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Children S Viewpoint Of Their Stepparents

Pages: 5 (1707 words) Document Type:Essay Document #:382730

… by families. Several full publications on remarriage and the literature relating to stepfamily support the above claim (Jensen & Howard, 2015). While such review have made a positive contribution in establishing concrete findings, highlighted the methods that are commonly used, and even given direction for similar work … the child from the equation. Similarly, most findings are only drawn from the views of the stepparents. This paper attempts to assess the review and studies carried out on children regarding their stepparents.

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In a study conducted by Lardier Jr. et al. (2017), to establish the relationship forces between adult stepchildren with their biological parents and ……

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Cartwright, C., Farnsworth, V., & Mobley, V. (2009). Relationships with stepparents in the life stories of young adults of divorce. Family Matters, (82), 30.

Jensen, T. M., & Harris, K. M. (2017). Stepfamily relationship quality and stepchildren's depression in adolescence and adulthood. Emerging Adulthood, 5(3), 191-203.

Jensen, T. M., & Howard, M. O. (2015). Perceived stepparent–child relationship quality: A systematic review of stepchildren's perspectives. Marriage & Family Review, 51(2), 99-153.

King, V., Boyd, L. M., &Thorsen, M. L. (2015). Adolescents' perceptions of family belonging in stepfamilies. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(3), 761-774.

Lardier Jr, D. T., Van Eeden-Moorefield, B., Nacer, C., Hull, R., & Browning, S. (2017). Relationships between (step) parents and adult (step) children: Explaining influences on life satisfaction and marital quality. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 58(6), 430-446.

Payton, S. R. (2018). An exploration of the quality of the relationship between stepchildren and stepparents based on address term usage. (Master's Thesis; Rowan University).

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Including Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Students In The General Education

Pages: 15 (4479 words) Sources: 12 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:71231641

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This paper provides an extensive review of literature on deaf students and deafness. The purpose of the literature review is to obtain an understanding of what deafness is, what causes deafness, how it occurs, and what deaf culture is like for deaf … obtain an understanding of what deafness is, what causes deafness, how it occurs, and what deaf culture is like for deaf people. The review identifies schools and programs that are used to help the deaf community and it also examines the outcomes of deaf students in general … the main method of communication
· Hard of Hearing—having a defective or impaired but functional sense of hearing
· Hearing Impairment—unable to hear well
review of Literature
The History of Deafness/Hard of Hearing
The first free public school for the deaf was created in 1760 by a French … teachers to see if it is a viable option or……

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Arizona Office for Americans with Disabilities. (2007). Retrieved from  https://know-the-ada.com/t4/history-deafness.html 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Retrieved from  https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/language.html 

Curhan, G., & Curhan, S. (2016). Epidemiology of hearing impairment. In Hearing Aids (pp. 21-58). Springer, Cham.

Gallaudet University. (2019). Retrieved from  https://www3.gallaudet.edu/clerc-center/info-to-go/national-resources-and-directories/schools-and-programs.html 

Hill, M. (2019). Embryology Sensory - Hearing Abnormalities. Retrieved from  https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Sensory_-_Hearing_Abnormalities 

Hyde, M., Nikolaraizi, M., Powell, D., & Stinson, M. (2016). Critical factors toward the Inclusion of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in higher education. Diversity in deaf education, 441-472.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (2006). Retrieved from  https://sites.ed.gov/idea/ 

Padden, C. A. & Humphries, T. (2005). Inside Deaf Culture. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

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Application Of Quality And Safety Concepts

Pages: 11 (3179 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Case Study Document #:72132391

… healthcare process (namely physicians, patients, and healthcare insurance and scheme providers) to exchange patient data in a secure and timely manner.
Brief literature review
Federico and Alotaibi (2017) state that ever since the IOM (Institute of Medicine) report was published, health IT (HIT) is being created and … measures for dealing with safety concerns.
Feldman, Hayes, and Buchalter’s (2018) article titled “Health Information Technology in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety: Literature review” assumed the form of a review of literature for identifying peer-review texts dealing with actual HIT employment in the areas of patient safety and healthcare quality. The authors classified 41 research works through the … of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well an intervention is being implemented against expected results”. Therefore, this involves “the routine collection, review and analysis of data, either generated by digital systems or purposively collected, which measure implementation fidelity and progress……

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Alotaibi, Y. K., & Federico, F. (2017). The impact of health information technology on patient safety. Saudi Med J, 38(12), 1173–1180.

Amit, M. (2019, January 28). 5 Problems Which Healthcare Technology Can Solve for a Healthier World. Retrieved from Net Solutions:  https://www.netsolutions.com/insights/5-healthcare-problems-which-digital-technologies-can-solve-for-a-fit-and-healthy-world/ 

DeSanctis, G., & Poole, M. S. (1994). Capturing the Complexity in Advanced Technology Use: Adaptive Structuration Theory. Organization Science, 5(2), 121-147.

Feldman, S. S., Buchalter, S., & Hayes, L. W. (2018). Health Information Technology in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety: Literature Review. JMIR Med Inform, 6(2).

Halamka, J., Mandl, K., & Tang, P. (2008). Early Experiences with Personal Health Records. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 15(1), 1-7.

IOM. (1999). To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. National Academy of Sciences.

Singh, H., & Sittig, D. (2016). Measuring and improving patient safety through health information technology: The Health IT Safety Framework. BMJ Quality & Safety, 25, 226-232.

Weigel, F., Hall, D. J., & Landrum, W. H. (2009). Human/Technology Adaptation Fit Theory for Healthcare. SAIS 2009 Proceedings.

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Defending The Practice Of Social Media Marketing

Pages: 3 (969 words) Sources: 3 Document Type:Essay Document #:17440556

… their favorable impressions of products and services; however, they also allow people to share their own views and this can mean that negative review spread more easily on social media than anywhere else. Using social media influencers to promote products is a good way for an……

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Ki, C. W. C., & Kim, Y. K. (2019). The mechanism by which social media influencers persuade consumers: The role of consumers’ desire to mimic. Psychology & Marketing, 36(10), 905-922.

Lim, X. J., Radzol, A. M., Cheah, J., & Wong, M. W. (2017). The impact of social media influencers on purchase intention and the mediation effect of customer attitude. Asian Journal of Business Research, 7(2), 19-36.

Lou, C., & Yuan, S. (2019). Influencer marketing: how message value and credibility affect consumer trust of branded content on social media. Journal of Interactive Advertising, 19(1), 58-73.

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Individuals Using Customary Practices In Times Of Crises

Pages: 17 (4950 words) Sources: 30 Document Type:Annotated Bibliography Document #:60738961

… of traditional crisis and disaster management approaches could be enhanced to promote better outcomes on this front. The article appeared in a reputable peer-review journal.
Bang, H.N., Miles, L.S. & Gordon, R.D. (2019). Disaster Risk Reduction in Cameroon: Are Contemporary Disaster Management Frameworks Accommodating the Sendai Framework … Africa have severe implications on the developmental and fiscal fronts. Many factors act together to exacerbate hazardous events in Africa. One of the critical factors that have been identified by the authors of the present journal article is the vulnerability of the continent’s rapidly increasing population. As ……

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Roberts. A.R. (Ed.). (2005). Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Sama’ila, A. (2019). Economic crisis and the coping strategies of indigenous automobile entrepreneurs in northern Nigeria, 1983-2014. Sociology International Journal, 3(6), 437-442.

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HR Strategy And Practice

Pages: 5 (1520 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:77364433

… from its conventional focus on individual and organizational effectiveness. According to Richard & Johnson (2001), the current focus of human resource management is critical to the strategic processes of an organization as HR activities contribute to profitability rather than a cost of production. This implies that strategic … HR strategy employed by organizations to enhance their productivity and performance.
Strategic Human Resource Management
Human capital is regarded as one of the critical constructs across various disciplines ranging from psychology to economics. Existing literature on strategy and HRM shows a significant link between human capital and ……

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Boon, C., Eckardt, R., Lepak, D.P. & Boselie, P. (2017, October 5). Integrating Strategic Human Capital and Strategic Human Resource Management. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(1), 34-67.

Boon, C., Hartog, D.N.D. & Lepak, D.P. (2019, January 14). A Systematic Review of Human Resource Management Systems and Their Measurement. Journal of Management, 45(6), 2498-2537.

Richard, O.C. & Johnson, N.B. (2001, March). Strategic Human Resource Management Effectiveness and Firm Performance. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 12(2), 299-310.

Seyyedjavadin, S.R. & Zadeh, M.H. (2009, June). HR Strategy and Its Aligning with Organizational Strategy and Human Capabilities. Iranian Journal of Management Studies, 2(2), 5-29.

Wright, P.M. (2008). Human Resource Strategy – Adapting to the Age of Globalization. Retrieved July 25, 2020, from  https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/trends-and-forecasting/special-reports-and-expert-views/Documents/HR-Strategy-Globalization.pdf 

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Parent Involvement In Child Learning

Pages: 2 (643 words) Sources: 2 Document Type:Essay Document #:26311129

Parent Involvement
Parent involvement is a critical component toward enhancing the learning and development of students, especially deaf and hard-of-hearing students. For deaf and hard-of-hearing students, involvement of their parents … contributes to improved learning and growth of students through positive impacts on student’s attendance, behavior and achievement. Even though parent involvement is considered critical in student education, educators or instructors still face challenges on how to incorporate parents in their child’s learning. Educators/instructors face the need to … do it. During the first meeting, parents should be encouraged to express their opinions regarding their children’s learning and education. Subsequent meetings should review students’ progress and keep parents up-to-date with class events.
Third, regular parent-teacher communication with parents beyond giving out worksheets is essential in enhancing ……

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Parent Engagement – Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health. Retrieved from US Department of Health and Human Services website:  https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/pdf/parent_engagement_strategies.pdf 

Lotkina, V. (2016, August 7). 5 Ways to Get Parents Involved in Student Learning Beyond Homework. Retrieved April 15, 2020, from  https://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/08/5-ways-teachers-can-get-parents-involved-beyond-homework/ 

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Change Management At Nike

Pages: 8 (2482 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Essay Document #:61161012

… implemented, so Kotter’s 8-Step model should be used to address and prevent potential resistance.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary 1
Introduction 2
Literature review 3
Application of the Theory to the Organization in Question 4
Conclusions 6
Recommendations 7
Bibliography and References 9
Introduction
Change management is … to America at a time when millions of Americans are applying for unemployment as a result of the nation going into lockdown.
Literature review
Managing change is not an easy process and it requires change managers to know their people so that they can foresee issues and ……

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Bibliography and References

Balaji, S., & Murugaiyan, M. S. (2012). Waterfall vs. V-Model vs. Agile: A comparative study on SDLC. International Journal of Information Technology and Business Management, 2(1), 26-30.

Boehm, B. (2002). Get ready for agile methods, with care. Computer, (1), 64-69.

Boehm, B. (2007). A survey of agile development methodologies. Laurie Williams, 45, 119.

Fernandez, D. J., & Fernandez, J. D. (2008). Agile project management—agilism versus traditional approaches. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 49(2), 10-17.

Freberg, K., Graham, K., McGaughey, K., & Freberg, L. A. (2011). Who are the social media influencers? A study of public perceptions of personality. Public Relations Review, 37(1), 90-92.

Cameron, E. and Green, M. (2015), Making Sense of Change Management: A complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change. Kogan Page: London

Kotter, J. P. (2012). Leading Change. Harvard Business Review Press.

TMZ. (2018). Kaep Deal Adds Up... WE GOT NIKE'S CUSTOMER BREAKDOWN. Retrieved from  https://www.tmz.com/2018/09/06/colin-kaepernick-nike-contract-urban-consumers-market-research/

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Weapons Of Mass Destruction WMD Antifa

Pages: 13 (3787 words) Sources: 12 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:67320498

...Critical review Weapons of Mass Destruction
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An electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) attack could crash the American economy and bring virtually every industry to a standstill—such is the reliance of modern business upon the digital infrastructure. Thus, considering an EMP attack is something that government should take very seriously. As more and more of the world becomes dependent upon cyber infrastructure for the maintenance of other systems, the complexity of the security services of a country grows and intensifies. Is it possible therefore that there is an overreliance upon technology and that this overreliance can actually compromise a country’s progress and increase its risk of falling into ruin should a sudden attack like an EMP attack hit where it hurts most? Absolutely—and both state and non-state actors know that, which is why either one could conduct a high altitude EMP attack upon the US. The consequences would be devastating.
Non-state actors are just……

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Chatfield, A. T., Reddick, C. G., & Brajawidagda, U. (2015, May). Tweeting propaganda, radicalization and recruitment: Islamic state supporters multi-sided twitter networks. In Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (pp. 239-249).

Christenson, G. (2015). CBRN response. National Guard Bureau.

Freberg, K., Graham, K., McGaughey, K., & Freberg, L. A. (2011). Who are the social media influencers? A study of public perceptions of personality. Public Relations Review, 37(1), 90-92.

Garellek, A. (2016, March 4). The ISIS WMD Threat. The Cipher Brief. Retrieved from  https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/middle-east/isis-wmd-threat 

Jennings, P. (2006). Miami port poses serious risks. Retrieved from  https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=131634&page=1 

Johnston, W.R. (2016, November 30). Summary of historical attacks using chemical or biological weapons. The Johnston Archive. Retrieved from  http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/chembioattacks.html 

Klein, A. (2019). From Twitter to Charlottesville: Analyzing the Fighting Words Between the Alt-Right and Antifa. International Journal of Communication, 13, 22.

Maras, M-H. (2014). Transnational Security. Florida: CRC Press.

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Elite Business Solutions EBS Worldwide Inc Field Report

Pages: 8 (2504 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:33805230

… importantly, the eradication of the need to transport means that the company did not have to factor in timely deliveries, which is a critical step for any e-commerce business. Non-adherence to delivery timelines is one of the issues that cause customer dissatisfaction for e-commerce businesses.
Specifically, to ……

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Doppelt, B., 2017. Leading change toward sustainability: A change-management guide for business, government, and civil society. Routledge.

EBS Worldwide Inc., 2009. Retrieved from http://www.ebsworldwide.biz/index.php

Financial Express, 2002. EasyBuyMusic renames itself, expands product range. Retrieved from  https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/easybuymusic-renames-itself-expands-product-range/37717/ 

Rodrigues, M., 2012. Five entrepreneurs tell us how they reinvented themselves. India Today. Retrieved from  https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20120813-business-entrepreneurs-stock-vinay-gupta-nikhil-velpanur-759294-2012-08-01 

Shirey, M. R. (2013). Lewin\\\\\\\\\\\\'s theory of planned change as a strategic resource. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 43(2), 69-72.

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