Essays on Philosophy Literature Reviews

literature Review The aspect of knowledge management and transfer is a key concept in modern organizational and business world.... According to Alavi & Leidner (2001), the aspect of knowledge management and transfer is defined in a broad and abstract way in reference to the epistemological debate derived from the Western philosophy, dating back to the Greek era.... The philosophy of knowledge and knowledge management dates back to the ancient Greece....

he information included in this analysis is primarily based on studies and literature relating to fast fashion and supply chain management, as well as the theories and strategies involved in supply chain management.... The information included in this analysis is primarily based on studies and literature relating to fast fashion and supply chain management, as well as the theories and strategies involved in supply chain management.... iterature Review The information included in this analysis is primarily based on studies and literature relating to fast fashion and supply chain management, as well as the theories and strategies involved in supply chain management....

The paper 'Leadership in Gulf Cooperation Council Country' is a thoughtful example of a management literature review.... The paper 'Leadership in Gulf Cooperation Council Country' is a thoughtful example of a management literature review.... Handbook of Leadership: A Survey of the literature.... Demographics and leadership philosophy:Muna, F....

he reasons for that are manifold and the most important reason which becomes evident from the literature is the lack of trust which develops between managers and employees as there can be communication gaps in terms of what employees are empowered to do and what they can not do.... Employee empowerment is a philosophy or strategy that enables people to make decisions about their job (Heathfield, 2007, Pg....

This book report "Amma Darko Exploration of Feminism in the Novel Beyond the Horizon" has tried to find out how Darko in her novel has successfully dealt with the issues of feminism by relating the concepts of pornography and prostitution with the objectification of women.... ... ... ... This paper will begin with the statement that Amma Darko is a writer from Ghana and 'Beyond the Horizon' was her first novel published in Germany and 'Beyond the Horizon' is a powerful novel by Darko in which she presents how the African black women were subject to objectification when they migrated to the European lands....

Achievement motivation has long emphasized the cognitive bases of behaviour, but recent literature has advanced an achievement goal framework that integrates cognitive and affective components of goal-directed behaviour (Dweck & Legget, 1988). ... his is a value laden theory that is steeped in the philosophy of progressive education (Covington, 1992)....

Reflection: A Review of the literature ... Maureen Gorris is the director in this film, which won the Most Popular Film Award at 1995's Toronto Film Festival, and this small Dutch film is one of a heady, life-affirming mixture of drama, comedy, romance, tragedy, philosophy and art....

The author of this literature review "Customer Relationship Management" discusses how hotels can use customer relationship management to enhance customer loyalty and retention.... How hotels can use relationship management to enhance loyalty and retention: An empirical study of Chinese hotels literature review Customer Relationship Management Customer relationship management has become a subject of interest to many scholars and business people.... ?? (Buttle, 2012) Greenberg (2004) defined CRM as “a philosophy and a business strategy, supported by a system and technology, designed to improve human interactions in a business environment....

The paper 'Coming to a New Awareness of Organisational Culture' is an impressive example of the literature review on culture.... The paper 'Coming to a New Awareness of Organisational Culture' is an impressive example of the literature review on culture.... One of the prominent definitions of organizational culture is that provided by Schein stating organizational culture is 'the pattern of basic assumptions that a given group has invented, discovered, or developed in learning to cope with problems of external adaptation....

Trustworthy source, evidence of quality control, author's credentials, known or respected authority and organizational support must be evident in any literature; readers must be allowed to verify some good evidence that allows one to trust it (Purdue University, 2008).... The Journal of philosophy, 87 (1990), 279-328....

literature Review: ... he philosophy of Lean Construction is based on Lean Manufacturing whose main aim is to profitably deliver the goods that a customer needs through improving and managing its construction process.... The paper 'The World of Construction' presents the Egan Report that was introduced into the world of construction by Sir John Egan, Chairman of the Construction Task Force in the year 1998....

This literature review "Ethnicity and Race" analyzes the articles 'We Were Dancing in the Club, Not on the Berlin Wall: Black Bodies, Street Bureaucrats and Exclusionary Incorporation in the New Europe' by Partridge and "Race and the Construction of Human Identity" by Smedley.... There is enough literature review in this article that focuses on the aspect of “race” as a social construct and the tragedy of “mixed-race” people and the young black men in the US....

This literature review "Inequality and Difference in Educational Practice" focuses on the exploration of the major themes of the critical pedagogy inclusive of libratory and problem-posing education, teachers and student roles, and application of the approach to the ELT classrooms.... Nonetheless, social movement literature has been able to shift away from the theory of educational processes in the movement building.... ritical theory comes out as a philosophy, which involves the act or practice of being critical of the prevailing views or aspects of the society....

This element has been very adeptly captured and is, in fact, what drew Scorsese to this piece of literature.... The philosophy of Martin Scorsese.... The review "The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton and Martin Scorsese" highlights a shift away from innocence and into cynicism between the classic novel and new screen adaptation....

This research is based on the background information, as well as the literature that will examine the significance of the obligation of the parents in encouraging their children to become bilingual.... Thus, parental-child reading it was found to be proportional to the receptive vocabulary, independent of age, emergent literature skills, non-verbal ability, and memory.... The effects of bilingualism on development during early childhood: a survey of the literature....

This work called "Philosophy and literature" describes the books "Heart of Darkness" and "Metamorphosis".... Philosophy and literature Introduction The book i.... The author outlines here the importance of individualism as well as human nature.... From this work, it is also clear about the books "The Beast in the Jungle" and "Waiting for Godot" and the concept of waiting....

This literature review "Ethics in Pastoral Ministry" discusses literature provided by Gula, Nouwen and Niklas cumulatively provided a complete framework concerning the making of a pastor.... A critical analysis of the literature provided by these authors has indicated that there are contrasting and complementing religious notions that surround ministry.... This observation also reminded of literature about cluelessness of this generation....

In that scenario, research and informative literature are published to increase the awareness of teenagers about these issues.... The "Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health" paper focuses on developing a platform for a workshop that is to be organized to address the issue of sexual health and teenage pregnancy....

This literature review "The Link between the Consumption of Fashion and The Matrix" discusses the link between fashion and movies within The Matrix movies (1999, 2004?... , Fashion in fiction: texts and clothing in literature, field and television, Berg, Oxford, pp.... 2003, ‘philosophy, fashion make ‘Matrix' a new generation's force/ trilogy's spiritual questions cross racial and gender lines', San Francisco Chronicle Guide, viewed 02 February 2013, . ...

Third, the phrase may be referring to study of English using the Kachruvian approach or the philosophy emphasising the importance of inclusivity and plucentricity in approaches in English language teaching.... The author of the paper under the title "Teaching Spoken Language" will make an earnest attempt to explore and present the current perspectives on teaching world Englishes as well as the issue of English as a Lingua Franca from the classroom to the classroom....

owever literature review indicates that engagement practices do not always raise the accountability of the corporate firms (O'Dwyer, 2005 as cited in Cooper and Owen, 2007).... The decision on good and bad depends on moral philosophy or ethics.... If this moral philosophy or insight does not rightly assess the requirements, direction and purpose fails (Lewis and Unerman, 1999)....

literature Review literature review is one of the most significant sections of a dissertation as it consists of the views of the various scholars and authors.... Furthermore, literature review paves the way towards selecting best suitable research method and research approach as it provides different viewpoints about the research topic.... The following literature review includes the various books, articles and journals to explore the research topic of stock control and recording (Hart 2006)....

The recent explosion of scholarly literature covering various aspects of leading and managing people is one logical outcome of this complexity.... eadership is an exceptionally complex phenomenon: the recent explosion of scholarly literature covering various aspects of leading and managing people is one logical outcome of this complexity.... Although this definition of leadership allows the reader to grasp the essence of leadership, it is only one of the numerous of definitions that have been proposed in the existing literature (Northhouse, 2004)....

1 David John McCollough's thesis reviews the spiritual reception of Judgement, mechanism and manifestation in the Book of Acts.... This strategy stands out the most amongst the latest literature, which is centered on the linguistic criticism and historical analysis of the books....  Interaction between Judaism and Christianity in History, Religion, Art and literature no.... Menzies prompted Arie's article above by identifying that converted theologians were inclined to interpret Luke's work under the influence of Pauline's philosophy....

Review of Related literature ... Under these conditions, the investments of football teams on these football youth academies are based on the philosophy of talent identification and development, funding, resource evaluation, competition and coach reward (McIlroy, 2010)....

What occurred next was that Greek philosophy, with its logical consistency but inability to translate to real-life, was combined with the biblical worldview, which lacked logical consistency but was translated into real-life.... The author examines the philosophy of Rudolf Bultmann, who was an existentialist who believes that the self is not shaped by history and human nature, and that the experience of history does not mean anything concrete....

However, this paper attempts to review the literature through historical perspectives.... Three individuals are consistently presented in the literature as the founding fathers of rap: Clive Campbell (a.... All the components of hip-hop embodied the philosophy of announcing one's existence in the world....

This literature review "How the Professional Journalists Can Raise the Standard of Citizen Journalism" discusses how professional journalists can raise the standard of citizen journalism on Twitter.... rom the contextual literature outlined above, then citizen journalism is framed from the perspective of public sphere model and culture, power & reproduction theory.... In the literature it is noted that the public has become segment as result of numerous cultures....

This literature review "Indigenous Knowledge and Australian Heritage" discusses the perspective that the propensity to force indigenous postgraduate students into using western ethnocentric research methodology is a cause for frustration among this group of students.... Based on document analysis of published literature on indigenous knowledge and indigenous studies, Phillips et al.... n her review of literature, Wane (2013) shows that Western education has received full acceptance in indigenous communities....

The paper "Gender and Development Specifically in the Middle East" discusses that Saudi Arabia is an undisguised, self-evident patriarchal state; this study aims at investigating the positive and negative implications microfinance bears on Saudi female clients.... ... ... ... The gender division of roles, responsibilities and resources within the household plays an important role in shaping what men and women are able to do beyond the household....

The literature review "Authentic Leadership Models" presents the models that have been used over the past few decades are first introduced and these include transactional, transformational, charismatic, and ethical leadership.... literature Review of Leadership Models Introduction Models that have been used over the past few decades are first introduced and these include transactional, transformational, charismatic, and ethical leadership.... Thus, current literature on leadership discusses group properties such as collective, shared, or inclusive....

The paper "The Effectiveness of Employee Selection Processes" is a good example of a literature review on human resources.... esearch philosophy is about the framework through which the examination issue ought to be in a far-reaching way be approached, and this incorporates positivism, authenticity, and interpretivism....

f literature', Business Theory & Practice, vol.... ataloguing Departments', Library philosophy and Practice, pp.... The paper "How HR Specialists Drive Performance in Company" discusses such challenges as culture tolerance in the workplace, communication at the workplace, complaint handling, and management, training and teamwork as well as employee motivation and appraisal....

ritical literature Review.... The paper "The Phenomena of Modernism and Postmodernism" states that modernism and postmodernism have been defined in many ways but one of the clearest is that of Sarup and Raja who simply state that the period is one of 'enormous and astonishing social change....

ne, the prominent persons associated with the tradition of Western philosophy in ... The paper "The Relative Strengths of Competing Discourses of Economic Competitiveness" tells that the competitiveness concept has become extremely influential in modern times.... Economic competitiveness discourse obtains its power due to the reality acceptance that it presents....

This paper encompasses an examination of political postcolonial mimicry in literature.... Specifically, it will investigate postcolonial mimicry in the literature of V.... Postcolonial literature will be examined along with other significant writers and works. ... Postcolonial literature is called called "New English literature(s) sometimes.... (Spivak 1990) The idea of 'postcolonial literature' was initially conceived to describe writing from the former British Empire....

The paper "The Impact of the English as Second Language Student-Centred Approach on Saudi Students and Teachers" empirically reviews the literature of student-centered and teacher-centered approaches.... arton and Saljo (1976) are pioneers of the approaches concept to learning and have been providing a platform for advanced education research literature for some decades (McMullen, 2009)....

Review of Contemporary philosophy 10, pp.... This paper ''The Professional Journalism '' tells that The advancement in information and communication technology has revolutionized how people communicate and distribute news.... One area that has seen phenomenal growth as a result of this paradigmatic shift is the growth of what is known as an online community....

The purpose of this review 'Market Segmentation and Muslim Loyalty' is to investigate published literature on general market segmentation theory, the impact of that segmentation practice upon loyalty and customer satisfaction within various constituencies.... The purpose of this literature review is to investigate published literature on general market segmentation theory, the impact of that segmentation practice upon loyalty and customer satisfaction within various constituencies, the application of those principles specifically to the Muslim community, as well as frame a research inquiry to test the theory of the segmentation approach to the Muslim market within a specific retail setting....

The review "Cross-Culture literature Review" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in the cross-culture literature review.... Cross culture literature review Contents Contents 2 literature Review 3 Introduction to Leadership 3 Leadership and Globalization 3 Intercultural leadership contingency model 4 Leadership Styles in Japanese Companies 6 Leadership Styles in Japanese Companies 6 Leadership Styles in US Companies 7 Adapting to different cultures 8 References 9 literature Review Introduction to Leadership Leadership can be defined as the art of influencing the followers....

His ideation of inferiority and superiority complexes, that now see common usage in language and literature both, attempt at defining the intrinsic values of personality by virtue of external or social influences.... Before this, behavior was studied as an offshoot of multiple sciences and Para-sciences, including physiology, neurology, philosophy, astrology, astronomy, etc....

The paper "Impact of Culture on Academic Writing: A Critical Analysis" is a great example of a literature review on social science.... The paper "Impact of Culture on Academic Writing: A Critical Analysis" is a great example of a literature review on social science.... mpact of Culture on Academic Writing: A Critical Review of literature ... European Journal of Pragmatism and American philosophy....

penceley, Anna 2001, Development of National Responsible Tourism Guidelines and Indicators for South Africa - literature review: Principles, Codes, Guidelines, Indicators and Accreditation for Responsible & Sustainable Tourism, South Africa Institute for Natural Resources, retrieved: November 26, 2010, from: http://www.... R 2009, Tourism: Principles, Practices and philosophy, Eleventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc ...

The same may be said about the evolution and literature studies pertaining to linguistics.... Studies in History and philosophy of Science 34, (2003) 391-421 ... This paper "The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge by Lyotard" presents the book which is prominent among current socialist thinkers that it is often considered to be a handbook for further researches on the pluralistic aspects of postmodernity....

The paper "Social Implications of Decision Making in Management Accounting" is a great example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The paper "Social Implications of Decision Making in Management Accounting" is a great example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... Conversely, organizations, withdecentralized structures of decision-making, involve a few hierarchical levels such as management and operational corporations are generally target-hunting by a philosophy that has favorabledisposed towards some kinds of worker direction and individual autonomy (Orhan & Graham, 2011). ...

The paper "Total Quality Principles" is a good example of a literature review on management.... The paper "Total Quality Principles" is a good example of a literature review on management.... Because of the increased recognition of the importance of quality on the performance of a company, there are bodies of research and literature dedicated to investigate the relationship between quality and company performance.... The researcher defines TQM as the adoption of a holistic management philosophy that involves committing to continuous improvements in the entire organizational functions....

literature Review The changes and representations that are a part of the media are reflected through different understandings of culture and identity.... The reproduction of what it means to be Muslim, belong to South Asia and to have a specific philosophy about the government then created a different understanding about the global community....

Two principles that underpin its philosophy include the person and family as the unit of care, and palliation of total suffering which encompasses physical, psychological, social and spiritual components (Palliative Care Australia Standards).... The author of the paper "Palliative Care in Australia" states that palliative care in Australia has now reached a watershed....

The reviews by the customers show that the main strength of KFC is its high quality food and standard menu.... Further, reviews show that the food provided by KFC is cost effective too.... (2005) ‘Innovation, a guide to the literature', United States: Oxford University Press, pp.... (2006), “The learning organisation: a meta-analysis of themes and literature”, The Learning Organization; Vol.... This has created an atmosphere of employee empowerment instead of the previous management style whose philosophy was simply deciding what needs to be done and ordering people what to do (Brown et al....

The report would talk about the strategies adopted by AlBaik and a literature review on the chain of restaurants.... An Analysis of a Successful Fast Food Restaurants Business Strategy: "Al Baik" Contents Contents 2 Introduction 3 Aim 4 literature Review 4 Conclusion 18 Reference 19 Introduction AlBaik was started in the year 1974 by late Shakkour Abu Ghazalah in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah and is termed as the most successful fast food chain of restaurants.... Therefore the report would talk about the strategies adopted by AlBaik and a literature review on the chain of restaurants....