...Case Analyses: Bob’s Meltdown 1. What is the key problem with the case? The key problem in the case is that Bob, regardless of the reason, degraded company policy. The band office has a strict “Respect for the Individual” policy and Bob verbally attacked Donna in the hallway in front of his other coworkers. Yes, Bob was under a lot of stress from both work and home but he should have found a healthy outlet to relieves the stress and confronted Donna in a professional manner. 2. Identify and briefly describe three courses of action you would take in addressing the problem? Fire Bob: Because Bob did not follow, company policy and lashed out verbally at another coworker the Chief needs to let Bob go. The reason for this is that if the situation is not handled appropriately then other employees will not take the policy seriously In addition to the policy not being followed employees will not take their job seriously because they assume they can get away with their improper actions. The reason for this is that the other band offices will lose respect for authority members because of their lack of consistency with other staff members .Send Bob on a leave of ambience: Sending Bob on a leave of ambience will be very beneficial for both him personally and the Band Office. The reason for this is that it would allow Bob to relieve stress by either professional or personal ways, such as anger management. By Bob leaving, he will be able to get healthy mentally and heal from all the...
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...interviews with the same degree of preparedness and professionalism as the interviewee. "The One That Got Away" is about Dennis, the dining-room manager of a coffee shop within a large hotel. Dennis receives a drop-in application from Donna, a potential candidate for a waitress position. Instead of scheduling an interview for a more convenient time or asking Donna to please come back during the posted interview times, Dennis decides to interview Donna in the dining room on the spot. This case study fills the reader in on Dennis's biases against hiring married women with children prior to his interview with Donna. After Dennis gets one of his employees to temporarily take over his hosting duties he sits down with Donna at a table close to the door so he can keep an eye on things while he interviews her. He begins by looking over her application, but is interrupted numerous times by other employees and leaves the interview to attend to the problems. Although he is impressed by Donna's resume, he is never able to have a complete uninterrupted conversation with her. Dennis also asks inappropriate questions to Donna regarding her personal life (if she is married, does she have children, etc.). When Dennis gets up again to address another issue Donna gets up as well and ends the interview. When Dennis calls the next day to offer her the job, she informs him that she has taken another position with a hotel. Dennis made multiple mistakes during this interview. He conducts the...
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...and mythical tensions that still resonate today. The work redefines the terms of power, seduction, and morality, and the resulting conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical is deeply rooted in the Enlightenment and romanticism. “Don Giovanni” is in opera divided into two acts about a young, arrogant womanizer named Don Giovanni. Don Giovanni is the main character of the opera who takes advantage of any opportunity he can in order to seduce a girl, any girl for that matter. When the opera begins, a masked, Don Giovanni is at the Commendatore’s house with his eye’s set a young girl named Donna Anna who is daughter of the Commendatore name Don Pedro and is betrothed to Don Ottavio. As Donna Anna is attempting to figure out who the masked figure is, she cries for help and her father comes to her aid and challenges Don Giovanni to a duel in which Don Giovanni kills the Commendatore. Don Giovanni disappears and Donna Anna makes Don Ottavio promise to get revenge for her father. As the opera progresses other character are introduced into the story as they are trying to figure out who the masked murder of the Commendatore is. As the try to figure out who the masked person was, Don Giovanni, again finds any...
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...being said Leporello (Don Giovanni’s servant) is watching Don Giovanni throughout the opera. Leporello the servant appears to do whatever he is told. While Leporello watching Giovanni he notices the seducing Giovanni has performed towards Commendatore’s daughter (Donna Anna). During this opening scene Giovanni tries to take advantage and attempts to rape Donna Anna. Giovanni tricks Donna into thinking he is Don Ottavio the person whom she is engaged too by wearing a mask to hide his identity. When Donna recognizes that it might not be him she calls for help and Commendatore enters the scene. At this point both Giovanni and Commendatore fight, ending with Commendatores death. In the next scene Don Giovanni overhears a female singing. This quickly grabs Giovanni’s attention causing him to approach her and hoping to seduce her. When he gets close to her he notices the female happens to be Donna Elvira, one of his previous liaison. One can see that Giovanni appears to be a womanizer, and cares for himself. By understanding the women Giovanni tried to seduce it is evident both Donna Anna and Donna Elvira share something in common. The similarity between both females is not forgetting about Giovanni. First Donna Anna has disgust for...
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...This book was written by science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa. Her story all began when she was diagnosed with a chronical illness known as, “Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)”. It all began when she was lugging her daughter in a red wagon to their neighborhood pool for an evening swim. The following day, Donna was unable to move; she became immobilized. Over a period of time, Donna gradually recuperated; however, she relapsed becoming totally immobilized again. She had exceptional specialized treatment and medicines to help cure her illness, but the only element she lacked was joy. Donna’s main goal was to inform the reader how to eliminate suffering from his or her life, to learn how to experience completeness and to elevate to...
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...chemical division, and Donna Olson, Public Relations Chief over the mechanical division. Gene Robertson, Public Relations Director for the Western Area Regional Office, has had to review seven cases in the past six months where Richard and Donna have been at odds with one another. As long as they continue to have problems working cohesively together, the issues will have an impact on the entire company. Richard and Donna, though they may be very talented in their respective roles, are a weakness in the strength of the company as a whole. If allowed to continue, the problems between the two will filter through the respective departments individually and collectively when there is a need to interact. Another problem deals with Gene. As the director over Richard and Donna, he has allowed problems to continue. With seven reported issues over the past six months, and now the current problem at the public relations dinner, Gene is not doing his job as an effective leader to fix a problem that could cause long-term damage to the organization as a whole. If the problems with setting up for the event had been visible to the guests, the effects could have had a negative impact on the company’s future business relationships. It may be that Gene has an issue dealing with conflict resolution. There may also be an underlying issue with Richard’s respect and / or trust in Gene’s decision-making skills. This is believed to be a possibility since Gene instructed Donna to organize the...
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...Tangled Webs, begins with the description of the company of Ashley Madison, who strives to provide” a social networking site that connects people seeking extra marital affairs.” This site however led to the chance encounter between James E. Gansman, as successful M&A attorney, and Donna Murdoch, a successful investment broker. This relationship soon went past initial flirting, to where both parties became complicit in sharing of nonpublic information (insider trading). Soon after, Donna Murdoch, began to tip off more investors, such as Richard Branson, who she also meet on Ashley Madison and became her “go to” source of income to play these trades. All of these transactions began to catch the attention of SEC, who were tipped off based on the volume of option contracts, which in some cases Mrs. Murdoch was the sole buyer of. This attention by the SEC soon led to a full blown investigation, which exposed the relationship between Murdoch and Gansman. This relationship when exposed led to charges and convictions for both Gansman and Murdoch; however it put more of a spotlight on Ashley Madison, and made some question the ethics of a company like Ashley Madison. However, when the founder and his wife discuss how they feel about it ethically, they see it as a legitimate business within the confines of the law. Although this remains an unresolved debate that rages on today on whether a business basing itself on “unethical behavior “is in fact ethical. Analysis of the...
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...this section Tina Fey explains about getting a new job. However, she doesn’t want it since she knows her friend should have it but she tries for the job anyway and gets it. This hurts Donna and makes her quit after a year of watching Tina Fey have her dream job. Tina Fey also talks about her most favorite fun job ever working at a theater in Chicago called “The Second City” (page 81) Tina Fey took improv classes which she realized it was like a cult. “People ate, slept, and definitely drank improv. (page 81) Tina Fey also states “The Rules of Improvisation” (page 84-85) which include: #1. Always AGREE and Say YES. #2. Not only say yes, but YES, AND. Always add something more to your scene. #3. Make Statements: don't ask questions. #4 The last rule: THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, only opportunities. The next chapter she jumps to her honeymoon with her husband. She states that he doesn’t like to fly. (page 89) Tina writes about the experiences that the cruise ship entailed. There was rows upon rows of desserts, music, and fun. (page 93) During the dinners there was a passenger talent show and with Tina Fey’s humor talks adds “And sure enough,...
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...r One: The Beginning. p to Donnas screaming voice. Today is the day I graduate Marriott High School, I was not only excited that I get to leave this hell hole; but for tonight as well. Our principle, Mr. Edwards, was giving some long speech about how we will achieve our goals, I wasn’t really listening. My friend Donna sat a couple rows in front of me, she kept turning around and rolling her eyes, Donna is as bored as I am. I was also nervous, I kept fiddling with my star charm necklace I found when I was a kid. I don’t know why I kept this for so long, I just know it’s like it was mine all along and it needed me as much as I need it. Finally they start calling out the names, I’m on the third row so I have to sit through some boring speeches...
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...Alabama November 13th, 2010 Verdi’s “La donna è mobile,” translated into “Woman is fickle”, puts onto display many popular key musical elements of the 19th century that are still very much alive in today’s modern music. Giuseppe Verdi utilizes several trends in music of the day to create the masterpiece that we still recognize today, despite the immense time gap. The piece is written about a woman whose mind constantly changes direction and leaves her admirers constantly pursuing in vain. Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian world class composer of operas during the height of the Romantic period. This piece is widely considered his most notable work, but considering all of his great operas still performed to this day, to place anything as his “most notable” would be an understatement. His career took off with Nabucco, which he wrote after the death of his children and wife, and was able to write masterpiece after masterpiece, even into his twilight years. Verdi died with twenty-eight operas on his resume, many of which are still performed today. Most of Verdi’s inspiration came from the works of Shakespeare, with the opera Macbeth as an example. Verdi also incorporated political messages into his operas, as Italy was leaving Austrian Hapsburg rule at the time. A chorus of Nabucco is still considered an Italian patriotic theme. The opera that this piece is from, Rigoletto, premiered in Venice in 1951, and is easily one of his greatest masterpieces. The opera is about...
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...WorldCom Characters: 1. Val- Scott Sullivan (CFO) 2. Mila- Cynthia Cooper (Internal auditor) 3. Leslie- Employee 1 4. Kylie- Employee 2 (a junior auditor working with Cynthia Cooper) 5. Donna- Arthur Andersen 6. Brynner- David Myers (Controller) 7. Patrick- Bernard Ebbers (ex-CEO) 8. Ivy- The Government (SEC) 9. Ruby- Employee 3 Scene 1: INTERROGATION Setting: Interrogation room Individual frames on each interviewee (Scott, Cynthia, The Employees, Andersen, David Myers, Bernard Ebbers) Frame 1 (Interrogation of David Myers) Ivy: What was your involvement in the WorldCom accounting fraud? David Myers only smirks confidently. Ivy: Mr. David Myers, let’s not play games here. You were controller for WorldCom. We know what you did. So, why don’t you just get this over and done with? How did you commit the fraud? He only smirks even more. Quite devilishly. Bryner: Did we, now? He looks straight into the “camera”. Bryner: Did we actually commit fraud? He smirks again and sits back confidently into his chair. Frame 2 (Interrogation of Employee, Miss Tubaga) Ivy: Miss Tubaga, you worked as accounts officer for WorldCom’s network services. I’m sure you yourself wondered about their accounting practices. You are, in fact, a certified public accountant. Miss Tubaga is only looking at her knuckles, a habit she has attained when she’s nervous. Ivy: Miss Tubaga—Leslie—you can talk to me. We’ll make this easy for you, make you a valuable...
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...Against Her Will by Peter Martin is one of the best books I've read in a long, long time. This story is so powerful emotionally, it's an absolute rollercoaster! The story follow the man character, a 22 year-old woman named Donna, who is viciously attacked and sexually assaulted after leaving work late one day. Donna then goes to experience post traumatic stress as her once put-together life begin to crumble around her. Relationships with her boyfriend and parents begin to sour as Donna feels that nobody truly understands what it is she's going through. Eventually, even those who she leans on most seem to just want to force her to stop taking pity upon herself, and at times they even seem like they have their own selfish agenda for her. As...
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...married to Donna, his long-time partner and blessed with two children, Samantha and Ben. He’s an architect who is always pressured regarding with his works. He acts like this because he wants to give the things he haven’t before. That’s why he has little time to be with his family and just simply work to raise them up. The story starts when he’s looking for a universal remote control in Bed Bath & Beyond. Michael is out of himself and suddenly, he falls asleep in a bed and he proceeds to a section called “Beyond.” He sees there an old man and was named Morty. Without asking what Michael is looking for, this old man gives him a universal remote control and warns him that it can never be return to him. When he found out that the universal remote control the old man said him, it’s actually to control the universe, regarding by time. You can play, mute, delete, pause, slow motion, fast forward, skip and rewind. He went back to the section called Beyond and chats with the old man. And that’s the time when he uses the button fast forward, his body is in “auto-pilot,” meaning his mind skips but his body does the everyday routine. As time passes by, he sees into the control that he’ll be promoted and as usual he skips the time. And it ends up by skipping years. He misses a lot of memorable things such as the death of his dog and he’s in a marriage counselling. When the remote begins to run with itself, Michael is destroying it and it didn’t work so he changes his life in order...
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... January 16, 2012 Dennis Hoerr After careful review of the self-assessments administered to three of Riordan’s employees, the following motivation action plan details the strategies suggested for each employee based on individual characteristics in an attempt to maintain or increase his or her levels of motivation. In regard to employee Brian Tumbarello, Riordan chose a motivational strategy and action plan conducive to the self-determination theory, “which proposes that people prefer to feel they have control over their actions, so anything that makes a previously enjoyed task feel more like an obligation than a freely chosen activity will undermine motivation” (Robbins & Judge, 2011, p. 211). Because Brian is definitely satisfied in his position, the need to increase his wage at this time is not necessary. Positive plans for motivational strategy should focus on maintaining his interest while allowing him additional freedom to make decisions. Supporting both his growth and development within the organization may allow Brian to advance into a management position if he desires. Although Linda’s performance rating appears to be low, she does possess skills and knowledge beneficial to the company. Motivational strategies suggested for her would be to introduce her into a job rotation for a trial period of two months. During this time, the company should recognize...
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...ERIN BROCKOVICH (2000) Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney. Directed by: Steven Soderbirgh Screenplay: Susannah Grant The motion picture titled ‘Erin Brockovich’ is written by Susannah Grant and directed by Steven Soderbirgh and is based on true events between the years 1993 and 1996. Released in the year 2000, this Hollywood movie revolves around two characters: Erin Brockovich an American environmentalist and paralegal official. The other character is the US based power and gas firm ‘Pacific Gas and Electric Company’ (PG & E) which is responsible for providing gas and electricity utilities to almost 2/3rds of the northern Californian population. The events surrounding a much publicized and broadcasted case involving PG & E and residents of Hinkley, California expose a plethora of business and general ethical issues that form a sumptuous academic feast for any business student. Before exploring the central characters of this story and inspecting the varied moral and ethical positions adopted by them in the movie, we must engage ourselves in creating a brief background study of the people and the institutions that play a pivotal role in this intriguing drama of business ethics and it’s relation with human psyche and actions. Main Characters: a. Erin ‘Patty’ Brockovich: Erin is a thirty three years old - twice divorced single mother of 3 children by the name of Matthew, Katy and Beth who age 8 years, 6 years and 9 months respectively in the beginning...
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