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Window of Opportunity
What is the Window of Opportunity? How does the window of opportunity relate to exploiting an entrepreneurial opportunity? The "window of opportunity" states the accurate time for a firm to enter into a new market and grab an opportunity...
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What is a Social Venture_
What is a Social Venture? A social venture is undertaking by a firm or organization established by a social entrepreneur that seeks to provide systemic solutions to achieve a sustainable, social objective.
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Uncertainty Avoidance
What is Uncertainty Avoidance? In cross-cultural psychology, uncertainty avoidance is how cultures differ on the amount of tolerance they have of unpredictability.
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Steps in Developing an Operational Plan
What are the Steps in Developing an Operational Plan? Operations plans are extremely specific, detailed documents that clearly define how a department or team can contribute to reaching specific company goals. They typically outline the...
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Six Leadership Styles
Six Leadership Styles. According to Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, there are six emotional leadership styles – Authoritative, Coaching, Affiliative, Democratic, pacesetting
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Level 5 Leadership
Level 5 Leadership. Level 5 leadership is a concept developed in the book Good to Great. Level 5 leaders display a powerful mixture of personal humility and indomitable will.
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Far Transfer
Ben Nelson (Minerva) speaks passionately about the importance of developing the appropriate cognitive tools for students.
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What is Blackbody Radiation: Explained in Simple Terms
A black body is a theoretical or imaginary object that perfectly absorbs all incoming electromagnetic radiation, and also emits radiation, like heat and visible light, based on its temperature. A black body is considered theoretical...
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Past and Present
Harvard University historian David Armitage describes how a decision to spend a few hours in a library investigating notes from a 19th century lawyer combined with daily news reports of the insurgency in Iraq stimulated his work on the...
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Historical Method
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL) describes his historical method of trying to understand what, precisely, is motivating historical figures to act in the way that they do.
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Theme
“Theme” will help students evaluate the concepts of theme and main idea within a piece of literature.
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Proofs Using CPCTC
Congruent triangles are two triangles that share the same shape and size, but their positioning may be different. If you know that two triangles are congruent, you can prove every corresponding angle and every corresponding side is...
Tom Nicholas
Phenomenology - WTF? Phenomenology, Time and Nolan's Dunkirk Timeline | Phenomenology explained!
In this latest episode of What the Theory? I take a look at phenomenology, time and dasein (Heidegger's concept of consciousness) through the example of Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, the narrative of which is incredibly playful with how...
Tom Nicholas
Dramaturgy - WTF? An introduction to dramaturgy and the dramaturg in theatre
Although originating in the dramatic theatre or narrative theatre, dramaturgy is an increasingly useful notion for describing the affective journey an audience goes on while watching a play or performance. In episode four of What the...
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Einstein and the Field Concept
Nobel Laureate David Politzer (Caltech) reflects upon the extent of Einstein's belief in the importance of the field concept in physics.
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The Brain Barrier
Duke neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis describes how all human knowledge, even matters such as basic physics that seem completely independent of human experience, naturally depend on the nature of our brains.
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Predicting Our World
Northeastern University social psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett describes how, contrary to what most naively believe, the brain is not a passive recipient of sensory information, but is instead actively predicting what exists.
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Vital Variability
Lisa Feldman Barrett, Northeastern University, describes how the field of psychology has historically been beset by essentialism - the notion that there are essential features or characteristics that define a psychological category - and...
Professor Dave Explains
Aristotelian Logic
We just learned a bit about Aristotle and his philosophy, but he was also the first figure to truly establish logic as a field unto itself, and he developed many of the formalities this field still uses today. Types of sentences,...
Organizational Communication Channel
The Nature of Theory in Small Group Communication
We'll look at the nature of theory and theory building as it relates to small group communication and teams.
Organizational Communication Channel
Karl Weick Partial Inclusion
Karl Weick's Partial Inclusion is a useful concept to explain the various degrees to which organizational employees are committed to their workplaces. Weick explained this in his 1979 book, The Social Psychology of Organizing.
Hip Hughes History
U.S. Imperialism Explained: US History Exam Review
Created for students taking US History and Government, specifically geared for the NY State Regents Exam
Hip Hughes History
Triangular Trade Explained
What was Colonial Mercantilism when you boil it down to its basics? Perfect for students, life long learners and the cray cray on the internets.