The Literary Detective Computer Analysis of Stylistic Differences Between The Dark Tower and C.S. Lewis\u27 Deep Space Trilogy

Uses a computer program, The Literary Detective, to analyze text from “The Dark Tower” and all three books of the Space Trilogy. Concludes “The Dark Tower” represents a different style from the other books

Toteware, Inc. (new product market analysis)

ToteWare, Inc., was established in 1972 as a small manufacturer of soft-sided tote bags, headquartered in Southport, South Carolina. The company\u27s primary goal is to be a niche player among its\u27 major competitors in the luggage industry, specializing in the production of light-weight garment and carry-all bags. As a result of industry growth and trends, ToteWare\u27s management team began to develop an aggressive strategy that would allow them greater opportunities within the luggage industry. This strategy is directed at developing products for specialty markets that are specifically designed for targeted consumer distribution. It would appear at first glance that ToteWare\u27s problem or decision is one of determining what new product or products should be developed for commercialization given the risk and opportunities currently present. In a larger sense, management appears to want to change its strategic direction in relation to current market trends. It is Management\u27s belief that a new strategy would increase business by attracting a new segment of buyers. This move may simply be the implementation of a grand strategy based on new product development. The problem, therefore, is to investigate which grand strategy to choose, given ToteWare\u27s current resources and market position. Once the grand strategy has been chosen, the Marketing Managers must then identify the components of the strategy so it can be implemented in a timely and efficient manner. Management feels that by addressing the needs of particular market segments; they will be able to maintain a strong niche position and increase overall profitability

Cognitive and affective components of challenge and threat states

We explored the cognitive and affective components of the Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes (TCTSA) using a cross-sectional design. One hundred and seventy-seven collegiate athletes indicated how they typically approached an important competition on measures of self-efficacy, perceived control, achievement goals, emotional states and interpretation of emotional states. Participants also indicated to what extent they typically perceived the important competition as a challenge and/or a threat. The results suggest that a perception of challenge was not predicted by any of the cognitive components. A perception of threat was positively predicted by avoidance goals and negatively predicted by self-efficacy and approach goals. Both challenge and threat had a positive relationship with anxiety. Practical implications of this study are that an avoidance orientation appeared to be related to potentially negative constructs such as anxiety, threat and dejection. The findings may suggest that practitioners and researchers should focus on reducing an avoidance orientation, however the results should be treated with caution in applied settings, as this study did not examine how the combination of constructs exactly influences sport performance. The results provided partial support for the TCTSA with stronger support for proposed relationships with threat rather than challenge states

Decolonizing Relaxed Performance: A Visual Translation of Vital Ecosystems

This essay draws on the visual translations produced by artist Sonny Bean in response to the 2022 report, Relaxed Performance: Exploring University-based Training Across Fashion, Theatre and Choir. Relaxed performance (RP) is a wide-reaching movement toward accessibility in arts that challenges normative comportment in performance contexts and has evolved into a contemporary cross-sector vital practice rooted in disability justice. Through a selection of illustrations, Bean transforms human-centric data about RPs into a vital ecosystem that extends to the more-than-human world, denoting the complex interconnectedness of RP production in a settler colonial state

Busy Directors and The Occurrence of Corporate Environmental Misconduct

The occurrence of corporate misconduct is a significant organizational event that adversely affects not only the firm’s performance but also its relationships with key stakeholders. Corporate directors are pivotal in the prevention and management of organizational misconduct. In this study, we focus on the phenomenon of “overboarded directors” (those serving on three or more corporate boards). Specifically, we propose that busy directors are less likely to be effective in monitoring environmental misconduct given the substantial cognitive overload and a limited sense of alertness associated with multiple directorships. We propose that firms with busy directors are more likely to have environmental misconduct if they are led by a powerful CEO, do not have a superior ethical reputation, or are experiencing financial distress. We examine these predictions using a panel data on environmental violations among S&P 500 firms (2007-2016). The findings suggest the presence of busy directors is associated with a high likelihood and frequency of environmental violation. This relationship is stronger among firms experiencing financial distress, and weaker among those with superior ethical reputation. Overall, this study sheds light on the organizational consequences of overboarded directors as it relates to environmental misconduct

Motivation, Fortitude and Success: The Impact of Academic Efficacy and Academic Commitment on Academic Performance among Minority High School Students

The importance of understanding the elements of success in the education of minority high school students is immense. Recognizing the causes of academic success for these students allows educators to employ better educational and motivational strategies. It has been shown that academic efficacy and academic commitment have a positive impact on academic performance. However, the interaction and relationship between these two variables in having a positive effect on education outcomes among minority high school students is not clear. This paper looks at the relationship between academic efficacy and academic commitment on academic performance among minority high school students. The findings reveal that academic commitment is positively associated with academic performance. However, while academic efficacy has a positive impact on academic commitment the results show that academic efficacy has no direct impact on academic performance among the respondents

Factors Contributing to Falls in Hospitalized Patients: Post-Fall Aggregate Analysis

Patient falls and related injuries are one of the most common hospital adverse events in the United States, with millions of patient affected annually. The impact of falls to the patient is considerable as it can affect each patient physically and emotionally, likewise affecting health care organizations through non-reimbursement of falls with injuries. Elimination of patient falls within hospitals continues to be multi-faceted and perplexing, and requires further analysis geared toward understanding commonalities in order to prevent and reduce falls. The aim of the project was to identify and analyze factors contributing to patient falls by performing an aggregate analysis of data about patients who fell while hospitalized at an academic medical center from January 2012 and March 2014. Data were obtained for all adult inpatients that fell from both nursing documentation and post-fall documentation forms. A secondary analysis of the aforementioned data was conducted using both content analysis and examination of the patterns that could be identified for those patients who fell. Content analysis was done to determine typologies of falls from the written descriptions of the fall. Factors from the fall descriptions and post fall documentation were used to develop the patterns. Outcomes included common causes of patients that fell to include patterns include: fell within the first 24 hours, were identified to be at risk for falling, and were unassisted while falling, and were not injured as a result of the fall. Overall, only half of the factors on the post fall documentation routinely were utilized but did align with created typologies from the fall descriptions.Doctor of Nursing Practic

Alessandra Lopez y Royo. Contemporary Indonesian Fashion: Through the Looking Glass. London and New York: Bloomsbury, 2020, ix-216 pp. ISBN: 978-1-3500-6130-9

Indonesian visual and style cultures have proliferated in the past two decades. Art historian, model and fashion critic Alessandra Lopez y Royo’s new book Contemporary Indonesian Fashion: Through the Looking Glass offers a first-hand survey of some of the key figures in this period. Her book is a welcome resource for anyone seeking to know more about the institutions, individuals and innovations associated with the Indonesian fashion scene, and as such joins a growing collection of analyses o..

Women Staff In Business Schools: An Exploratory Study

This paper presents the findings of a study which aimed to identify equity issues in the working lives of women staff in a New Zealand university business school. A participatory action research methodology was adopted which includes several stages. This paper reports on the first two: focus groups and a survey. The findings suggest that over-work and lack of community are key issues. Some women feel disadvantaged in relation to male colleagues, while others reject this notion. The paper links challenges in carrying out the research to the findings themselves. Distinctive features of the project are the emphasis on overall quality of work life and the inclusion of all women staff (general/professional and academic)

A theory of challenge and threat states in athletes: A revised conceptualisation

The Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes (TCTSA) provides a psychophysiological framework for how athletes anticipate motivated performance situations. The purpose of this review is to discuss how research has addressed the 15 predictions made by the TCTSA, to evaluate the mechanisms underpinning the TCTSA in light of the research that has emerged in the last ten years, and to inform a revised TCTSA (TCTSA-R). There was support for many of the 15 predictions in the TCTSA, with two main areas for reflection identified; to understand the physiology of challenge and to re-evaluate the concept of resource appraisals. This re-evaluation informs the TCTSA-R which elucidates the physiological changes, predispositions, and cognitive appraisals that mark challenge and threat states. First, the relative strength of the sympathetic nervous system response is outlined as a determinant of challenge and threat patterns of reactivity and we suggest that oxytocin and neuropeptide Y are also key indicators of an adaptive approach to motivated performance situations and can facilitate a challenge state. Second, although predispositions were acknowledged within the TCTSA, how these may influence challenge and threat states was not specified. In the TCTSA-R it is proposed that one’s propensity to appraise stressors as a challenge that most strongly dictates acute cognitive appraisals. Third, in the TCTSA-R a more parsimonious integration of Lazarusian ideas of cognitive appraisal and challenge and threat is proposed. Given that an athlete can make both challenge and threat primary appraisals and can have both high or low resources compared to perceived demands, a 2x2 bifurcation theory of challenge and threat is proposed. This reflects polychotomy of four parts; high challenge, low challenge, low threat, and high threat. For example, in low threat, an athlete can evince a threat state but still perform well so long as they perceive high resources. Consequently, we propose suggestions for research concerning measurement tools and a reconsideration of resources to include social support. Finally, applied recommendations are made based on adjusting demands and enhancing resources