds that Iraqi and Cuban immigrants require developing person-work environment co-responsiveness. This is through continuous adjustment, develop their iden Continue Reading...
Ruland and Moore's (1998) work on Peaceful End of Life Theory is similar in many aspects to the Theory of Caring. Both are middle range theories which are like seeds that are expected to grow into a more general understanding. Both of these theorie Continue Reading...
Motivation Many psychologists have put forward theories to advance the concept of motivation. Some of the psychological theories and models that explain motivation include incentive theory, drive theory, self-control model, push and pull model, int Continue Reading...
Company Expanding and Restructuring Many organizations nowadays are undergoing revolutionary and unprecedented change (Robbins & Judge, 2007). With this in mind, it is always advisable for the leaders in the company to change their leadership st Continue Reading...
Motivational Theories / Teamwork L03.1 Recommendation to the Director of Highlands on potentially feasible leadership styles: Visionary Leadership Theory and Path-Goal Theory of Leadership. The Visionary Leadership Theory is based partly on Max We Continue Reading...
Most important are procedural theory and substantive theory. 2) Research Methods- Contributed with the interview and observe methodologies used in the behavioral sciences. Note: Most significant contribution should be emulation. Because there has Continue Reading...
Just war theory is based on a doctrine that was "largely inspired by the religious tenets of Christianity" during the time of Saint Augustine, according to Jeffrey Whitman, writing in the peer-reviewed journal Public Integrity (Whitman, 2007, p. 26). Continue Reading...
Deontology and Consequentialism An Analysis of "Rightness" from Deontological and Teleological Perspectives Deontological ethics stems from the notion that one is obliged by duty to behave in a "moral" manner. There are a number of theories that ra Continue Reading...
Jean Watson's Theory Of Caring Iconic nursing leader and theorist Jean Watson established an innovative and much-needed component to the field of nursing which she refers to as a caring theory. This paper uses Watson's theories and examples of what Continue Reading...
Jean Watson Analysis of Nursing Theory Jean Watson is one of the reputable contributors in the contemporary nursing field. She is rather well-known for her work namely, Theory of Human Caring. Other than this eminent theory, she has presented vario Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory and Leininger The world of contemporary nursing is a complex, yet rewarding, career choice. Far from the outdated paradigm of the Nurse being just the Doctor's assistant, the contemporary nursing professional takes on a partnership ro Continue Reading...
