...Organizational Effectiveness ORG/581 Organizational Effectiveness The survival of an organization must have the ability to change with the environment. New generations and advanced technology continue to challenge organizations. To completely gain an understanding on the effectiveness of an organization, it is important to identify the three key metrics and provide an example for each. Next, a company will be selected for ineffectiveness and a description of practices that have contributed to the organizations ineffectiveness. The last metric is recognized for the beneficial purpose toward the effectiveness on the organization. Key Metrics and Examples "Because managers are responsible for utilizing organizational resources in a way that maximizes an organization’s ability to create value, it is important to understand how they evaluate organizational performance" (Jones, 2010, p. 15). The three key metrics for an effective organization are control, innovation, and efficiency. The first key metric is control which is defined as focusing on the customers, stakeholders, and internal and external resources of the organization. The second key metric is innovation which means the recreation or discovery of a new product. During the innovation of a new product, the organization must then look into developing new skills and processes for the employees. The third key metric is efficiency which means to stay on top of competitive products, gaining knowledge of new...
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...Week One Assignment The first week’s assignment focuses on developing a plan to gain knowledge about key course concepts and apply those concepts in an organization. Begin by reviewing the objectives for the first week of the course as well as the Week One mind map. Next, study the scenario and work briefly through the simulation assigned for Week One. During the process, identify the concepts in the objectives and mind map that the scenario and simulation reflect. Finally, read the assigned text materials to develop knowledge about the concepts. Additional reading of research on the concepts in the library will enhance knowledge further. An essential business skill is the ability to communicate concise information while providing a well-researched response. In this assignment, demonstrate that skill by completing the worksheet on the following page. The example below is from the MBA/500 course using the Global Communications scenario. Use this example to help understand the assignment’s requirements. The worksheet should not contain simple one-word or even one-sentence answers; it should adequately demonstrate, in short paragraphs, graduate-level thinking about the situations presented in the scenario, the simulation, and the reading materials. Week One Assignment Worksheet |Concept |Application of Concept in Scenario or Simulation |Citation of Concept |Personal Experience in your | | | ...
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...The Lancaster court-house is a massive structure of stone and brick, one hundred and sixty-four feet in length, seventy-two feet wide, and two stories high. The basement is made of sandstone and the superstructure is made of brick covered with a roughcast coating of mastic. A portico on the southern and another on the northern end of the building, also a pediment on its eastern side, are each supported by six fluted stone columns, with ornamental capitals of the Composite order. The columns stand on buttresses raised to the height of the floor of the second story with volutes and abacuses that flare out at the capital. The bases are rounded using the ionic order of style mounted on the stylobate. Roman Ionic style was used to symbolize law, justice, and power while exhibiting a feeling of trust and security when walking up the steps to the entrance while the high walls on either side force the eyes forward and up. The depth of the columns and overhanging roof gives the visitor a feeling of entering the building before actually entering the main building which is similar to the temples built during the Roman movement. The columns give the appearance of being sectioned together similar to the traditional Roman style. This is representative by the slight color variations found throughout the length of the column. Instead of being sculpted in place using long and heavy pieces of marble or other material or being cast in place with cement, the columns were built in sections...
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...Courthouse Reflection Judge: David. E. Cain Plaintiff: Robert Juniper Defendant: Back Forty (Homeowner Association) I went to the Franklin County Common Pleas Court on 5/9/2012. It was my first time to participate in a trial. The case I participated was in the courtroom 7F. The judge of this trial was David. E. Cain. In this case, the plaintiff was Robert Juniper, and the defendant was Back Forty, which is a Homeowner Association. Back Forty destroyed Robert’s gate of his house without any permission. Robert could not live in his house now and it would cost him $7500 rebuild the gate. So, Robert is asking for compensation from Back Forty. It was a civil case. Before I went into the courtroom, there was a small room near the door of courtroom. I saw one table with two chairs. This small and simple room is for the attorneys and their clients. When I went into the courtroom, the case had already begun. To my surprise, there were only 8 people in the courtroom, including me. They were judge, attorneys of plaintiff and defendant, assistant of an attorney, stenographer, plaintiff and defendant. It was really different from the courtroom that I saw in the movie. Also, there was no jury in this trial. The courtroom was not really large that I thought, but was extremely quiet. Everyone in the courtroom paid attention to his/her job seriously. When the plaintiff was asking questions by his attorney, there was a time the judge reminded her that she had repeated the questions...
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...Battlefield Report: The Battle and Surrender of Appomattox Courthouse It was the 8th of April, 1865. Merely days earlier, Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia had evacuated Petersburg and Richmond . After a day and night of persistent marching while under pursuit from Union General U.S. Grant, Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia settled near Appomattox Courthouse. Lee’s objective was the South Side Railroad where much-needed food supplies awaited (www.civilwar.org). Unfortunately for Lee, Brigadier General George A. Custer reached there first, capturing and burning two supply trains. Grant sent a surrender request, which Lee promptly ignored as he hoped for more supplies at Lynchburg. He did offer to meet Grant...
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...The Appomattox Courthouse is the place where General Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 troops.This act effectively ended the civil war. It was on April 9th that Lee sent a message to Grant saying he was willing to discuss some terms for a possible surrender. In 1869, the house in which he surrendered at was sold at an auction, but it was given to the nation park service in 1949. The Appomattox courthouse was built in 1892. General Grant believed the Appomattox Courthouse was perfect for their headquarters. The Appomattox Courthouse was only 100 miles west of the Capital of The confederacy, central Virginia. Before surrendering at the Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia General Lee abandoned the confederate Capitol of Richmond. One week before the surrender General Lee had already lost half of his army. Just part of the reason...
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...Introduction Some courthouse issues that are taking place in this day and may be around in the future are due process and the crime control model, violence in the courthouse, language interpretation, and the dilemma of delay. Some other courthouse issues include should the exclusionary rule be banned, and does plea bargaining belong. Courts and their Administrators’ Current and Future Issues Due process is a citizen’s right to justice same as when a person is presumed innocent, which protects the accused rights. With due process, each court case must involve formal fact finding(s) to uncover mistakes that were made by police and/or prosecutors. The crime control model is a breakdown of a person responsibility and defendants are presumed guilty. There are two types of courthouse violence. One of them is non-targeted violence, which involves an individual who does not have any intention that he/she will act out and become violent. When this person act is this type of manner it is most likely because the outcome of the court case, that is when anger take over. The most violent incidents came from this type of courthouse violence. Targeted violence involves someone who intend on causing harm or starting something in the courthouse. This type of violence is obviously premeditated and the attacker normally tries to avoid any other confrontations because they want everything to go as planned and unnoticed. In order to make security better in courthouses the threat assessment...
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...I sit on the old courthouse steps in the town square of Denton in the great state of Texas. The square is filled with people from all walks of life. Nestled between two universities and surrounded by residential neighborhoods, this place is constantly alive with people coming and going. I find myself humming along to the sounds of music coming from a group of young college kids who have set up their instruments and are performing on the courthouse lawn for all to enjoy. A gentle breeze picks up and with it is carried a glorious scent of bbq wafting over from one of the local restaurants. This place plays host to many festivals throughout the year. From where I am seated I can see the strings of white LED lights strung throughout the trees on the courthouse lawn. In the evening these lights are turned on creating a lovely ambiance. This is the type of place where the waitress at the diner knows your name and order as soon as you walk in the door. This is that small town America that for so many years I looked for and finally have found. I sit on the steps of the old courthouse here in Denton, Texas. The courthouse square is packed with all sorts of people. Many have walked here from a few blocks away due to the limited parking options. Just a few feet from me, an amateur band of college kids have set up and are using the courthouse lawn as an open air practice studio. Walking about the square, darting in and out of the waves of people, I duck into a diner. The waitress...
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...The 1872 election was almost a loss for the Republican party because of a split that occurred between them because of values and their desire to further reconstruction in one group and pull back from it in the other group (that then aligned itself with Democrats.) Because of both sides declaring election Fraud, William Kellogg was put in office because of the Republican majority in the federal courts. Grant sent federal troops to back up Kellogg in office but even so, Kellogg was uncertain about appointing fellow Republicans and those with similar ideals to him to the courthouse in Colfax. However, William Ward aided by warning that giving in to the Democrats would be offensive to the freedman who helped to secure him a place in office. Kellogg kept his commitments to instate Republicans into the courthouse in Colfax, which triggered the events that made Colfax...
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...nexus between the officer’s safety concern and an open court testimony. I will then discuss that the evidence that the people obtained at trial was legally insufficient to establish that my client aided in the drug deal. IV- Conclsuion End of the Annotated Outline. Partial Draft ARGUMENT POINT I THE TRIAL COURT VIOLATED BENNETT’S SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT BY CLOSING THE COURTROOM, BECAUSE A SUBSTAINTIAL PROBABILITY OF PREJUDICE DID NOT EXIST BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF A NEXUS BETWEEN UC 2525 SAFETY CONCERNS AND AN OPEN COURT TESTIMONY IN BENNETT’S TRIAL, BECAUSE UC 2525 NO LONGER WORKED IN BENNETT’S AREA, MIGHT NEVER RETURN THERE, HAD NO FORMER SUBJECTS ASSOCIATED TO BENNETT’S TRIAL, AND WAS CARELESS IN HIDING HIS IDENITY AT THE COURTHOUSE. The Constitution of the United States is the oldest supreme law of the land. It leads the American society, and protects our fundamental rights. Under the Sixth Amendment, a defendant is guaranteed a right to a public trial. See U.S. Const. amends. VI. In Waller, the U.S Supreme court mandated that closure cannot be sacrificed for something less than a substantial probability of prejudice. Waller v. Georgia, 467 U.S. 39 (1984). Conclusory assertions stating the general dangers associated with the vocation of an undercover officer, without connection to the instant case, violate the U.S Constitution. The accused shall not be denied his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial unless, the people establish a nexus between the Officer...
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...eyewitness. Carl Lee fires Jake due to the expenses; Jake tries to win back the case with deception and determination. Local black pastors raise funds for the Hailey family's needs and defense expenses. They skim just a bit of the take, and they bring in the NAACP to ramp up the racial tension. The Klan responds by burning a cross in Jake's front yard. As the trial date comes closer nerves get shaken and racial intentions increase. The judge imposes a gag order. Carl Lee becomes a hometown hero to the black people. Having wrested the case away from both the rich Memphis lawyer and the NAACP, Jake Brigance now becomes a serious target of the Klan. When a bomber appears outside Jakes window he sends his wife and daughter to safety. A girl who...
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...As soon as you walk into the courthouse you are greeted by a huge rotunda. Then as you walk further into the courtroom there is a massive window that has an amazing view of the ocean. The next thing I thought was really cool about it was the elevators. The elevators were made out of beautiful marble and were extremely fast. The most interesting part about it though was that you couldn’t go to any odd numbered floors from the elevator because those floors are not open to the public. When you get to the top of the elevator, you can see a compass down at the bottom of the rotunda. After taking a quick tour around the courthouse it is clear how it cost $200 million dollars to...
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...description of the Radley house. Describing it as falling apart and not being taken care of or rotted away saying, “Rain-rotted shingles drooped over the eaves of the veranda”(Lee, 10). This description creates an eerie mood and sets up this part of the story to create the mood that Harper Lee wanted. It is used not just on the Radley house, on page 216 when the children are in the area in front of the courthouse, describing it as so, “The Maycomb County courthouse was faintly reminiscent of Arlington in one respect: the concrete pillars supporting its south roof were too heavy for their light burden. The pillars were all that remained standing when the original courthouse burned in 1856. Another courthouse was built around them. It is better to say, built in spite of them. But for the south porch, the Maycomb County courthouse was early Victorian, presenting an unoffensive vista when seen from the north”. (Lee, 216). The element of the court house burning down and having two clashing architectural styles creates a sense of mysterious oddity. Showing the two sides of the courthouse is also symbolic of the two sides of how people in this era view blacks, with one side being shown one view and another side showing a different view. This is a large part of the southern gothic genre that shows through via the descriptions. Another largely-used element derived from the Gothic genre is monsters and ominous characters. Characters in this book shown to have monster qualities are characters...
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...When the priest asks him the question from the previous quote, he answers yes. He knows death will come and he does not make the attempt to think otherwise. Everyone will die and Meursault's death will just be one of many. To believe that one life matters to God is futile due to the amount of people that die everyday. The theme of judgement plays a the role of ignorance in this novel. The judgement Meursault encounters is obvious and it takes a toll on him. When he is in the courthouse, he claims the sun pushed him to pull the trigger, “I blurted out that it was because of the sun. People laughed” (Camus 103). This is true from Meursault’s perspective; however, the rest of the courthouse finds it to the preposterous. One thing that was odd about Meursault’s hearing is the fact the spectators laughed many times. Before Meursault gave his reason for killing the Arab, the courthouse has already laughed at him three times. This is odd due to the fact Meursault’s case is being taken as a joke. All courthouse cases are to be taken seriously and to laugh at the accused is plainly rude. They do not know really happened, yet they judge him from what they see and this ends up killing Meursault. ...
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...Solicitation of Donation Letter (Send several weeks before the event date) [DATE] [NAME] [LOCAL BUSINESS] [STREET ADDRESS] [CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE] Dear [NAME]: I am writing to request a donation of [EXAMPLE, SUCH AS JUICE TO BE SERVED AS REFRESHMENTS OR BALLOONS TO BE USED TO DECORATE THE COURTROOMS] at our National Adoption Day event scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2011, at the [NAME OF COURTHOUSE]. National Adoption Day will be recognized throughout the United States in communities large and small, when an unprecedented number of courts open their doors to finalize the adoptions of thousands of children in foster care and celebrate all families that adopt. In [NAME OF COURTHOUSE], we expect to finalize [NUMBER] of adoptions on this Saturday. In the [NAME OF COURTHOUSE], foster care children and their new parents will have their adoptions finalized. Family-court judges, volunteer lawyers, adoption professionals, child advocates and community volunteers will be also be there, working together to celebrate the adoption process. Television, radio and newspaper reporters will be invited to cover the celebration. In the United States, there are more than 107,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted by permanent, loving families. Many of these children have been waiting years to be adopted. National Adoption Day will serve to raise awareness of the need to find permanent, loving homes for the thousands of children in foster care currently available...
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