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This paper finds that the rise of the Internet found newspapers unprepared for the changes that occurred. It finds further that those papers which cannot adapt to the changing environment have failed, and that this trend will continue in the future. The paper explains that the newspapers that emphasize paper are doomed to oblivion, while those that emphasize news will be able to survive through adaptation. The paper relates that among the most common adaptations in the acquisition and development of web-based offshoots for such things as classified advertising. The paper also notes that the presence of entities such as craigslist present serious models of ways that the Internet may gradually overtake entire functions.

From the Paper
"Time was when a newspaper was pretty much its own medium. Readers wishing to comment could write letters to the editor, or perhaps cancel a subscription if they felt too offended, but the notion of instant feedback to the newspaper was beyond conception. No more. Even the print media that have not gone to online editions have e-mail addresses for virtually every writer, department, columnist, reporter, whatever, has a posted e-mail address. Many periodicals and newspapers are available on-line., or have on-line supplements. In short, the Internet has had a profound and pervasive influence on more conventional media."

Tags:newspapers, internet, adaptation

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Organizations must be flexible and adaptable to change if they are to survive in today's rapidly changing and competitive environments. Organizations that remain wed to the past may find themselves being left behind and their very survival threatened. Flexibility and adaptability can only be achieved through the commitment and mindset of the entire organizational culture. This paper examines various ways organizations organize themselves and how managing and leading these organizations play a role in how well these organizations adapt to change in reaching a level of relative equilibrium.

From the Paper
"From a rational systems perspective, organizations are designed to attain specific goals by organizing in such a way to lead to maximum efficiency in attaining these goals (Scott, 2003). The focus is on organizational principles in achieving predetermined goals. Three early rational theories were Taylor's Scientific Management, Fayol's Administrative Theory, and Weber's Theory of Bureaucracy.
Taylor's Scientific Management was the belief that it was possible through scientific means to analyze tasks performed by individuals and to pick out those procedures that produced a maximum output with the least amount of energy and resources and that after these tasks were identified, they would become the standard performance measures. Taylor introduced an objective method for determining how fast a job should be done. Taylor's solution was to break down the work tasks into its constituent elements or motions so the work would be done in the "one best way" (Taylor, 1912/1970a, p. 85). Taylor also pushed strongly for standardization in the design and use of tools and advocated that each worker be assigned a specific amount of work based on the results of time study (Locke, 1982). Under Taylor's Scientific Management, the focus was on studying the best procedures at the worker level and then implementing these standards; a bottom-up approach to management was the rational (Scott, 2003)."

Tags:business, flexibility, natural, open, rational, systems, thinking

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The paper discusses the article "Adaptation, Culture Scale, and the Environmental Crisis" by M.Sahlins & E.R Service. It looks at the interaction of culture and the environment and the role that this interaction plays in damaging the environment and depleting resources. It also examines the character and scope of the world's current environmental crisis.

From the Paper
"This quote raises some of the most salient points that are brought out further in the article. First, it notes that the scale of the culture and the concentration of social power have very little to do with the longevity of a civilization on an evolutionary timescale. Second, the quote brings to mind the scale of resource depletion and environmental degradation that accompany large and powerful cultures. Simply put, large, powerful cultures have often depleted their natural resources, and polluted their environment to the extent that their civilization has collapsed."

Tags:civilizations, social, power, cultural, evolution, natural, world

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This paper discusses sensory adaption, in which the nerves begin to cease to send as much information to the brain after a prolonged exposure to stimuli.That paper points out that this occurs in all five senses of smell, taste, touch, hearing, and sight. The paper holds that adaptation is a normal part of sensation in the human body, with all sensing receptors of the body sending messages to the areas of the brain that process and deal with it, the occipital area and the thalamus. The paper concludes that, when the senses become overloaded, the sections of the brain, as well as the nerves, adapt to the increased intense stimuli by shutting it off to some extent, and in some cases altogether, until a change in sensation occurs.

From the Paper
"The nose senses odors by picking up miniscule odor-bearing particles which are floating about in the air we are breathing. When these particles intercept the moist nerve endings in the interior of the nose, called the sensory receptor cells, there is a spike in the pattern of nerve impulses sent to the thalamus. The nerves may continue to send intense stimulation for a while, but eventually the perception of the intensity declines. This is neurologically explained by the adaptation phenomena. The nerve endings begin to adapt to the new odor and consider it normal, thus ceasing to send so much information about the foreign element in the air with a coordinating decline in the frequency of impulses. Within the brain, the thalamus ceases to respond to an intense pattern of stimulation, as well. Once the odor is gone (say, you walk out of a foul-smelling room), your nose tells you that there is a change once more, perhaps a more pleasant odor it detects (Typo 1)."

Tags:smell, taste, touch, hearing, sight, nerve, brain

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The paper discusses how from the time of birth, the individual begins to learn about who he or she is in the world through contact with parents and the interpretations of parental roles that are transmitted to the child. The paper explains that females may learn that they are the primary caretakers, while males may grow to understand that they are dominant figures in the household, and through these interactions, children develop gender role ideas that will lead them to their later communication with others in their own culture. The paper then discusses how as the child ages, he will begin to understand language, social roles and views of the greater society through cultural norms that are shared by those in the child's immediate community. The paper notes that these ideas are generally carried throughout life and are consistently affected by the experiences that the person has over time. The paper adds that once the individual enters a completely new cultural environment, learning to adapt to that environment can be difficult and pose significant problems, especially if the identity that the person has developed during the lifetime is cast aside as insignificant.

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"From the time of birth, the individual begins to learn about who he or she is in the world through contact with parents and the interpretations of parental roles that are transmitted to the child. Females may learn that they are the primary caretakers, while males may grow to understand that they are dominant figures in the household. Through these interactions children develop gender role ideas that will lead them to their later communication with others in their own culture. As the child ages, however, the child will begin to understand language, social roles and views of the greater society through cultural norms that are shared by..."

Tags:second, language, learners

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Individual employees experience difficulties in keeping pace with the organizational restructuring or improvement processes. A key challenge for an individual during organizational changes is not only to reaffirm capability to learn new skills but also to develop and maintain an attitude to tackle new ways of doing things. Organization experts believe that the self is the key in determining the reaction of individual employees to the changing organizational landscape.

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This paper examines the increasing complexity of human computer interaction, and the active efforts to decrease this complexity and increase computer usability through various methods. First, the paper discusses customization in which the user himself/herself makes certain changes to the system to suit their individual needs. Then, it takes an in-depth look at adaptive graphical interfaces, which should help users to accomplish their tasks with fewer actions. Today's most common adaptive graphical interfaces are further described. Additionally, the paper addresses adaptive navigation support for hypermedia systems, which has also been explored as a means of personalizing or adapting user interface. The paper concludes by noting that the importance ascribed to graphical user interfaces demonstrates why having adaptive mechanisms inbuilt into the system as well as providing some degree of control to the user is recommended.

From the Paper
"Adaptive graphical interfaces can not only improve a user's performance but also system performance and quality of human computer interaction. Such interfaces can help to get rid of problems arising from information overflow or system complexity. (Benyon, Accommodating Individual Differences through an Adaptive User Interface); (Schneider-Hufschmidt, Adaptive User Interfaces Class 8113d, Fall 94); (Karwowski, 1004) Adaptive graphical interfaces possess a tremendous amount of potential for providing assistance to a broad range of users operating across a wide span of work contexts. Plenty of research has gone into the development of such systems. Computer systems can be made adaptable if it is provided with an appropriate theory of interaction along with the necessary instructions of how this interaction can be improved. The representations and structure offered at the interface can be made to complement the user's individual needs, desires and preferences if the computer is arranged to alter its functioning."

Tags:human-computer interaction, customization, Adaptive User Interface, Graphical User Interface

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In this article, the writer explains that the Roy Adaptation Model is a model for nursing practice that reflects the person's adaptation to his or her environment. The writer discusses that within the model there are four specific adaptive modes that serve as subsystems for the individual or group.

From the Paper
"These subsystems are: * Physiologic-physical: Focusing on the individual this adaptive mode pertains to the individual's basic needs and the "four complex processes". In relationship to the group it ..."

Tags:adaptation, model

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This paper first reviews what neurotransmitters are and their relationship to the peripheral and central nervous systems. Two neurotransmitters are reviewed in detail and then their relationship to psychological disorders are reviewed. The second part of the paper completes four experiments and then relates the findings from these sensory activities. These activities are then analyzed for understanding the idea of adaption and how adaption has been helpful in evolution.

Tags:neurotransmitter, adaption, evolution

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The paper examines the issue of expatriate U.S. managers and their cultural adaptation. It provides an overview of the topic and looks at the multiple challenges that expat managers face. The paper looks at the necessary core competencies and attributes as well as the need to develop a multicultural, international workforce.

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"Expatriate American managers working in such locations as Europe Asia Latin America and the Middle East face multiple challenges that must be met and overcome if they and their companies are to succeed in the global marketplace ..."

Tags:expatriate managers, cultural adaptation, cross-cultural, international business