...Rodrigo Contreras 11/26/2012 Randy Ringen Technology Dependence Technology is the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, methods of organization, in order to solve a problem, improve a preexisting solution to a problem, achieve a goal and perform a specific function (Wikipedia). Technology generally speaking is the process by which humans adapt nature to meet their needs and wants. According to a study performed from May 2010 to May 2011, Google receives 1 billion unique visitors per month; from math homework to relationship problems. Google gives its users the ability to search on a variety of topics. Just an example on how humans have become too dependent on technology. By becoming too dependent on technology will give negative effects to our ability to think, our education, and we will become lethargic. Many people believe we are losing our ability to think because we now have computers to give us the answers and to even correct our spelling. The mere thought of having a helping hand called the "Internet" in situations that you can solve all by yourself, is the sign of dependence. I feel that technology interferes with our ability to think and work for one, by making information too accessible for us. We can simply look something up, the answer is there, and we don't have to think or explore the subject. Everything is on the internet. Technology, with games, Facebook on the go, and texting, provides constant...
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... We can clearly see these tools in action when Employee Three is selected to lead the team for a project because of their ability to get the team eager, excited, and motivated. Power and dependence go hand in hand. According to Robbins and Judge, “the most important aspect of power is that it is a function of dependence” (2013, p. 417). The more dependent one is of something, the more power that thing will has over them; furthermore, if what you have is important, scarce, and non-substitutable, then the dependency will increase. In the example given, we see a relationship with dependence and power between Employee One and the Marketing Manager. Employee One is dependent on the Marketing Manager in order to receive a superior rating on their evaluation, and in turn, the manager uses this power over them to get a better and longer performance out of them. This corresponds with the non-substitutable because Employee One has no other choice. Another example of dependency and power and their effects can be seen between Employee Two and the Accounting Manager. Because of...
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...Last updated 16.09.2014 Leicestershire Police Registration Form for students at University of Leicester or their dependants (Each family member over 16 who is required to register needs to complete a form) (Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS) PERSONAL DETAILS Family name: ____________________________________________________________________ Forename(s): ____________________________________________________________________ Nationality: __________________________ Date of Birth: (dd/mm/yy) ___________________ Place where you were born: (town / city name) ____________________________________________ Are you: SINGLE MARRIED Date of Marriage: (dd/mm/yy) ________________ Partner’s Full Name: _______________________________________________________________ Names and Birthdates of children under 16: _______________________________________________ Address in the UK: ________________________________________________________________ Address outside the UK: ____________________________________________________________ E-mail address: _______________________ Mobile / telephone no PARTNERS AND OTHER DEPENDENTS WITH A REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER Does your partner or any dependent have a requirement to register? Yes No (If Yes please enter further details below) Partner / Dependent(s) Full Name and Birthdate(s): __________________________________________ Dependents Police Registration Certificate number(s) (if known): _________________________________ PURPOSE OF VISIT TO UK Studying...
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...LET1 Task 317.1.5-10, 11 Craig Bailey ( 000217808 ) Western Governors University Section A of this task asks to describe each of the 5 bases of power from the given scenario supported by examples. It should be noted that the 5 bases are split into to 2 primary power base types. Legitimacy, Reward and Coercive all belong in the Formal power type. The second power type is Personal power. The Expert and Referent bases fall into this category. Each power base is described below. 1. Reward is where a person expects a positive response to an action performed. The response can be praise, time off, monetary, or anything else the person values as a reward. In our scenario the manager is offering the prospect of a yearly bonus through a superior rating for those who work more than 40 hours per week. Employee 1 values that reward and puts forth the effort in hopes that his or her performance will meet the goal of a superior rating. 2. The second base of power to discuss is Legitimacy. Employee 1's manager has reminded the subordinates of the yearly bonus and Employee 1 acknowledges that if he or she wants to get the bonus and go on a vacation, he or she must follow the recommendation by the manager to work additional hours in the hope that he or she will obtain a superior rating from the manager. Additionally, Employee 3 received legitimacy from being selected to lead the sales team on his or her project to increase sales. 3. The third base of power is Coercive. Employee 2 has...
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...Sociology Assignment #3 February 2 A. Brianna DeLuca (brd5126); Sarah Moore (sam6137) B. In 3-5 sentences, please summarize 1) personal troubles, 2) public issues of social structure, and 3) individual factors, as presented in the textbook and lecture. Personal troubles are things that happen and negatively impact an individual on a personal level. The public issues of the social structure are the negative things that impact a society and contribute to it. Private troubles can lead to public issues. Some public issues include pollution, bullying in schools, health, sexual assault, and equal rights. Some personal troubles include job status, family issues, eating disorders, drug addictions and even death of a loved one. C. Identify the show, the general topic of the show, and the day and date watched. The show we watched is The Bachelor. This show focuses on 25 women competing for one man’s love and potential marriage proposal. We watched this show on is normal airing day of the week, Monday, February 2nd, 2015. Questions D and E ask: What were TWO of the WORST, most significant, major personal troubles people seemed to have on the show? D. In a sentence or two, what was the first worst personal trouble? Who had this personal trouble? One of the bachelorettes, Kelsey, becomes upset during the show when she lets the other girls know that her former husband died due to a heart attack about a year ago. Kelsey talks about how hard it has been for her since...
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...RETURN TO: Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships Cal Poly Pomona 3801 W. Temple Ave. Pomona, CA 91768-4008 (909) 869-3700 Phone (909) 869-4757 FAX Name of Financial Aid Applicant (please print) Last Bronco Number: First Middle 2015 – 2016 EXPENSE AND INCOME STATEMENT Provide expense and income information for the 2014 calendar year. Section A: MONTHLY INCOME Complete the following information below. Parent information is required for “dependent” students only. If a zero income is reported for the student, spouse and/or parents, please submit a letter explaining how you and your family meet expenses reported below. Student (include spouse, if applicable) Student Income: Spouse Income: Savings/Other Assets: Other Resources: $ $ $ $ Student’s Parent(s) (Dependents students only) Student ‘s Mother/Stepmother Income: Student ‘s Father/Stepfather Income: Savings/Other Assets: Other Resources: $ $ $ $ (include: financial aid, monetary gifts, interest income, parental allowance, free rent, etc. - List Resources Below) (include: financial aid, monetary gifts, interest income, rental income, etc. - List Resources Below) Total: $ Section B: MONTHLY EXPENSES Total: $ Complete the following information below. Parent information is required for “dependent” students only. If expenses exceed income, please include a letter explaining how you and your family meet your expenses (include other sources of support) with the income reported above. Student...
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...IS SOCIETY CAUSING PEOPLE TO BE OVERLY DEPENDENT ON TECHNOLOGY? ASHLEY A MACKALL Are we overly dependent on technology? The society we live in now is called a “technologically civilized” society. Without technology, where would we be? How would we communicate? How would we work? How would we be able to do school work? How would we do our daily task without this thing called “technology”? In my opinion, I think we depend too much on technology. Instead of picking up a newspaper, a book, or a magazine, we turn to our computers, cell phones, and televisions for everything that’s going on in the world. You can login to Facebook, and find out the daily news. Is digital reading taking over our minds? Instead of traveling in a car to see a friend or family member, we Skype, we Oovoo, we Tango, or use some form of web chat. The internet has become our lives, we Google everything we need. Will the next generation suffer from this; will we depend to heavily on technology forever? Technology can be useful, and very efficient, however I think that we are occasionally ruled by it. What will happen when it comes a time that we can’t do anything at all without technology? Sources say that we are losing the ability or willingness to think and or memorize on our own. If we were to wake up one day, with all of our electronic devices disabled, everybody’s life would be impacted. People use their electronic devices as soon as their eyes open in the morning. Are we becoming too reliant...
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...Brandon C. Foltz, M.Ed. 6/26/2012 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT NETWORK DIAGRAMS: CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS USING FORWARD AND BACKWARD PASSES B r a n d o n C . Fo l t z , M . E d . B r a n d o n C . Fo l t z , M . E d . education / training & development / business / tech / math / opinion http://bcfoltz.com/blog Twitter: @BCFoltz YouTube: BCFoltz education / training & development / business / tech / math / opinion http://bcfoltz.com/blog Twitter: @BCFoltz YouTube: BCFoltz MILWAUKEE PAPER EXAMPLE MILWAUKEE PAPER NETWORK WITH TIME Installing a complex air filtration system in a paper manufacturing plant Activity Description Immediate Predecessor(s) Time to Complete (weeks) A Build internal components ─ 2 B Modify roof and floor ─ 3 C Construct collection stack A 2 D Pour concrete and install frame A,B 4 E Build high-temperature burner C 4 F Install pollution control system C 3 G Install air pollution device D,E 5 H Inspect and test F,G 2 TOTAL TIME 25 http://bcfoltz.com/blog 1 Brandon C. Foltz, M.Ed. 6/26/2012 CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS CRITICAL PATH NODES When can we expect our project to be done? Which (if any) activities can be delayed without delaying the overall project? To conduct CPA, we need to find two starting times and two ending times for each activity Earliest Start (ES) - earliest start time given predecessor activities Earliest Finish (EF) - earliest possible completion time Latest Start (LS) – latest start time...
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...| To: | Mr. Bob White | From: | Steven Proctor | CC: | | Date: | 9/12/2013 | Re: | Medical Coverage Survey | | As you requested, information was gathered to determine the employee’s attitudes toward the company’s current medical coverage. Out of 105 employees, 89 returned the six question survey to us. After analyzing the results, the responses were organized into three groups—single individuals (30 employees) individuals with one dependent (21 employees), and individuals with two or more independents (38 employees).Breakdown of Employee Survey ResultsQuestion 1: Which type of coverage is best?34.8 % of the employees agree that employee only coverage is best and 65.2 % of the employees feel that family plan coverage is best. As you can see, the majority of single employees, employees with one dependent, and employees with two or more dependents would prefer to have family coverage. Question 2: Which coverage should be available? 100 % of employees agreed that basic medical, major medical, and hospitalization coverage should be available. For other coverage options, 67.4 % of employees would like to have both dental and optical coverage available and 53.9% of employees would like to have prescription coverage available. Question 3: What limit should policy place on out-of-pocket expenses? With a majority decision, 73% of employees would prefer to have the out-of-pocket expenses limit set at $500. As for the rest of the employees preferences, 19.1% chose $1,000...
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...| To: | Mr. Bob White | From: | | CC: | | Date: | 9/12/2013 | Re: | Medical Coverage Survey | | As you requested, information was gathered to determine the employee’s attitudes toward the company’s current medical coverage. Out of 105 employees, 89 returned the six question survey to us. After analyzing the results, the responses were organized into three groups—single individuals (30 employees) individuals with one dependent (21 employees), and individuals with two or more independents (38 employees).Breakdown of Employee Survey ResultsQuestion 1: Which type of coverage is best?34.8 % of the employees agree that employee only coverage is best and 65.2 % of the employees feel that family plan coverage is best. As you can see, the majority of single employees, employees with one dependent, and employees with two or more dependents would prefer to have family coverage. Question 2: Which coverage should be available? 100 % of employees agreed that basic medical, major medical, and hospitalization coverage should be available. For other coverage options, 67.4 % of employees would like to have both dental and optical coverage available and 53.9% of employees would like to have prescription coverage available. Question 3: What limit should policy place on out-of-pocket expenses? With a majority decision, 73% of employees would prefer to have the out-of-pocket expenses limit set at $500. As for the rest of the employees preferences, 19.1% chose $1,000, 3.4% chose $2...
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...places in a savings account for later college expenses. • Andrea is the Bakers' 19-year-old daughter who does not work or go to school. Tired of the inconvenience of borrowing and sharing the family car, during the year, she purchased a Camaro for $21,000. Andrea used funds from a savings account she had established several years ago with an inheritance from her paternal grandfather. • Morgan is the Bakers' 23-year-old daughter. To attend graduate school at a local university, she applied for and obtained a student loan of $20,000. She uses the full amount to pay her college tuition. The Bakers' fair rental value of their residence, including utilities, is $14,000, while their total food expense for the household is $10,500. 1. How many dependency exemptions will the Bakers be entitled to claim for the year? Explain your answer. 2. From a planning standpoint, how might the Bakers have improved the tax...
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...Recommendations to Zynga Games will also be included at the end of the paper. The last part is the references section. A brief summary of the Case Study is also available at the end of the paper. Marketing Relationship Between A Virtual And A Durable Product A virtual product has different ways of marketing than the durable products. The relationship between these two is that both of them are marketed in an essentially similar way. The virtual products that are marketed by Zynga are also durable. They market the products in a way that the customers find them durable. The durable products in the online market are also marketed in the same way. Dependency of Zynga on Facebook http://investcorrectly.com/20150415/dependency-facebook-inc-fb-cost-zynga-inc-znga-dearly/ The biggest risk that Zynga is facing is its entire dependency on Facebook. It is totally reliant n Facebook for its revenue. It also pays 30% of all its revenue generated to Facebook (www.rightscale.com). The revenues include the ad revenues that it generates from the ads posted on Facebook...
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...LeeAnn Witman Professor Cockeran English 101-21 9 October 2013 Life to death: Dependent to Dependent “Seeing the two corpses, he went up to the stand, and put his own forehead ready for the blow.” “And all that day his eyes were dimmed by a haze, and he could not even see his own fingers” (65). How did Zoltov see the death of his animals in relation to his own? Did the lives of the dog and the horse parallel Zoltov’s own life? Was the decision to go to his niece’s house a turning point in his life? And how did the killing of the animals represent the death of Zoltov’s life as he always knew it to be? The above quote takes place at the end of Chekhov’s short story titled “The Dependents”. The reader can surmise that it was placed particularly in that position as it represented the end of the animal’s lives as well as the present life of Zoltov. When first reading of the story, the reader can easily mistake that the title of the story was referring only to the animals that were owned by Zoltov and also dependent upon him. But after one takes a deeper look at the similarities between the lives of Zoltov, the dog and the horse in the story, the reader can plainly see that each of the three main characters are dependent upon each other, and there is ultimately an interdependency between Zoltov and the animals. When the reader looks at the similarities in the descriptions of all three as being “decrepit” (59), “solitary” (59), and that all three are hungry, poor...
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...Is Digital Technology Harming Our Students? Barbara Rivera AIU Online Abstract In a society so technologically developed with users that range from children through old age rises a debate on whether technology is helpful to students in school. Surveys have shown that students spend numerous hours focusing on digital devices to communicate and access social media. With the over use of digital technology comes negative effects that hinder a student’s ability to grasp and retain knowledge. Furthermore, there is evidence that they also suffer from physical effects. Some argue that the ease of access of information is beneficial to the students, but studies show that student don’t utilize digital media appropriately. Is Digital Technology Harming Our Students? In today’s fast pace moving society people enjoy the convenience of digital technology all around them. From wireless laptops at home to tablets and smartphones on the go people have access to instant information and the ability to connect instantly through social media and messaging. As society moves forward in an ever-changing and evolving world of technology there raises questions to the impact technology has in different settings (i.e. school, work, and home). There have been many debates on the issue of whether technology is helpful or a hindrance in schools. While there are some pros to technology in the classroom, one has to look at the cons closely as society in general is becoming overwhelmingly dependent on...
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...the industry was flooded by Japanese, US and German automobile giants. The company understood the uncertainties and environmental forces surrounding the business operations and acted proactively to keep itself stable. MSIL huge amount of part localization1 and has been the de facto for its success in this competition intense market. Also the MSIL core operations are very much dependent on raw material and intermediate products (70 % of turnover) which create a lot of uncertainty regarding the resources. In this uncertain environment, Maruti has adopted different strategies in line with resource dependence Theory2. In the following few paragraphs we will discuss some Inter-organizational strategies used by MSIL for managing resource dependencies (Figure 1.1). These strategies are formal as well as informal. Figure 1.1 Explains strategies of resource dependence theory and their sub strategies. Resource Dependence Strategies :- 1. Reputation: Maruti, s esteemed reputation has always helped it to be in the good books of its vendors, suppliers and customers. Maruti has done this by timely payment of bills, equitable profit sharing, sustainable growth and high quality service. This informal method had helped and will help MSIL to retain its Number 1 Spot. 2. Co-optation: Maruti in the recent years have been conducting various dealer and vendor conferences in different part of worlds, where they share success stories and appraise the best performers. This strategy...
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