Motivating Employees for the Long Run Edwin R. Cruz Rodriguez LDR 531 November 7‚ 2012 Prof. Carlos Moll-Cruz Leadership in Organized Chaos It is easy to be “called” a leader during stable and routine times. He who wants to deserve the title needs to be able to help his organization manage and overcome changes such as expansion or restructuring. I am in the best position that suits me for my organization at this time. Commanding a “junior” Engineer Battalion‚ which personnel
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Creon claims that his rule as king must be obeyed‚ even if it is wrong‚ in order to avoid anarchy and chaos‚ but the play does not side with him. Creon’s first rule as king is that no one "shall entomb [Polyneices] or mourn‚ but leave unwept‚ unsepulchred‚ a welcome store for the birds‚ as they espy him‚ to feast on at will." He also states that if anyone is to bury him they shall be put to death. When he is told that Antigone has buried her brother Creon is faced with questions of loyalty. He can
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Understanding the Chaos of Airline Pricing By Alex Kons I. INTRODUCTION “The airline industry’s pricing system is a billion-dollar house of cards in which every customer is a futures speculator and Economics 101 is turned onto its head” (Fredrick‚ 1995). This statement highlights one of the most hidden frustrations that many air travelers feel. Airline pricing is so distorted that often a full-fare paying passenger is seated next to a passenger who paid more then three hundred percent less for
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Chaos in Fourteen Lines The poem "I will put Chaos into fourteen lines" by Edna St. Vincent Millay has to do with Chaos’s epic struggle to free itself from the bondage of the prison of fourteen lines and its ultimate defeat to Order. However‚ upon closer inspection‚ the poem appears to be an ars poetica that describes the process of writing fixed form poetry and all the trials that come with expressing poetry in words. The question and the goal of the poem is spelled out in the first line with
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inherent unpredictability in the world around us. This thinking is known as Chaos Theory. Although the word "chaos" is traditionally associated with total disorder‚ it is misleading when describing Chaos Theory. In 1986‚ a group of scientists submitted a new definition for chaos: "Stochastic behavior occurring in a deterministic set." This definition was later changed to "Lawless behavior that is ruled by law." Although Chaos Theory has only been around for about 50 years‚ its principles have been
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Chaos in town. Divided cultures. Family feuds. All of these traumatic things can be seen in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Despite the fact that these may be interesting things to witness‚ it becomes a little less pleasing once discrimination comes into play. In a battle between wrong and right‚ there’s only one true answer‚ right? Wrong. Identity contingencies often blind people from seeing what is wrong or right because they are too worried about the image they have painted of a person
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a leader‚ someone who takes every thought‚ concern‚ hope‚ and anguish of those beneath him and acts appropriately. A leader means to be someone who lives not for them self but for others and whole heartedly enjoys every single moment of it. To lead is like riding towards the beating war drums of an approaching army. All will hear it: some will flee like cowards after every thump‚ some will pretend like the beats were never uttered‚ but others will answer the call valiantly with a quickness in
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Consumer Behavior – Spring 2013 Assignment 1 (10%) Pick out 2 concepts each from chapters 2‚3‚4‚5‚7‚8 (12 concepts total and present each concept in the following way: 1. State / Define the concept (you can directly quote from source/s – with proper citation of course) 2. Explain / Elaborate on the concept (with its theoretical background if stating a component of a broader theory) in your own words and how it has applications in or implications for marketers 3. Exemplify the concept
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From 1789 to 1799‚ France had endured the leadership of an Absolute Monarchy by Louis XVI and dictatorship by Napoleon Bonaparte. Many things differentiated the two rulers‚ some of which consisted of the religious‚ and political aspects of the country. Louis XVI was the absolute monarch‚ a king who controls a country by himself and makes all the decisions‚ of France until the day he was executed for treason in which he attempted to flee to Austria‚ a warring country. Louis was not always viewed
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oldest forms of government. However‚ a democracy seems more in line with fair practice due to the fact that there were no rulers or judges in the Bible until the people asked God for them. (1 Samuel 8) According to Britannica.com‚ absolutism or absolute monarchy mean “the sovereign power or ultimate authority in the state rests in the hand of the king who claimed ruled by divine right.” (_____) Although‚ the idea of absolutism may sound appealing due to the idea of having one ruler‚ it is imperative
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