...As introduction it needs to be said, it is already hard for family and family life, if someone has a stressful job as for example as a company leader, where the workload is larger than in a 40-hour job, but the situation can get even worse when an international assignment plays a role in the work life. No matter what type of assignment comes into play, there are several advantages and disadvantages, especially for the family of the person that has to go abroad for work, what should be discussed in this essay. When we first go into deep about expatriation, the major question to be asked is whether the family is also moving abroad or not, depending on the planned length of the assignment. In both cases several issues have to be faced. If the family is also moving, a hard task is to organize everything at home and at the host country, regarding housing, work permits, visa, school for kids, and so forth. When the company of the assignee supports the family as a whole, it can be a lot easier to get over some critical issues as for example housing or school for the kid. The situation for the family members can be helped, when an organization specialized on helping international assignees is considered. The very best advantage of this case is the family can stay together and is not separated for some years. When the wife and kids would stay at home, from my sight of view the relationship could be extremely negative affected. Let us just imagine the international assignment is for about...
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...(25%) In the case study "The Team that Wasn't" (copy attached) Randy (the Sales Manager) was proving to be a difficult team member. Using the Group Performance Model elements included in Organizational Context, Group Structure and Group Process terms, identify: a) 3 components of the model that were not being successful with Randy and explain your reason (rationale) and b) identify what the team leader could do about it (suggested solution) and your rationale. The Group Performance Model is also attached for your reference. 1) Problem and Rationale: Lack of Leadership by Eric of Randy – Randy has taken advantage of Eric’s poor leadership by inserting himself in as the informal leader and through his disruptive behaviors and actions .Eric has not shown to be a good team leader – he has not led the establishment of objectives, norms, or decision making processes. More importantly he has not stepped in to resolve conflicts as they occur, instead allowing them to fester and build. Eric is the formal leader, he was named as the team leader, and so has the responsibility to manage the group and its dynamics. Suggested Solution and Rationale: Eric, the team leader, needs to become a leader – he needs to go back and re-look at group dynamics and team performance models and identify what needs to be done to lead this team back on track. He specifically needs to establish the leadership role with Randy – he should have a special meeting with him to establish their roles and position...
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...Officials When it comes to political discussions, whether they be arguments or a one sided slurry of words that most people don’t want to hear it. As we all know a presidential race just ended with Obama being re-elected and with that comes another onslaught of jabs and pokes at the job he may or may not accomplish while in office. Throughout history there have always been people for and against the president and there always will be. Republicans and democrats never get along and most of them have incredibly varying opinions on where the government should be heading. With this in mind, have you ever thought about what happens to the elected officials, not just presidents, who spend donated money to get elected and during their tenure in office do nothing to help the very people that elected them into office to begin with? There are studies upon studies that are posted all over the internet that show how horrible of a job most of our presidents have done while in office. At the same time there are tens of thousands of elected officials across the United States who go unnoticed if they do horribly, and most the time return to their normal life after their term is done and think nothing of it ever again. The lack of consequences for people not doing their job they were voted in to do is wrong. When it comes to accountability of officials from any level of government, especially ones that are voted in, need to be held accountable for their actions to provide a better future for us all...
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...USA, 66160. Accepted 6 July, 2011 Few studies have focused on the processes in which patients reveal their HIV infection to others. This study sought to understand these processes. Thus, the research questions were: (a) What were their thoughts about the moment when patients learned that they were infected? (b) To whom and when did patients disclose that they were infected? (c) How did they disclose the information? (d) How much or what information did they disclose, and what were the reactions of those who were informed? (e) Why did they reveal the information? The descriptive study was done using a convenience sample of 45 patients with HIV/AIDS at a hospital clinic in northeastern Thailand. The results showed that 67% told a family member, usually their mother, within a day of being told about their HIV diagnosis from a medical staff. Most patients (65%) communicated the diagnosis face to face; only 4% used the telephone. Most patients disclosed the cause and source of infection; some also disclosed the location and time of infection and the current treatment. About half chose to tell family because family would likely take care of them when their symptoms...
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...There are 435 members in the House of Representatives. There are 100 Senators. Qualifications for being in the House of Representatives- 25 Years old, 7 Years a Citizen, Being a citizen, Reside in the state Qualifications for being in the Senate- 30 Years old, 9 Years a Citizen, Being a citizen, Reside in the state Impeachment is to be ACCUSED of something The house BRING THE ACCUSATION and the senate HOLDS THE TRIAL The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) made a Bicameral legislature. NJ (small) VS. VA (big) During each election year 1/3 or 33-34 Senators are up for re-election -> KEPT experienced people in there at all times The WHOLE HOUSE gets re-elected every 2 years -> COMPLETELY NEW PEOPLE Two punishments the U.S. Senate gives to an impeaches and convicted official-> Kicked out of office, Never be in a U.S. Office again Posterity is the FUTURE GENERATIONS of people What did the 17th amendment have on Article 1, Section 3, Clause 1 -> Makes the people vote for a senator INSTEAD of state legislature During impeachment trial it takes 2/3 of all senators that are PRESENT at the trial to convict an official Review Quiz (Sec. 4,5,6) A quorum is the majority of members required to do business A quorum call is compelling attendance of the people who don’t show up Emoluments is your salary or pay Congress OR each state legislature decides when, where, and how congressional elections are held Either house of congress can expel a member if 2/3 of ALL...
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...RESOLVING CONFLICT IN AN ORGANIZATION Tasha Smith Business 610 Instructor P. Zobisch December 6, 2010 Resolving Conflict in an Organization Team work is recognized more as a collaborative effort by the members for the mutual benefits of corporation and organization employee relations resulted as cooperation among the team members. This signifies the role of effective team and its performance inside the organizational premises. Team work defines the harmony and patience essential to be present in members for the reason of achieving goals in association with team. Research can be down specifically to the conflicting resolution by collaborative attitude building through group activities; making it useful in organization to avoid union based grouping for the reason of enhancing employee productivity Team Building and Conflict Resolution Conflicts reflect the difference in the opinions and ideas that may arise among the group members either due to any cultural barrier or any other workplace hatred due to unequal distribution of power and recognition for performance. Therefore it shows that individual work related activities are subject to give raise to conflicts due to above stated actions. However, in any case if it arise, it is better to go for team building strategies for conflict resolution with minimum emphasis on giving leverage for the expansion and strengthening of conflict as it may enhance the differences among the employees followed by decreasing productivity....
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...came from the mouth of Damien, one my co-workers, when I asked for his opinion on gays in the military. According to the latest polls from the National Post, 50% of military households feel the same way as him (Man para 7). Even with the majority of America in favor for letting gays serve openly in the military, this controversial topic is getting many Americans riled up. I stand on the side of the fence that supports the repeal on the ban that’s prohibiting homosexuals from joining the armed forces. There can be many benefits if we let gays in our ranks. It was Damien’s response that reminded me how ignorant people can be. I immediately insisted for a good explanation for his remark, but he wasn’t able to produce one. “If I’m in a war zone, I want somebody watching my back for my protection. I don’t want them watching me out of sheer bliss.” That was the explanation he gave me as he walked away with the look of annoyance on his face. I wondered, was he annoyed because he realized he sounded like a buffoon, or maybe my facial expressions revealed my disgust towards him. Homosexuals are human beings, and I am a strong believer that they should have the right to defend our country as long as they meet physical and ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) requirements. There aren’t many people who are willing to put on our nation’s uniform especially when America is at war; it takes a special person to accept that responsibility. One of the biggest problems the military...
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...a lofty title, or both. But let’s be clear. We were never really talking about something we need more than ever today: self-made leaders. Instead we were talking about self-made billionaires, self-made entrepreneurs, self-made CEOs, self-made NBA and NFL all-stars. People still go from nothing to something out of nowhere, even overnight. Take Mark Zuckerberg, whose Wikipedia blurb identified him as the “world’s 2nd youngest self-made (my italics) billionaire” in 2012. Zuckerberg is also a self-made innovator. As a college kid, he invented one of the most compelling capabilities of our new century, not to mention the world’s most valuable social network. Still, writing about the 2010 movie The Social Network, The New York Times columnist David Brooks took “the character loosely based on Mark Zuckerberg” to task for being “without social and moral skills” largely because he was a product of a “culture reticent to talk about social and moral conduct.” More recently, the real Zuckerberg is making headlines for what by all accounts appears to be an authentic journey toward becoming the type of leader our companies and world so desperately need. As some detractors called for Zuckerberg to step aside when Facebook’s new stock faltered in 2012, he gave a public interview re-committing to running a “mission-based company”; asserted that his number one priority is Facebook’s “great team”, one inspired by “building something that’s worthwhile.” Early in 2013, the Employees’ Choice Awards...
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...The World Bank ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Week 1: Business Ethics and International Responsibility - Discussion This week's graded topics relate to the following Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs): A | Given an organizational requirement to conform business practices to both the law and best ethical practices, apply appropriate ethical theories to shape a business decision. | I | Given specified circumstances of a business decision to expand to international markets, determine what international legal requirements or regulatory controls apply. | | Click on the links in the "Topics" section to view the discussion topics. Then, click "Respond" to add your thoughts to the discussion thread. | Topics | Introductions (not graded, but required) | The World Bank Situation (graded) | Ethics and Patent Rights Post 9/11 (graded) | Q & A Forum (not graded) | | The World Bank Situation (graded) | Class, please read Chapter 2, problem 5 from the Jennings text, p. 72. This week, we will discuss the Wolfowitz situation at the World Bank. Consider the questions at the end of the problem as you make comments in the threads this week. What are the ethics here? Was Wolfowitz trying to do the right thing? Does that make a difference ethically? Throughout the week, I will bring in further questions. Be sure to read the lecture and the international ethics article stated in your reading for the week as well. Rather...
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...Strategic Plan, Part One: Conceptualizing Business Joan Ziegler BUS/475 Integrated Business Topics July 11, 2011 Daniel Magnole Strategic Plan, Part One: Conceptualizing Business A mission statement and a vision statement is an important part of any company; whether they are written or not. This paper will define a company’s mission statement, vision statement, and values that will be building blocks of the foundation and strategic direction in which I see my company accomplishing. The business or industry that I am researching in and wanting to open a business would be in the service industry. The business will focus on help men and women who have committed minor crimes and that have spent time in detention facilities and find it to be challenging to transition back into society. I will be doing business under the name of Applewood Re-integration Services, Incorporated doing business as ARISe. Mission Statement The company’s mission statement is “the unique purpose that sets a company apart from others of its type and identifies the scope of its operations in, product, market, and technology terms,†(Pearce & Robinson, 2009, p. 25). Our mission with ARISe is to provide the tools for ex-offenders to re-integrate into society with less stress and anxiety and to achieve their optimal potential of skill, knowledge, and self-preservation. The purpose of ARISe is to offer company clients with a one stop shop for everything that he or...
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...should be performed in your allocated groups (usually between 4 and 6 people). Seeking assistance from anyone outside your group or providing assistance to any other group constitutes academic misconduct and will be taken seriously by the university (however, you are allowed to provide assistance to the other members of your own group). If there is any significant similarity between the reports submitted by two or more groups for a particular question, then those group leaders will score zero for that question in the assignment. The mark for the rest of the group will be unaffected. Further action may be taken by the university against any specific group members who have obtained or provided assistance The assignment includes 6 questions (each with sub-parts). Your group must attempt one question for each person in the group (minimum 4 and maximum 6). Four of the questions are compulsory and must be attempted by all groups. The remaining two questions are optional and will be attempted by groups with more than 4 people (or individuals in a group of 4 who would like to lead 2 questions). Each member of your group should take the role of leader for 1 or 2 questions. It is expected that the leader will do a considerable amount of the work for a particular question. You are also urged to adopt a consultative leadership style and to include the content and views of other group members. You should avoid adopting an ‘autocratic’ leadership style. The question leader will have final editing...
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...have been incarcerated is a multiplying number yearly in this country. America should be more tolerant if not accepting to the idea of convicted felon’s reintegration in to society. It is disheartening that people still live in fear or look down on others whom have had to be incarcerated. If we overcome our discriminations against convicted felons, they can successfully re-enter society, and become productive law abiding citizens. Imagine applying for job after job, with no luck at all even though your credentials qualify you. With no income to provide much less survive, how can anyone make it? The opportunity that someone with a clean criminal history has is incomparable to that of someone with even just one prior conviction. Jobs as well as housing are not as easily attained by a convicted felon. I myself would not know what to do or how to handle the heavy weight of re-entering society. I am not one to make excuses, pacify or enable anyone. This is a real issue that families are suffering the consequences of. Unfortunately the view on imprisonment has been distorted by society ideas to label it as a way to lock up a “bad person and throw away the key”. It’s easy to assume inexperienced citizens have no way of knowing about all the educational, career, emotional and behavioral programs that are offered in prisons and jails. Upon interviewing an ex con about his experiences with re-entry, I discovered that even with proper education it is near impossible for many ex cons...
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...1) There are 535 members in Congress. 2) The minimum age of House member is 25 years. For Senate, this number is 30 years. 3) The dominant prior occupations of most Congress members are law and business. 4) Women are underrepresented in Congress due to sexism and family burden. Women are not as likely to get nominated from the party as men are and have a harder time getting votes in elections. The majority of them also has to take care of children and therefore do not have time for Congress. Women are also less likely to take risks if the odds are against them. 5) Incumbents are members who are already holding office. In congressional election, these members usually win with the reelection rate of 90%. They provide stability in Congress. 6) The reelection bids for House favor incumbents. Incumbents in House are already well known with financial backing. In Senate, the odds of re-election are not as good as in the House due to a larger base of opposition. Senators also have less personal contact with their constituency. In order to win against incumbents, challengers must take advantage of scandals and the reassignment of incumbents into unfamiliar turfs. 7) Case work is the act of helping constituents by cutting through bureaucratic red tapes. 8) A bicameral legislature is a two house legislature. It applies for every American state except for Nebraska. Each state is guaranteed two senators, and number of representatives is decided based on population. Bicameral legislature...
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...One of the most common occurrences in a person’s everyday life is driving a vehicle but do you ever take a second to think about what harm you can possibly cause. I am sure at one point or another you have been driving and seen another driver and then asked yourself “what is this person doing. “ At the age of 16 Americans are required to take an exam to show they have the knowledge required to operate a vehicle as well as six months of driving with a guardian. Most see this test as satisfactory but with the driving seen on the roads every day I tend to believe otherwise. No matter the age of the driver there are bad skills being demonstrated whether it be the older gentleman going slow in the fast lane or not using the proper turn signal it would be the young kid who just got their license speeding everywhere they go. It is not everyone who has poor driving skills and for the people who drive safely a switch in how we regulate who is allowed behind the wheel could decide how we look at vehicles from now on. What needs to be changed so that safe driving will be a more frequent occurrence is not the way we issue licenses but how the general population is never re-examined on their driving skills after the age of sixteen. Would you be willing to take a re-examination test of your driving skills knowing that you would be saving lives by creating a safer driving environment? A re-examination of all drivers can make the roads safer for everyone. Currently there is only a re-examination...
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...state and 8th place in nationals (that’s 8th in 100 competitors). What I learned (beside that I am awesome) was that everything in life if a chess game and should be treated as such. Along the way I learned project managing and learned that everything in life requires management and a manager for it. So combining those concepts you get that everything in life needs to be managed with grace, foresight, risk and timing. Below is what my Thesis was for my BS called “Playing the Game Called Management” Got an “A” by the way and inducted into the tech honors society. But that’s another story. The Question There are things we need to establish to try to fix things. One was recognizing the causes of which we already mentioned in the email. In chess that’s viewing the board and the player the environment all causes to the end games all potentially harmful and none of it on your side. This is handled in PM by openly set the goals and make sure that they are understood. In chess that is to yourself in PM that is to the group. This would not be to re-write the project by this date. That’s not a goal, that’s a want/need. It means to lay out what are the real goals for each party (to look good, make money, do the job and go home, do a good job, learn etc.). This is kind of dirty but so is detoxing after a bad drug habit but it is needed to recover. In chess I attempt to figure out what my opponents no so obvious goals are (this is besides winning) like who /why/what is he...
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