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This paper discusses Anthony Winson's and Belinda Leach's 'Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy' in relation to one of the most famous sayings in American history - "Will it play in Peoria?" According to this paper, this saying is rooted in the belief that small-scale local culture offer crucial insights into policies and products for the broader society. The paper further discusses how the origins of this commonly used phrase, is based on the practice of American musical theatre "trying out" acts in small towns like Peoria, Illinois, before moving to large cities like New York. This paper shows how this famous phrase is of direct relevance to understanding the significance of Winson's and Leach's work.

Tags:economics, sociology, business

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This paper discusses the management of disruptive behavior in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or who are prenatally exposed to drugs. The paper recommends classroom modification and teaching the child self-management skills.

From the Paper
"The purpose of this paper is to present some classroom management strategies that can be useful when disruptive behavior occurs with children who ..."

Tags:classroom management, TBI, drugs, children

disruptive behavior

TBI

prenatal exposure to drugs

Abstract
This paper analyzes the concept of disruptive innovation, also known as disruptive technology and disruptive change. Using Ron Adner's definition from his article titled "When Are Technologies Disruptive? A Demand-Based View of The Emergence of Competition" as a guide, it attempts to investigate the dynamics of disruptive innovation in the marketplace. It looks at some of key characteristics and attributes inherent in any disruptive innovation and outlines some useful strategies companies can use to protect themselves through identifying, assessing and even creating disruptive innovation. It concludes with a discussion concerning some of the major hurdles companies undergo when contending with such an event in their market space.

Outline
Introduction and Objective
The Dynamics of Disruptive Innovations
Sustaining vs. Disruptive
How to Identify and Assess Disruptive Innovation
How to Respond to Disruptive Innovation
Five Responses to Disruptive Innovation
Major Hurdles
How to Create Disruptive Innovation
Strategy #1 - Creating a New Market as a Base for Disruption
Strategy #2 - Disrupting the Business Model From the Low End
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Another common hurdle in the face of disruption comes to light once a company has decided to embrace the innovation while continuing to operate the current business. Since, a disruptive innovation creates the need for such a different business model, and usually a different product, there is no question that complications arise when a company tries to incorporate the new business within the current model. The issues are numerous and range from funding, human resources, leadership, and cost structures just to name a few. To minimize these risks and hurdles studies suggest that the new business functions be carried out as an independent entity, linking back to the parent only when necessary or to take advantage of clearly beneficial synergies."

Tags:competition, consumption, management, technology

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In this article, the writer examines the effects of the mobile phone, as a disruptive technology in the telecommunication market. The writer provides the description of the fixed phone market prior to the disruption and looks at the disruption. The writer discusses the reaction of the fixed telephone operators and examines the actual overview of the market and predictions for the future.

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Introduction
-Background of the Industry and the Selected Company Prior to the Disruption
-The Disruption
-Reaction of the "Victim"
-Results to Date
-Lessons Learned
-Prediction for the Future
Conclusion
References

From the Paper
"Another and most important victim of the mobile phone as a disruptive technology is the landline market. Indeed, the convenience of mobile phones reduced the use of fixed phones. As a result the reaction of landline operators was, depending on the countries, to cut prices, to eliminate fixed monthly charges and innovate in products and services offered. Indeed, as there is a strong competition between operators, many of them also provide internet, television and mobile services. They offer double play and triple play packages composed of landline/ internet and landline/ internet/ television; and offers of fixed-mobile services . Finally, fixed phones shall not be evicted from the market, but retain market shares, as many consumers choose to have both fixed and mobile phones."

Tags:phone, cellphone, telephone, network, transmission, handsets

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The paper explains that disruptive technology is technology that ultimately changes the way things are done in an industry in a fundamental manner. The paper relates that although "cloud computing" has been redefined several times, it has the potential to be disruptive technology in a positive way.

From the Paper
"The term "disruptive technology" refers to new technology that ultimately changes the way things are done in an industry in a fundamental manner. According to Gartner, Inc., the changes created by disruptive technology impact "business models, processes, revenue streams, industry dynamics and consumer behaviour" (Moore, 2008, footnote). Disruptive technology ultimately has a long lasting impact on society itself, as well. The automobile, for example, was disruptive technology for its time. Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone technology is a disruptive technology for today, as people turn away from traditional telephone service (Yovanof & Hazapis,...)"

Tags:technology, cloud computing, it

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In today's mega technological world, children at all grade levels are constantly being bombarded by stimuli that is often disruptive to their learning process. This paper focuses on the initial problem of disruptive (negative) classroom behavior and how a student can learn to manage said behavior in order to maximize learning.

From the Paper
"Off task behavior is not a new phenomenon in a learning situation, albeit in an educational environment or one of business. The task of an effective teacher is to be able to counteract the problem with instructional methods and control procedures that minimize off task occurrences - thus maximizing learning. The results of the preliminary observational study clearly indicated that off task behavior consumes a significant portion of the total instructional time in a classroom environment over a period of one week. Therefore, the charge place before all educators is to adopt instructional and behavior methods that will reduce the likelihood of off task behavior becoming an instructional interference."

Tags:adhd, stimuli

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The paper explains that Nintendo created the three new target consumer groups of non-gamers, family members and the health and fitness industry with the development of the Wii. The paper discusses how being the first to launch a radically different console gave the company its competitive advantage which it then translated into its promotional strategy. The paper emphasizes how Nintendo's approach is disruptive because its strategy of attracting the non-gamers was changing the rules on which the competitive rivalry was based. The paper concludes with recommendations for Nintendo to capitalize upon this new brand equity.

From the Paper
"Nintendo's two major competitors in the industry were Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo's experience showed that the games must strike a balance and not be too complex which would alienate certain segments of the market. These considerations led to the launching of the Wii which facilitated the implementation of a disruptive strategy in catering to non-traditional customers. There were three main segments: non-gamers, family members and the health and fitness industry."

Tags:target, market, non-gamers, consoles, competitiveness, brand, equity, Sony, Microsoft

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This paper examines how a dysfunctional or disrupted family represents a risk factor or cause for homelessness. It looks at how dysfunctional families are more often conflicting environments and how causes of conflict in such families range from relationships with stepparents, school problems, sexual orientation, pregnancy, alcohol and drug use, neglect and sexual abuse. It also discusses how other causes of homelessness in familial context include residential instability, broken ties with the family of origin, disrupted family histories, and substance abuse.

From the Paper
"Martijn & Sharpe (2006) investigated causal pathways to homelessness and identified five different pathways. Each pathway is defined by the combination of precipitant factors for homelessness. Pathway one suggested that drug and alcohol, trauma with or without additional psychological problems are found prior to homelessness, pathway two emphasizes trauma and psychological problems (the absence of drug and alcohol) as precipitator factors for homelessness, pathway three reveals drug and alcohol and family problems, pathway four emphasizes family problems as a cause of homelessness, and pathway five focuses on trauma. The pathway four, focused on family problems revealed that the most important factors were neglect, physical and emotional abuse throughout childhood, and witnessing domestic violence at home."

Tags:stepparents, drugs, violence, domestic

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This paper reviews the book 'Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy' by Winston & Leach. According to this paper, Winston & Leach discuss how rural communities in Canada have been affected by globalization.

From the Paper
Winston's & Leach's (2002) 'Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy' is an investigation of the impact of globalization on a number of Canadian rural communities involved in manufacturing. The main research question was: What are the effects of restructuring on residents of those communities? It was determined that the people experienced substantial disruption and instability? Essentially, the book is an exploration of "the interaction of the new economy and the new technology in the everyday lives of everyday people" (Winston & Leach, 2002, p. 3). "

Tags:contingent, work, impact

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Discusses how the first European settlement of Southern New England disrupted the Native American culture of the region. Differing structures and social systems of Indian & European cultures. King Philip's War (1675-1676). The issue of land ownership, and scarcity of good, arable land leading to friction and eventual violence.

From the Paper
"Southern New England was the home to a complex civilization when some of the first European settlers to the New World came to the area that is southern and eastern Massachusetts, the eastern part of New Hampshire, Rhode Island and most of Connecticut. Although there were regional differences throughout this area caused by differences in the environment as well as by the inevitable differentiation of people into subcultures, this region was unified by what can be viewed into a single cultural group. That culture - along with the lives of individual American Indians - would be in large measure destroyed during the 17th century as their culture came into conflict with that of the Europeans.


This paper takes as its focus the culture of the Native Americans of Southern New England and also why it was so terribly..."