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Jungmann, Manuela. "Embodied creativity : a process continuum from artistic creation to creative participation." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2011. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7374/.
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This thesis breaks new ground by attending to two contemporary developments in art and science. In art, computer-mediated interactive artworks comprise creative engagement between collaborating practitioners and a creatively participating audience, erasing all notions of a dividing line between them. The procedural character of this type of communicative real-time interaction replaces the concept of a finished artwork with a ‘field of artistic communication'. In science, the field of creativity research investigates creative thought as mental operations that combine and reorganise extant knowledge structures. A recent paradigm shift in cognition research acknowledges that cognition is embodied. Neither embodiment in cognition nor the ‘field of artistic communication' in interactive art have been assimilated by creativity research. This thesis takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the embodied cognitive processes in a ‘field of artistic communication' using a media artwork called Sim-Suite as a case study research strategy. This interactive installation, created and exhibited in an authentic real-world context, engages three people to play on wobble-boards. The thesis argues that creative processes related to Sim-Suite operate within a continuum, encompassing collaborative artistic creation and cooperative creative participation. This continuum is investigated via mixed methods, conducting studies with qualitative and quantitative analysis. These are interpreted through a theoretical lens of embodied cognition principles, the 4E approaches. The results obtained demonstrate that embodied cognitive processes in Sim-Suite's ‘field of artistic communication' function on a continuum. We give an account of the creative process continuum relating our findings to the ‘embedded-extended-enactive lens', empirical studies in embodied cognition and creativity research. Within this context a number of topics and sub-themes are identified. We discuss embodied communication, aspects of agency, forms of coordination, levels of evaluative processes and empathetic foundation. The thesis makes conceptual, empirical and methodological contributions to creativity research.
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Casadesús, Castro Ricard. "Creación y Evolución. Fundamentos para una filosofía de la creación evolutiva." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/360850.
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Aquesta tesi doctoral aborda dos grans temes: Creació i Evolució. Per això, vam començar estudiant la visió clàssica de la creació en Sant Tomàs d'Aquino per a relacionar-la amb l'evolució. Mostrem com Sant Tomàs uneix els conceptes creació i conservació per donar resposta a tot un seguit de qüestions que tenen el seu origen en l'evolució del món, donant lloc així a la idea de creació contínua. Hem descobert que a Sant Tomàs, al costat de la «creació stricto sensu», en la qual no apareix més que el no-res i l'ésser complet, es descriu una altra creació, que hem anomenat «creació lato sensu», que és l'ordinària per la que han aparegut la majoria dels éssers, i que es realitza a través de la generació, la qual necessàriament està lligada a les lleis de la natura. Aquesta «creació lato sensu», implícita en l'obra de Sant Tomàs, harmonitza bé amb el progrés ulterior de l'univers, i en el qual juguen les forces generadores anteriorment creades.
Així mateix, a la llum dels descobriments científics dels ss.XIX-XX s'adverteix una evolució global, còsmica, biològica i antropològica, les bases científiques originàries i recents de la qual exposem resumidament. A partir d'això, hem fet un intent de síntesi de la metafísica clàssica i la novetat científica sobre l'evolució, desenvolupant el pensament dels filòsofs contemporanis Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Karl Rahner, Ferdinand Ulrich i Hans Urs von Balthasar, que combinen les dues coses. Hem demostrat que és possible una nova interpretació d'aquestes nocions tomasianes per tal de fonamentar metafísicament el fet d'una evolució progressiva, és a dir, en la que hi hagi enriquiment d’ésser, a partir de la metafísica del creixement òntic per unió de Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, la idea d'una autosuperació creadora mitjançant un especialíssim concurs diví de Karl Rahner, i les idees de finitització i sobreesencialitat de l'ésser de Ferdinand Ulrich i Hans Urs von Balthasar. En aquesta tesi mostrem, doncs, que és possible combinar la idea d'evolució amb la de creació, veient l'evolució com el mecanisme concret de la creació, i interpretant la creació com una actuació suportada per Déu, que estableix un univers amb unes lleis físiques i uns principis metafísics, que condueixen a l'aparició d'una intel·ligència capaç d'explorar el món, de crear bellesa, d'aspirar a la justícia, d'estimar, i de reconèixer al Creador. En dues paraules, es pot parlar perfectament avui d'un nou concepte: creació evolutiva.<br>Esta tesis doctoral aborda dos grandes temas: Creación y Evolución. Por eso, comenzamos estudiando la visión clásica de la creación en Santo Tomás de Aquino para relacionarla con la evolución. Mostramos cómo Santo Tomás une los conceptos creación y conservación para dar respuesta a toda una serie de cuestiones que tienen su origen en la evolución del mundo, dando lugar así a la idea de creación continua. Hemos descubierto que en Santo Tomás, junto a la «creación stricto sensu», en la que no aparece más que la nada y el ser completo, se describe otra creación, que hemos denominado «creación lato sensu», que es la ordinaria por la que han aparecido la mayoría de los seres, y que se realiza a través de una generación, la cual necesariamente está ligada a las leyes de la naturaleza. Esta «creación lato sensu», implícita en la obra de Santo Tomás, armoniza bien con el progreso ulterior del universo, y en el que juegan las fuerzas generadoras anteriormente creadas.
Asimismo, a la luz de los descubrimientos científicos de los ss.XIX-XX se advierte una evolución global, cósmica, biológica y antropológica, cuyas bases científicas originarias y recientes exponemos sucintamente. A partir de ello, hemos hecho un intento de síntesis de la metafísica clásica y la novedad científica sobre la evolución, desarrollando el pensamiento de los filósofos contemporáneos Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Karl Rahner, Ferdinand Ulrich y Hans Urs von Balthasar, que combinan ambas cosas. Hemos demostrado que es posible una nueva interpretación de esas nociones tomasianas en orden a fundamentar metafísicamente el hecho de una evolución progresiva, es decir, en la que haya enriquecimiento de ser, a partir de la metafísica del crecimiento óntico por unión de Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, la idea de una autosuperación creadora mediante un especialísimo concurso divino de Karl Rahner, y las ideas de finitización y sobreesencialidad del ser de Ferdinand Ulrich y Hans Urs von Balthasar. En esta tesis mostramos, pues, que es posible combinar la idea de evolución con la de creación, viendo la evolución como el mecanismo concreto de la creación, e interpretando la creación como una actuación soportada por Dios, que establece un universo con unas leyes físicas y unos principios metafísicos, que conducen a la aparición de una inteligencia capaz de explorar el mundo, de crear belleza, de aspirar a la justicia, de amar, y de reconocer al Creador. En dos palabras, se puede hablar perfectamente hoy de un nuevo concepto: creación evolutiva.<br>This doctoral dissertation focuses on two major issues: Creation and Evolution. So, we began studying the classical view of creation in Saint Thomas Aquinas to relate with evolution. We show here how Saint Thomas joins the concepts of creation and conservation to answer a set of issues that are rooted in the evolving world, giving the idea of continuous creation. We have found that in St. Thomas, next to the "stricto sensu’s creation", in which only appears the non-being and the whole being, another creation is described, that we have called "lato sensu’s creation", what is the ordinary one for that the most beings have appeared, and that is through a generation, which is necessarily linked to the laws of nature. This "lato sensu’s creation", implicit in the work of St. Thomas, matches well with the further progress of the universe, and in which the previously created generating forces are playing.
Also, in light of the scientific discoveries of the XIXth-XXth centuries a global, cosmic, biological and anthropological evolution it is noted, whose original and recent scientific bases we showed briefly. From this, we have made an attempt of synthesis of classical metaphysics and scientific news on evolution, developing the thought of contemporary philosophers as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Karl Rahner, Ferdinand Ulrich and Hans Urs von Balthasar, that combine both issues, classical metaphysics of creation and scientific evolution. We have shown that it is possible a new interpretation of these thomasian notions in order to metaphysically base a progressive evolution, that is, where there is gain of being, from the metaphysics of ontical growth by union by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the idea of creative self-overcoming through a very special divine concursus by Karl Rahner, and the ideas of finitization and superessentiality of being by Ferdinand Ulrich and Hans Urs von Balthasar. In this thesis, we show that is possible to combine the idea of evolution with the creation, seeing evolution as the specific mechanism of creation, and interpreting creation as an action supported by God, who set a world with physical laws and metaphysical principles that lead to the emergence of an intelligence able to explore the world, to create beauty, to aspire to justice, to love, and to recognize the Creator. In two words, we can talk today about a new concept: evolutionary creation.
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E, Cascante Quirós María Jesús, and Natalia Schlothauer. "From Sole-Creation to Co-Creation : Social Marketing Value Creation through Corporate-NPO Collaboration." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-23453.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the structure of social marketing within a collaboration between non-profit organisations (NPOs) and business organisations as well as whether this collaboration facilitates the process of social marketing for the NPOs. For this purpose, Austin and Seitanidi´s (2012a, 2012b, 2014) Collaborative Value Creation (CVC) framework was applied to social marketing as value outcome by combining it with Andreasen and Kotler´s (2003) model of the social marketing process in NPOs. Method: A qualitative study was conducted based on secondary and primary data. Hereby, primary data was gathered from a total of seven NPOs and twelve respondents across Sweden by the use of face-to-face and phone interviews. Result & Conclusions: Two main findings were identified in this study. Firstly, within the process of social marketing in a corporate-NPO collaboration the NPOs predominantly plan and design the campaigns independently. Hereby, it is shown that the NPO´s organisational model of operation influences the collaboration structure. Secondly, it is demonstrated that the corporate-NPO collaboration facilitates the NPOs social marketing process. Suggestions for future research: Further investigations of NPOs could be undertaken by distinguishing between their organisational model and area of operation in order to complement the presented theoretical model of the social marketing process in the corporate-NPO collaboration. Additionally, the perspective of business organisations could be considered. Contribution of the thesis: The present study contributes to literature by providing a theoretical model based of the social marketing process in the corporate-NPO collaboration. It demonstrates that this collaboration facilitates the social marketing process of the NPOs.
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Krajcovic, Krystal A. "Fairy Tales: A Continual Work in Progress." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1494204822838754.
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Jaffe, Yitzchak. "The Continued Creation of Communities of Practice – Finding Variation in the Western Zhou Expansion (1046-771 BCE)." Thesis, Harvard University, 2016. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:33493408.
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This work explores the question of when and how China became Chinese by studying state sponsored colonial expansion and intercultural interactions during the Western Zhou period (1046-771 BCE). Because Confucius and his followers considered this period the golden age of civilization, scholars have traditionally paid little attention to existing ethnic and cultural diversity and created the illusion that Chinese culture, in Han style, already existed at this early date. However, my investigation of everyday activities, food preparation and ritual events surrounding mortuary customs, highlights the complex relationship between the Zhou the people they encountered.
Following their conquest of the Shang polity in the middle of the 11th century BCE, the Zhou began a swift campaign of colonization during which members of the royal family were sent to defend and expand strategic zones around the new realm. The traditional narrative – one that focuses on the formation of the later unified Chinese Empire and civilization – sees the Zhou as those who, through military expansion and conquest, successfully Sinicized and acculturated the peoples that would make up the Chinese world. In fact the Qin state would draw heavily on this notion of a unified Zhou culture to unite all under heaven and create the first Chinese empire in 221 BCE. Yet this narrative, the product of later political discourse, overemphasizes the homogeneity of Zhou identity and fails to account for the multifaceted nature of Chinese culture and origins.
These interpretations have relied heavily on later historical texts and information gleaned from inscriptions of bronze ritual vessels, themselves biased towards the Zhou elite world view, while archaeology has mainly played a second fiddle to historical reconstructions. My dissertation compared separate regions of the Zhou expansion: Gansu in the west, Shandong peninsula in the East and the Shanxi plains to the north of the Central Plains, which each represent different types of interactions between the local populations and the Zhou newcomers.
Cemeteries are examined to investigate the mortuary customs of local people and ceramic vessels to study culinary traditions, in an effort to show how everyday practices and ritual culture were influenced by the Zhou. Culinary research involved the detailed study and usewear analysis of freshly excavated ceramic assemblages to understand community specific cooking and serving practices. Ceramic assemblages from four pre-Zhou and Zhou sites in Shandong province were compared to sites in the core zone of the Zhou polity to assess the impact of the Zhou arrival. My analysis shows that each of the four sites observed its own community specific culinary traditions: An increase in cooking vessel size at some ‒ indicating a shift from to larger eating parties ‒ while others the way food was cooked: from a mix of roasting and braising cooking modes to a focus on boiling and stewing. In Gansu the Zhou had little impact on the multitude of existing community-specific mortuary practices and remained separate from the local population, while in the Beijing area the Zhou invaders played down their military identity and allowed local groups to participate in their mortuary practices.
Consequently my study finds that the Zhou expansion did not result in the homogenization of the ancient cultural landscape, but instead that the Zhou influence had unequal results: from acceptance to rejection and mostly to its reorganization to suit local needs and agendas. In effect these interactions created various new forms of localized social identities across North China that differ profoundly from the homogeneous Zhou elite culture depicted in the canonical histories, whic have traditionally been used to understand the period. The Zhou influence was regional in scope but local in outcome. Social identities were constantly in flux, and intensified interaction created new forms of localized social identities.<br>Anthropology
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Schneider, Amy Elizabeth. "Continued study of the use of created ponds for amphibian breeding in fragmented forested areas." [Huntington, WV : Marshall University Libraries], 2008. http://www.marshall.edu/etd/descript.asp?ref=876.
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Pires, Jorge Luiz Vargas Prudêncio de Barros. "Continuum psicofísico : uma abordagem baseada no pensamento de Charles S. Pierce /." Marília : [s.n.], 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/88559.
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Orientador: Lauro Frederico Barbosa da Silveira<br>Banca: Adolpho Menezes de Mello<br>Banca: Alfredo Pereira Júnior<br>Resumo: O presente trabalho propõe uma discussão a respeito da fisiologia do músculo esquelético humano como um processo de caráter sígnico. Trata-se de uma abordagem interdisciplinar para se estudar as relações biológicas baseada no pensamento de Charles S. Peirce. Diferente das aproximações mecanicistas e reducionistas, que entendem o ser vivo como uma máquina cartesiana, a tendência semiótica busca uma abordagem mais ampla sobre as fundações da biologia, liberando o pensamento e lançando nova luz nas investigações dos seres vivos. Tal estudo poderá contribuir no entendimento das relações psicofísicas do corpo por considerar os músculos uma ampla esfera de processos mentais. Este texto inicia-se com uma discussão a respeito da natureza da conduta muscular. Na segunda parte do texto, examinar-se-á a conduta muscular como um hábito baseado na experiência. Na terceira parte, a relação entre causação final e eficiente na conduta muscular será examinada a seguir, e na quarta parte, o fenômeno da indeterminação na contração muscular. Na quinta parte, será discutida a relação entre o hábito autocontrolado do músculo e os três tipos de raciocínio proposto por Peirce: Abdução, Dedução e Indução. O modelo triádico do signo permite-nos observar na conduta muscular uma ampla esfera de atividades racionais, mostrando-nos que o músculo possui as mais elevadas e refinadas propriedades de uma mente que aprende com a experiência. Assim não há motivos suficientemente fortes ou logicamente sustentados para reivindicar qualquer privilégio à racionalidade humana.<br>Abstract: This contribution proposes an analysis the human skeletal muscle physiology as a sign process, based on Charles S. Peirce's thought. It contributes to understand the psychophysical relations in the human body by considering muscles an including sphere of mental processes. This paper first discusses the nature of muscular conducts. Following Peirce's Objective Idealism, it is argued that muscle contraction is a typically mental process. It is general and eidetic. In the second part, the muscular physiological conduct is discussed as experience based habits, anticipated by Peirce. In the third part, the relation between final and efficient causation in muscular conduct is examined, and in the fourth part, the phenomena of indeterminacy in muscular contraction. It is argued that objective chance is the only responsible for originating spontaneous and original muscular conducts. In a fifth part, one discusses the relation between the acquired auto-controlled muscular habit and the three different types of reasoning proposed by Peirce: Abduction, Deduction and Induction. One concludes raising the hypothesis that the basis of all muscular cell conduct is evolutionary rationality. The triadic model of Sign proposed by Peirce allows us to observe a wider rationality in muscular conduct. It shows us the higher and refined properties of a Mind that learns by experience.<br>Mestre
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Pires, Jorge Luiz Vargas Prudêncio de Barros [UNESP]. "Continuum psicofísico: uma abordagem baseada no pensamento de Charles S. Pierce." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/88559.
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Naigus, James Andrew. "A creative pedagogical approach to the continuum of tonality to atonality for the horn through sixty progressive etudes." Diss., University of Iowa, 2015. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5576.
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Turetsky, Abraham I. "Making Heads and Tails of Distributional Patterns: A Value-Creation-Type and Sector-Based Analysis Among Private-Equity-Owned Companies." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1522719854667863.
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Amini, Suzanne. "Élaboration d'un guide favorisant l'utilisation de l'ordinateur comme instrument de création dans les réalisations plastiques de l'élève en cheminement continu /." Thèse, Chicoutimi : Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2004. http://theses.uqac.ca.
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Atkins, Matthew R. "The Peer Created Motivational Climate in Youth Sport and Its Relationship to Psychological Outcomes and Intention to Continue in Sport Among Male Adolescents." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2012. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc149560/.
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Social agents in the youth sport domain (coaches, parents, and peers) play a crucial role in developing the motivational approaches of youth sport athletes. One theory which has been useful in explaining the important role of such social agents has been Achievement Goal Theory (Nicholls, 1989). Specifically, Achievement Goal Theory was used to delineate various peer behaviors as being task-involving (Ntoumanis & Vazou, 2005) and was used to predict subsequent relationships relationship between the task-involving motivational-climate created by teammates and athletes’ mastery goal orientations and self-esteem, sport competence, enjoyment, and intention to continue playing sport. Participants were 405 boys aged 12-15 years. Using structural equation modeling, an exploratory analysis and confirmatory analysis revealed that higher levels of task-involving behaviors from peers predicted mastery goal orientation. Participants with higher mastery goal orientation reported greater sport competence, self-esteem, and more enjoyment; enjoyment was the strongest predictor of intention to continue. These findings both emphasize the importance of peer relationships within sport on a variety of motivationally and psychologically salient outcomes and provide direction for the development of training programs targeted to create positive and healthy sport experiences.
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Söderström, Peter, and Teoman Duran Timocin. "Mognadsgraden för värdeskapande och kontinuerligt lärande : En studie om internt utvecklingsarbete inom den privata tjänstesektorn." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-131999.
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Bakgrund: En kund köper inte varor och tjänster som inte skapar något värde, vilket är något företagen på marknaden måste ta hänsyn till. Utöver det är företagens mål att nå finansiella samt icke-finansiella vinningar från sin produkt. Det är stor konkurrens på marknaden vilket innebär att konsumenten kan välja och vraka något som företagen måste anpassa sig till. I tjänstesektorn är det kunskap som är den viktigaste faktorn för att locka till sig kunder och är på så sätt något tjänsteföretagen ständigt måste arbeta med om de skall överleva på marknaden. För att undersöka detta kommer företagens syn på värdeskapande, kontinuerligt lärande och de egna resurserna studeras i uppsatsen. Syfte: Att undersöka hur tjänsteföretag arbetar med värdeskapande, kontinuerligt lärande samt dess nedlagda resurser inom ramen för internt utvecklingsarbete. Vidare är syftet att jämföra tjänsteföretagens mognadsgrader med varandra för att därigenom se vilka skillnader samt var potential till förbättring finns. Metod: Uppsatsen grundar sig i den kvalitativa ansatsen med ett heremeneutiskt förhållningssätt. Den sekundärdata som samlades in var genom vetenskapliga artiklar, internetkällor och böcker. Fyra företag och fem personer deltog i uppsatsen vilka intervjuades genom en semi-strukturerad intervjuguide. Datainsamlingen analyserades med hjälp av ett organisatoriskt IQ-test. Resultat och slutsats: Företagen har en liknande grundsyn i sättet de tänker på värdeskapande och kontinuerligt lärande. Dock visar empirin att företagen skildje sig i konflikthanteringen samt att några av företagen hade svårigheter att förändra sig på lokal nivå eftersom de agerade på en global marknad. För att uppnå ett värdeskapande och kontinuerligt lärande lägger samtliga företag ner mycket resurser för att erbjuda en tjänst som möter kundens behov och krav. Hur mognadsgraden för värdeskapande och kontinuerligt lärande ser ut skiljer sig mellan företagen eftersom företagen var bra på olika saker. Det är även inom dessa områden potential till förbättring finns. Uppsatsens bidrag: I sin helhet ger uppsatsen en ökad kunskap om hur tjänsteföretag i den privata tjänstesektorn arbetar med värdeskapande och kontinuerligt lärande. Därutöver bidrar uppsatsen med ytterligare kunskap inom vilka områden tjänsteföretagen utmärker sig, deras mognadsgrad i värdeskapande och kontinuerligt lärande samt var det finns potential till förbättring.<br>Background: Customer do not intend to purchase a product or service that does not provide them with value and this is something that companies have to consider. At the same time companies aim to achieve financial or non-financial profits by selling their products or services. The market is very competitive and ultimately it is the consumers who have the power to pick and choose whatever alternative that fits them best. Hence, this is something companies have to take into consideration. The private sector provides services rather than products and it is this which is used to attract customers and therefore something companies continually have to work with in order to survive in the market. In order to investigate this, different companies’ view of value creation, continual learning and resources have been studied. Aim: To investigate how service companies work with value creation, continual learning and utilized resources (within the range of internal development work). The aim is also to compare company’s level of maturity and suggest where improvements can be made. Methodology: The study is qualitative with a hermeneutic approach. Data were collected from scientific articles, internet sources and books. Four companies and five persons in total participated in the study and were interviewed using a semi-structured interview form. The data was later analyzed with the help of an organizational IQ-test. Results and conclusion: Companies often have a similar ethos in the way they think about value creation and continuous learning. However, the empirical data shows that companies differ in regard to conflict management, as well as some of the companies having difficulties in making changes at the local level because they act in a global marked. In order to achieve value creation and continuous learning all the companies use a great deal of resources to meet the needs and demands from customers. However, the maturity level of value creation and continuous learning look different between various companies because the companies are good at different activities. It is in these areas there lies the potential for improvement. Contribution of the thesis: It provides increased knowledge in how the private service sector works with value creation and continual learning. It also provides further knowledge of how the service sector excels, its maturity grade in value creation and continual learning, and how they can improve.
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Courie, May Emma. "Une configuration adhocratique pour et par un continuum médiationnel : le cas de l'association de la comunication éducative Sino-Française (A.C.E.S.F)." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLV044.
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La médiation nous permet de repenser le monde complexe et hétérogène. Mais dans la littérature, il existe plusieurs perspectives de la médiation où l'on perçoit le manque de continuité entre les différentes pratiques de médiation tel que noté par un grand nombre d'auteurs (Lalonde 2001, Chini 2001, Battistoni 2012). D'où notre question de recherche sur la manière de catalyser une approche de « continuum médiationnel »La première partie de la thèse développe une revue de la littérature sur la médiation, commençant par la théorie de l'action communicationnelle d’Habermas, jusqu'à ses interprétations actuelles, qui nous ont conduits à identifier la grille analytique : Objectif, relation, processus et durée qu’on a utilisée pour inventorier les pratiques de médiation appliquées de nos jours et on a avancé nos trois questions de recherche : Structure adhocratique de Mintzberg (1) combinée avec le facteur de confiance (2) et le facteur homme-orchestre (3) comme configuration permettant le continuum médiationnel souhaité.La deuxième partie présente une méthodologie basée sur une enquête exploratoire hybride menée selon une approche abductive où nous recueillons des données à travers une enquête qualitative, des entretiens semi-directifs et des observations participatives afin d'exploiter l'Association éducative sino-française (A.C.E.S.F) comme plate-forme pour répondre aux questions de recherche.La troisième partie présente les enseignements tirés de l'étude de cas, leurs interprétations et que nous avons conclu par les contributions méthodologiques : inventaire structuré des pratiques de médiation (1) attributs du médiateurs dans un cadre interculturel (2) adéquation entre la forme de confiance et la spécificité culturelle de l'interlocuteur dans un contexte interculturel (3) et apport managérial de ce travail qui consiste en une chaîne adhocratique comme organigramme<br>Mediation allows us to rethink the heterogeneous world. But in the literature, there are several perspectives of mediation where we perceive the lack of continuity between the different mediation practices as noted by a large number of authors (Lalonde 2001, Chini 2001, Battistoni 2012). Hence our research question on how to catalyze a “mediation continuum” approach.The first part of the thesis develops a review of the literature on Mediation: Habermas's theory of communicational action, to its current interpretations, that led us to identify the analytical grid: Objective, Relationship, Process and Duration that we used to inventory mediation practices applied today then we putted forward our three research questions: Mintzberg adhocratic structure (1) combined with the trust factor (2) and orchestra-man factor (3) as the configuration allowing the desired “mediation continuum”.The second part lays out a methodology based on a hybrid exploratory survey conducted using an abductive approach where we collect data through a qualitative survey, semi-directive interviews and participative observations in order to exploit the organization Association educative Sino-Française (A.C.E.S.F) as a platform to answer the research questions.The third part puts forward the lessons learned from the case study, their interpretations and that we have concluded with the methodological and managerial contributions: structured mediation inventory (1) attributes to mediators in an intercultural framework (2) form of trust and the cultural specificity of the interlocutor in an intercultural context (3) and managerial input of this work that consists in a form of adhocratic chain as an organigram
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Schlobohm, Trisha Leigh. "Creating a Learning Continuum: A Critical Look at the Intersection of Prior Knowledge, Outdoor Education, and Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas and Practices." PDXScholar, 2016. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2749.
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Outdoor School is a cherished educational tradition in the Portland, OR region. This program's success is attributed to its presumed ability to positively impact affective and cognitive student outcomes. Residential programs such as Outdoor School are considered to be an important supplement to the classroom model of learning because they offer an authentic, contextually rich learning environment. References to relevant literature support the idea that student gains in affective and cognitive domains occur as a result of the multi-sensory, enjoyable, hands-on nature of outdoor learning. The sample population for this study was 115 sixth graders from a demographically diverse Portland, OR school district. This study used an instrument developed by the Common Measures System that was administered to students as part of Outdoor School's professional and program development project. The affective student outcome data measured by the Common Measures instrument was complemented by a formative assessment probe ascertaining prior knowledge of the definition of plants and field notes detailing Field Study instructor lesson content. This first part of this study examined the changes that take place in students' attitudes toward science as a result of attending Outdoor School. The second part took a look at how Outdoor School instruction in the Plants field study aligned with NGSS MS-LS Disciplinary Core Ideas and Practices. The third section of the study compared how Outdoor School instruction in the Plants Field Study and students' prior knowledge of what defines a plant aligned with NGSS MS-LS DCIs. The intent of the research was to arrive at a more nuanced understanding of how students' attitudes toward science are influenced by participating in an outdoor education program and contribute to the development of a continuum between classroom and outdoor school learning using Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas and Practices as a framework. Results of this study were intended to inform outdoor education program development, add to the existing body of research, and inform future research projects.
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Hellman, Karl G. "Optimizing Marketing Activities for Different Levels of Customer Relationships." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2013. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/bus_admin_diss/27.
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The discipline of marketing is evolving from a product centric paradigm where all value is invested in the product by the supplier and it is exchanged for a market determined price by means of an arm’s length transaction, to a service centric paradigm where value is co-created by customer and supplier through complex relationships in which the rewards are determined through negotiation. This study recognizes that in practice a supplier will and ought to continue to have some customer relationships that are transactional and others that involve higher levels of value co-creation. A five point continuum of relationships from transactional to strategic alliance is defined. Dyadic data in which customer and supplier are asked to evaluate the same relationship from their respective points of view are analyzed resulting in a portfolio of a supplier’s relationships that include each of the five levels. Three structured equation models are validated: first, the customer’s assessment of the level of relationship as a function of new, behaviorally anchored measures; second, the supplier’s assessment as a function of new, behaviorally anchored measures of investment; third, the differences between customer and supplier assessments as a function of differences in ratings of new, behaviorally anchored measures. Additionally, segmentation of the customer base is identified based on the level of assessment of the current and desired future level of relationship. Servicing processes are defined to enable the supplier to match the right offerings to each level of customer thereby optimizing their investment in their customer portfolio.
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Du, Wenjie (James). "EXAMINING THE INCREMENTAL EFFECTS OF PARTICIPANT SPORTING EVENTS IN PROMOTING ACTIVE LIVING: CREATING ACTIONABLE KNOWLEDGE TO TACKLE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2017. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/428449.
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Tourism and Sport<br>Ph.D.<br>Using a theoretical synergy between the Psychological Continuum Model (PCM) and Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM), the current dissertation research provides empirical evidence to support that organized participant sporting events can play a significant role in building a healthier community. First, using a proprietary U.S. community-based panel data from 2008 to 2014, study 1 examines the incremental effects of participant sporting events (PSE) in promoting active living at the population level. Panel regression with an instrumental variable approach and Multigroup Latent Growth Curve Analysis were administered. The key findings included (1) these population-based interventions have the capacity to impact population health at the state level; (2) such an influence significantly varies across the United States contingent upon a state’s economic development and the geographical region to which a state belongs. In study 2, the Multilevel Mediation Analysis was conducted with a spatially clustered cross-sectional data in 2014. The findings revealed that the access to exercise opportunities at the state level represents the underlying mechanism through which various forms of participant sporting events have the ability to elicit positive effects on health with respects to mental health, physical health, and physical activity participation at the county level. The findings suggested that PSEs represent effective public health platform to create healthier communities through integrating physically active leisure into population’s everyday routines. Overall, empirical results also help us better understand the importance of effectively leveraging community sporting events to deliver required health benefits to the general public and create practical guidelines to inform policy formation on resource allocation.<br>Temple University--Theses
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El, gamoussi Sarah. "Proposition d'une méthodologie d'amélioration du Processus de Développement de Produits basée sur une approche Lean." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016SACLC052/document.
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Le monde industriel actuel connaît des changements fréquents et parfois brutaux suite aux progrès que connaissent la science et les technologies et aux besoins des clients, qui sont de plus en plus exigeants. Par conséquent, pour faire face à ces perturbations et assurer leur compétitivité, les industriels développent des méthodes pour maîtriser et améliorer leur processus pour plus de performance. Le Lean management est une de ces méthodes qui a pu faire ses preuves dans le pilotage et l’amélioration des processus (en particulier de production).Néanmoins, le Processus de Développement de Produit (PDP) reste le socle des enjeux industriels car c’est à ce stade que les grandes décisions liées à la stratégie, l’organisation, les délais et les coûts de conception et de fabrication sont prises, d’où l’intérêt de développer des méthodes pour piloter et améliorer ce processus. Or, la complexité du PDP rend difficile l’application directe des méthodes Lean déjà existantes.De ce fait, notre projet de recherche a pour objectif de proposer une méthodologie de pilotage et d’amélioration du PDP, basée sur une approche Lean et visant la gestion de la création et de la transformation de la valeur dans ce processus. Cette méthodologie adapte en particulier les deux premiers principes du Lean, à savoir la définition de la valeur et sa cartographie dans le processus considéré.Nous avons donc pu proposer un cadre de définition de la valeur qui puisse s’adapter au cours du temps à la stratégie d’une entreprise. Cette définition vise à une prise en compte exhaustive des parties prenantes du PDP, pour que la valeur soit partagée par tous. Nous avons aussi proposé un outil de cartographie de cette valeur sur le PDP, qui répond aux spécificités du PDP et de la définition de la valeur. L’ensemble de ces travaux ont pu être testés au sein de notre partenaire industriel, Exxelia Technologies<br>The current industrial world is facing frequent changes, which are sometimes abrupt. This is due to the scientific and technical progresses and increasingly challenging needs of customers. Therefore, to deal with these disruptions and ensure competitiveness, manufacturers are developing methods to control and improve their processes for greater performance. Lean management is one of such methods that has proven its effectiveness in controlling and improving process (especially in manufacturing process). However, the Product Development Process (PDP) remains one of the most important industrial challenges, since it is where PDP actors take the major decisions related to strategy, organization, delay, development and manufacturing costs. That is why methods to control and improve this process have to be developed. Nevertheless, the PDP complexity makes direct application of existing Lean methods difficult. Thus, this research project aims at proposing a methodology for controlling and improving the PDP based on a Lean approach in order to manage the creation and the transformation of the value in this process. This methodology adapts especially the first two principles of Lean, namely the definition of value and its mapping in the given process. We so propose a framework for defining value that can be adapted to the evolutions of the company’s strategy. This definition tries to exhaustively take into account all the PDP stakeholders, so that the value is shared by everyone. We also propose a value mapping tool for the PDP, which complies with PDP specificities and proposed value definition.All these research works have been tested in the industrial partner, Exxelia Technologies
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Lunkes, Luciana. "Da invenção à criação, uma viagem pela imaginação com passagem pela aprendizagem." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/28803.
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Esta dissertação apresenta uma discussão no campo educacional, que pretende contribuir para pensar novas possibilidades a favor da educação. Assim sendo, o objetivo dessa pesquisa é analisar as relações professor↔alunos↔alunos por meio de enunciados (orais, escritos e imagísticos), produzidos no âmbito de uma sala de aula acolhedora com base em uma proposta metodológica que investe no processo criativo. O material para análise se compõe de enunciados imagens/texto, de interações que aconteceram em uma turma do 3° ano do Ensino Fundamental, no qual a professora é participante de um projeto de formação continuada em serviço. Reportamo-nos a um projeto em específico, o projeto CIVITAS-LELIC/ PPGEDU/UFRGS, que surgiu da busca de novas alternativas para operacionalizar os contextos educativos e de investigação na educação básica e estende-se simultaneamente ao âmbito da pesquisa acadêmica e extensão universitária. Mikhail Bakhtin, Italo Calvino e Marc Augé foram importantes interlocutores para pensar esse aluno, que aqui ocupa um espaço de transitoriedade entre “ser criança” e “ser aluno/aprendiz”, um espaço de livre passagem para invenção-criação, um não-lugar transitório da imaginação. Partindo de um olhar do pesquisador implicado no contexto de sua problematização, convivendo entre teoria e prática, propomos três planos que se compõem entre si para dar conta do percurso da pesquisa, sendo esses: o plano da imersão, o plano da implicação e o plano da interpretação. Resultante desse percurso, experimentações, nas quais a aventura pelo mundo da imaginação se misturava à realidade cotidiana, formando um elo com a aprendizagem. A professora, em suas in(ter)venções com os alunos, sem perder o foco de seus objetivos em relação aos conteúdos curriculares, investiu no diálogo, mantendo uma escuta atenta na sala de aula. Esse movimento a conduziu a uma atitude ética, de respeito aos alunos, desenhando assim uma estética que diz da relação professor↔alunos↔alunos que se estabeleceu nesse contexto específico e permeou todas as interações que ali aconteceram. Dentre tantas formas de se pensar a questão da aprendizagem, acreditamos que uma proposta pautada em uma formação continuada e uma metodologia que investe no processo criativo e nas relações que se estabelecem em sala de aula, seja mais uma possibilidade para potencializar a aprendizagem.<br>This thesis aims at contributing to new possibilities in Education. Therefore the goal of this research is to analyze teacher↔students↔students relationships through statements (oral, written and imagistic) produced in a cosy classroom environment based on a methodology that invests in a creative process. The material for analysis is made of utterance images or text interactions that took place in a 3rd year classroom in an elementary school, in which the teacher participated in a service-oriented further education project. It refers to a specific project, the CIVITAS/LELIC/PPGEDU/UFRGS project, which arose from the search for new alternatives to make educational contexts operational and to do research in basic education, and extends the scope both of academic research and university extension. Mikhail Bakhtin, Italo Calvino and Marc Augé were important sources to study such a student, who occupies here a space of transience between "being a child" and "being a student or an apprentice", an area of free passage for invention-creation, a transitory non-place of imagination. Starting from the researcher‟s perspective as she plunges into raising the issue between theory and practice, we propose three planes that compound to make up the course of the study, namely: the plane of immersion, the plane of involvement, and the plane of interpretation. As a result trials, in which adventures in imagination mixed with everyday reality, linked with learning. The teacher, in her in(ter)ventions with the students, without losing track of curricular content goals, invested in dialogue, and kept attentively listening to the classroom. This movement led to an ethical attitude of respect for students, thus leading to a teacher↔students↔students aesthetic relationship that appeared in this specific context and permeated all interactions that took place there. Among the many manners to consider the issue of learning, we believe that a proposition based on further education and on a methodology that invests both in a creative process and in classroom relationships forms a novel possibility to enhance learning.
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Kruger, Germari. "Synthetic biology : a theological-ethical evaluation from a Reformed perspective / Germari Kruger." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/15348.
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Synthetic biology is a relatively new discipline within the field of biotechnologies. In essence it is the artificial creation of microorganisms. Though similar in principle, it differs from genetic engineering because it creates an organism from scratch, rather than cutting and pasting DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) between existing organisms. This study investigates the ethical aspects (both rational and theological) concerned with synthetic biology through the use of a literature analysis. The study starts by investigating and describing the origins, pioneers, science and uses of synthetic biology. Secondly, it describes and ethically assesses the rational arguments for and against synthetic biology by comparing its benefits and risks. Lastly, the study describes and ethically assesses synthetic biology within the Reformed tradition, mainly by using the creational perspective of Christian ethical evaluations (including concepts such as creatio ex nihilio; creatio continua and imago Dei) and secondary the re-creational and eschatological perspectives.
The final conclusion reached shows that synthetic biology is acceptable from a Reformed theological-ethical perspective, because humans as the image of God can create, just as God constantly creates new things and created a new universe from nothing. The rational arguments state that the potential benefits of synthetic biology surpass the risks it poses. Hence, it supports the idea that synthetic biology can be used to fulfil God’s commandment to love one’s neighbour, by improving his circumstances and activating hope. Nevertheless, Christians should always stay vigilant about motives and possible uses when dealing with new technologies. How and for what synthetic biology is used should in the future be constantly reviewed. In this way Christian scientists can still inquire about their work: Does it glorify God?<br>MA (Ethics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015
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Šipka, Magdaléna. "Vztah mezi teologií a poezií u Dorothee Sölle." Master's thesis, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-368731.
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This dissertation examines the poetry of Dorothee Sölle, particularly her seven books of collected poems - Meditationen & Gebrauchstexte, Revolutionäre geduld, Fliegen lernen, Spiel doch von brot und rosen, Verrückt nach licht, Zivil und ungehörsam, Loben ohne lügen. At least two poems from each book are chosen for analysis based on the theological concept they express. It thus attempts to cover most of the concepts Sölle elaborates upon in her works. The second part of the thesis then focuses on the use of biblical passages in Dorothee Sölle's poetry, offering to view them in three subject cathegories based on her ways of working with them. Those are 1) 2) Re-telling the Bible, and 3) Contemplating upon the passages themselves. It further examines the synthesis of religious and social topics throughout her works, again suggesting to divide them into 1) Contemporary 2) Historical, and 3) Stuctural, based on the nature of the social topics portrayed in them. The thesis also explores Sölle's depiction of God, concluding that Sölle sees God in her poems not as a governing, dominating entity, but rather as a co-creator, God weeping and compassionate with the world. Sölle sees this image of God's empathy and involvement with man as an incentive for the man to become the same, to act similarly.
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Chen, Yi-fang, and 陳怡方. "Creating Perfume bottles “Spread Continue”－An Inspiration from the Art Nouveau." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84989274077836044216.
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碩士<br>嶺東科技大學<br>流行設計研究所<br>102<br>“Art Nouveau” is irreacting phenomenon of traditional over-decoration style and restart handwork after many industrial techniques. Then, it turned to be finding something natural materials, like animals and plants. This vivid image conveys people’s expectation for upcoming centuries.
This perfume combines Art Nouveau and Emotional Design, which means lives continuous. Because of this pure natural perfume, we call it as Spread Continue. We separate it for seven series as nuts, nutrition, bud, grow, wait, search, and rebirth. However, life has the end and it has rebirth as well. This is the perfume we call it as “Spread Continue”
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LEE, KUNG-MO, and 李恭墨. "「Formation, Dwelling, Decay & Emptiness; Continuum of Arising & Cessation」－ Dissertation on LEE, Kung-Mo’s Creation." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/br47hb.
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碩士<br>國立屏東教育大學<br>視覺藝術學系碩士班<br>102<br>By way of creation and exploration on theory, this thesis deals with why the creature on earth would undergo “destruction” as well as “rebirth” following destruction and thus convey the idea of “continuum of existence and extinction”. Based on the issues of life vs.death and karma, it investigates the problems of the esthetical context related to the religious concepts and the arts. On the ground of the historical authentication of science on the earth, along with the in-depth insights on the life vs. death succession in the theological and artistic aspects, we express the thoughts of “life karma” and “existence & extinction without cease” through the artistic creation from the contents of research and personal experience and perception on the living, society and history and further reflect the contemporary status and represent the individual reflection on the epoch.
The dissertation concept and the demonstration of the creation implementation in this thesis aim to explicate the eternal truth of continuous existence and extinction of material, the identification of life and death, leading to transmigration and transition. To that end, we first of all list the important paintings of the artists in each era on the issue of life and death. We also analyze the strong end-of-the-world psychological emotions which the painters of each age personally create about the life and death under the social atmosphere at that time. Relatively, the researchers bear the same emotions when they explore the contemporary adverse environment and situation. In the meantime, we investigate the idea and meaning of the life and death alternation, based on the religious, artistic, historical and personal mental experiences and demonstrate the way of saying of each theory on the transmigration of life material and their personal concepts on continuum of existence and extinction. The researchers furthermore make use of the forms of expression of the multi-media material art and the esthetical awareness and affectionate experiences of the personal painting in order to attain to the ability of enhancing the personal creation and constructing the new patterns. Through the study on relevant theory and the analysis on the formation theory of beauty in a series of works to build up the personal theoretical basis, create the beautiful paintings which are unique with the sense of beauty on life and death alternation. It also conveys the esthetical significance of the drawings and patterns.
This thesis of study does not aim to authenticate and explore the problem or meaning of the life and death science. It is mainly designed to demonstrate that while there is formation, there will be decay for the substance or in the world. After the emptiness and void, there will be formation. This is the implication of life everlasting continuance and profundity. It is anticipated that by the thesis research and the creation of “existence” vs. “extinction” series we provide the personal viewpoints, the contents and value of the painting arts and reflective function to attain to the bi-directional dialectic ability of theory and practice on the beginning, ending, circulation and reciprocation of all things in the world.
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Van, Rooyen André Johan. "Creating a commitment continuum through the development of shared values in the banking sector / André Johan van Rooyen." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10812.
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Research is undertaken into the correlation between shared values and organisational performance. The issue of commitment continuity as a pre-requisite for improved financial and operational performance is investigated in detail.
Emphasis is placed on the theories and nature of growth and sustainability; sustainable change within the organisation; and employee commitment emphasising aligned commitment as well as elements constituting the aligned commitment equation. The role of management has been identified as a determining factor that underlies the commitment of employees in an organisation. It is found that organisations should change their definition of “growth” from actual profits to the management of talent within the organisation in order to realise the benefits of sustained commitment.
Literature studies into concepts such as shared values and shared vision and how these concepts can be inculcated into organisations through the implementation of effective change management processes is done. Should these concepts be universally accepted throughout the organisation, it will lead to organisational commitment which will eventually evolve into a commitment continuum. The presence of a commitment continuum will inevitably lead to the achievement of sustainable growth and a high performance culture within the organisation. To ensure the process is credible it should at all times adhere to both the spirit and letter of prevailing legislation and regulation as well as accepted norms of good practice.
The impact that the concepts such as Knowledge, Information, Empowerment, Performance Strengthening and Shared Values have on the attainment of aligned commitment was examined. Also discussed were the comparisons between the South African and Namibian operations of the financial organisation.
This research study was approached from a human perspective and should contribute towards the attainment of a commitment continuum within the organisation, through the aforementioned concept, with specific focus on Shared Values. The study includes both literature and empirical research. The study covers a numbers of disciplines that, when seen together, provides better understanding as how these constructs interact with one another in the attainment of sustained commitment and the presence of a commitment continuum. This, in turn, will lead to improved financial performance on the part of the organisation. The study has practical value in the sense that the newly adapted questionnaire and equation framework should enable organisations to measure the degree to which the influential constructs contributing to aligned commitment, already exist.
The results show that a commitment continuum can be established in the financial services sector through aligned organisational commitment, the introduction and development of a shared values system and the establishment and acceptance of a shared vision. Coupled with organisational commitment, this will furthermore lead to growth and sustainability and a high performance culture being attained within the organisation.<br>MBA, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
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Blais-Mailloux, Renaud. "Métaphysique et physique de la causalité chez Descartes." Thèse, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/21598.
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Holub, Martin. "Postmodernismus v britském a americkém komiksu." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-299938.
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The aim of this thesis is the examination and analysis of postmodernist overtones in the medium of comics. It is concerned both with the postmodernist content in comics, and comics' possibilities and attributes as a postmodernist medium. The first part of the thesis elaborates on sequential art in general and the essential elements of postmodernism, such as deconstruction, metafiction, and intertextuality, within its context. The second part of the thesis is concerned with selected postmodernist works of prominent comicbook authors: Alan Moore and Grant Morrison. Key words Comics, comicbook, graphic novel, postmodernism, metafiction, intertextuality, continuum, narration, binary oppositions, deconstruction, superhero, author, creation, Watchmen, Animal Man
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Domingues, Mariana Mendes. "O crime de trato sucessivo." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/27808.
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A presente dissertação de mestrado versa sobre a figura do crime de trato sucessivo, figura de criação jurisprudencial portuguesa. Esta figura visa a unificação de vários condutas típicas (que em abstrato preencheriam tantos tipos legais, quanto o número de condutas), num único crime.
O crime de trato sucessivo é, por conseguinte, uma figura muito próxima do crime continuado. Sucede, no entanto, que o recurso ao crime continuado se encontra limitado pela exigência do preenchimento de determinados pressupostos de consagração legal, o que não sucede no caso do crime de trato sucessivo.
Em razão do exposto, muitas vezes os tribunais socorrem-se da figura do crime de trato sucessivo, como forma de contornar os rígidos pressupostos do crime continuado, o que pode resultar em grande arbitrariedade, violação de princípios enformadores e, não menos importante, numa diminuição de garantias do arguido.
Ora, procurámos então, neste nosso estudo, densificar o conceito de crime de trato sucessivo, perceber de que forma o mesmo tem sido utilizado na nossa jurisprudência e quais as possíveis consequências resultantes da sua aplicação, tendo concluído pela inadmissibilidade do recurso a esta figura.<br>The present master thesis deals with the figure of the “crime of successive behavior”, figure which as been created by portuguese case-law. This concept aims the unification of several typical conducts (which in abstract would fill as many legal types as the number of conduits), in a single crime.
The “crime of successive behavior” is therefore very close to the concept of “continuous offences”. Nevertheless, the use of “continuous offences” is limited by the requirement to fulfill certain legal requirements.
According to previously stated, the courts often rely on the “crime of successive behavior” as a way of avoiding the rigid assumptions of the legal device “continuous offences”, which can result in huge arbitrariness, breach of important law principles and decrease of the defendant guarantees.
We have therefore sought in this study to explore the concept of “crime of successive behavior”, to understand how it has been used in our case-law and what consequences might have arisen as a result of its application. In the end we conclude that the use of this figure is inadmissible.