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    important to the determination of his behavior on a given occasion. I argue that it is unlikely these explanations will be causal. Davis et al. base their claim on the assumption that a certain isomorphism obtains between the cognitive mechanisms of human beings. Investigation into the nature of the isomorphism required reveals that it

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    cultural forces through actions and interactions (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983; Meyer & Rowan, 1977). Established by DiMaggio and Powell (1983) “isomorphism is the likeness between organisations through procedures and assembly by imitation or autonomously inside the same constraints.” (Runge, 2014; World Heritage Encyclopedia, n.d.) Furthermore, institutional isomorphism is three types of groups or pillars which are coercive, normative, and mimetic (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983). Firstly, coercive pressures are

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    In today’s complex settings, executives surely understand the need of having IT governance within their firms. With a belief that fusion between IT and business can be achieved through the introduction of IT governance and the productivity paradox problem is solved by a well established IT governance with efficient IT management. However, the success rate is based on the adequateness of the governance and how well it suits that specific organization’s internal and external environments. Despite being

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    Naturally the capitalistic world that we live in breeds competition, in turn leading to powerful private interests. This has resulted in powerful industrial partnerships with political figures. In order to bring our society forward we must act for change, to encourage modernization, overcoming the stacked odds. The only way to influence our country’s dependency on carbon-based energy is to make way for environmental advocates at all levels of policy. The Paris Climate Change efforts have us headed

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    1.1 What is representational similarity analysis? Representational similarity analysis (RSA) is an analysis framework builds on a rich psychological and mathematical literature, in which multi-channel measures of neural activity are quantitatively related to each other and to computational theory and behavior by comparing RDMs. RDM is the representational dissimilarity matrix, which contains a cell for each pair of experimental conditions. Each cell is a number reflecting the dissimilarity

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    “Sustainable development is development that meet the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”(World Bank,2001) All the choices and the actions that we make today will cause effect in the future. Sustainability is closely related to corporate social responsibility. It can effect the companies’ development and reputation. As a result, more and more companies are pay attention to sustainability when they doing activities to developing the companies

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    When scientists want to explain strengths and weaknesses, including cognitive abilities and personality or behavioral styles, psychometric testing is a best approach to do so (What is Psychometric Testing, n.d.). As a result, psychometric testing has, in fact, become one of the most sought out protocols to search for the best suited prospective candidates and the state of current candidates internalities; thereby, using a computerized assessment test against face-to-face tests and vis-à-vis. Therefore

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    Naturally the capitalistic world that we live in breeds competition, in turn leading to powerful private interests. This has resulted in powerful industrial partnerships with political figures. In order to bring our society forward, we must act for change to encourage modernization, overcoming the stacked odds. The only way to influence our country’s dependency on carbon-based energy is to make way for environmental advocates at all levels of policy. The Paris Climate Change efforts have us headed

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    Development of Gestalt Psychology Phrases such as “seeing the forest from the trees” and “the whole is greater than the sum of the parts” have roots grounded in the same ideals of Gestalt psychology. These phrases best describe the purpose of Gestalt psychology in how they emphasize focusing on the big picture and not just the colors. The Gestalt concept of perception is how the mind understands the world around it by seeing it in whole forms, not simple elements. The human brain and consciousness

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    chooses to subdue his desire to exact immediate revenge on a group of disrespectful maids because he knows it will ruin his chance of avenging all of his enemies in the future. Socrates notes how Odysseus is described as a dog in this instance, “like a bitch defending her pups against an interloper” (Ferrari 170). Thus Odysseus exemplifies the Auxiliaries’ resemblance to a dog: fiery and spirited in the face of injustice, but capable of restraining themselves if given the appropriate training and

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