...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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...The strategy that has the greatest upside return would be the payoff protective put strategy. This strategy, which may be risky, has the greatest upside if the risk outweighs the cost. Now, the least upside strategy is the payoff of covered call. Though this strategy does protect from great losses, it doesn’t have great upside potential. The strategy that is most aggressive is the If owned Lotus stock, and as an investor worried about bad news, the strategy to go with is the option strategy. This strategy protects against a stock that has large variations in the price. However, if the price is stable and not much movement in the stock, great losses can pursue from this strategy. In regards to the premium that is purchased, if the stock price doesn’t hit the strike price then the premium on this option will be lost. Therefore, the options strategy is smart to go with if you believe tha the stock is unstable, you are risk adverse, and want to protect from losses. Also, the put strategy has the greatest upside for returns due to the reason that AT&T receives 59% of its revenue from long distance service. Hence, the market share of AT&T dominance in telecommunications has an uphill battle with new technologies coming onto the scene. In order to protect in thos situation of a stock price falling, the put option would have potential to make money. However, Lotus being in the sector of technology has potential to have positive gains, and therefore would be best suited in...
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...“The World Turned Upside Down” by Christopher Hill reveals the unsung heroes during the English Revolution and their radical thinking that did not seem so radical after all. These ideas that Hill mentions throughout his book are radical ideas of the lower class groups such as; The Ranters, Levellers, Quakers, and Diggers. This Marxist Historian presents the “lunacy” of these groups during the 17th century. During this time those groups were referred to as lunatics, but may have well been saner than the society which rejected them, as Hill says, “If we dismiss such ideas because they seem irrational to us, we may be depriving ourselves of valuable insights into society.” (pg ___) Hill is interested in such radical thinking not only because they influence societies, but because they reveal the societies which gave rise to them. He tries to acknowledge to the reader not to be ignorant of what the common people thought. Hill discovers religious movements in England abundant with the ideas and themes that would eventually give birth to secular radical ideologies like materialism, secularism, and communism. He also is far more empathetic and understanding to those revolutionaries who introduced economic ideas of national communism. If you do not have the slightest interest in history this book is not for you. This book is not something a beginner reader would read, your average reader would struggle with his extensive vocabulary and lack of prior knowledge of the English Civil wars...
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...world with two different gravities it pushes the boundaries of anything we have seen in the universe. In Juan Solanas romantic science fiction film Upside Down, dual gravity worlds exist next to another. The two worlds that are separated are very different, the upper world being rich and the lower being the poor. In the film Upside Down Juan Solanas uses various film techniques to describe the segregated societies as different, sync with a bond and how destructive the societies are. In the film Upside Down the two societies, up or down are viewed upon differently. In the beginning of the film the screen goes from darkness to light when describing the science behind the gravities of the two worlds. This is the first initiation that emphasizes the difference between the two worlds. It highlights the separation of the two worlds through their gravities. In a wide-angle shot scene you can see both worlds in the shot, one of them being the light world and the other one is dark. The light world has an elite and aristocratic look to it, which suggest it is the upper class world. On the other had the dark said looks run down and has a other half look that suggest it is the poor world. The idea of the wide-angle shot with the light and dark worlds pushes this view of two different worlds that share the same atmosphere. In the film Upside Down these two worlds, which are different any many ways, just so happen to share a bond within the film. In a wide-angle shot of the two worlds there...
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...The Upside of Irrationality Dan Ariely Summary Economic theory leads us to believe that humans act as “rational beings” when making decisions, however; in his book The Upside of Irrationality, Dan Ariely demonstrates that defying logic is part of what makes us human. In Upside, Ariely examines several aspects of the human condition through a series of experiments. The outcome of these experiments generally provides intriguing insights and truths into the sometimes-aberrant nature of human behavior. Each chapter presents a separate topic, which is qualitatively and quantitatively examined to elucidate the dichotomy between logic and action experienced by people. The book is separated into two parts, the first half focusing on behavior in the work place while the second delves into personal relationships and how we instinctively treat others. Ariely does a wonderful job at keeping things interesting by using his personal insights and life experiences as inspiration for the topics he is presenting. In “The Case for Revenge” and “Hot or Not?” he shares the story of his quest for revenge against Audi for poor customer service and the struggles he faced after suffering disfigurement from a freak accident. Along with the objective content, these personal anecdotes make the book not only incredibly informative and insightful, but also a joy to read. Strengths One of the core strengths of this book is its appeal and the thought provoking content. Everyone has felt vindictive...
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...Jesus’ Upside-Down Kingdom The Upside-Down Kingdom is a different perspective that Jesus delivers and an overturned outlook that He shares. Jesus did not view life like the religious people, but He brought a new order of things. Jesus showed us a different viewpoint of the way we should be living. Jesus taught and gave a deeper understanding, which was usually different than the way most understood. Through Jesus’ teachings and parables He showed an upside-down kingdom. Jesus was not concerned with the rules and regulations of the Pharisees but was more concerned with living by the true laws of God and not the laws of man. Throughout time the religious had added so many rules to the written Torah, they had made an oral Torah filled with...
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...The Romantic Elements of “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson In the year 2018 Romantic elements still have an effect on the worlds culture. Posted everywhere on T.V., magazines and ads that display Romantic elements. Music, no matter the genre, exhibit the same characteristics or ideas that the Romanticist revealed. The song “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson resembles the similar thoughts of idealism, individualism, reverence to the natural world and physical and emotional passion,just as the Romantics before him did. In the first beginning lines of “Upside Down” we can find a belief that resembles that of an idealist. The first lines of the song reads as, “Who's to say/ What's impossible/ Well they forgot”. Here Jack Johnson test the beliefs of the world around him. Johnson is saying that other people cannot decide what is possible in the world we live in. This is an idealist view because idealist wanted to pursue the impossible, in the same way Jack Johnson feels that he can do the impossible and whatever...
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...In the book, “The Upside-Down Kingdom”, author Donald Kraybill delivers a message about the kingdom of God being upside down compared to the kingdom of this world. I love how he has a lot of scriptures instead of just his opinion. This book started out by describing the traits that make the kingdom of God upside down and about detours people have to make. According to Kraybill we make these detours to get around Jesus and his core message. The kingdom of God is not separate, but in the middle of the world. “God calls us to turn our backs to the kingdoms of this world and embrace an upside down world,” (Kraybill 32). In the next chapter Kraybill describes Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, which brings in three points, political, religious and economic. These are the sub points to Kraybills thesis. According to Kraybill there are five symbols related to the temptation which include: bread, devil, desert, mountain, and temple. “The temptation points to a right-side-up kingdom encompassing the three big social institutions of his day: political (mountain), religious (temple), and economic (bread).” (Kraybill 33). The political temptation goes with the historical context of...
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...Houston is one of the riskiest cities nationally for falling home prices, according to a recent report by a national mortgage insurance company. Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. ranked Houston No. 2 among 386 metropolitan cities nationally for having the highest risk for declining home prices. The Bayou City has a 38 percent chance of lower home prices in two years. The average risk nationally is 8 percent, according to the Walnut Creek, California-based company. “ Houston home prices are probably going to come down a little bit,” said Ralph DeFranco, Arch’s senior economist and director of risk analytics and pricing. “ I don’t think it’s going to continue to accelerate.” Although Houston has a relatively high risk for falling home prices compared to other cities, it’s important to remember that Houston’s risk is considered “moderate,” according to Arch’s risk model. Houston still is far from reaching the 90 percent risk level that Florida and other parts of the country saw right before the 2008 housing crash, DeFranco said. “Houston is the riskiest in a very stable national economy,” DeFranco said. “There’s a potential risk (for home price declines), but it’s not inevitable.” Houston is at risk because its economy is still largely oil-dependent, DeFranco said. Although the Bayou City’s economy has become more diversified since the devastating oil crash of 1980s, the oil and natural gas industry still constitutes about 38 percent of the local economy, according to the Greater...
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...Badarinathi’s mathematical case for upside deviation deals with portfolio upside deviations being divided by a market’s upside deviations to so show the resulting ratio and how it facilitates other tests for positive or negative skewness. The article discusses how CAPM is inappropriate for the evaluation of portfolios given that is not only assumed that the returns on distributions are symmetrical, but that the beta (performance and return-to-risk ratios) underestimates the risk of larger numbers of mutual funds. Kochman and Badarinathi needed to answer two questions; can upside deviation be the means for portfolio evaluations and can this be done by taking the upside deviation of portfolios and divide those figure by the upside deviation of the market? Kochman and Badarinathi believe that to make a case for upside deviation as a means for portfolio evaluations is to take the upside deviation of the portfolio(s) and dividing it by the market(s) upside deviation. This would result with a ratio that facilitates another test of positive or negative skewness. To test whether the ratio of portfolio-to-market upside deviations as a success, a test on fund returns would need to be conducted to ensure a meaningful difference between upside deviations, portfolios, and markets. The overall findings showed that the relationships between low betas and low upside volatility appeared to be weaker than the relationships between high betas and high upside volatility. In addition a greater contribution...
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...Running head: EVALUATING SOME POSSIBLE Evaluating some possible Causes of the Stroop Effect Matt Sheehan, M.S. Carolyn Rude-Parkins, Ph.D. University of Louisville November, 2007 Introduction The words blue, green, and yellow are words known to all as colors. If one of these color words is written in an ink color differing from the color it represents an individual spends more time to name that ink color than the ink color of neutral words. This is known as the Stroop effect. Studying this gives insight into the human mind. It can show how we handle interference across a number of different situations or how our automatic processes interact with and affect our controlled processes. The cause of the Stroop effect has been widely debated and researched over the years. Some researchers believe the cause is due to the fact that reading is such a well learned or even over learned process that it becomes automatic. When asked to identify ink colors of words reading the word causes distraction because reading is done much more often than naming ink colors. But where is the exact interference occurring in this process and why? It has been suggested that the interference occurs at the output or response stage as an individual struggles to express the correct color word from alternatives. Others believe the interference happens during encoding as an individual analyzes the word and is distracted from ink color. Still others would say it happens...
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...VANDERBILT STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FOR SCIENCE http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/vsvs Pinhole Optics Fall 2005 Purpose: To learn how a pinhole affects how we see things using a pinhole magnifier and pinhole camera. I. Introduction A pinhole is exactly what it sounds like, a small hole made with a pin. Experiments with pinholes are useful because the way light travels through the hole is very similar to the way light travels through the eye. The pupil, the small black area in the center of the eye, acts similarly to the pinhole. It is small compared to the big things in the world you are looking at. The retina, the back part of the eye where special cells sense light and send signals to the brain via nerves, acts similarly to the screen in the camera. II. Pinhole Magnifier Materials: 20 Pinhole magnifiers (index card with a small hole punched in aluminum foil inserts) 20 Pieces of newspaper (in an envelope) A pinhole in an index card can act like a magnifying glass, helping your eye focus on an object that is very close to you. However, by limiting the amount of light that reaches your eye from the object, the pinhole also makes the object appear dimmer. Pass out a pinhole magnifier (index cards with a small hole punched in aluminum foil inserts) and piece of newspaper to each student. Use the pinhole magnifier to look at the text of the newspaper and notice that it appears larger. Now try making a pinhole magnifier with your fingers like this: ...
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...GB500 Unit 3 Manager’s Toolbox: Polarity Skills Project Submitted to: Extreme Computers, Inc. Prepared by VP Human Resources & VP of Finance and Accounting Extreme Computers, Inc. September 19, 2011 Introduction Polarities and Polarity Management What are Polarities? Polarities can be seen as competing pairs that function best when each are presented to balance with each other. By definition a “problem” is an issue which requires a solution. The goal of a problem is to find a fix to the current situation and move forward to a new reality without being required to ever look back. However, a “polarity” is an issue that needs to be addressed, but the “solution” is not one that can survive independently and will actually still require support from the original issue (Welp, M., 2009). What is Polarity Management? Polarity management involves moving from focusing on one pole as the problem and the other as the solution (either/or thinking), to valuing both poles (both/and thinking). Good polarity management gets the best of both poles while avoiding the limits of either (Welp, M., 2009). In short, polarities are ongoing dilemmas in which opposite points of view are interdependent of each other. Some common Polarities are: ● Individual and Team ● Autocratic and participatory ● Planning and action ● Centralized and Decentralized ● Stability and Change ● Cost and quality ● Task and Process ● Long term and...
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...The anti-hero. He is hated. And he is loved. The anti-hero taps into the viewers “dark side” which makes the protagonist likeable, even rooting for him if his qualities aren’t quite moral. For example, why are we on Jules Winnfield’s side on Pulp Fiction even if he’s clearly a hitman? Or Michael Douglas’s character in Falling Down when he pulls his gun at family-filled fast food restaurant demanding that he wants breakfast? There’s definitely certain qualities about the anti-hero that’s makes them relatable to the audience. In movies, villains like John Doe in Se7en or Tyler Durden in Fight Club embodied those dark forces. One may not see that connection so instantly but there’s a psychological reasoning. When the ‘shadow’ was introduced by...
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...It was the sentiment that every situation had and upside and a downside. The downside was obviously vomiting in class, and embarrassing myself in front of new friends, but the upside to this situation was leaving school early, and hanging out with my grandparents instead of doing work. This was the only time that having Lyme really effected my ability to do things. Other than that, being tired a lot, having Lyme didn’t turn the whole world upside down. It was a problem, but I learned to deal with it. Learning to deal with problems like this is a good skill to...
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