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Reflected Best Self Report RBS

Pages: 10 (3015 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Essay Document #:23365837

...Problem solving Overview
The work will help me find out my “reflected best self” so that I can scrutinize it to find strengths and competencies that can help me be the best version of myself. The results of this self-evaluation report will provide me with new insights into who I am or help me affirm observations I have made about myself. By definition, reflected best-self (RBS) is an individual’s cognitive conceptualization of the characteristics or qualities that he or she displays when they are at their best. Roberts, et al. (2005) add knowledge of how others perceive us to the concept of the reflected best self. This definition of the reflected best self is similar to that of self-schemas, which are cognitive generalizations of self in specific domains based on previous experiences that drive the processing of information related to self in social situations (Roberts, Dutton, Spreitzer, Heaphy & Quinn, 2005). After……

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Cooley, C.H. (1902). Human nature and the social order. New York: Scribners.

Drucker, P.F. (1999). Managing oneself. Harvard Business Review. 83(1), 100-10.

Northouse, P. (2018). Leadership: Theory and practice (8th ed.). Melbourne. SAGE Publications.

Oysermann, D., Bybee, D., & Terry, K. (2006). Possible selves and academic outcomes: How and when possible selves impel action. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 188-204.

Roberts, L., Dutton, J., Spreitzer, G., Heaphy, E., & Quinn, R. (2005). Composing the reflected best-self portrait: Building pathways for becoming extraordinary in work organizations. Academy of Management Review, 30(4), 712-736.

Tice, D.M. & Wallace, H. 2003. The reflected self: Creating yourself as (you think) others see you. In M. R. Leary and J. P. Tangney (Eds.), Handbook of self and identity: 91-105. New York: The Guilford Press.

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The Rising Cost Of Public Education In United States

Pages: 7 (2143 words) Sources: 13 Document Type:Essay Document #:91796938

… late buying of new homes and planning for marriages by young adults sue to loan paybacks. The most effective method to solve this problem are to cut down or eliminate federal funding for education and hiring of part-time faculty.
Facts Regarding the problem
In line with a 2019 report from the Centre on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the tuition has increased by 37 percent, and … is delayed by 27 percent of the same population due to the same reason.
Pragmatic Solutions
One of the solutions for the stated problem can be eliminated, or at least cutting down of federal educational funds and loans. This can be done by reducing government intervention for ……

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Amour, Madeline. “Report: living expenses, not tuition, are the problem.” Inside Higher Ed, 13 May 2020,  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/05/13/living-expenses-are-larger-  barrier-students-tuition-report-finds. Accessed 30 Jul. 2020.

Cude, Katherine. The Rising Cost Of Tuition At Four Year Public Universities: A Comparison Of The Explanations Offered By The Academic Literature And University Decision Makers. 2016. University of Vermont, Undergraduate theses. Scholar Works, https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=castheses

Davidson, Adam. “Is College Tuition Really Too High?” The New York Times Magazine, 8 Sep. 2015,  https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/is-college-tuition-too-high.html . Accessed 30 Jul. 2020.

Desrochers, Donna, and Kirshstein, Rita. Labor Intensive or Labor Expensive? 2014. American Institutes for Research, Delta Cost Project. Lumina Foundation,  https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/deltacostair-labor-expensive-higher-  education-staffing-brief-feb2014.pdf

Dickler, Jessica. “Why College Tuition Keeps Rising.” CNBC, 24 Oct. 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/24/why-college-tuition-keeps-rising.html, Accessed 30 Jul. 2020.

Hemelt, Steven, and Marcotte, Dave. Rising Tuition And Enrollment In Public Higher Education. 2008. IZA, Discussion Paper. IZA,  http://ftp.iza.org/dp3827.pdf 

Hemelt, Steven, and Marcotte, Dave. “The Impact of Tuition Increases on Enrollment at Public Colleges and Universities.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, vol. 33, no. 4, Dec. 2011, pp. 435-457.

Hess, Abigail. “The Cost of College Increased by More Than 25% In the Last 10 Years- Here’s Why.” CNBC, 13 Dec. 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/13/cost-of-college- increased-by-more-than-25percent-in-the-last-10-years.html. Accessed 30 Jul. 2020.

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Race And Ethnicity In The US Military

Pages: 7 (1974 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:16924366

Taking a Knee and the Cultural problem at the Heart of Race
Introduction
The recent riots over the death of George Floyd has stemmed not so much from the killing … taking a knee and supporting the troops by standing up for the flag is one that many face.
Othering
One of the most problem issues at the heart of race in America and in the military is the issue of othering. Othering is the treatment of another … but invigorated others who wanted to see a discourse on the issue promoted in the national spotlight.
However, having that discourse became a problem because of the role that the flag and the anthem played in certain associations made by the act of taking the knee during … there is the sense that people need to take part in the discourse on racial oppression and start admitting that there is a……

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Carbado, Devon W. \\\\\\"Racial naturalization.\\\\\\" American Quarterly 57.3 (2005): 633-658.

Graber, Shane M., Ever J. Figueroa, and Krishnan Vasudevan. \\\\\\"Oh, Say, Can You Kneel: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Colin Kaepernick’s Racial Protest.\\\\\\" Howard Journal of Communications (2019): 1-17.

Morrison, Toni. “Recitatif.” Skin Deep. Doubleday, 1995.

Naber, Nadine. “Osama’s Daughters: Cultural Racism, Nation-Based Racism, and the Intersectionality of Oppressions after 9/11.” Review of Women’s Studies, 5 (2009), 50-63.

Sabo, Samantha, et al. \\\\\\"Everyday violence, structural racism and mistreatment at the US– Mexico border.\\\\\\" Social Science & Medicine 109 (2014): 66-74.

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Self Regulation Proposal

Pages: 6 (1825 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Essay Document #:60406308

… path taken by the companies already mentioned. Yet, as Omarova (2011) points out, an industry without self-regulation is one unlikely to address the problem that plague it: at some point, accountability and firm responsibility is needed to address issues that by and large elude regulators by more … point, accountability and firm responsibility is needed to address issues that by and large elude regulators by more than a few paces. The problem of relying regulators and compliance has been seen again and again—particularly in the global context: regulators rely upon political accountability, civil support and … competitive marketplaces—and if any of those are lacking, it makes regulation and enforcement virtually impossible (Arnone & Padoan, 2008). Omarova (2011) describes the problem nature of third-party regulation best in our industry: “Given the complexity and global nature of the modern financial market, any government's attempt to … nature of the modern financial……

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Arner, D. W., Barberis, J., & Buckey, R. P. (2016). FinTech, RegTech, and the reconceptualization of financial regulation. Nw. J. Int'l L. & Bus., 37, 371.

Arnone, M., & Padoan, P. C. (2008). Anti-money laundering by international institutions: a preliminary assessment. European Journal of Law and Economics, 26(3), 361-386.

Greene, E., & Odorski, C. (2015). SEC enforcement in the financial sector: addressing

Omarova, S. T. (2010). Rethinking the future of self-regulation in the financial industry. Brook. J. Int'l L., 35, 665.post-crisis criticism. Bus. L. Int'l, 16, 5.

Omarova, S. T. (2011). Wall street as community of fate: Toward financial industry self-regulation. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 159(2), 411-492.

Pritchard, A. C. (2003). Self-regulation and securities markets. Regulation, 26, 32.

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CEOs And Presidents

Pages: 11 (3242 words) Sources: 13 Document Type:Essay Document #:96542123

… environment in which good things happen because everyone feels invested in the organization and in the desire to find the solution to the problem and implement the change.
Conclusion
Influence practices are essential for creating an environment in which workers want to be there, in which people … mitigated and one way to do that is to implement a system of ethics that will prevent egos from running amok and causing problem for stakeholders and consumers. The more that leaders reflect on the importance of acting ethically the more likely they will be to succeed. ……

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Bromley, H. R. (2007). Are you a transformational leader?. Physician Executive, 33(6), 54.

Brown, M. E., & Treviño, L. K. (2014). Do role models matter? An investigation of role modeling as an antecedent of perceived ethical leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(4), 587-598.

Chamers, M.M. (2014). An Integrative Theory of Leadership (4thed.). New York, NY: Psychology Press.

De Vries, M.F.K. (1998). Charisma in action: The transformational abilities of Virgin's Richard Branson and ABB's Percy Barnevik. Organizational Dynamics, 26(3), 7-21.

Healthcare Technology Report. (2019). Alex Gorsky is the all-American CEO. Retrieved from  https://thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com/alex-gorsky-is-the-all-american-ceo/ 

Holmes, A. (2007). Ethics: Approaching moral decisions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

Kameda, T., Ohtsubo, Y., & Takezawa, M. (1997). Centrality in sociocognitive networks and social influence: An illustration in a group decision-making context. Journal of personality and social psychology, 73(2), 296.

Kolodny, L. (2018). Elon Musk’s extreme micromanagement has wasted time and money at Tesla, insiders say. Retrieved from  https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/19/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-extreme-micro-manager.html

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Change Management At Nike

Pages: 8 (2482 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Essay Document #:61161012

… base in America while simultaneously addressing the supply chain issues that have arisen as a result of COVID-19, which has caused major production problem for Nike in Asia. While Nike has been active in promoting the ultimate Trump antagonist in Colin Kaepernick, it is now time to … with Kaepernick and opening up production in the US so as to 1) bring manufacturing back to America and solve the supply chain problem caused by the virus, and 2) to help put Americans back to work so that American consumers can get back to doing what … people to make sure every stakeholder is on board with the change and that people are respected for their thoughts and feelings.
The problem that Nike faces today is twofold: 1) its use of Colin Kaepernick as an activist frontman for the brand has alienated conservative consumers; … of offshore labor has caused……

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Bibliography and References

Balaji, S., & Murugaiyan, M. S. (2012). Waterfall vs. V-Model vs. Agile: A comparative study on SDLC. International Journal of Information Technology and Business Management, 2(1), 26-30.

Boehm, B. (2002). Get ready for agile methods, with care. Computer, (1), 64-69.

Boehm, B. (2007). A survey of agile development methodologies. Laurie Williams, 45, 119.

Fernandez, D. J., & Fernandez, J. D. (2008). Agile project management—agilism versus traditional approaches. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 49(2), 10-17.

Freberg, K., Graham, K., McGaughey, K., & Freberg, L. A. (2011). Who are the social media influencers? A study of public perceptions of personality. Public Relations Review, 37(1), 90-92.

Cameron, E. and Green, M. (2015), Making Sense of Change Management: A complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change. Kogan Page: London

Kotter, J. P. (2012). Leading Change. Harvard Business Review Press.

TMZ. (2018). Kaep Deal Adds Up... WE GOT NIKE'S CUSTOMER BREAKDOWN. Retrieved from  https://www.tmz.com/2018/09/06/colin-kaepernick-nike-contract-urban-consumers-market-research/

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Leadership Styles In Different Settings

Pages: 3 (944 words) Sources: 2 Document Type:Essay Document #:26193772

… worse, no one in the group wants to make the go-ahead decision. Leadership is about deferring and making decisions, so to solve these problem, the people need to be aware of the reality of their role and position.
12-14. I would implement a shared leadership initiative in ……

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De Vries, M.F.K. (1998). Charisma in action: The transformational abilities of Virgin\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Richard Branson and ABB\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Percy Barnevik. Organizational Dynamics, 26(3), 7-21.

Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370.

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The Juvenile Justice System And Status Offenses

Pages: 2 (663 words) Sources: 2 Document Type:Case Study Document #:87079566

… in such areas.
There has been a call for an end to status offenses, given that they do not appear to solve the problem of inadequate access to education, family problem, and a lack of a safe environment on the streets for young people. Status offense punish teens for circumstances they cannot control, and ……

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Rovner, J. (2014). Disproportionate minority contact in the juvenile justice system. The Sentencing Project. Retrieved from:  https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/disproportionate-minority-contact-in-the - juvenile-justice-system/

Status offenders. (2015). Development Services Group, Inc. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved from:  https://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg/litreviews/Status_Offenders.pdf 

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Strategy Development For Nonprofit Organizations

Pages: 3 (935 words) Sources: 3 Document Type:Case Study Document #:80792478

… situation is that there are only a few volunteers working with the organization regularly and they are facing burnout. So there is a problem that may break soon, and threaten the ability of the organization to do its work. The training seminars are going to be a … further barrier to attracting new people to do this work. There is no particular evidence that the seminars are going to solve any problem at all, so I would treat them with some skepticism. This is especially true in that 75% of volunteers are one-offs, and the ……

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Bryson, J. M. (2018). Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations: A guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Carroll, J. & Hatakenata, S. (2001) Driving organizational change in the midst of a crisis. MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved March 21, 2020 from  https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/driving-organizational-change-in-the-midst-of-crisis/ 

Wright, B., Christensen, R. & Isett, K. (2011) Motivated to adapt? The role of public service motivation as employees face organizational change.

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Strengths And Weaknesses Of Various Organizational Behavior Theories

Pages: 14 (4343 words) Sources: 16 Document Type:Essay Document #:17367904

...Problem solving A Review of Organizational Behavior Theories
Because organizations are the primary means by which capital is earned and job are created, it is not surprising that there has been a great deal of scholarship concerning how organizations actually “behave” in the real world. The purpose of this paper is to provide a current definition of organizational behavior together with a statement of three prominent theories of organizational behavior, French and Raven's Five Bases of Power, Complexity Theory and Resource Dependence Theory. An explanation concerning the fundamental concepts of each of these three theories is followed by an analysis of their respective importance to a business. In addition, an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of each of these three theories as well as the positive and negative ways that the theories impact the workforce behavior of organizations. Finally, in the context of Air India, the paper presents a critical analysis……

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‘About Air India.’ Air India. [online] available:  http://www.airindia.in/about-airindia.htm .

Arena, MJ ‘Understanding Large Group Intervention Processes: A Complexity Theory Perspective.’ Organization Development Journal, 27, no. 1 (Spring 2009): 49-53

Braunstein, JR and Zhang, JJ ‘Dimensions of Athletic Star Power Associated with Generation Y Sports Consumption.’ International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, 6, no. 4 (July 2005): 242-245.

Buble, M and Juras, A ‘The Relationship between Managers\\' Leadership Styles and Motivation.’ Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues, 19, no. 1 (June 2014): 161-165.

French, JRP & Raven, B ‘Bases of power.’ In D. Cartwright (Ed.), Studies in Social Power (pp. 150-167). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1959.

Gruia, GC and Kavan, M ‘An Off-Line Dual Maximum Resource Bin Packing Model for Solving the Maintenance Problem in the Aviation Industry.’ Global Economic Observer, 1, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 135-140.

Hillman, AJ, Withers, MC and Collins, BJ ‘Resource dependence theory: A Review.’ Journal of Management, 35, no. 6 (2009): 1404-1427.

Jain, AK ‘Organizational Citizenship Behaviour as a Potential Source of Social Power.’ Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 45, no. 3 (January 2010): 396-401.

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