"12 Angry Men" - Group/Team Dynamics
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7 pages in length. The premise of 12 Angry Men shows how human (mis)perception, ego, prejudice and close-mindedness holds a wide variance of potential harm. Brought together to deliberate the fate of an accused murderer, the jury learns a lot about their own shortcomings - and eventual enlightenment - throughout the process of reaching a verdict. The 1957 film was instrumental in demonstrating how a group of opinionated, angry men who refuse to believe there is any other viewpoint but their own can be damaging to a just outcome; only when they are guided by the collective components of group dynamics do they finally realize the danger of assuming everything is as it seems at face value and why analyzing situations beyond the obvious facts carries a tremendous weight in reaching the right conclusion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"Leading With the Heart": A Review of the Book by Mike Krzyzewski
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Six-time heralded as National Coach of the Year, Duke University's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is one of the most successful coaches in history. Kyzyzewski is more than a coach, however, his talents with sports figures have been successfully turned to many other arenas of life as well one of which is "Leading With the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life". This book is an insight into the many philosophies which Coach K has gained over the years regarding the importance of leadership, overcoming life's adversities, individual instinct, and individual and organizational responsibility. Critical to this process is are five fundamental qualities: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring, and pride; qualities which "Leading With the Heart" illuminates as do few other motivational books. No additional sources are listed.
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"Making the Fit" -- Employee Recruitment at Nike
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This 10 page report discusses Nike, Inc. and the considerations that must be made in terms of forming a recruitment strategy. Nike, the goddess of victory, is also the goddess of athletic shoes. That has resulted in a certain attitude at Nike in terms of its corporate functions ranging from research and development to marketing to retail operations and much more. Clearly, all of that also hinges on the company's recruitment and human resource strategies that do everything to assure that "our kind of people" go to work at Nike. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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"Men and Women of the Corporation"
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A 5 page overview of the problems confronting women in the workplace. Emphasizing the work presented by Rosabeth Moss Kanter in her book "Men and Women of the Corporation", the author of this paper examines the hierarchical relationship of the workplace and details how this relationship is determined to a large degree by gender. No other sources are listed.
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"Norma Rae": Significance to Contemporary Worker Welfare
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A 5 page discussion of the events depicted in this 1979 movie to real-life worker welfare. Describes the deplorable conditions faced by factory workers during this period and introduces the topic of unionization. Notes that unionization gave the masses a single, powerful voice which could not be ignored by factory owners and managers. No additional sources are listed.
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"Reframing Organizations"
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A 6 page review of three chapters from Lee G. Bolman and Terrance E. Deal's book. This paper reviews Chapters 15, 16, and 17, summarizing the main points and applying them to real life situations presented by the authors. No additional sources are listed.
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"Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line": A Review of the Book by Ben Hamper
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A 3 page overview of the life of a fourth generation production line worker in Flint Michigan in the 1970s and 1980s. The author outlines the impact the United Autoworkers Union (UAW) had on Hamper and his fellow workers. No additional sources are listed.
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"Staffing the World" -- Kelly Services Inc.
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This 3 page report discusses the temporary employment agency – Kelly Services. The company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, offers: "…human resources solutions that include temporary services, staff leasing, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement." This report looks at the company's history, what industries it serves, how many workers it utilizes, and how such an organization deals with booms and busts in the larger economy. . Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team" By Patrick Lencioni
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4 pages in length. Patrick Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team illustrate the means by which organizations are floundering in what should otherwise be a smooth flow of collaboration. It is because of these five dysfunctions - absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability and inattention to results – that companies struggle to maintain a healthy team atmosphere and, ultimately, have even greater difficulty effectively managing themselves. No additional sources cited.
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"Toxic Coworkers: How to Deal with Dysfunctional People on the Job"
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A 7 page review of the book by Alan Cavaiola and Neil Lavender that provides information on how to deal with personality disorders in the workplace. This paper cautions that while Cavaiola and Lavender's message can be potentially constructive, it goes hand in hand with a certain degree of caution. Layman simply cannot read a book and obtain the information needed to accurately diagnoses psychological disorders. While Cavaiola and Lavender obviously does not intend this to be the case, books of this type lend themselves to a certain degree of misuse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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(The) Americans With Disabilities Act
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A 9 page paper on the 1994 Americans With Disabilities Act, why it was founded, and the implications that it has for today's managers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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2 African American Poets/Cullen & Hughes
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A 3 page essay/research paper that discusses and analyzes 2 Harlem Renaissance poets, Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. The writer briefly discusses the historical context and background of each poet and analyzes Hughes' "Mother to Son" and Cullen's "Saturday's Child." Bibliography lists 3 sources that were drawn from the Norton Anthology of African American Literature.
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21st Century Leadership For Health Care Organizations
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This 7 page paper begins by explaining why new leadership styles are needed and what is driving these needs. The writer comments on the poor organization within the system as it is, the new needs of consumers, including the increasingly growing senior population, technology and other advances. The writer then explains transformation leadership and servant leadership and recommends these two approaches be used in tandem for effective leadership. The writer also cites two authors who recommend these models for health care organizations. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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401 K Plans
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A 5 page essay discussing the pros and cons of 401k plans. Bibliography lists approximately 6 sources.
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A Career as a Marketing Manager
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This 14 page paper looks at the career of a marketing manager. The paper is written in three parts. The first part looks at the role, qualifications and skills needed as well as general background information. The second part considers the labour market conditions for the chosen career and the third part of the paper uses a SWOT analysis to consider the students plan to pursue a career in marketing management. The paper is written with specific reference to the UK, but most aspects are valid internationally. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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