relationships, face to face contact. Location in Social Structure People's location in the social structure accounts for differences in their behavior & attitudes Ascribed Status involuntary status; a status you inherit o Class of parents, gender, sex, ethnicity, race Achieved Status voluntary status; a status you earn o Student, criminal, doctor, friend Society people who share culture & territory Hunting & Gathering Societies simplest form of society, few social divisions, few
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focus groups. Each focus group was about 2 hours long and were unstructured. Carpenter et al. (2008) Four themes resulted from this study. This consisted of the Lay perception of binge drinking, the pressures of matching the drinking patterns of male peers, the student’s rite of passage, & evaluation of the 'Unit 1421' campaign. Lay perception of binge drinking resulted in the majority of students in taking large amounts of alcohol at one time. The pressure of women being able to keep up with men when
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Karen and Ted’s Communication Breakdown Karen Leary and Ted Chung’s breakdown escalated from a series of miscommunications rooted in cultural, communication, motivation, management, and leadership differences. CULTURE Karen's concerns escalate when Ted's stock purchases deviate from the conservative financial plan that Karen had previously approved. Karen is low-context, universalistic, and forward-looking; she is comfortable with the financial plan because it is essentially a written contract
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OF MALAYSIAN TAX PRACTITIONERS’ PERCEPTION ON THE PRACTICE OF AGGRESSIVE TAX AVOIDANCE Nur Fikhriah Binti Takril, and Sri Wahyu Sakina Ahmad Sanusi Depertment of Accounting Faculty of Management and Muamalah Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor nurfikhriah@kuis.edu.my, sriwahyu@kuis.edu.my ABSTRACT Malaysian tax research has put little attention on the tax morale of Malaysian tax environment. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore the perception of Malaysian tax practitioners
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flows to bottom through organizational hierarchy DEFINITION "Activating deals with the steps a manager takes to get sub-ordinates and others to carry out plans" - Newman and Warren. Leading concerns the total manner in which a manager influences the actions of subordinates. It is the final action of a manager in getting others to act after all preparations have been completed. Characteristics • Elements of Management • Continuing Function • Pervasive Function • Creative
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accommodate values, beliefs, needs, perceptions, the special characteristics of the situation, and the personal pressures prevailing at a particular place and time. Senior employees and those with administrative authority contribute significantly to intensity because they typically dictate an organization’s stance on ethical issues. In fact, under current law, managers can be held liable for the unethical and illegal Moral intensity relates to a person’s perception of social pressure and the harm
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between different organisation, for all these activities are founded on human interactions. OB is therefore concerned with:1. The purposes for which organisations are created 2. The behaviour of individuals, and an understanding of the pressures and influences that cause them to act and react in particular ways. 3. The qualities that individuals bring to particular situations. 4. The creation of groups i.e., collections of people brought together for given purposes. 5. The background and context within
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weapon capabilities. This gave pause to America because now another Superpower and their enemy had the same ultimate weapon. The U.S. thought that if it gave up South Korea so easily the perception would be that America was soft on Communism and give way to the enemy (China and the Soviet Union) to expand its influence. This would upset the balance of power between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Now wars had to be fought strictly for political reasons. War always has been fought for political and military
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COMMUNICATION 1. Importance of communication in Business Organization MEANING Communication has been defined in numerous ways. The one chosen for the purpose of the present study is: 'Communication is a mutual exchange of facts, thoughts and perception, resulting in common understanding of all parties. This does not imply agreements.' An examination of this definition reveals the following ingredients as being important in communication: * Communication is purpose oriented. * It is a two-way
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter serves as a general outlook of the research. It will provide the background and scope of the study, purpose of the study, the objective as well as the limitations in doing this research. Background of Study Labis started as a small village known as Kampung Paya Merah. The village got its name from a type of river grass which became the favourite food for river terrapins. In early 20th century, British officers came to the villages to survey for
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