UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR History and Orientation Schneider (1987) asserted that “the people make the place” and that organizational culture, climate and practices are determined by the people in the organization. This theory is closely related to psychology. This theory is part of the socialization process, whereby new members in organizations according tot the framework fit in a specificorganization. For over 100 years discussions are held on the influence of situational variables - such as groups, technology, structure, environment - on organizational behavior. Schneider argues that the psychologists have failed to incorporate people types into our theories of organizations. In 1995 the ASA Framework was updated. Schneider already mentioned that the person is particularly important in the organizational context. Schneider et al (1995) now added the dimension that the people are responsible for the structure, processes and culture of the organization. Core Assum...
MEDIA DEPENDS ON THE SOCIAL CONTEXT (or: Media System Dependency Theory) History and Orientation Dependency theory was originally proposed by Sandra Ball-Rokeach and Melvin DeFleur (1976). This theory merged out of the communication discipline. Dependency theory integrates several perspectives: first, it combines perspectives from psychology with ingredients from social categories theory. Second, it integrates systems perspectives with elements from more causal approaches. Third, it combines elements of uses and gratifications research with those of media effects traditions, although its primary focus is less on effects per se than on rationales for why media effects typically are limited. Finally, a contextualist philosophy is incorporated into the theory, which also features traditional concerns with the content of media messages and their effects on audiences. Research generated by this model had tends to be more descriptive than explanatory or predictive. Core Assumptio...
Effects of Domestic Conflict on Minors Domestic conflicts are the grey area we normally avoid plunging in, for a deeper analysis. Its perils can be more lethal than one can imagine. The notion that the quality of our closest relationships has a profound effect on our self-esteem is indisputable. More so, we tend to forget they have material consequences in the physical, emotional and cognitive growth and development of our children; the pioneers of our future. An academic insight of the topic reveals that couple conflicts have had the worst impact on the growth ability of children. The fact that dispute among parents can have a deteriorating effect on a child’s psychological development has been accepted long since 1930s. (Towle, 1930). Studies have also shown that children of age as low as six months can react to an hostile domestic environment in the form of elevated heartbeat, a condition non-existent in children who grew in non-hostile environments. Children of age group up t...
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