Devin Vasquez Mr. Moore APUSH 3 28 November 2011 Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for Union and Emancipation President Lincoln knew that he would not have an easy job when he took the Presidency. South Carolina had threatened to secede if Lincoln was elected into office and true to their word; South Carolina seceded four days after Lincoln was sworn into office. Then within the following six weeks‚ six more states also seceded from the Union. And with this‚ President Lincoln
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Discussion HW #2 Discussion Section #: 14748 Lecture Section #: 14738 Chapter 15 Case Incident 1: Creative Deviance: Bucking the Hierarchy? 1. I believe it is possible for an organization to deliberately create an “anti-hierarchy” to encourage employees to engage in more acts of creative deviance. All things being equal‚ the broad span of control leads to efficient organization while a narrow span of control results in hierarchical organization. However‚ span of control can be affected by
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innovations‚ or inventions‚ including Abraham Darby. Darby was an iron founder‚ copper smelter‚ brass manufacturer‚ but what Darby is best known for is his invention of coke as a source of fuel. This allowed Darby to make an impact during the Industrial Revolution. Without Darby’s findings of coke as a source of fuel‚ energy would have been much harder to find or to make to allow many factories to be in business as well as allow the electric machines to run. Before Abraham Darby even thought about the
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the world in 1450-1750 were functioning under some kind of social or economic class. In the west‚ there were more opportunities for jobs. Southern and Eastern Asia also saw a continuation in the Caste System and the scholarly dominance. Social hierarchies and identities changed The Spanish conquest of the New World and establishment of profitable colonies led to a restructuring of the social order Between 1492 and 1750‚ the Spanish created settlements along the coasts of Central and South America
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argues that you are free to choose your own behavior‚ rather than reacting to environmental stimuli and reinforcers. Issues dealing with self-esteem‚ self-fulfillment‚ and needs are paramount. The major focus is to facilitate personal development. Two major theorists associated with this view are Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Carl Rogers feels that each person operates from a unique frame of reference in terms of buliding Self Regard or their self concept. Self Concept is one’s own belief about
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The social comparison theory was initially proposed by Leon Festinger in 1954. This theory states how we tend to compare ourselves to others as we develop‚ and learn more about ourselves. Festinger stated that‚ “Social comparison theory proposes that people have a drive to evaluate their progress and standing on various aspects of their lives and‚ in the absence of objective standards‚ people compare themselves to others to know where they stand” (Fardouly‚ Diedrichs‚ Vartanian‚ Halliwell‚ 2015)
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The Bias Hierarchy Social Darwinism was a theory that took Charles Darwin’s idea of natural selection and subjected it on people. It proposes that for people to survive in their environment they have to evolve. Herbert Spencer was a huge believer of Social Darwinism and also believed in teleology‚ which ranks people from best to worst (Ormsbee). He believed in the “survival of the fittest” and inferior people (poor and dark-skinned people) should be taken out (Ormsbee). This type of thinking is
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3. Carefully select workers who possess skills and abilities that match the needs of the task‚ and train them to perform the task according to the established rules and procedures. 4. Carefully select workers who possess skills and abilities that match the needs of the task‚ and train them to perform the task according to the established rules and procedures. George Elton Mayo (1880 -1949) Mayo had discovered a fundamental concept. Working places should be like as a social environments
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Hierarchy of Needs Theory Abraham Maslow is the man behind the highly-known motivation theory which was defined by the hierarchy of needs. Maslow concentrated on five existing needs in each different human. Physiological Needs Safety Needs Belonging or social Needs Esteem Needs Self-actualization needs. Each of these needs is described in the exhibit above. Maslow identifies the physiological need as the first step in order to reach to the Self-actualization needs. When each need is fully satisfied
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Case 3: Creative Deviance – Bucking the Hierarchy? One of the major functions of an organizational hierarchy is to increase standardization and control for top managers. Using the chain of command‚ managers can direct the activities of subordinates toward a common purpose. If the right person with creative vision is in charge of a hierarchy‚ the results can be phenomenal. Until Steve Jobs’ regrettable passing in October of 2011‚ Apple had used a strongly top-down creative process in which most major
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