...Book Review: Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office What is this book about? In the book Nice Guy Can Get the Corner Office, the author challenged the adage “Nice guys finish last.” He believed that a guy can be nice and successful at business at the same time. The subtitle would tell us better about what’s in this book: "Eight Strategies for Winning in Business without Being a Jerk." The author defines “nice” as a constructive and consciously chosen approach to relationships that is founded on: * Attempting to optimize outcomes for both others and ourselves * Striving to balance assertiveness with cooperation to achieve a spirit of collaboration * Honoring the value and strength of others and ourselves * Seeking optimal outcomes for everyone involved by emphasizing truthfulness and authenticity * Opening confronting challenges and disagreements and embracing the innovation-promoting benefits of constructive idea conflict The author also defines “success in business” as need are fulfilled—individual’s need as well as the needs of others. The authors surveyed more than 350 nice guys and found out that most of them are “too nice”. And these overly nice guys are always struggling between “eager to please others” (being too nice) and “fulfill their own needs (being successful in business).” This book gives eight strategies to help those overly nice guys balance being nice and being a jerk when achieving success. These eight strategies consists of eight rights...
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...beings. The only reason why some of the members of the tribe are being a danger to the modern people is that they feel threaten. It’s saddening that slowly the tribes are disappearing and that some people just forget about them like they never existed. Well honestly, they are not the only ones that will be gone but the beautiful surroundings that they are also trying to preserve. Like the forest in Brazil, it is the Surui Indian tribe who are protecting this from the illegal loggers. Their lives are being threatened and they have no one protecting them from it except with their beliefs. It’s really a relief that they have Almir Suri who is part of their tribe and is really trying to fight for the tribe’s survival. Even though he had study in a nice university outside their place, he hasn’t forgotten where he came from and is still ready to help them grow more. Also, I think Almir is trying to show the world that he can also put up with the abilities of the modern people, that even though he started from being a member of a tribe whose life is just simple yet civilized, he knows what the overall people...
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...0Name & section_________________________ 5/2/12 Southeast Missouri State University Spring 2012 Dr. Cesarz Dept. of Pol. Sci., Philosophy & Religion Exam III UI 400 Business & Ethics Multiple choice: Choose the option that best answers the question or completes the statement. Some of the questions are paired and to be read together. 1. Contrary to some contemporary writers who appear to base human rights on the decision of a governing body, human rights are more securely based on __________, which can be traced back from the works of modern thinkers such as Locke & Jefferson to medieval & Roman thinkers back to Plato & Aristotle. (a) communitarian theory, (b) natural law theory, (c) egalitarian theory, (d) civil rights theory. 2. The type of virtuous social order envisioned by Plato is called a __________. (a) democracy, (b) plutocracy, (c) meritocracy, (d) elected monarchy. 3. One of the basic ways in which one develops a virtuous character is from _______. (a) role-modeling, (b) having “peak experiences” & moving on to a higher stage, (c) just conforming to one’s culture, (d) studying philosophy. 4. Aristotle’s moral theory argues that _________________ is the primary end of human action. (a) following one of two extremes, (b) promoting utility, (c) acquiring virtues, (d) the happy life. 5. Another way of describing the end referred...
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...Plotting a Course: Academic Planning Strategies The speaker at the event was Karen Cole; she is one of the advisers at Onestop. At this student success program she talked about planning our college future. She told us to get in contact with our advisor. She also discussed that we could declare our major if we wanted to our second semester of freshman year. We learned that there is a paper we have to get signed to declare our major, and that paper is on the UNCA website. We would just need to print out that piece of paper and get it signed by the department chair for our major. I learned about DegPar and how we could use “What if analysis” to see what classes we would need to take to graduate with a certain major or minor. She also told us about registration for class and how it opens up at 7am and closes at 10pm. One last thing that she talked to us about was how we should not get stressed out about classes and what we should take. She said that is what Onestop and our advisors are there for, to help us when we need it. Which Path Do I Take? Exploring The “Fit” of Different Majors The speaker at this event was from the Career Center and his name was Chris Hegg. He talked about RIASEC which is a personality model, and it is an interest inventory tool designed to help match your interests and skills with similar careers. RIASEC stands for realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. The people who are realistic are the “doers”. They like...
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...World civilization study guide Samsara- life cycle (death and rebirth) Moksha- heaven, after completing your dharma from your many lives Dharma- What you are meant to do in your life Karma- How your life will eventually end due to how you forfill your dharma, there is no mistakes in karma or fatalism Dhamma- set of ethics important to your beliefs Kama- Pleasure Artha- Purpose Jiva- soul CASTE SYSTEM Bhramin (top caste) Kshatryia Viasya Sudra Untouchables Animals/insects (outcast) Caste system determines where you are in your journey to moksha, in order to move up in the system you must complete your dharma in your current life time ASOKA: son of Bindusara, one of Bindusara's most trusted sons. Crowned kind at age 35, 269 BC. After going to war and seeing all the pain and suffering of women and children, Asoka converted to buddhism and lead a nonviolent empire. Treated and referred to all of his people as "his children". Asokas edicts include: Prohibitions, Public works, Human relations, Religion, Welfare of the people, and Justice. eightfold path of buddhism: 1. right view 2. right intention 3. right speech 4. right action 5. right livelihood 6. right effort 7. right mindfulness 8. right concentration Hinduism is monotheistic, because all of the gods are a form or variation of one almighty god Brahman could be argued polytheistic***** monkey god: hanuman Elephant god: Ganesha WEAKENING CASTE LINES -The great increase in...
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...Tutorial: Alternative Economic Systems Section A: 1. B 6. C 11. B 2. B 7. A 12. B 3. B 8. B 13. D 4. C 9. C 14. D 5. C 10. D 15. D Section B: 1. Outline the functions of an economic system (8m) Definition of economic system What to produce, how to produce, how much to produce & for whom to produce 2. How does the market economy perform the functions of an economic system? (8m) Market economy is an economic system where resources are privately owned and economic decisions are made by households & firms based on self-interest. Households to max satisfaction & firms to max profit. Govt. only role is to maintain law & order The 4 fundamental questions the market economy will answer in performing the functions of an economic system is what to produce, how to produce, how much to produce & for whom to produce What to produce is decided by the people who are willing to spend money. Since the aim of the firm is to max profit, the firms will produce what the consumers want. In this case the consumers dictate the demand The firms will choose the method that incurs the least cost where resources are combined in the most efficient way in order to max profit How much to produce will depend on consumer wants. Producers will produce enough to meet the consumers’ demand in order to max profit For whom to produce is answered by the fact that anyone with purchasing power will be able to obtain the goods produced 3. Discuss the main features of a market economy and the problems...
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...Qwayla Jefferson Jefferson 1 Homa Ferdowsi Comparison paper January 28, 2013 The Flowers vs. A Rose for Emily The ending in the stories “The Flowers” and “A Rose for Emily” both result in a death. Even though somebody died at the end of both stories, their deaths were different. In the story “The Flowers the main character was Myop, and in the story “A Rose for Emily” the main character was Emily. Myop was only ten at the time; she was an innocent little girl. Myop was free-spirited and didn’t have a worry in the world, “nothing existed for her but her song.” She loved to be outside in the fresh air, “It seemed to Myop as she skipped lightly from hen house that the days had never been as beautiful as these.” Myop always seemed to go into the woods behind her home. Emily was a miserable old lady; she was miserable due to her father’s death, and after her sweetheart went “missing”. Emily seemed to hardly step foot out of her house, “After her father’s death she went out very little; after her sweetheart went away, people hardly saw her at all.” She preferred to stay indoors. Myop was an innocent little girl that ran into a dead person. Since things started to look unfamiliar to her she started to head back home. As she was heading home she walked right into a dead body, “It was then she stepped smack into his eyes, her heel became lodged in the broken ridge between brow and nose, and she reached down quickly, unafraid, to free herself.” After ...
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...Executive Summary This study has been conducted to analyse the role of information systems in supporting decision making process. For this purpose, role of different types of information systems such as, Management Information System (MIS), Decision Support System (DSS), Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP), Executive Information System (EIS), specifically agent-based information systems have been analysed in the different aspects of decision making process. For this purpose ten highly relevant journal articles have been selected and the body of this report is based upon the literature of those articles. From the research of this report, it is has been found out that different types of information systems facilitates managers working at different levels of organisations in making effective decision. It has been identified that organisations operate in highly vibrant and impulsive environment that changes rapidly. Based on these changes, executives and higher level managers have to make decisions accordingly. This decision making process requires a lot of subjective information about the external environment upon which decisions have to be made Annotated Bibliography 1. Ucakturk, A. & Villardb, M., 2013. The Effects of Management Information and ERP Systems on Strategic Knowledge Management and Decision-Making. Social and Behavioural Sciences, Vol 99, pp. 1035 – 1043. In this article, Ucakturk and Villardb have discussed the effects of management information and ERP...
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...European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol.6, No.5, 2014 www.iiste.org Risk Exposures, Vulnerability and Mitigation Methods among Road Transport Workers in Nigeria Festus M Epetimehin PhD Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji- Arakeji fessy51@yahoo.co.uk, fmepetimehin@jabu.edu.ng Abstract This study examines risk exposures among Road Transport Worker and their methods of mitigation. A simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents from Lagos State. Nigeria. In order to determine how different types of risk exposures contribute to number of accidents on the roads, Cramer’s V was used to analyze and test the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 significant levels. The result of the findings revealed that age, driving experience, treatment seeking behavior and speed limit have significant relationship with drivers’ risk exposures. The study also reveals that younger drivers are more exposed to accident than older drivers and the treatment seeking behavior used by the Road Transport workers exposed them as well as their families to financial danger. In line with these findings, it was recommended that Road Transport Workers, RTW should use a formalized means to mitigate their losses. Keywords: Risk, Vulnerability, Mitigation, Risk exposure, Accident, Insurance 1.0 Introduction Risk is an integral part of mankind. It is a permanent and important part of life. Everyone is exposed to various kind of risk including their...
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...What Every MBA Student in the World Needs to Know Sandeep Krishnamurthy http://faculty.washington.edu/sandeep 1 Management ≠ analysis. What you are learning in school is analysis. You are being taught tools and techniques. Analysis is just one of the ingredients in the recipe. You may have the best analysis in the room. However, if your analysis is not heard and taken seriously, it is of no value. Too often, talented people with the best answers sit in the back of the room while hacks run the show. If you enjoy the view from the back, getting an MBA will not change anything. A MBA degree only works if you are willing to transform yourself. Are you? 2 Einstein would have been a terrible manager. There is a huge misconception among students that being smart is the way to be successful. Let me break this to you. It is not about being smart. There are many smart people who are absolutely incompetent managers. Not to mention the fact that many smart people are first-rate jerks. Don’t get me wrong. I am not saying you have to be dumb to succeed. What I am saying is that you do not have to be a Mensan to make it to the top. All you need is average intelligence. But, you need other qualities. 3 Bill Clinton would have been an excellent manager. The man had his faults. But, he could communicate like few others. Bad managers are, frequently, terrible communicators. They have good ideas. They simply don’t know how to get them across. You cannot lead, motivate or sell if you cannot...
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...‘How to Develop a Business Plan’ Introduction Most successful organisations have a clear vision or sense of purpose. They also have well defined objectives to aim for and a way of measuring their performance. These are the vital ingredients of a Business Plan. Some of the benefits of business planning are that it: • Forces people in the organisation to stand back, and review business performance and the factors that are affecting the business • Encourages people to consider strategic options and make informed decisions • Improves communication and builds commitment by involving people throughout the organisation • Can be captured in a single document and communicated to everyone involved. Definitions Business Planning is a process that identifies where the organisation wants to be and by when, and shows how it will get there from where it is now. A Business Plan is a document that captures the outputs from the business planning process. Key steps in business planning The key steps in creating a Business Plan are: 1. Setting a vision for where you want to be 2. Gathering and analysing information about where you are now 3. Setting performance objectives and making plans to close the gap 4. Planning how to monitor progress. Learning Resources Tel: 08456 047 047 Web: www.traintogain.gov.uk Email: traintogain@businesslinksw.co.uk 1. Setting a vision for where you want the organisation to be The core of your Business Plan is your vision for the future. Steve...
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...Nancy J. Nabong AC 103 : MWF / 1:00 – 2:00 PM I. THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA 1. PLOT * Most important element of a story: Summary of a play’s story, concerned with what happens in the story * The order of events occurring in a play is referred to as the plot of the drama. It is the basic storyline that is narrated through a play. The entertainment one derives from a play depends largely on the sequence of events that occur in the story. The logical connection between the events and the characters, which enact the story form an integral part of the plot of drama. 2. CHARACTER * These are the people presented in the play that are involved in the perusing plot. Each character should have their own distinct personality, age, appearance, beliefs, socio economic background, and language. * The characters must be shaped to fit the needs of the plot and all parts the characterization must fit together. * Protagonist – the person who is attempting to resolve the problem. The conflict he faces, frequently involves a struggle with some force outside himself (external conflicts) as with an antagonist and or struggle within himself (internal conflict). 3. THOUGHT * What the play means as opposed to what happens (the plot). Sometimes the theme is clearly stated in the title. It may be stated through dialogue by a character acting as the playwright’s voice. Or it may be the theme is less obvious and emerges only after some study or thought. The...
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...Captain: Kannoga Ayumi * 16 years-old * Has long, brown ponytails * Eye color is violet * Attacking Specialty: short-range, mid-range, & long-range * Weapon(s) used: any type of gun and explosives Captain: Kannoga Ayumi * 16 years-old * Has long, brown ponytails * Eye color is violet * Attacking Specialty: short-range, mid-range, & long-range * Weapon(s) used: any type of gun and explosives Vice: Tohmiko Fuko * 15 years-old * Has long, indigo ponytails * Eye color is red * Attacking Specialty: mid-range * Weapon(s) used: caliber, shotgun, rail gun, explosives, and a pistol Vice: Tohmiko Fuko * 15 years-old * Has long, indigo ponytails * Eye color is red * Attacking Specialty: mid-range * Weapon(s) used: caliber, shotgun, rail gun, explosives, and a pistol General: Kitaouji Satsuki * 17 years-old * Has short, brown hair * Eye color is blue * Attacking Specialty: short-range * Weapon(s) used: caliber, knives, katana, a pistol, and explosives General: Kitaouji Satsuki * 17 years-old * Has short, brown hair * Eye color is blue * Attacking Specialty: short-range * Weapon(s) used: caliber, knives, katana, a pistol, and explosives Spy: Otonashi Saya * 16 years-old * Has long, black hair * Eye color is indigo * Attacking Specialty: long-range * Weapon(s) used: throwing knives and a pistol Spy: Otonashi Saya * 16 years-old ...
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...Velma Johnson English 200-E81 July 5, 2014 “The Lottery” foreshadows and settings Shirley Jackson's “The Lottery”, this story filled with symbolism. The author uses symbolism to help her represent human nature as tainted, no matter how pure one thinks of himself or herself, or how pure their environment may seem to be. The story is very real in raising many questions about the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. “The Lottery” clearly couriers Jackson's feelings concerning mankind’s evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals. She shows how coldness and lack of compassion in people can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. Jackson presents the theme of this short story with a major use of symbolism. Symbolism shows throughout the setting of “The Lottery”, the objects, the people’s actions, and even in the time and the names of the lucky contestants. The setting of the story helps to magnify its impact on the reader because it is set in a small town similar to the one many of us may know of, and that is symbolic of everything that we consider to be right in America. The story begins on a magnificent summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very joyful but strikes a contrast between the surroundings of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is sober, where the adults, stood together, away from the stones in the corner, and their “jokes were quiet and they smiled rather...
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...Vikingerne – hvem, hvad og hvorfor? Opgave: 1. dag: (Hvor I planlægger rundvisningen) Ha’ delt de forskellige genstande ud til gruppemedlemmer. (se ruten nederst). Når I viser rundt er der nogle dogmer: A: I skal IKKE læse op – I skal holde jer til stikord. B: I skal tale ud fra de genstande der er på museet. Peg på dem og fortæl ud fra dem. C: I skal have øjenkontakt og forsøge ikke at tale langsomt. Bed dem om at spørge jer hvis de er i tvivl om noget. D: Hvert stop skal tage max. 7 min. I må vente i kø – hvis næste stop ikke er ledigt. 2. Dag: Omvisning: A: Der skal lægges tøj i garderoben osv. Herefter får I præsenteres jeres elev/elever som I skal vise rundt. B: I fortæller navn og fortæller hvad der skal foregå. C: I viser rundt i udstillingen (HUSK en skal tage tid. I skal være færdig med omvisning kl. 11.00 – Bliver I hurtigere færdig må I gerne tale D: Her samtaler I med jeres gæst om følgende: Hvilken historisk periode bliver opfattet som en ’guldalder’ i det nationale erindringsfællesskab som personen er en del af? Hvor har personen sin viden om disse fortidserindringer? Hvorfor har nationer behov for guldaldre?/gloværdige døde (Anthony Smith) Gruppe nr. | Gruppemedlemmer Fra RYS (5 i hver) | Rute | 1 | Adam, Jeppe, Mads, Maria, Sarah | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 2 | Alma, Ida, Lasse, Mathias, Therese | 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1,9 | 3 | Amalie, Elizabeth, Jonas, Mille, Victor | 3,4,5,6,7,8,1,2,9 | 4 | Andrea, Edith,...
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