Empirical formula

Asia) will usher in the new “conceptual” age where R-sided brains will dominate were shallow. For a claim as large as the one he was making, he provided very little empirical evidence to support his thesis. More often than not he relied on logical reasoning (not necessarily a bad thing per se, but it needs to be substantiated with empirical data) or expert testimony (again, expert testimony is useful, but it cannot replace real-world proof). By the end of the book I remained unconvinced that this “conceptual

emotional benefits in a variety of ways (Grahn and Stigsdotter, 2010). Particularly, people can relieve mental fatigue in urban green spaces, which serve as a resource for physical activities as well as relaxation and restoration. In addition, much empirical evidence supports the idea that natural amenities (e.g., urban parks, forests, and green belts) in an urban area contribute to the quality of life of urban dwellers. For example, natural amenities not only function as important environmental services

Corruption is a set of unethical and dishonest practices that are done with the intention of self-enrichment usually at societal expense.Alege,Adamu and Muhammad (2014) defined corruption as efforts to secure wealth or power through illegal means for private gain at public expense or as a misuse of public power for private benefit.The World Bank (1997) defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain.Corruption therefore mainly involves those public figures regardless of whether

appears to be oversaturated with SNSs was no easy task. On the one hand, any research findings are bound to be instantly compared to hardwired conventional wisdom and popular beliefs, which are oftentimes inaccurate since they are not backed up by any empirical evidence. On the other hand, the rapid technological change of social media makes research in this area a moving

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut was written during the twentieth century, which was the height of industrialization and technological advancements. The common hope during this time was that science could transform the world. This novel illuminates the flaws in this kind of thinking, and by doing so, points out how our negligent use of nature's laws has created some of the greatest tragedies know to humankind. One of the most apparent themes of Cat’s cradle is dual nature of science. It can be used

152): observation statements/ empirical knowledge and analytical statements/ logical knowledge, and the principle of verifiability/ verification principle- The meaning of a statement is the method of its verification, a statement is meaningful if and only if it is in principle verifiable

noted positivism is in accordance with the empirical view that knowledge stems from human experience. This perspective

the success in organisational performance. In relation to that, this study starts by reviewing whether the employees’ empowerment and the performance of organisations affected by the power distance while looking at the theoretical rationale and empirical evidence linking to employee-organisation performance. Next, we review the arguments that aroused from the study and discuss the limitations and directions for future research. Thus, the study concluded that power distance not only play an important

Lakoff did not use empirical data to support her claims and only use introspective type that is interpreted by her which can be seen in the introduction section in her book "it is my impression, though I do not have precise statistical evidence" (1975: 49). This can be seen from McEhinny who states that Lakoff fails to provide empirical evidence and falls on a mere description of females and their femininity ideology, which is

Nevertheless, many authors offer a candid evaluation of the issue in terms of discussing empirical data although few of them create a relationship between organizational leadership and emotional intelligence. By considering the work of Dabke (2014) for instance, the author is