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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Cognitive diversity"”.
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A Cognitively Enabling Approach: Cognitive Diversity In Composition Studies
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>A COGNITIVELY ENABLING APPROACH: COGNITIVE DIVERSITY IN COMPOSITION STUDIES.</p> <p>by</p> <p>CRYSTAL STARKEY</p> <p>August 2013</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Jeff Pruchnic</p> <p>Major: English (Composition Studies)</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>My dissertation project …
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Thirteen ways of looking : a theoretical inquiry in computational creative thinking
… of creative thinking. Through literary survey of cognitive, computational and design thinking frameworks, I identify the missing links between human creativity and AI models of creative thinking. I assert that creative thinking is result of two features of human intelligence, cognitive diversity …
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CrowdConcept : assessing the crowd's creative capacity
… this thesis examines the effects social diversity, cognitive diversity, and communication capability on the crowd's ability to generate high quality design concepts. A design challenge to "reimagine the public restroom experience" was developed, and challenge participants were placed into …
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Essays in Organizational Economics and Strategy
… first paper, I consider how an organization’s cognitive diversity interacts with organizational structure to influence the degree to which the organization chooses to pursue exploratory new ideas. In the second paper, I consider when delegation motivates or demotivates employees. In the final …
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Catalyzing organizational learning: Social, environmental, and cognitive factors promoting effective change management
Diversity in the workplace remains a priority for leaders and managers as the dynamic nature of the global marketplace necessitates that organizations develop and maintain a competitive advantage in their field. Learning has long been touted as the key to leveraging limited resources to gain a …
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Three Essays on the Role of Corporate Governance in Firms' Spending on R&D and Controlling Earnings-Management Practices: The Role of Independent Directors’ Tenure and Network in Controlling Earnings-Management Practices; The Impact of Board Diversity on the Corporate Propensity to R&D Spending; The Association between Directors’ Multiple-Board Sittings, Tenure, Financial Expertise, and R&D Spending
… second essay explores the role of board diversity in the firm’s R&D investment decisions. Additionally, building on a fault-line argument about a team's demographic attributes, the current research decomposes the impact of demographic and cognitive diversity on R&D spending. The research …
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Whole Brain® thinking action-research in a coding and robotics curriculum for Grade 4
… The Whole Brain® model, which integrates cognitive diversity by addressing different thinking preferences, served as the theoretical framework for the curriculum development. This framework was implemented through targeted instructional strategies and activities designed to engage all …
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Leadership, innovation and strategy development in military hard structures: Bringing chaos to order
… their ‘being’ they will be confident to seek cognitive diversity to complement any perceived or actual ‘weaknesses’ in themselves (iii) this in turn results in strong, cohesive teams where individuals can feel less inhibited in expressing and comprehending their strengths and can strive to …
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Genetic determinants of cognitive heterogeneity in Parkinson’s disease
… disease (PD) display an increased rate of cognitive decline heterogeneous in its presentation and detrimental to a person’s quality of life. The causes of cognitive diversity are unclear, however exploration of the genetic contribution to cognitive profiles is unearthing promising …