Scott Aschwege STA 340 – 01 Individual Assignment #1 I agree with much of the information provided in the two readings. In the Buckenmyer reading, I like the pros and cons that are explained from choosing a group on your own vs. having a group picked out for you beforehand. If I were in a situation in which I could either be put together with people I know and can trust but with little diversity or strangers that I don’t know but have a diverse set of ideas, I would choose to work with people
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Tuvera, 136 SCRA 27 (1985) Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-63915 April 24, 1985 LORENZO M. TAÑADA, ABRAHAM F. SARMIENTO, and MOVEMENT OF ATTORNEYS FOR BROTHERHOOD, INTEGRITY AND NATIONALISM, INC. [MABINI], petitioners, vs. HON. JUAN C. TUVERA, in his capacity as Executive Assistant to the President, HON. JOAQUIN VENUS, in his capacity as Deputy Executive Assistant to the President , MELQUIADES P. DE LA CRUZ, in his capacity as Director, Malacañang Records Office, and
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into core elements of the regular school system. In the year 1910 vocational options were added into high school to add to the work force of the US. In the 1960s on through the 1970s, many civil rights reforms were passed. Most had to do with race issues, however a large bulk of reforms had a lot to do with financial statuses. The 1980s had a lot less reform, but more of a focus on how hard the schooling was and what we, as a nation, should focus more on. An article titled “A Nation at
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Cost and Differentiation Strategies A.Cost Reduction as competitive advantage Cost Advantage (=> cost efficiency => cost cutting : restructuring, outsourcing, lean production…)is normally considered as the primary basis for competitive advantage in an industry. The Key to cost-cutting is the study of the 8 factors that determine a firm’s cost position : 1. Economies of scale Economies of scale exist wherever an increase in the amount of inputs employed in a production process results
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Paralysis By Analysis: There are a number of underlying issues depending on your lens of analysis, and you can use each chapter of the textbook to explain something in the case. Johns and Saks (2013) Individual Behaviour * Personality and Learning * e.g., Peterson’s peers refer to him as conscientious. Peterson’s conscientiousness could imply: * he is likely to perform well on most jobs (pg. 47) * he is likely to be an effective leader (pg. 308) * he is likely to contribute
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INTRO: Sitcom has lacked the wow factor that shows from the 90’s had. What a sitcom is is a situational comedy that is usually revolved around a main character (actor) and goes through small parts of their lives in a comical way. Sitcom has been overshadowed in the past by reality TV and other TV series’ but Brett Mills explains why “sitcom is anything but small-time” (Mills, 2009). It’s ever evolving and is interpreted differently through production. “ It does so by drawing on a variety of approaches
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Vietnamese - American cross-cultural communication: 1. Theories of intercultural communication 2. Vietnamese vs. American perceptions and communication styles 2.1 Vietnamese vs. American perceptions 2.1.1 Individualistic vs. collectivistic cultures 2.1.2 High- vs. low-context cultures 2.1.3 Face-saving 2.2. Vietnamese vs. American communication styles 2.2.1 Ways of greetings 2.2.2 Topics for conversation 2
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Personal ethics come from a system of ethical principles that a person may use to make decisions. Personal ethics are matured over years and shaped by the environment and individuals around each person. My personal ethics guide my everyday behavior. My personal ethic’s system has grown and matured over the years. My personal ethic system has developed over the past 33 years mainly My personal ethics came from my parents growing up and was also influenced by friends through high school years. I
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If you are to work effectively with people who are culturally different, you need to become aware of your own culture and how that impacts on others. As one textbook on professional communication puts it: ‘ we need to become more aware of the cultural basis of our own behaviours, perceptions, beliefs, and values. This enables us to see an interaction from a cultural perspective. It is not just the other person who is displaying culture-specific attitudes and behaviours; we are also doing just
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the A&P. The author uses a first person view of a working teenager, who struggles to escape the social classes and the burdens of expectations from society and his peers as he in order to become more in charge of his life. We learn that Sammy’s personality is less traditional compare to his manager Lengel, when his peers are ridicule for showing skin, or indecent for the time. This one conflict tells him that the A&P is might not be the best for him because it is like a ball and chain. But just by
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