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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"Mind-set"”.
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The Celts: an ancient exonym for a modern mind-set?
A deep rift in opinion exists concerning the evolution, if at all, of the Κελτοί/Celtae of prehistoric continental Western Europe into the Celts associated with the modern inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. On the one hand, the peoples labelled as Κελτοί/Celtae by the …
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The influence of past behavior on future behavior: a mind-set perspective
A behavioral mind-set refers to the effect of performing a behavior in one situation (e.g., deciding which animals jump higher, dolphins or sea lions) on the likelihood of performing a conceptually similar behavior in subsequent, unrelated situations (e.g., deciding which of two candies to …
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The Role of Behavioral Mind-Sets on Auditors' Professional Skepticism: An Experimental Investigation of Auditor Int
… guidance urges auditors to maintain a skeptical mind-set since management's financial reporting incentives may lead to instances when it attempts to persuade the auditor into accepting a preferred accounting treatment. This study investigates how auditors' behavior when providing input on …
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When Focusing on Differences Leads to Similar Perspectives: A Replication Study of Todd, Hanko, Galinsky, and Mussweiler (2011)
… that participants primed with a difference mind-set were more likely to spontaneously adopt an other-oriented visual perspective than participants primed with a similarity mind-set or participants in a control condition. The current study was an attempt to directly replicate this finding …
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An Examination of the Influence of Consumer Motivation on Salesperson Appraisal and Emotional Response to Salesperson Behavior
… research proposes that a consumer's motivational mind-set affects the consumer's cognitive appraisal of the salesperson and the consumer's subsequent emotional response. Of primary interest is the interaction between a consumer's motivation and a salesperson's behavior. A main thesis of this …
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Pre-service secondary school mathematics teachers’ preparedness for continuing professional development: the case of a university in central Zambia.
… these skills and developing a positive mind set for CPD in their learning environment. There was a need for the Mathematics Teacher Educators at the university to consider facilitating PSTs acquisition of correct comprehensive and holistic CPD-related information as well as developing a …
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Engineering Tolerance: Origins of Multicultural Education Policies in the Atlantic World from 1941 to 1988
… subject of policymaking— attempts to shape the minds of citizens through education and schooling. Resulting policies were remarkably similar, in that these were policies that reorganized schools systems and repurposed education to establish in their children a new, more tolerant, and open …
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Executive performance: a framework for executive coaching in Uganda
… on: the leaders’ background, experience, ethos, mind-set, and motivation. 3) The major obstacles to performance are typically poor work ethics, and socio-cultural factors such as: disabling beliefs; executives’ perceptions about self, about their leaders, and about performance; and lack of a …
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Inhabiting the hillside : projections, process
… or focus. The first, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, is within an urban context; the second and third, in Highland, New York, are in a rural setting and study cluster housing and mixed-used high density, respectively. In addition, the third projection explores a variation on a structural mat …
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The Experience of Imprisonment Amongst Ex-Military Personnel in England and Wales
… that veteran prisoners held and the military mind-set that they employed in managing their lives in prison. It identifies clear similarities between the military and the prison, including the physical environment and their organisational structures and cultures, supporting Goffman’s (1961) …
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Exploring Teacher Attitudes, Experiences, and Beliefs of the Development and Implementation of Faculty Data Teams (TM) in a Midwestern School District
… by identifying power standards, analyzing data, setting goals, implementing research-based effective teaching strategies, and assessing student performance and adult behaviors that had a direct impact on student achievement.</p> <p>Method. A qualitative case study design was used for this …
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The Journey to Manhood in Gaines' Bloodline
… protagonists to break through the debilitating mind-set and work towards a new self-identity no longer defined by the white man. Gaines articulates the effects of lack of maturity, responsibility and understanding on the lives of the protagonists, their families and the community as a whole. …
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Factors in the evolution of Canada's foreign policy on the colonial issue in the United Nations : an interdisciplinary analysis
… position in the attempt by UN Members to set a new "standard of permissible action" in the colonial world and that Canada's preferences as to how the decolonisation of empires ought to proceed were in keeping with a Canadian mind set
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Opening the "Black Box": A Naturalistic Case Study of Restorative Justice
… the victims, which reflect the offender-focused mind-set of the practitioners. This study brings forth the detailed and rich stories from an insider's perspective on restorative justice, helping us to take a closer look at what is aptly referred to as the "black box" of restorative justice.
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Business leadership in the classroom
… developed over time. A business leadership mind-set evolved that ranged from a general awareness of the importance of leadership, to a conscious and deliberate use of individual leadership. Areas important in building a progression of leadership included: leadership teams, membership roles, …
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Enhancing U. S. Global Vision and Security by Assessing the Influences on Decision-Making of Foreign Leaders
<p>This paper examines variations in the human mind and how they can affect foreign leaders in their decision-making processes. Today, the United States can no longer predict the behavior of its adversaries and allies with the confidence it had during the Cold War. Major changes in the security …
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Exploring the social innovation orientation of corporate social responsibility practitioners
… more specifically South Africa. In order to set a relevant contextual background, the literature review covered two main broad variables, CSR and social innovation, as well as a detailed description of an SIO through four facets, namely: social experimentation, collaboration and inclusivity, …
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The Assessments of the Impacts of Tourism growth to revenue collections in Zanzibar
… ZRB top management should change their mind set of not emphasizing revenue payment. They should bear in mind that revenue collection from tourism sources increases revenue collection and in turn increases economic development in our country.
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Quakerism and approaches to mental affliction: a comparative study of George Fox and William Tuke
… with anxiety to disassociate the group from this mind-set.
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The positive project team : the impact of positive affectivity on project success
… main findings in this research indicate that a mind-set of optimism and positive affectivity can have a positive effect on project success. Key words: positive psychology, optimism, positive affectivity, group dynamic and success.
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