...which communication occurs primarily online or, at a distance. Even if you are enrolled in a course that meets weekly, conflicting schedules can make it difficult to arrange outside meetings with your group members. However, with proper planning and clear communications, teams can work effectively and efficiently with little or no face-to-face contact. Achieving good outcomes requires that individuals with different strengths, weaknesses, and perspectives come together to arrive at consensus. Several tools have been created to help your group get started, get organized, and stay on task. With these tools and tips, you will find that working as a team of educated professionals is not only more efficient but more rewarding as well. This professional collaboration is after all, the nature of nursing. Nurses work with others to help others. Working in teams produces the best outcome for patients and the nursing profession. The first step in working effectively as a team is to arrive at consensus. Before the real work begins, the entire group must agree on fundamental aspects of the work to be done. Together, the group must decide: What the outcome or final product should look like? What the objective is and what method should be used to achieve it? Who should be responsible for doing what tasks, given their experience and talents? What approach should be used when attempting to solve a problem or conflict within the group? Collectively, this process is called “group think...
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...Re-organization and Layoff: Issue and Problem Identification PHL/320 Re-organization and Layoff: Issue and Problem Identification In Week Two, Team D discussed the article Mismanaged layoffs can go ‘horribly wrong’ (Bouw, 2013.) The initially chosen focus of the group discussion was the potential ramifications of poorly handling the conversation terminating the employee. Reflecting on the article through further group discussion, and realizing the scope of the team’s initial impression is limiting the problem to a small component of the larger issue, Team D asserts the broader issue is that employers often turn to downsizing as the go-to method of cutting costs. Experts in the Bouw article provide evidence that knee-jerk layoffs to appease shareholder are often a mistake and cite why. Through the collaborative process of discussion, the team benefits from gaining confidence in the decision to change the focus of issue exploration from miscommunicating when firing to the drawbacks of layoffs. By clearly defining the problem that was not immediately apparent, Team D can now concentrate on discussing practical solutions for the broader underlying issue of unnecessary downsizing. Problem Identification The first step to successfully tackling any problem is identifying it. According to Dr. Henry Hornstein, downsizing within a company should be the last resort if cost cutting is necessary (Bouw, 2013.) He hypothesizes that it is approximately a 50 percent chance...
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...Groupthink is the concept of having many people go along in agreement with a decision essentially because, either someone of authority has spoken and others are afraid to contradict their idea, or because in the silence of a discussion, each individual believes that others agree with the “apparent” consensus and don’t want to demolish the group cohesiveness . For example, have you ever thought about raising an issue or question in a group meeting, but then abstained because you didn’t want to destroy the consensus view the team had spent considerable time forming, or because you didn’t want to appear to be the only unsupportive member of the team? Conversely, have you ever been a manager who has had to force a team through change when clearly the team was hesitant and not expressing their true opinions? or have you ever been in a situation where you have a team school project and all of you just agree with a certain suggestion because you just want the meeting to be done as soon as possible? The answer to these questions is groupthink. Along with this, the only thing that can help managers combat the groupthink effects is staying aware of the number of key indicators, or symptoms that this mentality presents. The four main symptoms of groupthink are: illusion of invulnerability, self censorship, direct pressure and an illusion of unanimity. One of the most dangerous symptoms of groupthink is the illusion of invulnerability, in which the entire group believes to have...
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...The issue of when women are the leader an organization is becoming a good reason to discuss with. According to (Cohen & Huffman, 2007; Brenner and colleagues, 1989) concluded that today’s female manager expected to treat their colleagues both men and women fairly in promotion, selection and placement decisions. There is no such biased in career. Talent does not discriminate gender. Everyone can be a good manager. But to be a good manager the person need to have several things such as skills, talent and the ability in managerial. Besides, leadership roles that is the trait to lead others shown by women through their leadership style can empower followers, building trust and innovative which suited to business challenges nowadays (Eagly & Carli, 2007). Organization that do not pay a proper attention to this talent- management issue, will suffer because they fail to keep up with others in the movement of the world today, especially to their competitors. Organization need to work even harder to attract, develop and to retain the best candidates to serve as the next generation of leaders. In the history of various cultures, women have always excelled than men. According to the list of Fortune 1000 list of companies publishes by Fortune Magazine, women hold 4.6 percent of Fortune 1000 list of CEO position. Despite of being minority in managerial world, women make a better manager because they are highly motivated, easy to communicate, have the power to convince people and have a capability...
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...Failures Paper Charles Persinger University of Phoenix POS/355 Jeff Rugg April 28, 2014 Simply put, distributed computing is allowing computers to work together in groups to solve a single problem too large for any one of them to perform on its own. Distributed computing is not a simple matter of just sticking the computers together. For a distributed computation to work effectively, those systems must cooperate, and must do so without lots of manual intervention by people. This is usually done by splitting problems into smaller pieces, each of which can be tackled more simply than the whole problem. The results of doing each piece are then reassembled into the full solution. As handy as a distributed system can be there are a there are four main issues you could face: Operating system failures, Hardware Failures, Omission Failures and Byzantine Failures. Crash failures are caused across the server of a typical distributed system and if these failures are occurred operations of the server are halt for some time. Operating system failures are the best examples for this case and the corresponding fault tolerant systems are developed with respect to these affects. Hardware failures used to be more common, but with all of the recent innovations in hardware design and manufacturing they tend to be fewer and far between with most of these physical failures tending to be network or drive related. With more hardware the probability goes up that there will...
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...Authoritarianism Authoritarianism is a form of social organization characterized by submission to authority. It is usually opposed to individualism and democracy. In politics, an authoritarian government is one in which political authority is concentrated in a small group of politician. Characteristics Authoritarianism is characterized by highly concentrated and centralized power maintained by political repression and the exclusion of potential challengers. It uses political parties and mass organizations to mobilize people around the goals of the regime. Authoritarianism emphasizes the rule of the few; it often includes election rigging, political decisions being made by a select group of officials behind closed doors, a bureaucracy that sometimes operates independently of rules, which does not properly supervise elected officials, and fails to serve the concerns of the constituencies they purportedly serve. Authoritarianism also tends to embrace the informal and unregulated exercise of political power, a leadership that is "self-appointed and even if elected cannot be displaced by citizens' free choice among competitors," the arbitrary deprivation of civil liberties, and little tolerance for meaningful opposition; A range of social controls also attempt to stifle civil society, while political stability is maintained by control over and support of the armed forces, a pervasive bureaucracy staffed by the regime, and creation of allegiance through various means of socialization and...
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...Corporate strategies for a business In order to success, we must have positive visions and goal. To do that, the first thing we must do is find a way where is leads to your goal. Our organization is restaurant, the main goal is to reach the international level and become a chain food restaurant in worldwide. Nothing comes in an empty hand, we have to work very hard and overcome some obstacle to the goal. Problems: These are the major problem we will face in order to achieve our goal, it cannot be solve in few days or month. I) The first is will be the money, it makes the world turn. It has cost a few millions in fully constructing our restaurant in Penang, no doubt it will cost more in outer of Malaysia. To over come this problem, there is some ways. We either get the profit from this restaurant and slowly plan our next move, partnership with other or loan from bank. These strategy will be use in separately depend on the location. I) The second will be the reputation of our restaurant, the fame level of our restaurant. The fame of your restaurant must be very good in order to expand our restaurant to a world wide level. In order to success, everything in our restaurant must be best of the best. First, our food must be very good, satisfy the demand or desire of the customer. Customer service is the second, the satisfaction of the customer is very important to us. The feedback the the customer is far more powerful then the advertising of ours. A positive feedback...
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...EAT2EAT.com Case Eat2Eat.com is an internet based restaurant reservation services covering major Asia Pacific cities. Moreover, the website also provides restaurant reviews, recipes, interviews with leading chefs and lists of top establishments in various categories. Issues: 1. Promotion strategies: In market target aspect, EAT2EAT mainly focused on company secretaries and personal assistants who typically tasked with arranging business diner and there are only 43 percent individual users. 2. Raising additional capital: EAT2EAT only have one investment from its owner Aggarwal. Although EAT2EAT had established a strong presence, additional investment is expected for market exploring, public relations and technology upgrade. 3. Market lag: The service is popular in Tokyo and Seoul but did not have a great acceptance in Hong Kong and Singapore. Analysis: Eat2Eat’s users can be divided into two categories: Personal Use (43%) and Corporate Use (57%). The average revenue per user is calculated to be $40.31 in 2005. However, the average cost of acquiring each user was calculated at $45.03. This implies inefficiencies within the current business model. EAT2EAT need to raise 2 million dollars in additional capital. Fifty percent of capital is for hiring more customer representatives, fourty percent of capital would be spent on public relations and personal market expanding. The rest would be used as technology upgrade. Recommendations: 1. Eat2Eat...
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...Cultural Clash: An American in China This past summer I had the opportunity to do an accounting internship in Beijing, China. I was really excited to go overseas to a country that is a big economic leader and has many ancient and cultural sites to visit. I had gotten my visa and passport, and was told that staff members of my internship program will pick me up at the airport in Beijing. In my mind, everything was going accordingly. Unfortunately, my flight from Chicago had a two-hour delay and so I ended up arriving one whole day late to Beijing. That meant that nobody was going to pick me up at the airport and I had to get to my apartment complex all by myself. This wouldn’t be as much of a problem if I knew how to speak Mandarin. I learned that in Beijing, not very many people speak English; not even a few words. From my American perspective, I thought what kind of country doesn’t even speak English, especially taxi drivers! At the airport a taxi driver approached me and asked if I needed assistance. I thought that the taxi drivers hear provide great hospitality, however I was wrong. I later learned that I had gotten into a ‘black cab’. I ended up paying 400 Yuan for what should’ve been a 100-150 Yuan expense. Another instance in which language was a major barrier/obstacle was during my first day of work. The staff members of the internship program said they would drop interns off at their workplace on the first day of work, however interns must go home by themselves. After...
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...established the “Walmart China Women’s Leadership Development Commission” for driving women’s career development. Following themes recently emphasized in the Chinese government’s 12th Five Year Plan, we have created programs that support domestic consumption, boost rural economic development, create economic opportunities to raise employment, strengthen food safety systems and promote sustainability across our business. For example, beginning in the 2011 spring season, vegetable farmers in many area of China, including Henan, Shanxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Liaoning, have suffered from unsellable vegetables. To answer the call of the Ministry of Commerce and local governments to help this situation, Walmart signed a proposal in Beijing to help farmers sell excess vegetables through our direct farm program. The company has been purchasing vegetables and fruits from farmers and selling them at fair price in its store outlets across China, which has helped farmers through a period of difficulty and ensured that our customers get safe and affordable produce. Community At Walmart China, we are contributing to a harmonious society and community. Over the past 15 years, we’ve donated more than RMB 65 million (USD 9.7 million)...
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...experienced some of them, it's great! You’d better to try some. Ban: do you have something to recommend? Yan: there is a very famous turkish kebabs reasturant is overlooking my house，they offer shish kebab, donor kebab, mixed kebab and the most popular one which is kalasuni Ban: oh, i don't know, it seems that all of these food are greasy. mind you, girls prefer to have some light diet to keep slim. do you have any other options? Yan: Alright, there also is a italy restaruat,they have brought out a new style of spaghetti,it is fantastic! i heard the chef had been worked for the the queen of united kindom. Ban: oh, sound good, i always love noodles, but, as long as i am in beijing, i would like to try some local cuisine Yan: what about peking roast duck, the most popular food in Beijing, Oh sorry I forgot you have just Mind Me.. ok, i know there is a very popular night market which is not far away...
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...Beijing Though the Beijing area had been fought over and populated in previous years, the first major city in this zone hadn't been established until 938 A.D. Originally, Beijing had been called Nanjing, or Nanking, which means the “Southern Capital.” Nanjing was made the secondary capital of the Liao Dynasty at the time of its establishment. In 1125, the Liao Dynasty became part of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, and Nanjing was made the new capital of this kingdom after it was renamed Zhongdu, meaning the “central capital.” The Liao Dynasty fell to the Mongols in 1215, and burned Zhongdu to the ground. Soon after, the city was rebuilt under Kublai Khan and named Dadu, which means the “grand capital.” It wasn't until the Ming Dynasty that this city was named Beijing, and began to take its modern form in 1403. Today, Beijing is home to more than 17 million people, and is booming with industry and culture. Beijing is famous for its public operas which involve song, spoken dialogue, and various actions such as acrobatics or fighting sequences. The Siheyuan (四合院) is a traditional architectural style of Beijing. Based on a square design, a siheyuan consists of rooms enclosing a central courtyard. Hutongs, slim alleys that separate siheyuans, usually go from east to west, and represent closeness and humbleness, and connect old parts of Beijing together. Peking Roast Duck is famous in Beijing, and is considered a prestigious and expensive dish. The chef who created the Peking Duck is judged...
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...China’s Great Wall Name: Institution: Course: Date due: Purpose of the Great Wall of China There are various reasons why the great wall was constructed. One of them was for security. That is because it was built with the aim of protecting the empire of the Chinese people from the war like communities and the Mongolians (Webster, 2008). Beacons towers, forts, and passes were also build and they were used to store foods for the military and they were also used as a means of spreading military information thus making them always alert. The wall also helped in the development of infrastructure and economic activities. That is because it helped in protecting culture progress and economic development. Challenges faced when building the great wall The constructors of the wall went through many challenges. One of the challenges is that it led to the deaths of very many people. That is because the work was very tedious and it did not allow them to rest and as a result some people were not strong enough to carry one thus they died. Another challenge is the foreign attacks (DuTemple, 2003). The attacks made the work to be challenging and slow since the constructors were always afraid of being attacked. They also got to live in fear since most of the times they were attacked when they least expected. The attacks, therefore, led to the deaths of very many people and at times some people were left with great injuries or even crippled. It, therefore, discouraged them...
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...Fences Make Good Neighbors If a fence is between two houses, it is usually there to help keep the peace and to aid in keeping different peoples’ lives separate, usually resulting in two happy, ordinary lives. As Robert Frost says in “Mending Wall”, “Good fences make good neighbors.”(27), which implies exactly what it’s saying, a fence between two people will keep them in good terms. Although it talks about fences between neighbors, it can go into a further context, such as a mental barrier between two friends or a wall between nations. The reason a barrier or wall between two people is good for them is because it helps keep conflicting ideas and beliefs separate and makes lives easier. Fences do make good neighbors because of different outcomes it can help achieve. A mental barrier between two people is healthy in any type of relationship for various reasons. In Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall” he says, “We keep the wall between us as we go / To each the boulders that have fallen to each” (15-16). It may be that the first line gives the thought that wherever two people go, there will always be a wall between them, keeping each other’s ideas separate, but keeping them, as people, together. “Boulders” may symbolize heavy events that have happened to a pair that caused the wall between them to strengthen and help them achieve greater things further in life. The poem also reads, “Before I built a wall I’d ask to know / What I was walling in or walling out,” (33-34). This can symbolically...
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...Washington Consensus The term was first coined by John Williamson in 1989, an economist from the institute for international economics in Washington, D.C. Williamson used the term to summarize policy advice from Washington based institutions such as the US treasury, the IMF and the World Bank, that were believed to be necessary for the recovery of countries in Latin America from the economic and financial crises in the 1980s. The Washington Consensus is a set of 10 policies that the US treasury, the IMF and the World Bank believed were necessary elements of “first stage policy reform” that all countries should adopt to increase economic growth. At its heart is an emphasis on the importance of macroeconomic stability and integration into the international economy - in other words a neo-liberal view of globalization. The framework included: * Fiscal discipline - strict criteria for limiting budget deficits * Public expenditure priorities - moving them away from subsidies and administration towards previously neglected fields as key pro-growth like primary education, primary health care and infrastructure invest. * Tax reform - broadening the tax base and cutting marginal tax rates * Financial liberalization - interest rates should ideally be market-determined * Exchange rates - should be managed to induce rapid growth in non-traditional exports * Trade liberalization: liberalization of imports, eliminating quantitative restrictions (licensing etc...
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