Provide an Example of a Business Firm as an Open

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Essay

Provide an example of a business firm as an open system.

Identify and explain the major defense mechanisms according to psychoanalytic theory.

Describe Carl Rogers' humanistic approach to personality, including unconditional positive regard and self-actualization.

Recognize the criticisms of humanistic and psychoanalytic theories.

Illustrate the process and importance of identification in personality development as per Freud.

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Definitions:

Savings

The portion of income not spent on current consumption, often set aside for future use or investment.

Investment

The act of allocating resources, usually money, with the expectation of generating an income or profit, often through the purchase of assets like stocks, bonds, or real estate.

Depression

A prolonged period of significant economic decline characterized by a substantial increase in unemployment, a drop in available credit, shrinking output, and bankruptcies.

Keynes

John Maynard Keynes was a British economist whose theories revolutionized macroeconomic practices and governmental economic policies.