...M. Giannantonio & A.E. Hurley-Hanson (Eds.), Extreme Leadership: Leaders, Teams and Situations Outside the Norm (pp. XX-XX). Northampton, MA: Edward Edgar Publishing. TEAM LEADERSHIP: THE CHILEAN MINE CASE TERRI A. SCANDURA Department of Management School of Business Administration University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 33124 scandura@miami.edu MONICA M. SHARIF Department of Management School of Business Administration University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 33124 msharif@miami.edu 1 Team Leadership: The Chilean Mine Case Terri A. Scandura & Monica M. Sharif University of Miami Introduction The world watched in awe as the first of the 33 Chilean miners emerged from the transport tube. Without a doubt, the rescue of the miners in October 2010 was an impressive technological achievement. But perhaps the more enduring lessons from the mine may relate more to team leadership under what are now known to be among the most extreme conditions imaginable. Textbooks and popular books have been...
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...Social Psychology in Society On January 12, 2010 the search for survivors from the devastating earthquake in Haiti began. A current estimate suggests that upwards of 200,000 people may have perished, and efforts now turn to the approximately 3 million Haitians affected by the quake. They are in need of everything from medical care to housing, but most importantly food. Despite the outpouring of both monetary and other aid internationally, getting help to those in need has proven difficult [ (Ignarri, 2010) ]. Whenever natural disasters strikes, there follows an outpouring of humanity. We have a deeply evolved psychological need to help people who are suffering, especially when heart-rending images enter our home. The tear-streaked face of an orphaned child or the look of desperation in a father's eyes as he searches through rubble for his family touch our hearts. We are shaped by Darwinian natural selection to be empathetic. Most people never think about the reasons such behaviors have arisen in humans. In fact, there is often such a simplistic view of Darwin's theory that many people argue such generosity toward others, especially strangers, is impossible [ (Cornwell, 2010) ]. The days immediately following the hurricane or quake or other calamity, reporters warn of a generalized “fear” that desperate survivors may turn to violence and looting. Then, sure enough, reporters tell stories of violence and looting. Some are eye witness accounts by credible observers. Most are...
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...Altruism can be described as a form of pro-social behavior in which an individual seeks to voluntarily satisfy the welfare of others at their own costs. It is an unselfish concern of a person to achieve the good of others and this tends to be the primary motivation and the ultimate goal of an altruistic behavior. Genuine altruism is guided by the desire to improve the state and welfare of other people without expecting a reward or indicating some degree of self interest (Ricard, 2011). A number of historical figures and other individuals have been implicated in the demonstration of altruism. Below are five examples of altruistic behaviors. Example 1- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Activism) One example of altruistic behavior was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He emphasized on the need of equality and basic civil rights for all. He labored hard and was committed to ensuring that democracy and justice was practiced irrespective of an individual’s race and social status. King did not mind facing the dangers that were associated with his fight against injustice. His ultimate sacrifice was demonstrated through his death, since he was killed for trying to improve the welfare and lives of others (Myers, 2014). Martin Luther’s altruistic behavior was a product of modeling. For instance, Kail and Cavanaugh (2015) explain that King’s pursuit of civil rights and equality for African Americans was significantly influenced by Mohandas Gandhi, a political leader, Henry David Thoreau...
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...Human Behaviour When Disaster Strikes: Human behaviour in emergency situations By S. J. Robinson and T. D. Higgins; School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, England. PR1 2HE. When disaster strikes and emergency warning sounds or the captain orders an abandon ship we hope people will remain “cool, calm and collected.” Being level-headed during a life-threatening event is highly prized and undoubtedly improves your chances of survival. However, anecdotal reports and the limited psychological research available suggest that people under threat can actually act in a way that puts themselves and others in further danger. This article discusses some of the unhelpful behaviours which can happen during emergencies and notes some interventions which might stop them. Behaviours during a disaster People can behave in an appropriate manner during an emergency. In good conditions, with no pressures on resources or time, calm and orderly responses are likely. Even in more chaotic situations quick thinking and effective actions can lead to positive actions. For example, during the sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise ship in January 2012 eyewitnesses reported many instances of constructive behaviour. Some passengers used iphone apps to work out their location on the ship while others made ladders from sheets to reach the safety of the next deck. However, research suggests that only 10-25% of people in an emergency will be able to undertake prompt and effective...
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...Mickey Mouse Monopoly The Mickey Mouse Monopoly documentary reveals the obscure social messages behind the animated films created by the Disney Company. Although we are conditioned to believe that these movies are pure forms of entertainment, further examination has proved that there are hidden messages concerning gender, race and class that Disney is instilling in the minds of children. The speakers in the documentary argue that Disney is extremely political and hides its ideas behind innocence, magic and fun. When masked by features that are appealing to a younger audience, it is difficult to realize these ideas without taking a closer look. One of the main controversies discussed in this video is the way that Disney portrays women in its productions. The way that females are shown is similar across all Disney films, even animal characters. They are shown having a seductive or entrancing way about them, large eyelashes, attractive bodies and large breasts. Doctor Carolyn Newberger, a psychology professor at Harvard University, pointed out the scene from Aladdin when Jasmine seduces Jafar to distract him while Aladdin tries to rescue her. This scene suggests to viewers that women can use their bodies to manipulate men in order to get what they want. Other ways women are portrayed in these films are vulnerable, weak, and always needing to be rescued by a male. Aside from gender, race is another issue that is often misrepresented in these productions. One example in the...
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... Dr. Na’im Akbar Born Luther Benjamin Weems, Jr. on April 26, 1944, Dr. Na’im Akbar was raised in Tallahassee, Florida. There, he lived in a complete Black American social environment. It was not until his freshman year of college that he first had contact with the White American race. In 1971, he changed his name after joining the nation of Islam. He attended the University of Michigan to receive his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Master of Arts (M.A.), and Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD.) in Psychology. Careers Upon receiving his terminal degree, Akbar accepted the opportunity to work in the Psychology Department of Morehouse College of Atlanta, where he remained for five years. There, he instituted the college’s first Black Psychology course which eventually led to the development of the first Black Psychology program at any historically black college or university. After two years, he became chair of the psychology department. After, he relocated to Chicago, IL where he helped start the Office of Human Development at the Nation of Islam Headquarters. Later, he joined the faculty of Norfolk State University where he also instituted courses in Black Psychology. In 1979, he began teaching at Florida State University, where he still remains, teaching a specialized course on the psychology of the African American. In the 1980s, he independently started his own publishing company, Mind Productions, and a private consulting company, Na’im Akbar Consultants. Memberships...
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...defense can never be justified. During a weekend spelunking trip, four close male friends become perilously trapped within a "Cave Cathedral" with little food and limited water. After just a week passes with no rescue one of the men suggests the macabre idea of drawing straws to determine who will be "sacrificed" for food so that the remaining three men can improve their chances for rescue. A critical wrinkle occurs when one of the men, Paul, chooses to remove himself from the process and tells the others to leave him out of it. Unfortunately, the other three keep a straw in the game for Paul which ends up being the fateful short straw and Paul is murdered and eaten in spite of his protest. This essay will argue that regardless of the difficult circumstances that befell the spelunkers, humans rights were violated, when acting against their morals, they committed murder and cannibalized a friend and the resulting punishment upon their rescue was warranted. The spelunkers' predicament put them in very challenging circumstances to be sure but not severe enough to warrant their criminal behavior. Although, certainly scared the men were not entirely without food and water as they had four Powerbars and access to a small source of "trickling" water. Ultimately rescue happens after 4 1/2 weeks of isolation, though strangely the decision by three of the men to draw straws to see who will be "sacrificed" occurs at just one week into the ordeal. We simply must consider this...
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...http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx How do you reference a web page that lists no author? When there is no author for a web page, the title moves to the first position of the reference entry: Example: All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue. (2010, October 13). Retrieved from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/ns/world_news-americas/ Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: ("All 33 Chile Miners," 2010). Note: Use the full title of the web page if it is short for the parenthetical citation. Articles found on the web, like the example above, are not italicized in the reference entry and are not italicized but enclosed in quotations in the in-text citation, just like a newspaper or magazine article. Reports found on the web would be italicized in the reference list, as in Publication Manual (6th ed.) Examples 31, 32, and 33 on pp. 205–206. They would also be italicized in the in-text citation, just like a book. These posts on the APA Style blog will also be helpful: How to Cite Something You Found on a Website in APA Style by Chelsea Lee Perhaps the most common question we get about APA Style is “How do I cite a website?” or “How do I cite something I found on a website?” First, to cite a website in general, but not a specific document on that website, see this FAQ. Once you’re at the level of citing a particular...
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...romanticism as folks believed life was no longer seen through rose colored glasses. This was the civil war, the urbanization and industrializing of America and the emerging middle class as well as the upheaval and social change in the latter half of the 19th century with increasing rates of democracy and literacy. The characteristics of realism are reaction against romanticism and neoclassicism, factual is more important than intellectual or emotional, life is driven by fate. An example of realist writers includes Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, and Edgar Lee Masters. From 1865 -1895 regionalism was prominent and was also referred to as local color. It focuses on characters, dialect, and customs specific to a certain region. Regionalism is coincided with realism and sharing many of the same traits. Regionalism was developed due to the civil war and the building of a national identity, and the dual influence of romanticism and realism. An example of regionalist writers includes Kate Chopin, Mark Twain, and Willa Cather. From 1880-1920 naturalism was prominent and is the view that nature is all there is and the basic truths are truths of nature. Naturalism applies scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to the study of humans; it is influenced by Darwinism and psychology. It is posited that men were controlled by heredity and environment and often depicted man in conflict with nature, society or, himself. Naturalism developed due to the swell of immigrants in the latter half...
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...since 1977. Additionally, visitors to the site learn that Jackson, who received her first Barbie Doll at the age of six, led a sheltered life and felt like a misfit. The Barbie Doll supported her fantasies of an alternative destiny until she became a teenager, at which time her interests turned to art and photography; her perception of visual presentation began. Social-self, Self-concept, Self-esteem, and Self-presentation The sense of identity, sense of self, is important to human psychology and sociology. It provides the sense of having free will and is the foundation of social control. The Myers text asserts that at the center of one’s world is his or her sense of self. It further states that, “the most important aspect of yourself is your self” (Myers, 2010). The beliefs by which one defines his or herself are self-schemas; the specific beliefs that define oneself. Moreover, one’s sense of self determines who he or she might become – the possible self. It is obvious that Cindy Jackson has psychological issues stemming from early childhood that led to the development of her ultimate social self. She thought of herself as disadvantaged in comparison to prettier classmates; the comparisons we make with others. She felt ugly because a friend once told her that when she smiled her nose and chin looked as though they might touch, how...
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...Lusitania Disaster The Lusitania was a great passenger cruise line of its time. The ship held 1,959 passengers of that 702 were members of the crew. A single torpedo was shot from a German U-20 submarine sunk the Lusitania in less than 20 minutes, 1,198 passengers died and only 761 people survived the incident. The attack happened on the 7th of May 1915, one week into it voyage from New York. A warning was issued from the German Embassy, stating that the risk of attack was high due to the hostile actions around the British isle. This attack also took the lives of 127 Americans. This proved to be a turning point for the Atlantic war. This event set in motion the United States entering World War I. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 The Malaysian airlines flight embarked from Amsterdam in a Boeing 777. The final destination was for Kuala Lumpur on 17th of July 2014. The Planes route took it through an active war zone that was controlled by the Dunbass People militia. The plane was shot down by a Buk surface to air missile. The plane crashed near Torez in Donetsk, Ukraine, killing all of the 283 passengers and 15 crew on board, total death of all passengers and crew of 298. This attack was against a passenger airline that enter hostile airspace. As a result of this flight patterns have been redirected around the airspace that is controlled by militants. Disaster Similarities and Dissimilarities The Lusitania and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 both entered areas that where controlled...
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.... BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) (THREE YEAR DEGREE COURSE) SUBJECT MILITARY STUDIES OR DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES PAGE 1 DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA . B.A. (DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES) The entire curriculum is to be divided into four units and each question paper will have: 1. First question – compulsory- Comprising of TEN Short Answer Questions (1 to X) covering the entire curriculum. This question will carry 40% marks of the total marks. 2. The rest of the question paper will be divided into Four Units, comprising of Two questions in each unit. Therefore, the total number of question in each paper shall be NINE. 3. 4. Student will have to attempt one question from each unit. All these (Four) questions will be of equal marks and will carry 60% marks of the total marks. 5. The minimum passing marks in each paper shall be 33% of the total marks. The candidate has to pass theory and practical separately. Total passing percentage (aggregate) to obtain the degree shall be 36%. 6. In the part I and II, there shall be two theory papers and one practical. Maximum marks shall be 35/50 for B.A. and B.Sc. respectively. For practical, it shall be 30/50 marks for BA and B.Sc. respectively. 7. In Part III there shall be three theory papers and one practical maximum marks shall be 35/50 for B.A. and B.Sc. respectively. For Practical, its shall be 45/75 marks for B.A. and B.Sc. respectively. PAGE 2 DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA . B.A. (MILITARY...
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...Art Expression Could Satisfy Arden color therapy benefits special-education students by allowing them to release and do more than just talk about their feelings. the use of art therapy that is incorporated with color has been increasing during the 20th and 21st century. Involved with special-education we need to not always rely on verbalization.with all the special services we can involve the painting drawing, making collages sculpting while expressing the innermost emotions and conflicts that one could struggle while communicating. When we incorporate color with expression we can have a phenomenal change on the body and the mind. Color psychology and art therapy can propose a new therapeutic function with nonrepresentational art. Let's express...
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...did not realize how many directions this could take me. I originally was looking towards the crazy cat lady being stereo typical middle aged to older single women. These women replace human interaction with feline friends. Engaging them in both their personal and social lives. However, the peer reviewed information was very hard to come by. I have changed my direction more towards Crazy cat lady or cat hoarder what defines one another? In my research, I found much more information animal hoarding and the mental health conditions associated with the hoarding of cats. In my review, I will discuss what makes a crazy cat lady...
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...ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY An earthquake so powerful that it knocks the earth off its axis and the coast drops off three feet. A tsunami follows the earthquake leaving tens of thousands of people dead. When watching a live tsunami along the Japanese coast is quite an amazing sight. It was such an extraordinary and dramatic sight to get to witness broadcasting live into the homes across the world. This is an analysis on what is known to be the largest earthquake and biggest tsunami ever to hit Japan on March 11, 2011. The earthquake and tsunami Japans coast lies in ruins after the earthquake hit followed by the tsunami picking up everything in its path like cars, houses, and warehouses. Seismometers, strain gages, and title gages records the disaster. P-waves travel at four miles a second and within seconds warnings flash across the country. The S-waves shake the ground making earthquakes so damaging and the reactor core is shut down (Kerger, 2011. Four miles below the surface the earth is altering caught in a gigantic slow motion collision. Japan lies at the Pacific Plate and rams into the Eurasian Plate causing the Eurasian Plate to shift and cave under. Eventually the plates snap causing an earthquake. This earthquake lasted an impressive five minutes and measured at a magnitude 9.0. The Eurasian Plate is dragged under the Pacific plate grinding under it and the upper plate compresses then it springs back when the earthquake hits causing the four mile deep mass of water upwards...
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