... features that make the interactions between the hotel organizations and the customers become more interesting and more efficient (McCarhty, Stock and Verma, 2010). For instance, the ability to share videos on social media websites has motivated hotel organizations to launch video campaigns on social media, and when these campaigns are done well, they will be able to create better guest ... Knowles, Diamantis and El-Mourhab, 2004). 5.0 Trend of Corporate Sustainability In the hotel industry, there are many organizations that are starting to embrace social responsibility at a higher pace (...

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... rage on themselves (1998). Some variables affecting the behavior of individuals are "the social groups, subcultures and social institutions that provide perceivers with stable norms, values and motives" (Turner et al., 1994, p. 460). Environmental influences such as the mass media, peers, dominant influences or socioeconomic status affect self-concept development, as well as the individual's perception of what he or she ... kind of music and media individuals use and subsequent behavior; for example, heavy medal music listeners have tended to exhibit more antisocial behavior. The studie...

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... Knowledge sharing is vital for innovation, organizational learning, development of new skills and capabilities, increased productivity, and maintaining a competitive advantage (Eisenhardt & Santos, 2002, Mooradian et al., 2006, Von Krogh, 1998). However, a functionally segmented structure such as a hierarchical organization structure inhibits knowledge sharing across functions and communities of practices (Lam, 1996, Tagliaventi ... achievement whereby employees are willing to share ideas and insights because they see it as natural, (Lai and lee, 2007; McManus and Loughridge, 2002). Al...

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... helps explain why conservatives are prone to both religious as well as xenophobic or sexist interpretation of information because such authoritarian tendencies are exacerbated under threat as Napier et al. indicates (313). In processing information, they mentally operate under rigid black-and-white thinking, decreased cognitive complexity, and close-mindedness, all of which predicate fundamental ... taxing and limiting them results in a predilection for opposing change, accepting inequality, and judging people based on their character traits. On the other hand, however, Eidelman et al. a...

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... their (perceived) defence (Pardini & Frick, 2013). Severe anger dysregulation is associated with strict discipline (Pardini & Frick, 2013). Perhaps the most significant finding presented by Kostic et al (2014) was the impact which parental rejection had on the development of CD. Children who perceived their parents as being less caring, cold, distant, or otherwise rejecting of them ... actions and behaviours. This is important because individuals with conduct disorder are less able to change and adapt their behaviours according to environment and social cues (Matthys et al, 2012). This is...

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... en las palabras de Rosa, "En el NORTE, nosotros no seremos tratados de la misma forma." Durante el viaje encuentran un camion estacionado y al conductor distraido y deciden subirse por detras del camion pero e! l conductor se da cuenta y les pregunta de donde son y ellos dicen que de ... los Estados Unidos, donde es siempre tocada y escuchada en cada Don Pablo y Rio Grande Restaurantes. De alguna manera, esta musica favorece grademente al tema de la pelicula, reforzando uno de sus mayors temas. Atravez de la pelicula nosotros podemos ver la comedia estereotizada: La musica mariachi esta...

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... Lansat pe la nceputul anilor '80 n Statele Unite, conceptul de cultura organizationala si, n general, culturalismul a cunoscut o expansiune rapida, astazi constituind nucleul teoretic al unei noi scoli n stiinta managementului: scoala managementului cultural. Din acest moment, literatura de management a nceput sa popularizeze faptul ca excelenta unei organizatii este data de ... scos n evidenÞa importanÞa sentimentelor ∘i a factorilor afectivi ∘i psihologici n explicarea comportamentului n organizaÞie. În acest context, Herbert Simon reuseste o deconstructie a modelulu...

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... in open ponds, leading to decreased microalgae production; and recovering and extracting the pure microalgae mass from the mixture requires further effort and revenue (Molina Grima et al. 1999). Temperature fluctuates throughout different seasons and is difficult to control. The system can decrease the pond layer thickness to improve light supply, and advance the ... efficiency value, high lipid content, ability to survive stresses from photobioreactors, capable of withstanding varying temperatures and seasonal conditions, short cell cycle and fast production (Hannon et al 2010). No spec...

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... Garcia-Austt, 1985). A final piece of support for the restorative theory comes from another example of sleep deprivation, this time associated with the specific loss of REM sleep. Brunner et al (1990), conducted a study which aimed to establish the effects of specific REM sleep deprivation. The study involved participants being put in a situation where they were allowed to sleep as ... theory also provides evidence from research which tends to support its main assumption of sleep merely being a process adopted by animals for energy conservation and survival. For example, Capellini et al, ...

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... 2012, Gillespie, Chaboyer, McInnes, Kent and Whitty put forward notions that too frequent repositioning has a negative effect on a patient's wellbeing, namely on sleep cycles. Gillespie (et al., 2012) argued that while two hourly repositioning underpinned current state guidelines by the Queensland Government (2008), this schedule can produce sleep disruption and fragmentation which in acutely ill patients, ... can prolong recovery, decrease immune function and make patients vulnerable to infection. Like the recommendations put forward by the Queensland Government (2009) and by Moore (et ...

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... trades among Muslim cities were so active then that a massive trading network was found in the Muslim society. Also, the conversation between Abd al-Rahman and Al-Jahiz (Doc #7) shows that although Muslim cities all played crucial roles in the trading network, every city was distinct and worked as different ... cities in the Post-Classical Age were to provide the Caliph the safety, loyalty and most importantly, political power he required. But although Al-Tabiri was one of the most important sources of early Muslim history, it's unlikely that he was present at all the events he wrote ....

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... in the Hubei region, better navigation for the Yangtze River, increase tourism, and most importantly, help meet China's demands for energy production (Fu et al, 2010). In our world today, there is an increasing awareness that many migrants have no choice but to move. There are three major categories of ... for the TGP was written and stated, "the ecological and environmental problems should not affect the feasibility of the TGP" (Fu et al, 2010). This did not entirely reflect the divided views that were raised in the early research of the project's environmental impacts however, as many...

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... therapeutic approach on the growth inhibition of tumor cell lines. Gleevec was originally derived from a lead compound detected in a screening for inhibitors of protein kinase C (Capdeville et al.: 2002). The identified lead compound was observed to have a high potential for diversity and thus susceptible to chemical change to produce a compound greater in its effectiveness and selectivity for ... constitutive activation of signaling pathways, promote an increased efflux of the drug, and even generate plasma proteins that bind to the drug to decrease its concentration (Krause et al: 2005...

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... stable throughout the ten-year period, providing sufficient evidence to disprove the presupposition that school violence was increasing at an alarming and threatening rate (DeVoe et al., 2004). These findings directly challenge the very foundation of Zero-Tolerance policies and call into question the justification for enforcing such strict rules with no proven ... delinquent behavior and additional suspensions. This contradicts the first assumption of deterrence, demonstrating that harsh punishment is not an effective means of preventing re-offense (Skiba et al., 2006). Additional studi...

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... have stated that there is still so much to learn about diversity training, even with the number of studies in organizational and educational settings. Diversity Training Bezrukova et al. (2012) stated that diversity training is defined as a distinct set of programs aimed at facilitating positive intergroup interactions, reducing prejudice and discrimination, and enhancing the ... diversity workshops. Many diversity programs in the workplace integrate a variety of observation targeted at developing integration, producing a general culture, and advertising to diverse customers (Bezrukova ...

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... para realizarlas varín de tal manera que las opciones resultan abrumadoras (raro de un libro anti-stress). Es un hecho que la tension (stress) impide al ser humano desarrollar sus capacidades intelectuales al 100%, ya que nuestra creatividad e inventiva requieren de un estado equilibrado y de tranquilidad para poder manifestarse apropiadamente. Las consecuencias pueden tener diferentes magnitudes, sin embargo ... Lois Levy, podemos idear una técnica muy efectiva que nos ayude a iniciar todos nuestros dís académicos y no académicos de tal manera que podamos aprovechar al máximo nu...

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... but negative that that of all the previous adhesions, The countries of Europe Central and Oriental (I SIN) are economies of small size with a level of wealth by very lower inhabitant al average of the presentThe GDP in terms to be able acquisitive represents alone the 15% of the remainder of the EU, in other words, there will be a greater increase of ... state that respect the principles statements in the section 1 of the Art., 6 will be able to request the income as member of the European Union. .."", and without us we direct al separated we will see: "The union is bases on the princip...

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... and equity, physical resources such as buildings and machinery, human resources such as skills and experience, and organisational assets of goods and services (Bartol et al, Management, A Pacific Rim Focus, 2003, pg 211). Bartol et al (pg 266) argues that the most important aspect of analysing an organisation's internal strengths and weaknesses is to identify how these intrinsic strengths are distinctive ... legal-political, socio-cultural and international influences", which can also be effectively explained by using "Porter's five competitive forces model to analyse the nature and inten...

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... or athletic. G&T recognition for an individual can present opportunity, providing 'stars' of the future in sport heightened stimulating and challenging lessons. In addition, peer tutoring (Lou et al., 1996) and mentoring to help balance sporting and academic commitments (Rogers, 2002) are further examples of G&T endorsements received. However, challenges arise. G&T status as a pupil may have ... inclusion proves detrimental to fellow pupil development (BAALPE, 1996) or allows potential learning barriers to be positively overcome and educate fellow pupils on understanding disabilitie...

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... than dynamic contexts, it does not account for the performance of timing judgements on a horizontal and vertical asymmetry, in both static and dynamic contexts. As stated by Abrams et al, spatial and contrast sensitivity can have a negative effect on performance in higher visual tasks, causing poor temporal resolution. This is consistent with Holcombe's (2009), findings which suggest ... that higher level motion tasks have poorer resolution compared to the lower level motion system. Abrams et al., (2012) found that in accordance to fixed eccentricity the horizontal meridian acquired bett...

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... occipitotemporal cortex and are usually bilateral(ref dam sergent) however there is evidence of cases of prosopagnosia associated with damage confined to the right hemisphere (Derenzi and Derenzi et al.) In addition to the neuropsychological support evidence from normal subjects suggests that face perception is dissociated from object recognition. For example, beginnging shorly after birth infants prefer to ... Cog Neuro & Haxby in reader). Prosopagnosiacs do not show performance impairment fro inverted faces suggesting that faces may be processed more like objects within these individua...

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... as a slow release reservoir. This has been demonstrated in a number of studies, for example with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or the radical scavenger superoxide dismutase (Oussoren et al., 2000). Liposomes can protect a drug against metabolic degradation where liver will filter it. Significantly, liposomes protect the patient against side effects of the encapsulated drug, where an example ... the reduction of haemolytic effects of drugs by liposome encapsulation and the protection against local irritation upon intradermal, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of a tissue-irritat...

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... finding have been published on the relationships between obstetric difficulties and both family history and gender (Kunugi, Nanko, Takei, et al., 1996). Gestational insults, such as maternal exposure to influenza, have been implicated as precursors of schizophrenia (Mednick, Machon, Huttunen, et al., 1988) as well as reported to have insignificant effect (Crow and Done, 1992). Studies differ in the specific obstetric ... complications correlated with schizophrenia (Kendell et al., 1996), and researchers have not yet been able to establish a standard control for possible confounds such as...

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... finding have been published on the relationships between obstetric difficulties and both family history and gender (Kunugi, Nanko, Takei, et al., 1996). Gestational insults, such as maternal exposure to influenza, have been implicated as precursors of schizophrenia (Mednick, Machon, Huttunen, et al., 1988) as well as reported to have insignificant effect (Crow and Done, 1992). Studies differ in the specific obstetric ... complications correlated with schizophrenia (Kendell et al., 1996), and researchers have not yet been able to establish a standard control for possible confounds such as...

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... roll-out, further inspiring positive feelings, which may in turn further encourage innovative shoots of thought and creativity, which is of course the key KM concept (knowledge creation). Filius et al (2000) provide a framework for this whereby KM is aligned (as a knowledge strategy) with the organisation's business strategy involving (1) the assessment of knowledge based assets; and (2) building, ... resources to adopt a collaborative approach somehow with the objective of sharing experiences and knowledge to create better understanding, with the support and guidance of the HR executiv...

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