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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"kanter"”.
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Statistical physics of error-correcting codes
… codes, Gallager codes, MacKay-Neal codes and Kanter-Saad codes. We map the decoding problem onto an Ising spin system with many-spins interactions. We then employ the replica method to calculate averages over the quenched disorder represented by the code constructions, the arbitrary messages …
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Senior quality of life issues
… of life. Findings of a prior study by Stock and Kanter (1980) indicate that responses on the Senior Apperception Techniques could be thematically categorized. The present study utilizes issues elicited by the Senior Apperception Technique to prompt life review and to provide care givers …
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La menace des stéréotypes et le désengagement chez les femmes-alibis
… en mathématiques, soit le statut minoritaire (Kanter, 1977).
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Analysis of the impact of user interaction on prototyping productivity during product development
… and Kleinshmidt, 1990; Foxall and Johnston 1987; Kanter, 1988; Parkinson, 1982; Rothwell et al., 1974; von Hippel, 1988). However, because of the time consuming and costly nature of user involvement, there has been studies that try to show at what stage of product development user involvement is …
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Influences on family planning among low income women
… based on materials from the research of Dr. John Kanter of John Hopkins University. A factor analysis was performed which delineated factors influencing the family planning practices of the sample studied. The results indicated that younger, single, black women in the sample tended to be less …
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Turn-Taking Behaviors in the Physics Classroom
… in group interaction originally theorized by Kanter (1977) and investigates the turn-taking behaviors of women and men in classes that differ in their relative levels of gender representation. This study posed four hypotheses: That women will average less oral participation in the physics …
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Commitment, religiosity, and alienation: a study of seven intentional communities
… of reality. It was shown through the works of Kanter and Fairfield that the utopian ideals expressed by commune members tend toward ideational beliefs. Three variables were chosen as indicative of the trend toward ideational values--alienation from the sensate culture, commitment to a group …
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Management Consultancy As Practice: A Study Of The Duality Of The Management Consultants' Role
… across a range of management consultancies (Kanter, 1977 cited in Bryman and Bell, 2015).
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A study of trust and commitment amongst nursing staff within NHS organisations
… organisation and their daily tasks and duties (Kanter, 1972; Eisenstadt and Roniger, 1984; Geller 1988, Guest, 1991; Morgan and Hunt, 1994; Fine and Holyfield, 1996; Brocker, et al, 1997). This study has sought to explore and assess the level and nature of trust and the sources and the …
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Group mechanisms and group cohesion: an examination of the effects of group properties on cohesiveness
… independent variables derived from the work of Kanter (1972) on group cohesion. The first model examined the effects of sacrifice, investment, renunciation, mortification, and transcendence on cohesion. On the basis of the results of the first model, a second model was tested in which the …
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Theory of the little state : business-government relations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1981.
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Let it breathe : social media musicking practices among Black women coping with mental health struggles during transboundary crisis
… more susceptible to anxiety disorders (Williams, Kanter, & Ching, 2018; Williams, Beckmann-Mendez, & Turkheimer, 2013). Using grounded theory analysis of data obtained via twenty-six in-depth interviews, autoethnography, and analysis of the candidates own social media channels, this cultural study …
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Is It We or They? The Effect of Identity on Collaboration and Performance in Buyer-Supplier Relationships
… companies a significant competitive advantage (Kanter, 1994). Retailers are increasingly relying on their suppliers to reduce costs, improve quality, and develop new processes and products faster than their rivals’ vendors can. On the other hand, suppliers benefit from retailers that they are …
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The Relationship between Perceived Toxic Leadership Styles, Leader Effectiveness, and Organizational Cynicism
… several years (Caldwell, 2007; Chaloupka, 2001; Kanter & Mirvis, 1989). Within multiple industries, organizational leaders have claimed that cynicism is a factor in employee burnout, emotional exhaustion, and turnover, and that it directly and adversely affects organizational citizenship …
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Follow Her Lead: Understanding the Leadership Behaviors of Women Executives
… in both research and practice (Helgesen, 1990; Kanter, 1977; Levitt, 2010; Marshall, 1995; Rosener, 1990). </p><p>The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and a brief demographic questionnaire were completed by 320 executives (director, vice president or above) in a metropolitan Midwestern …
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Misaligned needs: A study of CSR from an NGO and corporate perspective
… (Blowfield & Frynas, 2005; Blundin, 2012; Kanter, 1999; Salang & Molebatsi, 2012). Furthermore, there is little emphasis on the role the NGO could play in the CSR granting process. The current research explores the role of CSR in business, the role of NGOs and the problems arising from the …
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Central Party Authority and Constituency Campaign Discipline in Canadian Federal Elections
Canadian political parties are known for their centralized power and strong party discipline (Godbout 2020; Marland 2020; Savoie 1999; 2019). However, there are conflicting expectations for how these tendencies are reflected during federal elections, which are composed of 338 distinct constituency …
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College Students' Well Being: The Role Of Parent-college Student Expectation Discrepancies And Communication
Parental influence on college students' well being is underestimated frequently in the developmental literature. College students often set social and academic goals according to their perception of what their parents expect from them. The discrepancy between college students' performance and their …
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Introducing clinical pharmacology to hepatitis C therapy. Lessons learned from studies on therapeutic drug monitoring and drug-drug interactions
Contains fulltext : 142579.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Daily relationship interventions : an integrative review
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] For decades scholars have observed the individual and societal costs of relationship instability. Due to these costs, state and federal agencies have invested millions in relationship and marriage education programs (RME) in the …
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