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Essays 1891 - 1920

History of the General System Theory

or groups which led to a universal law of harmony (BCSSS, 2010). Likewise, Ernst Heinrich Haeckel took the views of Goethe and bu...

Herzberg Motivation Theory

absence of satisfaction of these influences would lead to dissatisfaction. However, where there were satisfied this would not auto...

A STUDY OF CLASSICAL AND CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT THEORIES

organization being vertical, or hierarchical. Decisions are made by executives, while employees comply with those decisions, under...

The Basics of Goal Setting Theory and Expectancy Theory

who value money may be motivated towards a goal that will increase the amount of money they receive, however an individual who val...

Gestalt Psychology - A Confluence of Influence

to refer to the integrative process of cognition that he and his colleagues supported; tellingly, one of his students was Max Wert...

Crime in the Newspapers: An Anomie-Oriented View

the crime being committed. First of all, the report indicates that the suspect was in his late 20s, had a beard, and wore a sloppi...

King's Theory/Diabetic Retinopathy

on very real problems. As Mrs. Jones poor vision is due to diabetic retinopathy, strict glycemic control is crucial in order to sa...

MANAGEMENT COMPARISONS: CLASSICAL AND CONTINGENCY THEORIES

(in other words, "my way or the highway") with little input from subordinates. Division of labor is also a part of this particular...

Conflict and Social Control Theories of Criminology

as criminality is at its root a subset of the totality of human behavior, and even after hundreds of years of dedicated research, ...

Criminology Theories, Biosocial and Classical

biological approaches to criminology, which take "into account the interplay of biological and socio-environmental factors," which...

The Anomie Theory of Criminology

misguided ideas about what the discipline is all about. Many consider the science of criminology to be an outdated pseudo-science,...

Carl Rogers Views on Psychological Development

The field of psychotherapy owes much to Carl Rogers. Rogers is considered one of the...

Play and Children's Development

In six pages child development and the significance of play is examined through psychological theories with the emphasis on the so...

Stakeholder and Philanthropy Responsibility in Business Ethics

In five pages philanthropy is examined in terms of the ethical use of assets with Adam Smith's theory of the 'invisible hand' and ...

Counseling and an Eclectic Approach

all of us are enough complexes, minor neuroses, quirks, behavior patterns, beliefs, inadequacies and competencies to require at le...

Educational Theory and Army ROTC

In ten pages this paper examines the Army ROTC program through an application of basic educational theory within the contexts of F...

Political Theories of John C. Calhoun

to protect (Safford 211). Calhoun proposed giving to the minority not merely a proportionate voice, but an equal voice with that ...

B.F. Skinner and Erik Erikson on Personality

In five pages this paper examines Skinner's operant conditioning theory and his views on stimulus and response along with Erikson'...

Motivation Theories

In six pages various motivation theories are applied to management in an overview of those developed by Albert Bandura, Douglas Mc...

Sociological Research and Grounded Theory

In eight pages a Sociological Review article based upon Richard Ekins' study contained in Male Femaling A Grounded Theory Approa...

Answering Research Questions on Qualitative and Quantitative Analytical Research

In six pages this paper discusses qualitative and quantitative research analysis differences in answers to various questions with ...

'Magic Bullet' Theory in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy

easily draw his own conclusions as to why these members would be eager to see such a thing occur, in that they would become furthe...

Reasons Behind 1787's Slave Emancipation Failure

In five pages this paper discusses the failed 1787 emancipation of slaves by the US Constitution. Five sources are cited in the b...

Descartes' Psychology and the 'Conscious Mental State' Theory of William James

This paper examines the 'constant mental state' theory of psychology William James created to improve the theoretical limitations ...

Study Questions on Management Theory

Kelleher could be used as an example of such a winning CEO. Superlative communications abilities of course are important, b...

Importance of the Locus of Control Theory

In 5 pages this paper discusses how life is affected by the Locus of Control concept in a consideration of this theory's significa...

Personality Theories

This paper consists of five pages and features a fictitious person in an application of Humanistic Approach, Social Cognitive Appr...

Failure as Depicted in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

In five pages the relationship between Willy Loman and his sons is compared with other real life relationships and discussed withi...

Failure of the Clinton Administration's Health Care Proposal

In ten pages this paper examines President Bill Clinton's efforts to pass health care reform legislation in a considerations of it...

Political Theories' Synopsis

the time, which was that an absolute monarchy was not an adequate form of governance because it contained no means by which indivi...