Organizational Effectiveness Paper CJA/474 Managing Criminal Justice Personnel Organizational Effectiveness Paper In an organization or criminal justice setting the effectiveness of the institution depends on the managers understanding of organizational effectiveness, its theories, measurements, and how to control their personnel. In this paper I will discuss how organizational effectiveness plays a key role in managing personnel. Organizational effectiveness can be defined as how
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The f ine l ine between evil manipulator and self-centered attention seeker - A look at the actions of Livia Soprano in Season 1 of The Sopranos Critics see the character of Livia Soprano as that of “an evil manipulator” . However, what we don’t see is an old woman, forced to live in a nursing home, trying hard not to be forgotten by her loved ones . She may be self-centered, and attention seeking, but she only acts the way and says the things she does to make everyone around her love and respect
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contributes to the theft of time in the workplace is cell phones. Cell phones have become such a necessity for some people that they carry them virtually every waking hour, including at work. If the company is monitoring calls, an employee is most likely to use their cell phone making personal calls, accessing social networking sites and mostly texting. Using cell phone in the workplace can cause problems because of lost productivity. Employees engaged in personal cell phone conversations or using their cell
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afternoon Jerry was covering the front office while the receptionist was out to lunch. He received a phone call from a patient who requested a refill for Valium. The patient had stated that he and Dr. Williams are personal friends and Dr. Williams always gives him “a small supply of Valium before he leaves on a trip” (Fremgen, 2009 p. 85). Jerry was the only person in the office at the time of the phone call. Should Jerry refill the medication? No Jerry should not and I will explain why this is not ethically
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to a discharged employee. The denial of benefits was due to employee’s misconduct of insubordination, improper attire, name calling and other employee misconduct that disqualified the employee for unemployment benefits. Issue: Did the employer’s action constitute misconduct under s 59-9-5(b), N.M.S.A.1953? Rules: Was there misconduct by the plaintiff and was there cause for disqualification of benefits under. Analysis: After looking at the case, it had appeared that there were many misconduct
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system of morals of a particular group, religion, and so on. (Webster Dictionary) Utilitarianism is believed that the reason of all activity should convey the upmost happiness of the highest figure. Utilitarianism recommends an action is morally right when actions produce greater utility for a group than any alternative. (Boylan, 2009) Virtue ethics is defined as a specific moral quality regarded as good, excellence in general, chastity, and a good quality. (Webster Dictionary) Virtue ethics
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audience like a drug, but they don’t notice the effects that it has on them. The effects of messages in the media tend to be associated with bad behavior, and negative actions, especially regarding sex and violence. An example of this is the Sandy Hook Shooting, where the boy’s ruthless actions were blamed on the influence of the game Call of Duty by the New York Times, which he supposedly spent a lot of time playing alone in his basement. The hypodermic needle theory is also known as the hypodermic-syringe
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that call. The results may or may not seem justified to some or unjustified to others. With the theological/consequential view, is “result oriented”, if it takes torture to get the results intended, that’s the course of action is taken to do so. This is an action that one can view as ethically unbiased to the one who makes the call to torture or not to torture and the worthiness explicitly based on the results they want. As for deontological, they are” rule oriented” They examine the action and the
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Freedoms” speech, and Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, the world is in an unstable state, and a fight for freedom is being waged. In Roosevelt’s speech however, the words spoken are meant to bring people together to fight against a common enemy, it is a call to arms, whereas Kennedy’s speech is meant to promote peace between the countries of the world, and to unite Americans. As with most presidents, the ideas of freedom are similar in both of the speeches, the freedoms that need protecting are the ones
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On December 10, 1986 in the Oslo City Hall Elie Wiesel presented his famous Acceptance Speech for the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. Throughout the Holocaust survivor’s speech Elie explains his call to action, a call that is to help humanity. This essay will discuss what Elie Wiesel’s speech tries to explain to individuals and how the only way to empower the world is through peace. The violation of human rights disempowers the world as a whole, and the violations can be stopped and prevented. Although
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