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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Behavioral Theory"”.
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The behavioral theory of contract
This work develops a theory of contract grounded in empirical analysis of individuals' experience with and interpretations of form-adhesive contracts. Form-adhesive contracts are unilaterally drafted, typically by organizations, intended for multiple signers. They are offered on a …
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A Behavioral Theory of Planning
This dissertation introduces a new theory of practice for land planning in America based on behavioralism. It is called culture based incentive planning, or CBIP. The CBIP model and techniques are based on four pillars: cultural snesitivity, behavior analysis, engineered incentive regimes, and the …
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Cognitive-behavioral theory of bulimia: an empirical test of basic assumptions
… these results lend partial support for cognitive-behavioral assumptions of bulimia and its correlates. The results support the assumption that bulimic women maintain a number of rigid, perfectionistic beliefs, especially concerning issues of eating, weight and appearance. Moreover, the results …
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Towards a Behavioral Theory of Farmer Decision -Making: The Value of Site -Specific Information in Agricultural Production
The results of the numerical optimization model indicates that for uniform applications of N fertilizer, imperfect SSI about soil N levels will only be valuable in a typical Illinois farm if the costs of acquiring that information is not more than $1.05 per acre. Costs greater than this will not …
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Toward a search perspective on entrepreneurship
Drawing on the behavioral theory of the firm, this dissertation examines the learning and searching processes in new ventures. This dissertation includes three essays, each focusing on one specific aspect of a search perspective on entrepreneurship. The first essay focuses on how new ventures learn …
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Organizational Performance Relative to Aspirations: Exogenous Roots of Performance Feedback
… responses. In doing so, it contributes to the behavioral theory of the firm literature. While most behavioral theory of the firm studies focus mainly on the outcomes of performance relative to aspirations and have taken aspirations for granted, this dissertation elaborates on the existing …
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Situational Marijuana Use: Predicting Outcomes in Treatment-Seeking Adults
Cognitive behavior theory indicates that situational determinants may have a substantial impact on substance use and relapse into use. The present study described situational use of marijuana in dependent individuals, analyzed relationships among various constructs in existing theory, determined …
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Losing our lakes: an assessment of the human dimensions of lakeshore landowner shoreland management
… of intention (R2 = .36). Secondly, I used the Theory of Normative Social Behavior (TNSB) (Rimal and Real, 2005) as an alternate model and compared the results with the IM (Fishbein & Yzer 2003). My findings indicated that the IM (R2 = .241) had a greater explanation of variance, when compared …
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Excessive reassurance-seeking, interpersonal rejection, rejection sensitivity and depressive symptoms: an intervention focusing on mediating mechanisms
… experimentally test an established interpersonal theory of depression and a new cognitive-behavioral theory of depression. Coyne’s interpersonal theory suggests that dysphoric individuals engage in excessive reassurance-seeking to assuage fears of being abandoned (Coyne, 1976), which then elicits …
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Sonorous breathing: a theoretical and treatment outcome study
… The purpose of this study was to propose a behavioral theory of snoring for comparison to the Tsukamoto et al. theory. The two theories were evaluated by deriving a treatment technique for reducing snoring from each theory. Prediction of treatment efficacy differed for the two theories. The …
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Do tax aggressive executives influence corporate philanthropy?
… tax aggression is consistent with a behavioral theory. In an environment where a social norm for paying a “fair share” of taxes exists, personally tax aggressive executives might experience disutility from violating the social norm, leading them to engage in compensatory activities to …
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The Effects of Instigation, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Dysregulation on Dating Aggression
… in college student dating relationships. A behavioral theory of aggression and violent behavior, I3 Theory predicts that aggressive behavior and dating aggression are most likely to occur in the presence of three processes: instigating cues (e.g., provocation), aggressive-impelling forces …
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A case study illustrating depression from interpersonally related issues
… treatments pertaining to Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and some Interpersonal Theory elements for treating depression. This case was conceptualized through Young's Early Maladaptive Schema Theory (1990) and Bowlby's Attachment Theory (1969, 1973, 1980) in accordance to this client's …
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A study of higher education alumni perceptions of in-person or online engagement
… This research is based upon the social exchange theory, the theory of planned behaviors, and the discretionary collaborative behavioral theory. Each of these theories were investigated in terms of how they relate to the alumni/university relationship. The research questions were developed based …
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Rural Teachers’ Perceptions Of School Principals’ Leadership Behaviors Affecting Motivation To Improve Professional Practice.
… a theoretical framework that combined the Behavioral Theory of Leadership with Social Contagion Theory. Seven participants from various rural schools in mainland China participated in the study and in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted in two rounds over a two-month timescale …
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When problems knock at the organization's door - a theory of motivation to change, problemistic search and choice of action : organization theory under a behavioral lens
… theoretical perspectives – including the behavioral theory of the firm, threat-rigidity theory, institutional theory, and organizational learning theory – and multiple methodologies – such as computer simulation and statistical analysis (dynamic panel data analysis and multilevel modeling) …
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Depression in Children: The Impact of Case Formulation on Treatment Selection
Cognitive-behavioral treatments are the most well-documented, and apparently most effective, treatments for childhood depression. Efforts to translate these findings to clinical practice are thwarted by the large number of strategies (and sessions) included in empirically supported treatment …
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A Qualitative Study of Counseling Students’ Attitudes Toward the Use of Medication Assisted Treatments with Opioid Dependent Clients
… using Thematic Analysis informed by Cognitive Behavioral Theory in order to determine how students’ educational experiences and personal experiences affect the development of their attitudes and beliefs regarding the use of medication assisted treatment for the treatment opioid dependence and …
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Understanding Patient Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions Toward GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Management in the United States: A Health Belief Model Approach
… evidence exists regarding the perceptual and behavioral factors influencing medication adherence among adult users. Prior research has largely focused on populations with obesity or type 2 diabetes, relied on non- standardized adherence measures, and infrequently applied behavioral theory.</p> …
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