People attended universities and literacy expanded so there was a commensurate appreciation for aesthetics in general, and cathedral art in particular. Secular themes appearing in religious paintings brought a genre to the attentive eye that had not Continue Reading...
Organizational Structure Critically discuss the extent to which an organisation's structure not only shapes its culture, but also its ability to transform itself As with structure, culture is methodologically analyzable by virtue of its emergent st Continue Reading...
Organizational theory refers to the behavioral and social theories which help in the understanding of both informal and formal organizations. It makes references to a number of fields - anthropology, sociology, psychology, semiotics, economics, commu Continue Reading...
bnet.com/definition/Corporate+Culture.html). This last point is especially important: Corporate culture is primarily the purview of a company's management and of its leaders. It is something that top executives in a company attempt to manage through Continue Reading...
Organizational Behavior Chester county hospital organization culture Chester county hospital is an organization within the public sector. This organization strives to be the best place to work for any of its employees or potential employees. This o Continue Reading...
Leading Adidas has a solid performance as a sustainability leader -- economic, environmental, and social. This despite accusations of slave-labor in China, which proved to be less than accurate. The company actively engages its stakeholders in key Continue Reading...
Evolution and Development of Behavioral Therapy The 20th century approach to psychology is notable because, while there was an emphasis on the medical approach to treating psychological disorders, there was also a focus on nonphysiological therapie Continue Reading...
Organizational Culture: An Analysis Based on Morgan's Cultural Metaphor When one thinks about the word "culture," one tends to think about some far-away, exotic place where people in elaborate costumes perform mysterious rituals. While it is certa Continue Reading...
Gift giving creates a bond between the giver and the receiver. Mauss felt that to reject a gift, was to reject the social bond attached to it. Likewise, to fail to reciprocate is viewed as a dishonorable act in some cultures. Gift giving is a means Continue Reading...
Technological innovations were common as mankind learned to communicate with one another. Working in social groups early humans discovered tools, methods for controlling fire and using the wheel and eventual begin developing methods for "recording a Continue Reading...
Moreover, Bartlett (cited in Churchwell, 2003) underlined that, in the past, managing diversity was rather synonymous with giving equal opportunities to people of different gender or race. Nowadays, he emphasized that diversity meant "legitimizing Continue Reading...
A second change that has occurred and will continue to transform is that, regardless of the motivation, many employers have begun to experiment with flextime, telecommuting, and voluntary reduced-load work arrangements to give employees more discre Continue Reading...
Organizational Climate Compare and Contrast organizational (command) climate with organizational culture. Organizational climate is the recurring patterns of behavior, attitudes and feelings that characterize life in an organization or company. It Continue Reading...
But Wal-Mart has been more successful where Kmart has failed. The author of the study explains this difference with the treatment, importance and role played and offered to the human resource. "Kmart and Wal-Mart are virtually identical, right? Yet Continue Reading...
Anthropology and Total Institutions The presence of total institutions within our overall societal structure provides a unique opportunity for anthropologic inquiry through the standardization of individual behaviors. First introduced by sociologist Continue Reading...
Anthropology Review and Critique: Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspectives The textbook by Brettell and Sargent on the myriad and diverse studies of gender is not only written with excellent scholarship and with a style that is engaging, but the subjec Continue Reading...
.." When one uses health foods it shows that person has "certain values and a commitment for a certain world view," Dubisch writes; and that person is experiencing a "mazeway resynthesis," a mental map, a mental image of the world that is entirely in Continue Reading...
According to functionalism, societal values also play an important role in governing a society by offering general guidelines for acceptable behavior through the establishment of roles and norms. For example, such societal institutions as the famil Continue Reading...
Initiation ceremonies could last for weeks, involving singing and dancing, story telling, body decorations and ceremonial objects. Some of the stories are open to all the people of the tribe, while others are secret and meant only for the initiates. Continue Reading...
The ability to transform an organization to the next level, through specific leadership techniques, and to have the vision to carry out the task, is called transformational leadership. Transformational leaders influence by becoming the teacher, men Continue Reading...
human behavior to understand the range of behaviors that people show under the influence of emotions, parenting, culture, attitudes, values, ethics, force and genetics. It is understood through this research how the human behavior can be usual or un Continue Reading...
325). Robertson & Tang (1998) demonstrate through systematic analysis how commitment in an organization can be empirically measured and how organizations can use that information to improve organizational structures, systems, behaviors and thou Continue Reading...
Aging Biological, Psychosocial, & Developmental Theories of Aging Biological, Psychosocial, and Developmental Theories of Aging Aging is a manifestation of events that occur over a span of time. This is not a uniform process, individuals' age Continue Reading...
The new division of these apartments that was thought to be a main feature of modern housing was not a solution to the problem of privacy. Most of the families only got a small bedroom with a small living space. Males and females often had to share Continue Reading...
Organizational behavior is a broad area within management which focusses on how people act in organizations. This is the study and application of knowledge on how individuals and groups within an organization act it achieves this through taking a sys Continue Reading...
Cultural Schemata Theory: Together with formal schemata and linguistic schemata, cultural schemata are some of the main types of schema theory, which is a hypothesis on how knowledge is gained and processed. Actually, schema is a technical word used Continue Reading...
On the other hand, multiculturalism appears to be automatic in conceding division (Werbner, 2006). In multicultural societies, issues of bias and racism invariably summon political leaders whose base of power is dependent on division. This is contr Continue Reading...
Geertz suggests that "man's nervous system does not merely enable him to acquire culture; it positively demands that he do so if it is going to function at all" (Geertz, 1973:73; McNeil, 2002). Despite this he also notes that deficiencies exist wit Continue Reading...
Sociology and Cultural Anthropology Research Methods used in Sociology Closed or Structured Questionnaires and Participant Observation are among the many research methods used in sociological studies. Structured questionnaire is a quantitative res Continue Reading...
The solutions are numerous and more diversified. Knowledge is crucial for business success. There are two types of knowledge: explicit or tacit. The explicit type is easily codified, stored and transmitted to other individuals. As opposed to the fo Continue Reading...
Radical Humanist Approach to Organizational Analysis Analyzing Organizations Company Patagonia is a small company that began by making perfect pitons for rock climbers. The company was founded by a band of climbers and surfers who lived the minim Continue Reading...
Psychological and Socio-Cultural Theories of Risk Definition of Risk The term "risk" is often defined differently depending on the particular paradigm. For example, risk is economics is typically defined in terms of differences in possible monetary Continue Reading...
Schwartz Values -- Conformity Again, a paradigm shift between the old (traditional) ways and the new (seeing more Western influence Tend to conform and obey clearer rules and structures; obeying parents, preserving the world as it is; no drastic Continue Reading...
For instance, Triandis (1989) notes, " on this point, Triandis indicates that "the more complex the culture, the more frequent the sampling of the public and private self and the less frequent the sampling of the collective self. The more individual Continue Reading...
Intercultural Communication ANALYSIS & REPORT FORMAT Use format headings address answer overarching question 'Did working a volunteer contribute detract intercultural exchange communication?': Introduction Outline event, organisation worked, tas 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...
Nursing Theory and Leininger The world of contemporary nursing is a complex, yet rewarding, career choice. Far from the outdated paradigm of the Nurse being just the Doctor's assistant, the contemporary nursing professional takes on a partnership ro Continue Reading...
Health Behavior The "Theories At A Glance" manual discussed a variety of healthy behaviors. Select two theories that can be used to explain why people behave the way they do. Discuss the basic premise and constructs of the theories you choose. Cite Continue Reading...
