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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Pettigrew"”.
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The Moderating Effect of Intergroup Climate on the Prejudice-Reducing Effects of Intergroup Contact
… upon intergroup contact theory (Allport, 1954; Pettigrew 1998) and the emerging literature on intergroup climate (e.g., Christ et al., 2013, 2014), I utilised various antipathetic intergroup relationships (e.g., Black people vs. White people; non-Muslims vs. Muslims), and various models of …
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The Captivity of Opportunity: The Conversation Surrounding Church-Going Hispanic Immigrants
… (Goffman, 2009) and intergroup contact theory (Pettigrew, 1998; Berg, 2009), the current research illuminated the marginalization of this population. Ultimately, participants narrated that the challenges that they face are far outweighed by the opportunities they are given, showing potential for …
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The relationships among interracial friendship, personality, and racial attitudes
… interracial contact questionnaire (Tropp and Pettigrew, 2005), Altemeyer's (2005) RWA Scale, and Pratto, Sidanius, Stallworth. and Malle's (1994) SDO Scale. Results indicated that: openness and agreeableness were positively correlated with racial attitudes, quality and quantity of friendship …
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The Influence of Subtle and Blatant Prejudice on Group Identity
… expressed—blatant or subtle (Meertens & Pettigrew, 1997). The current research tested whether the type of sexual prejudice expressed by members of one’s in-group, influences the amount that individuals identify with their in-group and the individual expressing prejudice. Participants were …
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Acuity, Luminance and Monocular Deprivation in the Cat.
… 1977 ; Hoffmann and Sireteanu, 1977; Blasdel and Pettigrew, 1978), anatomical (Wan and Cragg, 1976; Cragg, Anker, and Wan, 1976), and behavioral (Mitchell, Cynader, and Movshon, 1977) experiments have also shown that the effects of monocular deprivation are largely reversible during the critical …
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The number, width, and labels for racial categories
… boundaries are influenced by category width (Pettigrew, 1958) and prejudice (McConahay et al., 1981). A morphing program produced target "persons" along a racial continuum (i.e., from Whites to Blacks). Category-Width and level of prejudice were expected to moderate the perceived number and …
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Contact, Disclosure, Stereotypes, and Attitudes Toward People with Physical Disabilities: The Mediator Effects of Intergroup Anxiety and Social Support
… by intergroup contact theory (Allport, 1954; Pettigrew, 1998), the current study examined the influences of perceptions of individuals without disabilities (N = 189) regarding their communication experiences with the most frequent contact with an invisible physical disability on willingness to …
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Epistemic Utility
… of EUT. The second paper (§3) suggests that Pettigrew’s (2016a) argument for the claim that the divergences which generate measures of epistemic utility are symmetric is unsound. It shows that an analogous argument can be given for the view that these divergences satisfy the triangle …
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The impact of environmental forces on Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's growth strategy and profitability.
… practices were compared to the constructs in Pettigrew's CCP theory. In the light of this, communication, decision-making and the role of human resources are identified as forces affecting the growth and profitability of NNPC. Consequently, the study recommends that the Corporation and wider …
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The Leadership Succession Process In Megachurches
… and activities unfolding over time in context (Pettigrew, 1985). The term senior pastor is used to refer to the top leader in churches with multiple pastoral staff. The term megachurch is used here as a descriptive term to refer to Protestant churches with 2,000 or more attendees in their …
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MARKED FOR CONSCIOUSNESS: ACCENT SYMBOLS AS AN INTERPRETIVE TOOL IN SCHUMANN’S DUO WORKS WITH PIANO
… op. 24, and Dichterliebe op. 39 with Avery Pettigrew (horn), Tanya Langlois (mezzo-soprano), and Gran Wilson (tenor); on March 10, 2018, Violin Sonatas nos. 2 and 3 with Elizabeth Adams (violin). The recitals were performed at the University of Maryland’s Gildenhorn and Ulrich Recital Halls. …
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Transformation and power in a multiorganizational partnership: a case study.
Transformation and power in a multiorganizational partnership: A case study One of the challenges for multiorganizational partnerships is the inability of agencies involved to address or even be prepared to address issues of power. Power relations in partnerships are a neglected area in the …
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Decision-making in the Housing Association sector : the case of asset management
… models, the <i>political-bureaucratic</i> (Pettigrew 1973) and <i>behaviourist</i> (Cyert and March 1992) models, the study develops an analytical framework derived from Foucault's relational concept of power and Clegg's 'circuits of power'.</p> <p>By adopting a qualitative approach the …
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Institutionalization of E-commerce in Women-led SMEs - A Least-developed Country Context
… offered by the contextualist theory (Pettigrew, 1985) and the Perceived E-readiness Model (PERM) (Molla & Licker, 2005a) to employ an integrated framework for investigating the process of e-commerce institutionalization. An interpretative and qualitative multiple case study approach …
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Managing Educational Change in a Turbulent Environment: The ELTSUP Project in Hungary 1991-1998
… (1992), Whittaker (1993), Harris et al (1997), Pettigrew and Whipp (1991), Hatch (1997), Webb and Cleary (1994), and the qualitative research writings of Lincoln and Guba (1985), Denzin and Lincoln (1994), Erlandson et al (1993), Coffey and Atkinson (1996) and Crossley and Vulliamy (1997). It is …
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Effects of Identity, Uncertainty, and Language Contact on Intergroup Relations
… of research examining both direct (Allport 1954; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006) and indirect forms of contact (Wright et al., 1997), less is known about the power of contact with an outgroup language to shape intergroup relations. To address this lacuna in the research, the two current studies examined …
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Information-seeking behaviour of grade R practitioners in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
… and information-seeking behaviour. Using Leckie, Pettigrew and Sylvain's General Model of the Information Seeking of Professionals as the theoretical framework; and situated within interpretivist paradigm, the study took a qualitative approach to collect data through group discussions and an …
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The dynamics and kinematics of the coastal boundary layer off Long Island
Data from the COBOLT experiment, which investigated the first 12 km off Long Island's south shore, are analyzed and discussed. Moored current meter records indicate that the nearshore flow field is strongly polarized in the alongshore direction and its fluctuations are well correlated with local …
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