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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"hierarchy theory"”.
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Feminism and the critique of hierarchy: theory and practice
The feminist movement of the last two decades decried the dominance of hierarchical structures in public and private organizations. This thesis scrutinizes the differences and overlappings of three major feminist "schools" in regard to their advocacy of non-hierarchical forms of organization. The …
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Human rights and jus Cogens: Questioning the use of normative hierarchy theory in human rights law
… This peremptory norm suggests that there is a hierarchy among rules relating to international law. As such the recent trend of placing human rights norms in the catalogue of jus cogens has had a significant impact on both domestic and international law. For instance, in Barcelona Traction, …
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOGICAL-EMPIRICAL STRUCTURE OF KNOWLEDGE FOR DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS USING A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK BASED UPON LEARNING HIERARCHY THEORY AND ORDER THEORY
… using a methodology based on Learning Hierarchy Theory (LHT) and Order Theory (OT). A review of existing research into calculus learning is presented and properties of the strucutre of knowledge which address deficiencies in existing knowledge discussed. LHT is developed and techniques …
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Modeling perceived risk from coyotes among Chicago residents
… of complaints from residents. Based on cultural theory and cognitive hierarchy theory, we hypothesized that (a) individuals with mutualistic wildlife value orientations are more likely to have positive beliefs about coyotes than negative beliefs; (b) individuals with deterministic wildlife value …
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The relationship between consumer satisfaction and life satisfaction for the elderly
… were conceptually linked using attitude-hierarchy theory. It was hypothesized that (1) overall consumer satisfaction is positively related to life satisfaction of the elderly, and (2) each marketing sub-domain involved in overall consumer satisfaction is positively related to life …
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Towards a theory for Enterprise Architecture (EA): a South African study
… a research exercise aimed at developing a theory that would describe the phenomenon of the use of Enterprise Architecture (EA) within South African organisations. The Strauss and Corbin (1998) grounded theory method was used, augmented by some principles taken from hierarchy theory. Data …
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The Firm Size Effect: An Application of Hierarchy Theories
… wages is investigated through the application of hierarchy theories. Many different explanations have been proposed for this relationship, but have met only limited success at best. The strongest finding to date is that unobserved ability is a significant factor. The question of interest here is …
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Distributed Wireless Resource Management in the Internet of Things
… IoT devices, a framework based on cognitive hierarchy theory is discussed, and its implementation with learning techniques of different complexities for IoT devices with varying capabilities is analyzed. Next, the problem of dynamic, distributed resource allocation in an IoT is studied when …
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Developing a quantitative framework for assessing and reporting mining's contributions to sustainable development
With the establishment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the UN called on the private sector to further engage in responsible business practices to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development and acknowledged the mining industry as one of the leading …
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An investigation of the impact of social media brand communication on brand equity for young Chinese consumers: a study of international high street fashion brands in China
… source of differentiation. According to Schema theory (Eysenck, 1984), communication stimuli can lead to a positive impact on consumers’ perception of a brand. As a result, brand communication is positively related to brand equity as long as the communication stimuli contribute to a favourable …