Essays on Philosophy Literature Reviews

On the other side, Wilde exploited the scope of symbolism in literature because the same helped the readers to perceive his characters from different angles of view.... Besides, Wotton's philosophy deeply influences the protagonist's future plans.... This book review "The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde" discusses novelist that makes use of symbolism to lead the readers towards the realm of aestheticism....

This section presents a review of literature on the concepts of mediatization and political participation, the role of the social media in the Arab Spring, and the relevant theoretical frameworks that explain what link social media to political participation. ... t is established from a review of literature that the social media and mobile communication have increasingly become entrenched into the modern-day social and interpersonal interactions.... owever, a review of the literature shows that the role of social media has not been explored exhaustively to empirically determine whether they are a hindrance to the concept of political participation....

The paper 'Work-Life Balance as a Strategy to Attract and Retain Employees' is a motivating example of human resources literature review.... ver the years human capital has been identified as a strong differentiator among businesses (Lombardi & Laurano, 2013) and organizations now truly believe in the philosophy that “a happy employee is a productive employee”....

Systematic reviews, 2:30 doi:10.... Physical security-literature Review ... Dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of philosophy in Mechanical Engineering ... The paper "Systems Approach to Physical Security" highlights that generally, physical security controls should be approached as an integrated system, which is premised on Systems Theory since no single layer can effectively accomplish all security needs....

Concepts of Information Seeking and Their Presence in the Practical Library literature.... Library philosophy and Practice, 4(2) 10-12. ... This paper "Problems in Information Seeking" tells that there exists a relation between Information Seeking and Information Retrieval....

The paper "International Strategic Management" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... The paper "International Strategic Management" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... In their research, they established that CSR is enjoying substantial presence in the history of academic literature yet academic research regarding measurement of CSR is in its nascent stage compared to measurement of other economic and growth indicators....

Critical Analysis of the Issue and literature Review 2.... Review of Related literature and Studies Hill (2006) maintained that the association between customer satisfaction and company success, which previously had only been a matter of faith, has already been established from research.... Existing literature shows that market orientation plays a significant part in getting positive results for companies.... Drawing on existing literature related to interactions and relationships between market research, market orientation, and customer relationship management issues....

A review of the literature reveals a convincing body of evidence that demonstrates that what occurs during a child's early years has a long-lasting impact on learning and development (Krieg 2012; Entwisle 1995).... A review of literature reveals a convincing body of evidence that demonstrates that what occurs during a child's early years has a long-lasting impact on learning and development (Krieg 2012; Entwisle 1995).... Indeed, while the role of teaching in framing learning outcomes is appreciated widely in current literature, the EYLF has appeared to avoid discourses identifiable with practices that are appropriate for development where adults are the core decision-makers of events and instead favoured having a highly contemporary approach derived from an emerging curriculum philosophy called the Reggio Emilia approach....

The paper 'Accountants and Accounting Practices' is an affecting example of finance & accounting literature review.... Accounting or accountancy is the measure, honest disclosure and provision of financial information meant to help investors, managers, tax authorities and others that might be of concern, to appropriately make decisions about the allocation of vital resources (Perks,....

literature Review Effects of Social Networking Sites on Young Adults Social networking sites have become very popular among young adult individuals within last few years.... study by Greenfield and Subrahmanyan (2008) explores that there is a vast literature available on e-sources about internet world and effects of social networking websites on young adults.... Facebook and philosophy: Whats on Your Mind?...

The Sources of Knowledge: Understanding and Analyzing Research literature Review of two journal papers Evelyn McGregor ... ith regard to the data analysis, a very reliable method for collecting and analyzing data was used IPA (Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis), which is endorsed significantly in the literature, and aims to explore an individual's perception of an event rather than attempting to produce an objective record of the event....

ageeh, A 2011, EFL learners' use of blogging for developing writing skills and enhancing attitudes towards english learning: an exploratory study, Journal of Language and literature, Vol.... First and foremost is that the Vietnamese educational philosophy is engraved in “absorbing and memorizing than experimenting and producing knowledge” (Dang 2010, p....

literature Review Effects of Social Networking Sites on Young Adults Social networkingsites have become very popular among young adult individuals within last few years.... A study by Greenfield and Subrahmanyan (2008) explores that there is a vast literature available on e-sources about internet world and effects of social networking websites on young adults.... Facebook and philosophy: What's on Your Mind?...

Frye's argument is that this narrative is included in almost all of the archetypes used in our literature and that these attempts are also found within our most sacred ritual events as we continue to seek the true nature of the order of life.... Considering Northrop Frye's discussion of myth, ritual and the natural cycle as it is presented in “The Archetypes of literature,” it can be seen that there are several rituals and beliefs that we experience in modern life that we are perhaps not even aware of as being a voluntary affirmation of the natural order of life, such as the beliefs we associate with the concept of darkness....

The paper "The Isolation of Experienced by Student Working Online" is a good example of an education literature review.... The paper "The Isolation of Experienced by Student Working Online" is a good example of an education literature review.... Research problem and literature review ... The internet is a source of a wide range of literature and information that students can use.... This paradigm was born of the Edmund Husserl's philosophy of phenomenology as well as hermeneutics....

The paper "Integration of Traditional Medicine and the Modern Clinical Practices" states traditional and complementary medicine may be referred to like parts, the clinical practice - as the whole.... An amalgamation of the parts will help the conceptualization of disease development and healing.... ...

In the paper 'RyanAir and Its Dominance in the European Low-Cost Airline Market' the author reviews discourse on RyanAir strategy and how it has positioned itself within the market.... dditionally, from the UK perspective, a study by YouGov in online travel trends demonstrates that online bookers often come though family or friend referrals or online reviews then travel agents when seeking advice regarding travel (www.... The author states that with regard to RyanAir's ability to develop and sustain its position as a leader in the European airline industry, the literature demonstrates that a central element of RyanAir's success has been its ability to address a gap in consumer demand that wasn't being supplied by pre-existing airlines operating in Europe....

This literature review "Issues in Special Education" focuses on the special education needs of children with learning, emotional and cognitive disabilities that were recognized over a century ago.... This sentiment has been argued forcefully by researchers in articulating the philosophy that special needs children should receive educational support within the context of mainstream education (Fuchs, 2007).... his philosophy was well stated by Christensen (1992), p....

The paper 'The Roles and Responsibilities of Critical Care Nurses in Their Workplace' is a meaty example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper 'The Roles and Responsibilities of Critical Care Nurses in Their Workplace' is a meaty example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper will outline some of the basic requirements for becoming a critical care nurse and then use literature on nursing to describe what is considered as expertise in nursing by identifying the various kinds of learning required for nurses to become experts in their respective jobs....

This paper presents a review of the literature describing findings and conclusion on the subject.... literature relevant to the study provides a number of theories from various aspects.... The first section draws a brief review of the history of IC study followed by several theories that illustrate the range of ideas forwarded by the researchers....

The same has been presented under the heading of critical literature review.... The same has been presented under the heading of critical literature review.... Critical literature Review The common perception of entrepreneurial ventures and small businesses is that their growth slows down during a recession like large corporations and big businesses but the evidence coming from Berger and Udell (2011) reveals that the same might not be true....

This literature review "Chinese Women in Myth, literature, and Film" discusses the roles for women in Chinese society that has changed through reforms that took place in the late Qing Dynasty, a period of Chinese civil war, followed by the creation of the people's republic of china.... Shiyuan (Sarah) Huang Zhang Laoshi Chinese Women in Myth, Lit and Film 04/15 Chinese Women in Myth, literature and Film The roles for women in contemporary Chinese society has significantly changed through reforms that took place in the late Qing Dynasty, a period of Chinese civil war, followed by the creation of the people's republic of china, which dedicated itself to gender equality....

Another distinguishing characteristic of Islamic banking giving way to the debate is the Islamic banking system's prohibition against interest and its philosophy of risk-sharing (Olson & Zoubi, 2008: 45).... This paper analyses the theoretical basis of Islamic banking and how those ideologies essentially rendered the outcome in which Islamic banks came out of the 2008 global financial crisis....

Said criticised postmodernism for ignoring the “lived experience of people” and for stressing the “formal or linguistic elements in literature” (Harman 2009).... xxiii), has been “obliged to legitimate the rules of its own game” through philosophy (Lyotard 1984, p.... 16-17); there are “orders in the army, prayer in church, denotation in the schools, narration in families, questions in philosophy, performativity in business” and bureaucratization serve as the boundary (Lyotard 1984, p....

The literature review "Management Experience and Perceptions of Organization Political Behavior" states that the traditional approach towards business and managing an organization provides a great deal of emphasis on the aspects of business ethics, philosophy, and issues.... At the same time, taboos like corporate greening and business ethics are also attracting a great deal of focus of the modern business personalities and leaders, “While corporate greening and business ethics literature have from time to time been accused of being rather naı¨ve … there appears to be a trend towards a more critical discourse....

This literature review focuses on the evaluation of cultural events in terms of economic, cultural and social impact in relation to the empirical case of ICIF.... It is important to look at what other literature says about evaluation of cultural events.... Pawson and Tilley (1997) refer to the new approach to evaluation as ‘Realistic Evaluation' to reflect the paradigm which has its foundation on scientific ‘realist' philosophy....

Child Development and Classroom Teaching: A Review of the literature and Implications for Educating Teachers.... Froebel's education philosophy is included by several fundamental elements of ... His philosophy used several elements namely; Motor expression, social participation, creativity, and free self-activity.... His philosophy uses four main fundamentals namely; Children construct knowledge; language is very important in psychological growth; development and social context cannot be divided; and learning causes development....

The paper "Utilising Innovation to Discourage Unhelpful Behaviours and Practices in the Organisation" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... The paper "Utilising Innovation to Discourage Unhelpful Behaviours and Practices in the Organisation" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... hilst the literature asserts that flexibility and creativity underpin advantageous innovation, achieving true innovation in the organisation is often impeded by several factors....

eview of literature ... In Key thinkers in linguistics and the philosophy of language.... "Piagetian and Vygotskian Theories with Practice" paper focuses on Piaget's hypothesis of cognitive development, an exhaustive hypothesis about the nature and advancement of human knowledge....

The paper 'Positive and Negative Effects of Facebook' is a provoking example of a media literature review.... Positive and Negative Effects of Facebook literature review This research paper is developed on the basis of analyzing various secondary data.... esearch philosophy and ethical concerns ...

This literature review "A Qualitative Study of the Experience of an Evocative Object" focuses on objects, which possess some emotional attachment to them from individuals.... Evocative Objects literature review Introduction Evocative objects could be defined as objects, which possess some emotional attachment to them from individuals.... Continental philosophy Review, 45(1), 101–120....

But before that, a brief literature review regarding the behavioural theories associated with child development will be provided.... In this paper, six case studies of child behaviour will be analyzed along with the application with various developmental theories.... ... ... ... The developmental theorist through their developmental theories examines and visualizes the process of development arising out of different controversies....

Moreover, it has been claimed that the literature streams of existentialism and the absurd overlap in the novel (Baker 8).... However, according to Baker, even though Camus himself claimed not to be an existentialist, he experimented with different genres of literature, like many great writers did; he grew up in the same ideological climate as, for instance, Nietzsche and Kafka, and existential ideas are present in his works, including The Stranger (53).... o summarize, it is necessary to stress that the three writers whose works have been analyzed in this paper have equally made important contribution into the sphere of literature and philosophy....

he introductory section of the study includes a solid review of relevant literature.... ources triangulation - the thematic findings are triangulated with the literature review.... "Qualitative research methods in health technology assessment: a review of the literature", Health Technology Assessment, Vol.... lthough the term 'realistic evaluation' suggests that this approach relies upon the philosophy of realism and, therefore, belongs to the quantitative methodologies, it is qualitative in nature....

Employee motivation is a key element that affects employee satisfaction.... The importance of understanding motivation in the current global context is essential.... In this regard, the research deals with employee motivation among call centre agents and to be more specific, it will centre on motivation among call centre agents of Mobily....

These scholars published diverse literature in this field which has become influential even in the contemporary world.... hese scholars published diverse literature in this field which have become influential even in the contemporary world.... Smith and Marx among other scholars like Keynes stand out as archetypes and symbols based on their distinct approaches and insight into economic philosophy.... 9) who determined that Smith and Marx among other scholars like Keynes stand out as archetypes and symbols based on their distinct approaches and insight into economic philosophy....

inance and Accounting, literature review For quite some time, the issue of remunerations has been a thorn in the flesh of many companies.... In the long-run, the philosophy that they put in place will be useful in understanding why and how remunerations are awarded (Bebchuk and Fried 2003:72).... Since skills only relate to the pay based on how much value they present to the company, the importance of a philosophy to guide the remuneration committee on how to award its bonuses is imperative....

is a pathetic example of a finance & accounting literature review.... is a pathetic example of a finance & accounting literature review.... is a pathetic example of a finance & accounting literature review.... Ethics is often presented to students as a moral philosophy that leads to the development of beliefs that lead one to live a good life.... Ethics is often presented to students as a moral philosophy that leads to the development of beliefs that lead one to live a good life....

Ernst offers an example of this by highlighting how some interpretations have associated the Qur'an with Greek philosophy.... The paper "How to Read Qurʼan as to Carl Ernst's and Mona Siddiqui" tells Siddiqui tries to depict the Qur'an can be understood, Ernst seeks to clarify the misconceptions about the Islamic religion that have emerged from the West....

The paper " Evaluation of Staff Training Program on Nurses Especially in the Emergency Department" is a great example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper " Evaluation of Staff Training Program on Nurses Especially in the Emergency Department" is a great example of a literature review on nursing.... Title : literature review for evaluation of Staff training program ...

The literature will concentrate on the Asian women in the UK context with minimal reference This is because they are the largest group between the two that is experiencing rapid growth in binge drinking.... Binge drinking is a relatively controversial topic in academic research due to the lack of standard definition precision as well as empirical cohesion....

acGregor, Donald, 2001, How One Film-reviews With a Hammer, retrieved from http://www.... close examination reveals that there are many science fiction films whose primary responsibility is to make social, political or philosophical comments on the future of human beings and human civilization and as such fall under the genre of utopia or dystopia that has produced many important works in literature (like The Brave New World by Aldus Huxley or 1984 by George Orwell)....

The literature review and other studies mentioned throughout this report highlights the key elements of such an approach which includes a positive consumer attitudes, better access to improved quality of health and social care services for adults, wider access to vital information; freedom to manage one's own finances regarding health care; implementation of defensive methods for providing services to the vulnerable consumers requiring care and assistance etc.... At the same time, the literature also raised serious concerns regarding the viability of such a project in achieving the targeted objectives, which include concerns regarding management of direct payments among cares and users of such services, providing training to staff, and difficulties which may be encountered in supplying personal assistants to those in need etc....

Chapter 2: literature Review This chapter would include theoretical framework that contains a number of theories to develop a logical ground for the study.... Chapter 2: literature Review 1.... Introduction This chapter presents the previously published literature pertaining to the research problem in order to establish a theoretical ground to develop hypothesis to be tested.... So far, the discussion in this literature review has lead researcher to a point, where he can assert that consumer behavior pertaining to luxury products is the resultant of five types of motivations....

The following survey of related literature will seek to shed light on the generally accepted meaning of innovation in construction, the new paradigms and models emerging from a rethinking of this concept, and the importance of innovation to the construction business.... The following study will seek to shed light on the generally accepted meaning of innovation in construction, the new paradigms and models emerging from a rethinking of this concept, and the importance of innovation to the construction business....

In his literature review, Halpin (1958) stated that: ... This paper "Leadership Theories and Recent Approaches to Leadership" presents the information in the following order: definition of leadership, chronological overview of leadership study where this section looked at how leadership has been dealt with in early studies up to the current studies....

The paper 'Three Levels of Organizational Culture and Organizational Leadership' is an engrossing variant of a literature review on management.... The paper 'Three Levels of Organizational Culture and Organizational Leadership' is an engrossing variant of a literature review on management.... Leadership as a concept has also grown in the recent literature because of the strong link that exists between organizational culture and organizational leadership....

However research shows that regardless of the difference in definition, corporate governance has the same meaning though it is explained differently in different.... ... ... Generally, corporate governance can be defined as a framework of policies, rules, laws, customs and institutions that determine how a company or corporation is administered (Andrei and Robert, 1997)....

The present book review "Systems Approach to Strategic Management" is focused on the strategic thinking that aims at exploring and developing the unique opportunities for value creation.... Reportedly, the process of strategic thinking involves creative and proactive dialog.... ... ... ... An effective strategic thinking unlocks opportunities for value creation and challenges the firm's assumption of its value propositions....

This research seeks to extend prior literature by conducting a pre-/post analysis of audit pricing to determine the impact of audit firm mergers.... avis and Stout (1992) find that mergers are generally associated with a desire to survive rather than to find a common management philosophy....