The increase in transracial adoption in modern society has not been without some controversy over its practice. Conflicting studies, have exposed and given rise to greater sensitivity to the impact of transracial adoption on adoptees-. As noted, prior studies have indicated that Korean adoptees adjust well to their environment (Feigelman & Silverman, Kim, 1977, 1978; Simon, 1974); however, some studies indicate a negative outcome (Chestang, 1972; Chimezie, 1975) and some ethnic groups (i.e., Native Americans and The National Association of Black Social Workers) have discouraged the practice of transracial adoption. In an attempt to clarify such issues surrounding transracial adoption, the purpose of this study was to explore the impact of adoption on adult Korean adoptees.This study examined whether acculturation, assimilation, cultural identity, age of placement of Korean adoptees, and revisiting Korea play a role in self-concept. In addition, this study wanted to look at whether the positive initial adjustment found in Kim's (1977; 1978) studies continued into adulthood for Korean adoptees. Adjustment was based upon self-concept. The results from this study indicated that acculturation, assimilation, cultural identity, placement of Korean adoptees, and revisit of Korea had little influence in self-concept. As noted, the results indicated that: 1) acculturation was only related to Verbal self-concept; 2) revisiting Korea did not predict self-concept; however, cultural identity did play an important part in self concept; 3) age of placement of Korean adoptees related only to Verbal, Math, and Honesty self-concept; and 4) in general, positive adjustment based upon self-concept appeared to continue into adulthood for Korean adoptees.In summary, adjustment for Korean adoptees appeared to continue into adulthood. In addition, cultural identity appeared not to relate to Korean adoptees' self-concept. However, as noted, there needs to be further studies due to the limitations of this study, particularly the measurements. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services

The intention of this study is to examine the relevance of applying the Queensland Adoption Act 1964-1988 to the traditional adoption practice of Torres Strait Islanders. The concept of adoption as defined by the Queensland adoption legislation reflects the cultural context of “white Australia” and the intention of the Adoption Act 1964-1988 is to legalise a specific concept of adoption. This study will show that the Queensland Government, through the Department of Family Services, the Department which has the responsibility for implementing adoption legislation, does not make any allowance for differing views of adoption. The accepted definition of adoption is biased toward the dominant white culture in Queensland and the legislation was intended to service the needs of the dominant white culture.

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2008. / Department of Philosophy, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Peggy Zeglin Brand, Jason T. Eberl, Michael B. Burke. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-84).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, 2008. / Title from dissertation title page (viewed May 13, 2008). Includes abstract. "Dissertation presented to the Faculty of the Brite Divinity School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 132-139).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2009. / Principal faculty advisors: Mary Jean Pfaelzer and Peter X. Feng, Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46).

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 132-139) Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 18, 2007). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-203).

Afin de préserver sa stabilité, une organisation devrait être en mesure d'anticiper les changements à venir. Le concept d’être à l’écoute de l’environnement pour dénicher les informations précieuses permettant à une organisation de prédire un futur événement est appelé « veille stratégique ».La veille stratégique demeure une tâche difficile à mettre en place. Une des raisons expliquant cette difficulté est l'absence d'un outil permettant de soutenir le processus de la veille stratégique. Ceci est également identifié comme un facteur pouvant conduire à l'échec de la mise en œuvre et le maintien de la veille stratégique.Les réseaux sociaux (RS) se sont avérés extrêmement populaires dans la sphère personnelle, et ont suscité l’intérêt de la communauté scientifique et des organisations.La prise de conscience croissante de la valeur ajoutée des RS dans les organisations a conduit à la création de réseaux sociaux professionnels (RSP) qui ont transformé la façon dont les employés travaillent et interagissent.D'une part, la veille stratégique manque d'un « outil support à la gestion de l’information ». D'autre part, les RSP sont des outils répandus permettant de communiquer, de collaborer et de partager l'information. Cela rend les RSP des candidats potentiels pour soutenir la veille stratégique.Le but de notre recherche est d'étudier l’adoption des RSP en tant que SI permettant de soutenir le processus de la veille stratégique. Afin d’y parvenir nous posons 3 sous-questions :1-Quel est le "fit" entre les RSP et le processus de la veille stratégique ?Afin de répondre à cette sous-question, nous construisons un cadre théorique en adressant les fonctionnalités requises pour soutenir un processus de veille stratégique ainsi que celles offertes par les RSP.Notre étude montre l'existence d'un potentiel "fit", mais aussi d’un "misfit" entre les fonctionnalités des RSP et le processus de la veille stratégique.Sur la base de cette observation, nous tentons d'étudier les raisons de l'adoption des RSP pour soutenir le processus de la veille stratégique. Nous abordons alors les déterminants de l'adoption des RSP dans 2 contextes d’usage différents, ce qui fera l’objet des 2 sous-questions suivantes.2-Quels sont les déterminants de l’adoption des RSP (indépendamment de leurs contextes d'utilisation managériaux) ?L'adoption est le processus de développement, de mise en œuvre et l’intention d'utiliser pleinement la technologie.Malgré de nombreux d’études, les théories et les modèles existants reflètent une image fragmentée de l’adoption d’une technologie.Ainsi, afin de répondre à la seconde sous-question, nous synthétisons, à partir de la littérature, un cadre théorique regroupant des déterminants de l’adoption d’une technologie et des déterminants de l’adoption des RS et des RSP.En se basant sur ce cadre théorique, nous identifions 15 déterminants qui pourraient influencer l’adoption des RSP indépendamment de leurs contextes d’utilisations managériaux.3-Quels sont les déterminants de l'adoption des RSP pour soutenir le processus de la veille stratégique ?Afin de répondre à cette sous-question, nous divisons la liste des 15 déterminants en 2 groupes : 1)déterminants de l’adoption des RSP pour soutenir le processus de la veille stratégique et 2)déterminants de l’adoption des RSP pour soutenir les autres processus business. En comparant ces 2 groupes, nous identifions 15 déterminants qui pourraient influencer l’adoption des RSP pour soutenir le processus de la veille stratégique. Parmi ces déterminants, 5 sont exclusivement identifiés dans le cas de l’adoption des RSP pour soutenir le processus de la veille stratégique.Notre étude a permis d’identifier certains contextes dans lesquels les RSP pourraient être un outil support du processus de la veille stratégique.Elle a permis de proposer des recommandations qui pourraient aider les organisations à adopter les RSP comme outil pour soutenir le processus de la veille stratégique. / To preserve its stability and ensure a strong market position, an organization should be able to anticipate upcoming changes. The concept of scanning the environment for valuable information and indicative signals that allow an organization to predict a potential future event is termed “strategic scanning”.Strategic scanning is still considered a hard task to put in place. One of the reasons to explain this difficulty is the absence of a supporting tool which is also identified as a factor that can lead to the failure of the implementation and sustainability of strategic scanning.The development of social networks sites (SNS) proved to be extremely popular in the personal sphere, and started raising interest in the scientific community as well as in organizations.Growing awareness of the added value of SNS in organizations lead to the creation of numerous corporate social networks (CSN) technology that has transformed the way employees work and interact.On one hand, strategic scanning still lacks an “information management supporting tool”. On the other hand, CSN technology are widely spread ways to communicate, collaborate and share information. This makes CSN technology a potential candidate to support strategic scanning.The aim of our study is to investigate the adoption of CSN technology as a supporting IS for strategic process. To do so we ask 3 sub-questions:1-what is the fit between CSN technology and strategic scanning process?To answer this, we construct a theoretical framework by addressing the functionalities required to support a strategic scanning process, and addressing the functionalities offered by CSN technology.Our results show the existence of both a potential fit and misfit between CSN functionalities and strategic scanning process.Based on this observation, we attempt to study the reasons behind the adoption of CSN technology to support strategic scanning process.Hence, we address the determinants of CSN technology adoption in two different contexts of use -which is the aim of the two following sub-question.2-what are the determinants of CSN technology adoption (independently of its managerial context of use)?Adoption is the process of developing, implementing and having the will to make full use of the technology.Despite numerous studies attempting to understand technology adoption, existing theories and most of the models lack a holistic view and reflect a fragmented image.Thus, to answer the second sub-question, we draw a theoretical framework that consists of determinants of technology adoption and determinants of SNS and CSN technology adoption identified in the literature.Based on this theoretical framework, we identify 15 determinants that might influence the adoption of CSN technology independently of its managerial context of use.3-what are the determinants of CSN technology adoption to support strategic scanning process?To answer this, we split the list of 15 determinants previously identified into 2 groups: 1) determinants of CSN technology adoption to support strategic scanning process and 2) determinants of CSN technology adoption to support other business processes.Comparing these 2 groups allow us to identify determinants of CSN adoption to support strategic scanning process that do not emerge when addressing the adoption of CSN to support other business processes.We identified 15 determinants that might influence the adoption of CSN technology to support strategic scanning process. Importantly, among these determinants, only 5 determinants are reported in the case of CSN technology adoption to support strategic scanning process.Based on all the above, our work reveals that CSN technology can be a supporting tool for strategic scanning process in some contexts. Further, our study allows us to propose recommendations that might help organizations to adopt CSN technology as a supporting tool for strategic scanning process.