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Richard Sennett's theory of public and private life in urban society

Professor and author Richard Sennett is frequently depicted in biographies and scholarly journals as a left-leaning social science thinker whose writing, though sometimes brilliant and always original, is also on occasion confusing and esoteric, sometimes psychologically baffling.

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Systems thinking and intuition in organizational change management

What do you think of managers who say that systems thinking does not allow for the application of gut instinct or intuition in order to effectively address change issues and the challenges they create in organizations? Is it possible to systematize change and, if so, how would we accomplish this?

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Japan's banking crisis in the 1990s: causes and recovery

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands." Japan's current, positive financial movements are touted to symbolic of the strength of the recovery and the end of a long and painful period.

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Social psychological research on ingroup bias and intergroup conflict

The study of how groups relate and outgroup prejudice has taken on a role of vital importance today, considering the riots in France, the threat of terrorism, labor disputes and other group dynamics, such as gang violence, that beset our society.

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Consumption and identity in postmodern cities

Postmodern cities are not known for their nation-state characteristics as cities were in ancient times, they are now known as places of consumption. A few weeks after the September 11 attacks, we heard Tony Blair urging his people to 'consume'.

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Feminist therapy and gender role analysis in psychological treatment

Feminists have purported that male and female perspectives on life have been developed from early childhood in different ways. Men view the world in terms of power and competition, or hierarchy. Women, view the world as a series of relationships and connections to others.

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Hildegard Peplau and psychiatric nursing leadership

Introduction the mere mention of the name of Hildegard E. Peplau lights up the image of a nurse who later became a bonafide legend in her own time, incomparable for her passion for change throughout her professional career (Clarke 1999).

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Alcoholism as disease: definitions, causes, and family impact

Alcoholism occurs when an individuals alcoholic beverage consumption, or their preoccupation with the beverages, negatively affects the person's personal and/or professional life (Sales, 1999).

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Management theories of Fayol and Simon compared

Henri Fayol was a management theorist from France. He was primarily interested in labor organization and during the early part of the 20th century what he had to say was very influential (Wren, Bedeian, & Breeze, 2002).

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Greece's position on the proposed European constitution

An Analysis of the Impact of the European Constitution on the Countries of Europe in General and Greece in Particular Europe is now presented with a historically unique opportunity...The (constitutional) contract must be such as to ensure mutual gains from trade...

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