...decision is made from a team’s or individual’s preference after the solution has been challenged by each alternative opportunity. How important is employee "buy-in" in a project? Please provide examples of projects that you have seen succeed and fail due to employee buy-in. My company owns and develops the GRE which is now called the Revised General Test. It took 2 years for our company to revise the test along with many hours and sacrifices. The GRE is a test prospective graduate students seeking to get into schools who accept the test as a part of their admission’s process. The revised version was scheduled for a predetermined date but because it was not ready the powers that be (of my company) decided to continue the process of revision for the test. With that decision being made every department, manager, and employees had to cut down on their spending which caused the company (from what I believed to have happened) to begin re-evaluating its spending policies. Each department manager and employee did manage to cut back and cut expenditures and the company did end up saving money and also paying for the extra time and effort to revised and...
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...DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OREGON AMBER L. SMITH BUS-PS 200A M. NELS JOHNSON WARNER PACIFIC COLLEGE JANRUARY 26, 2013 Abstract In this paper I will examine the structure and functionality of the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC). I will explain what ODOC is and what they do. We will also explore the pros and cons of some of the current policies and how those policies could be improved upon. NOTE TO INSTRUCTOR: I chose this government agency because it is of great interest to me. I simply chose this agency instead of an agency that has to do with my employment due to the fact that I am unemployed. Thank you. Keywords: DOC, Department of Corrections, corrections, agency, correctional institutions, governing agency, criminal justice policy, etc. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OREGON The Oregon Department of Corrections is a state agency that handles the states’ adult corrections affairs. The ODOC is responsible for the management and administration of all adult correctional institutions and other functions related to state programs for adult corrections. There are seven major divisions within the agency as well as a strong relationship with Oregon Corrections Enterprises, a semi-independent state agency. The department handles the custody of offenders that are sentenced to prison for more than twelve months. The offenders are housed in one of the fourteen state prisons. It is the mission of the ODOC to promote public safety by holding offenders accountable...
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...The Ten Commandments 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 5. Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not...
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...What are the characteristics of a good manager? In today’s highly globalized market, where competition, productivity and technology are changing extremely fast, having a good manager is a must. But what is a “good manager”, what are the characteristics one has to possess in order to be able to fit in these competitive conditions? The answer is not that simple and there is no universal formula, because on one hand we have the skills which can be mastered through a combination of training and experience, and on the other hand we have the personality which in most cases cannot be changed. These necessary characteristics can be better described with the help of the “Five Factor Model” or FFM1. The first major factor or personality characteristic is the Extraversion. A good manager has to be comfortable in working with people, to enjoy human interactions and to be enthusiastic, talkative and assertive. He has to be able to build a team that is united and is motivated towards a common goal, because the lack of motivation and a low moral can lead to serious underproduction and inefficiency. Also having good communications skills is vital for his ability to convince and persuade people to do their best. And it is vital because many obstructions and issues come from poor communication in the team and between departments. Extraversion is heavily connected with the emotional intelligence. In a world of increasing competition cognitive intelligence in higher positions is accepted...
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...Examining Self-Reports and Peer Reports Submitted by: Jespreet Bhatia Date: January 31, 2016 Self-Reports vs. Peer Reports The most common way to measure an individual’s personality is through self-report assessments. Psychologists and researchers use self and peer report methods to assess personality attributes and behaviour. These reporting methods provide the ability to gain feedback on changes of one’s personality, evaluating the effectiveness of therapy, to aid in diagnosing the psychological problem, and establish a treatment for the individual. The main goal is to gain knowledge of the individual personality and the influences of their behaviour. Self-reports are effective and inexpensive as to oppose to other testing methods, which require more party involvement (Paunonen & O’Neill, 2010). The different varieties of self-reports can be displayed as direct, indirect and open-ended rating methods. Direct self-rating is the simplest form and directly report on their own personality. Indirect self-rating differs as it is based on the researchers interpretations of the individuals (Paulhus & Vazive, 2007). This can prevent “faking” because the respondent will not know what is being assessed. Open-ended self-descriptions differ as it is derived from the individual’s free description of themselves without any structured measures like the other reports (Paulhus & Vazive, 2007). As for peer reports, an example are projective...
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...Downloaded from http://jnnp.bmj.com/ on November 18, 2015 - Published by group.bmj.com Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 1986;49:1165-1170 Local cerebral glucose utilisation in chronic alcoholics: a positron tomographic study YVES SAMSON,* JEAN-CLAUDE BARON,*t ANDRE FELINE,: JACQUES BORIES,§ CHRISTIAN CROUZEL* From Service Hospitalier Frederic Joliot CEA, Departement de Biologie (Orsay),* Clinique des Maladies du Systeme Nerveux, La Salp&triere,t Service de Psychiatrie, H6pital Kremlin Bicetre,t Service de Neuroradiologie, La Salpetriere,§ Paris, France SUMMARY Using positron tomography, a study of regional cerebral glucose utilisation was performed prospectively in a highly selected group of six neurologically unaffected primary chronic alcoholics. In this group, neuropsychological, behavioural and CT scan anomalies were comparable with those previously reported in more extensive studies. With respect to age-matched control values, cerebral metabolic rate was not significantly modified in the selected cortical, subcortical and cerebellar regions of interest. However, the metabolic regional distribution index, which reflects the distribution pattern of glucose utilisation, was selectively and significantly decreased in the mediofrontal area, pointing to a limbic metabolic dysfunction apparently linked to chronic alcoholism. Even in apparently neurologically unaffected subjects, chronic alcohol abuse may be associated with some degree of...
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