Corporate communications involves not just the message, but the idea that communications are managed, and are connected to corporate objectives (Cornelissen, 2004). Therefore, when communication possibilities were limited, corporate options were lim Continue Reading...
Beyond Separation of Powers As high school students we all learned about the Constitutional separation of powers. With each of the three branches of government -- the judicial, executive, and legislative -- having the power to limit the power of the Continue Reading...
4). This idea has since been abandoned. The mythology of the Amazons, a matriarchy of warrior women, has been discounted as no more than a myth, one deriving from the deep-seated fear on the part of males that they might lose their power and authori Continue Reading...
Self and Social Psychology Social psychology is a relatively new field of study in modern science. Its focus is on the identity of the "Self" -- the sense of individuality: the component parts that make up who one "is" and the meaning of the "whole" Continue Reading...
Individual Reflection on Team Experience Evolution of the group/team over the term Group/team dynamics Group structure Intergroup/intra-group conflict According to Robert Harris, (2009) decision making is the process or the study of identifying Continue Reading...
Generations of Family TV Shows Many believe that scripted television shows provide a window into the culture, by portraying cultural norms and standards. Therefore, family television shows should highlight aspects of family life in American culture Continue Reading...
People come into an organizational culture from vastly different backgrounds and with very different experiences and cultural attitudes towards the right way to view a leader and to do business. Furthermore, mergers are also more common, meaning tha Continue Reading...
Additionally, it will boost team morale and teamwork and better employee relations and retention as well. Overall, performance will be improved. Intervention as a team is a must for the conflict resolution process to work. This process unlocks the p Continue Reading...
Harrison Company Executive Summary/Background- The Harrison Company, a mid-sized regional retailer with 80 stores in 7 states, is headquartered in State College, PA. At present, despite each store generating approximately $600,000 in revenue per ann Continue Reading...
Politics International Relations Analysis of Theories The field of international relations is based on many competing and complementary theories. These include realism, liberalism, constructivism, dependency theory, Marxism, etc. The theories are Continue Reading...
Meg Whitman is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard, the technology company that specializes in business and consumer electronic devices and services. She worked at a number of Fortune 500 companies and eventually found hersel Continue Reading...
Disability The story "The Village Watchman" by Terry Tempest Williams and the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" both depict families which include someone with developmental disability. In Williams' autobiographical story, it is the author's uncle, Continue Reading...
A change of leadership and divisive social forces might pressure such hatreds into re-erupting, but these hatreds are still historical 'products.' A balance between history and psychology is needed to fully understand why mass political atrocities Continue Reading...
Leadership Personality and Team Performance Leadership involves overseeing subordinates for the success of the organization. In the past, the role of the subordinate was passive, with leaders viewed as authoritarians. However, since 1980s, organizat Continue Reading...
Ethical Issues Facing the Army Leadership Today The United States military is facing a host of ethical issues today. A number of allegations in recent months regarding questionable ethical behavior -- as well as that which is decidedly unethical -- Continue Reading...
Leadership Technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills Interpersonal skills entail knowing how to interact with others. No employee desires to have a boss who is inconsiderate or rude or one who has poor human skills. All these could reduce pro Continue Reading...
Sound principles of strategic human resources management acknowledges the worth and value of human capital and invests in human capital through the provision of education and training that enables the employees of the IRS to maximize their own and t Continue Reading...
The American government's use of these normative values reflects not only their internal beliefs, but the beliefs of a larger community. Write Gleb and Roesnethal (2004), "These values are now widely shared around the world by different religions a Continue Reading...
desirable for the researcher to randomly assign subjects to the treatment and control groups than for the groups to evolve naturally? The whole purpose behind random assignment is to try to single out a single factor that is changing the experiment Continue Reading...
We went in assuming we would be rather homogenous and then found that the dynamic of the group could have broken down as a virtue of differences. Once those differences were noted by myself, the group leader the task became essentially easier, as mo Continue Reading...
Gaze Seeing, Looking, Regarding When Mulvey (1975) wrote about the psychological importance of the male gaze, most women would have recognized in her description of the dynamics of phallocentrism and the male observation of women their own experien Continue Reading...
Leadership Style: What Do People Do When they are Leading? Hewlett Packard (HP) remains one of the most successful computer and related services company in the Diversified Computer Systems industry. In this text, I concern myself with the leadership Continue Reading...
Human Resources Managing Organisational Culture The values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization make up the organizations culture. Organizational culture is the summation total of an or Continue Reading...
Paccom What long-range steps might Pacific Command (PACOM) take, as part of a broader national strategy, to help constructively engage China, while dissuading and deterring China from using force or the threat of force against others? The challenge Continue Reading...
"Reponses given were on a 5-point Likert scale anchored at the extremes by strongly disagree and strongly agree." (Marcos, Miguel, Oliva, and Calvo. 2009, p.1) the results reported "show a significant relationship between team members' perceptions o Continue Reading...
Talents are noted as an individual's naturally recurring patterns of thought, feeling, or behavior that may be applied productively. The more dominant a theme in an individual, the more that particular theme will likely influence that person's behav Continue Reading...
Application of the PAS to the myriad cases that include some rejection of a parent by a child involves the eye of the beholder" (Grief, 1997, p. 134). When the rejection of a parent by a child is taken to the extremes that are characteristic of pare Continue Reading...
Ursula Burns, Chief Executive Officer at Xerox Although many authorities agree that the glass ceiling is still in place, it is clear that it has at least been shattered somewhat with many women leading Fortune 500 companies today. Leading the charg Continue Reading...
U.S. intelligence community is always expected to perform its duties according to some specified guidelines. This study examines the three themes found in the Pfeffer and Salancik book, "The External Control of Organizations," as applied to the U.S. Continue Reading...
McDonald's Integrated Marketing Campaign This paper is divided into two distinct sections. The first chapter is based on literature reviews of various scholarly works that are related to the topic of integrated marketing campaign that are also relev Continue Reading...
responsibility require leaders in today's world to demonstrate the appropriate leadership skills. This mandate is even more pertinent in today's military structures. The call for a holistic understanding of personal, interpersonal and group dynamics Continue Reading...
Since we cannot easily overcome these obstacles we need to address the issues of popularity and unpopularity in the group and support the leaders of these groups in a way that there will be the necessary understanding of the discrepancies between gr Continue Reading...
51). As the events of the early 20th century unfolded, it was becoming increasingly clear that America's destiny was writ large and included expansive involvement with the international community. In this regard, Legro writes, "Rigid adherence to tr Continue Reading...
Management Organizational Behavior and Teamwork CASE ASSIGNMENT Southwest Airlines, Inc. has become an example of notable success. One reason for its significant achievement is its application of Reinforcement Theory to its employees. These applic Continue Reading...
Five Stage Model of Group Development is a helpful way of conceptualizing the growth of a team, and for understanding group behavior. It can help shake up teams in a rut or increase team productivity. First developed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965, the mo Continue Reading...
One of the crucial elements towards the realization of organizational success and profitability is creating a suitable working environment for all employees to thrive as they carry out their respective responsibilities. In essence, employees' con Continue Reading...
Industrial and Organizational Psychology shares much in common with several related fields, and there are multiple professional partnership opportunities. The field most closely linked to industrial and organizational psychology, and one that is impo Continue Reading...
As it was, the program on day one lacked the element of team building, it resembled a normal activity with very little challenge. It was obvious that the canoe activity was meant to be relatively easy in order to build confidence for the tasks that Continue Reading...
This can lead to both autonomy and cooperation within the group, as no member will feel that his or her skills are not utilized to an optimal level. It is also possible that non-constructive conflict can arise from the diversity within a group if n Continue Reading...
Pressures to Conform or Obey Western nations pride themselves on allowing their citizens freedom to choose for themselves their paths and destinies. However, psychological and sociological pressures often trump government-granted freedoms, especiall Continue Reading...
