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Organizational behavior and power dynamics within the Adidas Group

Introduction- as organizations grew more complex after the Industrial Revolution, it became necessary to develop a robust and scientific way to study them, their intricacies, and the manner in which human interaction changed organizational behavior.

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Distinguishing normative and abusive corporal punishment in parenting research

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues raised by an earlier study (Gershoff, 2002) that had concluded that corporal punishment was not associated with any positive outcomes beyond immediate compliance with parental commands but was universally associated with negative outcomes…

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Four major theories explaining procrastination behavior in humans

Introduction- For psychologist, procrastination is the uniquely human ability and desire to replace high-priority tasks with those of low-priority, or to avoid doing certain tasks on purpose.

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Strategies for reducing payroll costs in organizations

In today's increasingly globalized, hyper-competitive world, organizations across all industries are being challenged with the task to eek out more and more profit.

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Effects of violent video games on adolescent aggression and behavior

Indeed there are numerous effects of watching violent video games. Above all its effects, it causes violence due to its effect on thought, cognition and human behavior.

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Best alternative to a negotiated agreement concept and process

The Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA) concept was first introduced in Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving in (Fisher, Ury & Patton, 1991)

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Economic factors and relationship quality: correlations and complexity

The quality of a relationship is based upon many multidimensional and rather complex interactions, expectations, and behaviors, all governed by an equally complex set of personal perceptions and functions.

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Door-holding behavior and social norms in public settings

Public behavior of individuals often reflects social patterns and interpersonal dynamics that may not be readily apparent without careful observation (Henslin, 2005; Macionis, 2006).

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Validity and reliability in experimental testing and measurement

When one is discussing experimental results, two terms become very important: validity and reliability. Validity refers to "the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure" (Cherry, 2011, Validity). Reliability refers to "the consistency of a measure.

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Reaction time performance in random versus regular stimulus interval sequences

Reaction time is defined as the time interval in between the perception of an external stimulus and the response of the individual perceiving that external stimulus (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2009).

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