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Quantity v. Quality in Utilitarianism

This 5 page paper analyzes John Stuart Mill's theory of Utilitarianism, how it works and how it evaluates actions, both quantitati...

HOLES IN MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY

In his 1952 article, in which he used the mathematics of diversification, he pointed out, through a variety of formulas, that inve...

Sports Training and Expectancy Theory

forthcoming if s/he performs as the manager expects (Expectancy Theory, n.d.). "Vroom suggests that an employees beliefs ab...

Adult Learning Theory

2006, p. 551). The assignment calls for students to relate how the topic can be applied in their academic life. This perspective...

CASE STUDY: PLAS TECH

shy violet, took charge in Williams absence and made decisions that department heads and the supervisors should have made. She was...

Nursing Theorist Websites

in detail the theories of Betty Neuman, Madeleine Leininger and Callista Roy and, also, describe direct applications of each theor...

Theories and School Violence

book the authors seek an understanding of violence in schools and they illustrate their particular model in their study and resear...

Deontological and Teleological Ethical Theories

even if the consequences of an action are good, if the motives behind the action were wrong, it will still be wrong (Some fundamen...

How Specific Macro Systems Affect The Course Of One's Life

still harbor similar traits that reflect the inescapable impact of genetic tendency. As Harris (2002) points out, genes are respo...

Learning Theories - Emphasis On Adult Learning Theories

transformative experience when the conditions are such that the learner is involved in reflection. This essay discusses the lear...

Schultz's FIRO-B Theory And Leadership: Trait Theory - Work Environment

and how he or she is perceived by others" (Muller, 2005) that inevitably allows managers and staff alike to align perceived impres...

Attribution Theory And Achievement Goal Theory

3) the observer must determine if the person was forced or coerced into doing that behavior or not (Kearsley, 2008). If coercion w...

Automotive Industry and Management Theory's Evolution

employed skilled craftsmen, and if an employee left a replacement would be easy to train (Taylor, 1998). The development of Sci...

Classical Lexical Theory Replacement Known as the Prototype Theory

language processing and categorization which were integrated into elements of Classical Theory. Classical Theory, though, was cha...

Practice, Knowledge, and Nursing Theory's Role

The metaparadigms of nursing represent common concepts that are accepted throughout the profession and across international bounda...

Resource Dependency Theory, Contingency Theory and Core Technology

over a great deal with social exchange theory and the study of politics in the workplace (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003). The use ...

Creationist Theory, the Big Bang Theory, and the Creation of Life

of this theory this intelligent entity, of course, would be God. In some ways research that has attempted to prove that...

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...

Selfish Gene Theory v. Heterozygote Superiority Theory

views on heterozygote superiority, we first must consider the views of Richard Dawkins. Dawkins The Selfish Gene articulates his ...

Maturational Theory of Gesell and Cognitive Development Theory of Piaget

In eight page the effectiveness of these theories is assessed. Eleven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Labor Theories of Adam Smith and Karl Marx Theory

increased productivity stimulates market growth, if the market is such that it can absorb the growth. The cumulative effect of the...

Structuring a Teaching and Personal Learning Theory in Accordance with Albert Bandura's Theories

human motivation are Alfie Kohn and Douglas McGregor. Each of these researchers have their own particular version of what motivat...

Kaplan and Reckless Theories' Overview

living on the edge. Reckless and Kaplan do have similar ideas but it pays to take a look at each of their theories and also the co...

Totalizing Theories Replaced by Postmodern Theories

that the world is undergoing a period of economic globalization and political fragmentation. If one accepts that as truth, one c...

Scientific Management Theories, Motivation, and Theories

scientifically managed (Accel, 2003). Taylor had particular objectives for scientific management which are still used today in man...

Computer Science and Graph Theory's Future

irrelevant nor is it important as to how long the lines are (2003). This idea is contrary to most other forms of mathematics such ...

How Security Managers Can Benefit from Understanding Rational Choice Theory and Routine Activities Theory (RAT)

sphere (Remco, 2003). Theorist Henri Fayol (1841-1925) developed the concept of security management in his 1916 book entitled Adm...

Interpersonal Theory and Psychoanalytic Social Theory

is satisfied, the need no longer exists until the next time. An interpersonal need such as the need for tenderness and nurturance ...

Psychoanalytic Social Theory vs Interpersonal Theory

a conscious level. In fact Sullivan thought that tensions were most often a distortion of reality (Feist & Feist, 2009). This sugg...

MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES: EXPECTANCY THEORY AND INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

relationship with expectancy theory; people will generally perform a task in the expectation that a reward will be offered at the ...