out for opportunities she was left out because managers did not support her. As a result of this treatment‚ Betty and five other female workers filed a suit against Wal-Mart for discriminatory acts. The main issue with a class action case was a majority of the data was based on personal data. Data brought forth showed men serving a majority of managerial positions and climbing the ranks faster than women. Most of the decisions made lied in the hands of the store mangers as they
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AUTHORITY – Authority is that power which is exercised legitimately. All powers cannot be legitimate. Authority and legitimacy both depend on values‚ beliefs and attitude of the masses. Example of Authority: A robber who forces bank manager to handover cash on a gunpoint is not exercising “authority”. But when a police officer is controlling traffic and can use the threat of a fine or jail sentence‚ he is exercising authority. It is an investment in a legitimate form of power‚ it is profitable
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directly contribute to unhealthy eating culture in the society Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The advertising is the main cause of unhealthy eating habits. Contemporarily‚ advertising plays an irreplaceable role in luring people to buy junk food and thus contributes to unhealthy eating habits. However‚ advertising is not the main cause of these unhealthy eating habits in that there are others factors give rise to unhealthy eating habits‚ say‚ increasing stress of work
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The characters in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon create only fear and no pity in each other and in the audience.’ How far do you agree with this statement? I agree with this statement to a certain extent‚ however‚ I think it does not represent the whole of the Agamemnon. I think that what invokes pity‚ are events‚ rather than characters‚ that have preceded the play. There are mixes of passive and fearsome characters in the Agamemnon. Clytemnestra and Aegisthus are an example of fearsome characters‚ when
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MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL. DO YOU AGREE? Money is the instrument of exchange. It helps in buying and selling and also in fixing a value on things or services. It may be in metal or in paper. Money is always said to be the root of all evil‚ but I not agree with it. The money is said to be the root of evil because man have a wrong usage on it. Actually‚ money is just a medium of exchange. Money does not have brain to think how to hurt people. It is the thought of human that used money as a
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Authority Authority means the legitimate or acceptable use of power. “If an order given by a leader to a member of his group is accepted by the member and controls his activity in the group‚ then the order is said to carry authority” C.I Barnard Authority means the ability to control the behavior of others. Authority is a symbolic reality and it is the ability to influence person’s actions in a desired direction without resorting to force. The most important earthly influence in a person ’s life
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(Anderson‚ 125) Usually this is the result of many decisions during the policy process. Individuals and organizations also participate in making policy decisions but the final authorities who partake making the policy decisions are formal authorities’ also known as public officials like: executives‚ legislators and administrative judges. The decisions made by such authorities are ruminated as legitimate as long as the authorities meet the procedural and substantive standards. Within this decision making
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Nearly all students do not support school uniforms; however they do not know the benefits in wearing them. However‚ does wearing school uniforms really give pupils a sense of identity and encourages good discipline? Schools keep emphasizing that uniforms is a must to maintain students’ behavior. Is this really true?First of all‚ school uniforms create an atmosphere where students will be able to share their thoughts because students around them would be wearing the same clothing. This would limit distractions
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2. Do you agree with Negroponte’s decision to partner with Microsoft? Yes I agree with this decision Negroponte partnerships with companies such as Microsoft‚ which is very trustworthy‚ and reliable name in the computer sector for the operating system and software. Nicholas Negroponte‚ founder and director of the MIT Media Lab‚ introduced the idea for the $ 100 laptop in 2005. The laptop will be directed towards the child in "developing countries." The intent is to help education in those countries
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concepts that you have read in the book‚ describe what would be according to your personality the ideal job for you ? Today‚ it appears that our personality is the thing which characterizes each human being and which is very important in the business world. Indeed‚ the personality is the sum total of ways in an individual reacts and interacts with others‚ measurable traits a person exhibits. With many new jobs which are created along the year‚ people want to get the perfect job according to their
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