...Case Study 2 Leadership Case Problem A: Is Margo too Macro? Thomas Edison State College 1. To what extent has Margo Santelli chosen the right approach to leading the managers in her unit of the financial services firm? The interviews conducted by Laura reveal mixed results about Margo’s leadership style and perception. Three of the four managers felt that Margo was too “macro”, leaning almost, if not completely, to a laissez-faire leadership style. As Dubrin, 2010, argues “…employees managed by a laissez-faire leader experience ambiguity.” Dubrin goes further to explain that studies have concluded that these employees who face ambiguity face difficulties when prioritizing work, due to lack of direction. (p. 114) Margo’s style is so laissez-faire and macro, in fact, that one of the managers did not even recall who she was specifically. Furthermore, this particular manager is leaving the company and joining the workforce of a competitor, which leads us to believe that he is not happy working with Margo and/or her leadership style. 2. What advice can you offer Margo to be a more effective leader? Margo should approach her leadership style to each manager that she supervises, on a case by case basis. Although a general leadership style can be adopted, Margo should understand that each person faces different needs of how much guidance and support they need. Leadership can be tailored to the industry and individually towards specific people. No two people are the...
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...1. Do you think Laura is justified in her responses to her organization’s culture? Why or why not? Laura has been described her workplace atmosphere as cold and full of haters and that response was base on the environment she came from but she shouldn’t mention the name of her senior manager because its unprofessional. Thus, I think Laura is justified in some responses than another. 2. Do you think Laura’s strategic use and display of emotions serve to protect her? Yes and No. Yes because the managers in her workplace don’t like workers to show their emotions, Thus, the only way to survive in that kind of environment is by displaying emotions, which are not really felt by her. By doing this, she will protect her job and satisfied the managers in the short run. For the long run, my answer will be no. Hold the emotions for a long time will made a brusher and make her explode, which will affect her work performance and the relationship with the people who work their, that will not satisfies the managers need. 3. Assuming that Laura’s description is accurate? How would you react to the organization’s culture? This kind of organization’s culture is having e negative effect on the people who work in it. Management with these characteristics does not care about retaining their employee. Using this kind of tactics-fear tactics- will make the work less productive and make them doing as little as they can just to stay under the radar, also...
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...Tom will leave. She says "But not till there's someone to take your place." She wants Laura, if not herself to be taken care of. At that moment in the play Tom is the breadwinner in the family and up to this point Tom is the underpriviledged child that wants to move on. He wants to pursue his dream, a more adventurous life. Tom was a likable character until we find out he didn't pay the electric bill with the intended money. When Jim is over and he says "I paid my dues this month, instead of the light bill". At this point, Tom becomes a more selfish character. There is less sympathy given in his direction. In fact, this is probably where we feel a little more sorry for Amanda. Amanda has probably not done everything right for her family, but her intentions have always been good. Tom has lost patience and wants to pursue his journey away now. There's no waiting to save the money for the dues. He doesn't stop going to the movies for a week or quit smoking to save money. He takes the money for the light bill. We know this is a painfully big deal and he has intentionally hurt his family at this point. He knows he has put himself in a position of no turning back. Now, he has to go. As if to make it okay in someway, he says, ""I'm like my father. The bastard son of a bastard! See how he grins? And he's been absent going on sixteen years!" Now we know, he doesn't plan to come back. He has justified his not feeling obligated to his family by saying he gets it naturally. He is his...
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...If something that was truly loved was stolen, is it wrong to want it back? If this something was really a someone taken by the hands of some individual, is it justified to seek revenge to make amends? Revenge tends to create a cycle of loss and hatred but when the life of a loved one is on the line, these details seem unimportant. In Will Ferguson’s 419, it is expressed that humans react differently to the same type of emotional trauma. However one may react, there is a motive sometimes hidden within those affected by the loss for vengeance. This motive grows in strength with the right amount of emotional attachment. Years spent together with a loved one tends to wear down emotional attachment slowly, causing a loss of interest, which in turn...
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...Running head: Reaction Paper Reaction Paper to “The Glass Menagerie” Jonathan Villela University of Phoenix Tennesee Williams "The Glass Menagerie" is a classic story of youth finding the responsibility they're given (or in this case left with) overwhelming and repressive. The main character of Tom perceives himself as trapped in his situation of working to support his mother and sister. As Williams once stated concerning Tom, "to escape from a trap he must react without pity". Tom is not selfish by nature but, dreams of a better life than his current conditions allow. In leaving his family to seek out some type of deeper meaning of existence, Tom finds a middle ground between selfish ignorance and completely justified self-preservation. A strong component of Tom's gradually protruding inner suffering is the classic anti-hero theorem of “Life would be better anywhere but here". Tom looks for something beyond the confines of his life with his mother and sister, but isn't exactly sure what it is that he's seeking. He feels trapped to his current situation but, what he realizes a little too late is that physical removal from his family is not escape from them. In his final monologue, Tom claims to "....run to the movies, buy a drink, and speak to the nearest stranger- anything that can blow your candles out". By breaking away from his family Tom found not the sense of freedom he may have been looking for, but another layer of guilt and possibly a little bit of self-loathing...
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...Emily Dillon Adultery Draft In most cases the act of committing adultery is most often viewed as immoral and highly unethical but others may see this act of cheating as justifiable in certain cases. Adultery is being unfaithful and dishonest in a marriage, but people continuously do it. There is typically a compelling reason as to why a person would cheat on their spouse depending on their situation. Although these reasons do not always justify adultery or breaking the law, in some cases the consequences of cheating can be seen to be positive giving it a sense of justification. The reasoning behind infidelity can give a person the idea that adultery can be justified. People may commit adultery for different reasons; they could be due to a loss of love or dullness in their marriage or to peruse personal happiness and or emotional fulfillment which expresses a person’s secret passionate desires in which the case can justify infidelity. Adultery is about a person that is acting out of discontentment with their failing marriage and is committed by people who lack the comfort of marital faithfulness and intimacy. Although cheating is wrong in most situations the story of Dmitry Gurov, in “The Lady with the Pet Dog” by Anton Chekhov, displays a male point of view of committing adultery offering a glimpse of why adulterers choose to be unfaithful. The loss of love between Gurov and his wife reveals the need to search for a further intimacy which he obtains during an affair....
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...Sweatshop is Conflicts With the Moral Standards PMP 400 Quan Zhang ( Lyla) Royal Roads University Elvira Perrella March 9, 2015 Sweatshop is Conflicts With the Moral Standards Green, B., & Norton, S. (2011). Reading. In. W, Anne & M. Laura ( Eds.), Essay essentials with readings (pp. 336- 341). Toronto, ON: Nelson Education Ltd. In the article, before the research, like many people, the author’s attitude was old, but after the research, the author’s attitude changed. The author chose the country of Bangladeshi to illustrate her point that working in a sweatshop can be a positive experience for women in developing countries by focusing primarily on one country. First, she argued that sweatshops offer jobs for women and give them the opportunity to improve the quality of their lives. Second, women can experience some independence about managing their finances and choosing their marriages although they have the small income. In this article, the author used others’ opinion, details and facts to develop her topic. The data and cases were enough to prove the argument, and the evidence was very creditable and believable. Although this article argued in the opposite way with me, it gave my article a new perspective about the sweatshop labors. What's more, the author gave me a good evidence about counterargument, which work at the sweatshop is better than no jobs. Then I can refutation this counterargument that the sweatshop conflicts with the moral...
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...CHAPTER 4 Leadership Behaviors, Attitudes, and Styles The purpose of this chapter is to provide the reader with an understanding of basic leadership behavior and attitudes, as well as styles. Some of the information goes back to classic studies conducted in the 1950s and 1960s, and some is recent. Several other topics are featured: servant leadership, and how leaders use 360-degree feedback to fine-tune their behaviors, entrepreneurial leadership styles, and gender differences in leadership. CHAPTER OUTLINE AND LECTURE NOTES This chapter covers pioneering information about leadership behaviors and attitudes that served as the basis for studies of leadership styles and contingency theories of leadership. A sampling of these styles is presented as well as current information about behaviors, attitudes, and styles. An effective leader is one who facilitates group members’ attaining productivity, quality, and satisfaction. I. THE CLASSIC DIMENSIONS OF CONSIDERATION AND INITIATING STRUCTURE The Ohio State studies developed questionnaires about leaders that included self-assessments and assessments by subordinates. This research became the foundation for most of the future research about leadership behavior, attitudes, and styles. Two dimensions (as identified by factor analysis) accounted for 85 percent of the variance in descriptions of leadership behavior. Consideration is the degree to which the leader creates an environment of emotional support, warmth, friendliness...
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...A Theory of Justice Rawls In 1985, John Rawls published his essay A Theory of Justice in which he defined social justice by applying social contract approach and introducing a hypothetical state – the Original Position with veil of ignorance. First of all, Rawls believed that the principles of justice should help society to govern its structure and protect the rights of everyone in the society. Then Rawls proposed the idea that justice can be called “fairness”. Since he claimed that the principles of justice should be decided in advance in order to regulate the society more efficiently, a group of chosen people must determine the set of principles of justice. Given the importance of such task, there is no doubt that the group of chosen people ought to have the knowledge in relative fields and the capacity to think rationally in order to make the best decisions, if not for anyone else, at least for themselves. In this case, we refer to the participant with rationality a rational agent. If we assumed that every party were a rational agent, we are, in fact, acknowledging that rational agent would determine the principles of justice with the purpose of maximizing benefits for him and for people with similar background based on the given status quo and specific traits of society he is currently living in. Hence, if we only choose people who are rational, we would face two problems including constant argument, which would fail to deliver any reasonable agreement when rational...
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...Various theories are put forward to describe second language acquisition (SLA). The following theories represent serious thinking over the past century about the way a person acquires or learns a second language. The first theory will be Behaviourism. In mid-century, Burrhus Frederic Skinner developed behaviourist theory which predicted that any human behaviour could be learned through a process of stimulus, response, and positive or negative reinforcement (S-R-R). This S-R-R process is to make the desired behaviour become a habit that can be performed spontaneously. According to behaviourists, this process also can be applied into language learning. A concrete example of behaviourism applied directly to higher-level training, as a result of Bandura’ (1977) work, is behaviour. The terms are used interchangeably. This uses techniques such as "goal setting" and "self-reinforcement" to help people acquire the characteristics of a competent role model. Next, the second theory will be Language Acquisition Device (LAD) which developed by Noam Chomsky. Chomsky found out that there is an innate ability in every people which enable them to acquire and use language and this ability is known as LAD. Chomsky was not as concerned with the actual language being spoken as with the unspoken but understood rules that made the utterances appropriate, correct to native speakers. He argued that the stages of development that are required for children to develop their cognitive abilities in other...
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...Mohanty argues in her literary work, Under Western Eyes, that Western feminists should be more perceptive on the political suggestions of their literatures on non-western women. Western feminist’s views of non-western women are often shaped by presumptions about women and feminist ideals that might connect a certain colonial authoritative connection between the “first world” and other countries. Mohanty points out the common errors in western feminist’s writing, without arguing that any studies on “third world” women by western researchers are unrelated. Without making the mistakes that Mohanty is arguing against, she provides examples of studies that are related. Mohanty doesn’t only focus on what other researchers are doing wrong but provides a good example of what constitutes to good research in her own opinion. Mohanty points out that more than often; western feminists tend to view all women as having the same goal throughout the world which is the feminist movement. This movement often suggests that there is a transnational male-controlled collusion against women, which all “sensible women” should want to resist against in the same way and that these women should become self- capable, in control over their own bodies, and non-religious. Simply put, these women should become like the classical image that “first-world” feminists portray themselves. This process of thinking often overlooks that there is no such thing as a class of “women” outside of cultural, chronological...
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...Study Guide for Henry’s Daughters (Without Graphics) Produced and distributed by the National Institute for Engineering Ethics Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism Edward Whitacre College of Engineering Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas [pic] Copyright © 2010 Henry’s Daughters is designed to raise awareness of the ethical aspects of engineering work, advance knowledge and understanding of professional standards and public obligations and expectations, improve skills in moral reasoning, and strengthen personal dedication to exemplary conduct. Henry’s Daughters is dedicated to the memory of E. D. “Dave” Dorchester, P.E. Past President, National Institute for Engineering Ethics; Past President, Texas Society of Professional Engineers Past Chair, Texas Board of Professional Engineers; Distinguished Life Member, NIEE Executive Board Dave was highly influential in promoting NIEE and Murdough Center ethics programs. In 1989, he established the Professional Development Program of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. As NIEE President, Dave worked with Dean Bill Marcy to bring NIEE to Texas Tech University. and E. Walter LeFevre, Ph.D., P.E. Past President, National Society of Professional Engineers; Fellow, National Society of Professional Engineers Past Director, Vice President and Fellow, ASCE; Past President, Arkansas Professional Engineers Board; Distinguished Life Member, NIEE Executive Board Walt was the longest standing...
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...We Will Not Be Silenced “America preaches integration and practices segregation.” – Malcolm X. Similar to the oppression of colored people in the 50’s, black youths in Northern United States fear for their lives daily. Tensions between armed forces and black youths have risen significantly due to the excessive force police officers inflict on people of color. Prevailing racism and police brutality has been brought to light through the events happening in Ferguson. New officers should be thoroughly trained and inspected to ensure our country continues to advance forward socially, and stops the oppression of one group. Eric Garner was a father, a husband, a son, and a black man at the wrong place at the wrong time. While standing outside a convenience store, a NYPD officer believed Garner was selling untaxed cigarettes, and put Garner into an illegal chokehold. Garner repeatedly told the police officer that he “can’t breathe”, but the officer refused to let Garner go. After Garner fell unconscious, the group of NYPD officers took several minutes to call for medical help, and did not perform CPR. It is later reported that Eric Garner’s death was in fact a homicide, an unlawful killing of one person by another. Although there is an abundance of evidence, including a viral video of the incident, proving the officer used malice intent when handling Eric Garner, the court ruled he is not guilty. The bystander who happened to catch Garner’s death on tape was sentenced to time in...
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...Floyd Ogle Instructor: English 1A 11 September 2008 To Catch a Dream On August 28, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., possibly one of the most eloquent, and certainly one of the most passionate men to ever share his heart, delivered a stunning and earth shaping speech. He delivered this speech not only to over 200,000 people in attendance at the Lincoln Memorial, and not even to a nation struggling with the perils of racism and equality, but to generations of people who share in a dream and strive for freedom; a dream that many still dream today. Even though we are closer now than at any point in history, we have yet to experience the freedom of which Dr. King dreamed. Racism is not a problem only in America, most every nation deals with racial issues on some level. Though none of us could ever forget the tragedy of the Holocaust, we tend to forget that it was racially motivated. Hitler’s goal was to exterminate the Jewish people. “Anne Frank was murdered by the Nazis in Bergen-Belsen [concentration camp] for being a Jew, just one of over one million Jewish children to be killed in the Holocaust” (Melchior). The Holocaust, while the most prominent, is not the only example of ethnic cleansing that the world offers. Darfur, the Sudan, Croatia, and Kosovo, just to name a few, have all dealt with this racial horror. South Africa, as well, deals with racism. As the political power shifts toward black South Africans, white South Africans face continual racial violence...
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...Essay#1 Scientific revolution was a movement that took place in Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It marks a decisive break between the middle ages and the modern world. During this historical time, many scientific methods were discovered. Among them are mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine and chemistry. Along with these methods, tools such as microscope, thermometer, sextant and slide rule were invented to be used for scientific research. Talented people from around the world during this time period used their knowledge to come up with these scientific methods and utilized them to answer many other questions. Some of their findings are known as formulas. Today’s generation use these formulas as theories and tries to develop them to solve problems. Observation, experiment and invention existed as early as middle ages but in the mid-15th century the belief about the physical universe was questioned. Curiosity among talented people around the world intensified. This ultimately led to development of science. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus published the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres. His model of the Universe was alternative to Claudius Ptolemy’s geocentric system which was widely accepted since ancient times. It is believed that Copernicus’s theory of Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres lit the torch in scientific revolution. In 1576, Tycho Brahe set up Uranilborgh observatory. It was a huge step in astronomy. The mystery of the...
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