...female inmates(CriminalJusticeSchoolInfo.com, 2015) Today we know these as correctional officers who still complete the same tasks by monitoring and assisting female inmate’s. It was not until 1908 that a women took the title of a female police officer (CriminalJusticeSchoolInfo.com, 2015). Through history women who wanted to enter into the profession fought for opportunities and went through struggles for women’s equality. Today female correctional officers have the same equal rights as male correctional officers. They complete the same tasks and their job descriptions are equal to one another. Both genders oversee victims and perpetrators in the criminal justice system. In prison settings both female and male inmates were housed together. It was not until 1891 when the New York when a female was assaulted by a male that they began to separate the male and female gender (CriminalJusticeSchoolInfo.com, 2015). This is one challenge that is faced being either the victim or the perpetrator in the justice system. When you are imprisoned for the crime that you have committed being surrounded by different race and genders higher risk of violence occurs. The risk that an inmate could be harmed. This risk is not limited to just the inmates. When female officers are on a block of the male gender the risk of that female officer being sexually assaulted is higher. Where the possible risks for a male would be...
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...Animal Diversity Stephen Oppon BIO 108 Animal Diversity I November 6, 2013 Page !1 ! Phylum Porifera ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Page 132 Given that all sponges are filter feeders, why does it follow that all sponges are aquatic? Filter feeding is the filtering of nutrients and plankton suspended in water therefore for sponges to feed effectively they must be aquatic ! ! Would mobility improve the ability of sponges to capture food? Explain. Motility would improve the ability of the sponge to capture food because as a non motile creature it can not seek out food. Sponges can only capture for that is streaming towards them and this is a very ineffective means of feeding ! Animal Diversity Page !2 ! ! ! ! ! Phylum Cnidaria ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Animal Diversity Page !3 ! Phylum Platyhelminthes Comparison of 3 different species of planarians Brown Sketch White Black ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! S-like pattern Not really sensitive to light S-like pattern Extremely sensitive to light, it tries to stay in the paper shade as much as possible S-like patter They are almost insensitive to light Movement Sensitivity to light Page 137 What can you conclude about the sensory capabilities of the planarians The planarians sensitivity to light are highly dependent on their pigmentation, since the darker ones has less response to light than the lighter ones Why is bilateral symmetry more adaptive than radial symmetry for a motile animal. Bilateral symmetry aids int he...
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...to tap the ideas, creativity, and potential contributions inherent in a diverse workforce”. While a team may possess the necessary talents and skills, the success, failure, and level of productivity in which the team operates is based on its ability to effectively incorporate the diverse perspectives of its members. According to Aghazadeh (2004), “A company must value diversity. The main objectives of valuing diversity include awareness, education, and positive recognition of the differences among people in the workforce”. Therefore to yield the desired results, the manager must commit to cultivating a culture that embraces diversity. In the case of Team New Jersey, the stereotyping of team members is having adverse effects on the team’s success and their ability to embrace cultural differences. Before drawing conclusions that addressing cultural differences would be the solution to Harpreet and Arash issues, I would conduct individual team member interviews, observe group interactions between them and other team members, and review previous work performance reports before this project to identify possible causes for the issue. For the purpose of this paper, I would assume based on interviews and observations that cultural differences has led to stereotyping thus impacting their ability to work effectively together and with the team. Stereotyping involves a form of categorization that organizes our experience and guides our behavior...
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...Worksheet Complete the Team Building Worksheet by answering the following questions in 200 to 300 words each. 1. Describe team members’ results on the Discovery Wheel and develop your multiple intelligences exercises. What similarities and differences exist within the team? A similarity Team Delta shares would definitely be that we are each use to using our critical thinking skills, managing time and have been exposed to a very diverse group just by serving in the military. Most of us scored about a three or four in each category of the discovery wheel. This makes sense considering the fact that it has been years since any of us have gone to school. Our note taking and reading and comprehension skills will be put to the test while we transition to college life. Our differences have to do with what the ultimate score in these areas were. Some were a little stronger and weaker in specific fields. By doing the discovery wheel I found that my two weakest areas are test taking and memory. My two strongest are health and diversity. Money was a very strong one also because the military is taking care of me while I go to school. Some of my other strong traits are communicating and diversity. ...
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...up what the most important characteristic for a fellow employee should have. I choose to use my fellow co-workers to figure out the perfect solution. I believe that they will be very capable of providing me with the best possible answer. The reason why I believe they will be able to come up with a great answer is because they see fellow employees and they observe bad qualities and good qualities in a person. They will be able to choose the best quality and pick what the most important to obtain to be the most excellent employee quality is. [Deleted] My fellow employees being very different from one another it would allow me to keep the diversity in every persons answer. To me diligence and professionalism are some qualities a great employee has to have because no employer wants a lazy employee. So the employees need to prove that they are diligent. Professionalism varies across professions, but underlying it all is a desire to give your best in a recognizably competent fashion. Employees can also be very lazy at times, recharging your batteries but overall an employee should come out as a diligent person. Having balanced and reasonable expectations about an employer is also a part of professionalism. Motivation also is a very important to be the best possible employee. This quality is absolutely vital. Motivation can be recognized in small details or from an employee attitude. [Deleted] I told my fellow employees the task and allowed them to think about their answer by allowing...
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...Issues on diversity By: Derrick Brown BUS200 Workplace diversity is referred to as the variety of differences between all people in an organization which consist of race, sex, age, ethnic group, personality, education, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, background and so forth. It not only involves the way people perceive themselves, but how they perceive others as well. Those perceptions affect their interactions with others. For a variety of employees from different ethnic backgrounds to function effectively as an organization, human resource professionals has the responsibility to deal effectively with issues such as communication, adaptability and the opposition to change. Diversity has increased significantly over the years and you will see many more companies adopting it in their organizations.. Many successful organizations have recognized the necessity for immediate action and are ready and willing to spend resources on managing diversity in the workplace as we speak. Individuals of different ethnic backgrounds have different values and attitudes. Cultural differences determine the observed differences in peoples work attitudes. The culture in a organization determines the ability of employees from other groups to perform within the organization. People from minority groups encounter challenges everyday facing stereotyping, discrimination, and prejudice. Prejudice can be defined as an adverse opinion, a preconceived idea or bias, or judgment...
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... | | |HRM/531 | | |Human Capital Management | Copyright ©2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course prepares students to address the concepts of personnel development as managers. Students learn criteria for developing effective job analysis, appraisal systems, and appropriate career development plans for employees. Other topics include personnel selection, employee compensation, benefits, training, workplace diversity, discipline, employee rights, unions, and management behaviors. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Cascio, W. F. (2010). Managing...
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...Groups, Teams, and Conflict Andrew Carnegie said “teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision; the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results” (Smart Entrepreneur). As one of the Superintendents at Riordan Manufacturing it is my belief that teams are an essential way to distribute job duties and complete a task on time. The teams which have been chosen will begin to form from current employees and some newly hired individuals. The objective of the teams is to start production of the newly designed CardiCare Valve at the Pontiac Michigan facility. The purpose of this paper is to identify the various strategies that make up the teams, the challenges which may occur, and the measures which will be taken to ensure the team is operating successfully. Various Strategies There are various strategies when forming a successful team. As role of Superintendent, I will use the five strategies of effective team building to assist in building the team of individuals to design the CardiCare Valve heart valves for Riordan Manufacturing. Clear expectations “begin by analyzing the team’s mission, developing goals to achieve that mission and creating strategies for achieving the goals” (Robbins & Judge, 2011, p. 327). The first strategy is to choose leaders within each team who will ensure the team know what their role is and then distribute the work evenly among the team...
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...justification in order to allow it to pass the group. Alberto, Marvin, and Mike all use the no non sense approach to problems and class while Tracy tends to look at it more as a 3D more than one way to skin a cat type of out look. It seems that we feed off of one another in a group environment. When one of the team members doesn’t understand the others try to explain it in the easiest way possible. Through the discovery wheel and intelligences exercises we found that the team pretty much has the same learning style and curve. It isn’t hard for any of the members to get their input in or speak up to the other members if there is a difference of opinion. With the exercises so far we have had no problem coming together as a team. 2. What are the advantages of having diversity on a team? What challenges might the team face because of diversity? The advantage of having diversity in a team is having more than one opinion or out look on a subject or project. If everyone were exactly the same, we would be robots will no free will or options. Diversity such as nationality and social up bringing can also bring a lot to the table when it comes to learning. If an individual has a poor education than the understanding or learning curve can be helped by the other team members...
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...Menu Print Name Class CHAPTER 2 Date Graphic Organizer Activity Cultural Diversity The Meaning of Culture Complete the diagram by identifying the five components of culture. Define and give an example of each component. Then, below the diagram, summarize the meaning of culture. Components of Culture Component: Definition: Component: Definition: Example: Example: Component: Definition: Example: Component: Definition: Example: Component: Definition: Example: Culture consists of Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. Holt Sociology 3 Graphic Organizer Activities Menu Print CHAPTER 2 Graphic Organizer: Possible Solutions Cultural Diversity The Meaning of Culture Complete the diagram by identifying the five components of culture. Define and give an example of each component. Then, below the diagram, summarize the meaning of culture. Components of Culture Component: technology Definition: combination of objects and rules for their use Example: computers and the skill to use them Component: symbols Definition: anything that represents something else and has a shared meaning Example: word, gesture, image, or sound that carries a particular meaning Component: language Definition: organization of written or spoken symbols into a standardized system Example: English Component: values Definition:shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right...
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...This paper will explore rational decision-making and bounded rationality, two decision-making approaches that the health care organization can use for determining how to reduce costs. This paper will also explain why making a group decision is better than a decision by an individual, as well as list the advantages and disadvantages of group decision-making. According to Robbins, DeCenzo, and Coulter there are three decision-making approaches. These three approaches are rational decision-making, bounded rationality, and intuitive decision-making. In order for management of the health care organization to determine how to reduce costs they can use rationality or bounded rationality. Making a rational decision requires complete knowledge of the problem, all possible solutions, and the consequences of each solution. The decision maker must use logic and objectivity to determine which solution option will achieve the company’s goal. Rational decision-making will be challenging for the managers because it is unrealistic to analyze every detail of each solution option and the associated risks of each. Using bounded rationality will allow the management team to satisfice, or come up with a solution that is “good enough” (Robbins, DeCenzo, & Coulter, “Chapter 3, Foundations of Decision Making, What is Bounded Rationality,” 2011). Rational will still be used, however it will be done within the bounds of management’s ability to process information (Robbins, DeCenzo, & Coulter, “Chapter 3...
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...Explain the levels of conflict that may be present when individuals embrace the attributes of the diversity competency but those attributes are not shared by coworkers. Recommendations for reducing conflict When some embrace diversity, they often feel left out alone. Others may see them as followers or worse, sympathetic to differences the other might not see. Diversity brings so much to an entity in terms of ideas, new approaches, and new experiences. This diversity attributes all leads to new knowledge, which helps people and helps the entity to grow and improve. Not all people can recognize this, they only see the preconceived ideas and experiences. The ability to not only continue to embrace diversity, but also function with as little conflict as possible is difficult. Conflict, especially where communication is limited or differences are apparent, is normal To address conflict, a company must have a plan in place that allows for the resolution as quickly and early as possible. When the conflict is between coworkers, the productivity and quality of the product can go down. Time lost is a big concern, especially when time lost concerns absenteeism. Not having the workers available to complete projects and jobs is costly. Mistakes on the job waste resources and time, and cost money. Mistakes on the job also can affect the company and its products or services in terms of reputation and make it difficult for other departments. Public relations, customer service...
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...Building A Coalition Group Development According to Bruce Tuckman's model of group development, the stages include forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. A group starts in the forming position where the ground rules are established and the team members hardly know each other. As it moves to the storming stage, the members of the group are still individualized and resist any form of leadership. The storming stage is where it is likely for the group to get stuck. With the help of a good boss, the norming stage will come next in which the concept of teamwork is accepted. Once that is mastered, the performing stage comes into play in which the team continues to work in a good trusting atmosphere to complete their task. Finally, a reflection is made over the team's accomplishments and that is to be known as the adjourning stage. In the case study Building a Coalition, the members of the group are currently in the forming stage of their group development. This being because they have yet to identify exactly what three members are going to be included in the final team. Once their team members are set that will get the ball rolling to proceed to the next stage, storming. The Woodson Foundation could have benefited from understanding the stages of group development in that it could have acted as an effective resource that has proper guidelines in place to know what it takes to form a highly functioning team. From the information presented in the article, it is...
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...is one of the world largest companies by market capitalization and number of people employed and touching millions of customers everyday. There are more than 7,800 Wal-Mart stores and Sam’s Club locations in 16 markets worldwide and there are more than 2 million associates serving more than 100 million customers per year (About Us, n.d.) It is the largest grocery retailer in the United States with an estimated market share of around 20% of the retail grocery and consumables business. To be able to efficiently operate such a complex operation at such a large and do it consistently would only be possible by the huge effort by Wal-Mart’s ‘associates’ as its employees are called. This papers looks at the human resources practices of Wal-Mart with a special focus on group and team behavior, leadership, conflict and negotiation, human resource practices and organizational culture and diversity within the company to understand them and also provide some recommendations to make them better in the future. Analysis of various HR related areas of Wal-Mart – One of the reasons why Wal-Mart has been so successful and scale up its model across so many locations is the values and beliefs established by its founder and the customer centric culture that is replicated across locations. The company right from the time of its inception has a clear mission which is to save its customers money and enable them to live better. Below is an analysis of current Wal-Mart practices across various areas and...
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...Planning Spring 2013 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Department of Community and Regional Planning DIVERSITY AWARENESS CASE STUDY – ASSIGNMENT 1 Beyond simple “text book” learning, in this course we will strive to connect the material with current happenings in our world and communities. You will have an opportunity to do this in this two‐part assignment. In assignment 1 you will find and research a diversity awareness project. This first part will focus on learning what other groups and organizations have done to promote diversity awareness. Then, in assignment 2 you will develop a campaign for promoting diversity awareness in your own academic community – the College of Design. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Iowa State University has many projects and initiatives focused on social justice and diversity. Each unit and department creates educational programing and events to meet the needs of their students, faculty, and staff. The College of Design Diversity Board, the University Diversity Committee, and other departments want help developing a Diversity Awareness Campaign that: Is inclusive to all Iowa State University students, faculty, and staff, Encourages sensitivity towards and connections across differences, Initiates dialogue and training opportunities related to diversity concerns, Encourages the development of educational programming and activities that explore multiple ...
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