Manipulation and society To understand and analyse manipulative discourse‚ it is crucial to first examine its social environment. We have already assumed that one of the characteristics of manipulation‚ for instance as distinct from persuasion‚ is that it involves power and domination. An analysis of this power dimension involves an account of the kind of control that some social actors or groups exercise over others (Clegg‚ 1975; Luke‚ 1989; Van Dijk‚ 1989: Wartenberg‚ 1990). We also have assumed
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PROPHETHOOD IN JUDAISM Judaism is one of the religion that was originally revealed by Allah and has its own holy scriptures and this duty of bringing holy texts to the people has been given to prophets and it is commonly described as the communication between God and people. the One of the basic essentials of faith in Judaism is the prophethood‚ as well states Musa Ibn Maymun (A.D. 1135-1204)in articles 6-7 in the 13 articles of faith systematized : “I believe with full faith that the words of
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BM 775 – MASTER IN OFFICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT OSM732 – MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE SEMESTER MARCH 2012 – JULY 2012 TEST NO : 2 WEIGHTAGE : 20 PERCENT TIME : 2 HOURS INSTRUCTION : ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS SECTION A : 60 MARKS QUESTION 1 a) Define the meaning of the term ‘culture’. (2 marks) Culture describes patterns of behaviors that from a durable template by which ideas and images can be transferred from one generation to another
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Prisoners Dilemma Introduction The topic of my thesis‚ I chose the issue of non-cooperative economic games‚ specifically the so-called "Prisoner’s Dilemma". Game theory falls in microeconomics and therefore mainly in the economic analysis. It gives us an analysis of the way in which two or more entities interact‚ choose strategies that simultaneously influence each actor. The greatest credit for the development of economic games have mathematician John von Neumann. Game theory can be used both
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From: VINESH KUMAR Date: 13th October‚ 2008 Subject: In what ways did the Wichita case study illustrate some of the characteristics and dilemmas of modern intergovernmental relations? Introduction In many cases intergovernmental intervention is only needed in niche or what Conklin‚ J. (2001) calls “wicked problems”. The problem of pollution is this case study‚ can be classed as a “wicked problem’ as it touched upon several arenas and considerations simultaneously required governmental
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followers’ voluntary compliance in a broad range of matters. Leadership is distinguished from the concept of power in that it entails influence‚ that is‚ change of preferences‚ while power implies only that subjects’ preferences are held in abeyance (Etzioni‚ 1965). There are two approaches that we are going to discuss in this paper‚ the leader trait approach and the leader behavior approach. Leadership trait theory is the idea that people are born with certain character traits. Since certain traits are
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Scientists‚ Routledge‚ London. Dyer‚ W.G. Jr (1990)‚ ``The cycle of cultural evolution on organization ’ ’‚ in Kilmann‚ R.H.‚ Saxton‚ M.J.‚ Sepra‚ R. and Associates (Eds)‚ Gaining Control of the Corporate Culture‚ Jossey Bass‚ San Francisco‚ CA. Etzioni‚ A. (1971)‚ A Comparative Analysis of Complex Organizations‚ Free Press‚ New York‚ NY. Guion‚ R.M. (1973)‚ ``A note on organizational climate ’ ’‚ Organizational Behavior and Human Performance‚ Vol. 9. Hofstede‚ G.‚ Neuijen‚ B.‚ Ohayv‚ D.D. and Sanders
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Beginning the essay it may be mentioned that a profession is always considered as an occupation that needs wide-ranging training and the study and mastery and excellence of specialized knowledge‚ and usually has a professional association‚ ethical code and process of certification or licensing. Quoting the examples it may be mentioned that examples are librarianship‚ diplomacy‚ accounting‚ engineering‚ law‚ architecture‚ aviation‚ medicine‚ social work‚ pharmacy‚ finance‚ the military‚ the clergy
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Motivation in Life and Work INTRODUCTION * When an individual interacts with members of his work group he brings with his motives‚ perception‚ culture‚ and personality. * To understand an individual’s performance‚ efficiency and effectiveness‚ it is important to know his motivation and perception. * The extent to which his needs are satisfied on the job will partly determine his participation in the achievement of organizational goals. NATURE OF MOTIVATION Motivation - As characterized
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(1990)‚ "TheEtherealHand:Organization ics andManagement Journal‚ Academyof Management Theory‚" 15 (3)‚ 369-81. Dwyer‚ F. Robert‚PaulH. Schurr‚and Sejo Oh (1987)‚ "Developing Journal of Marketing‚51 (April)‚ Buyer-SellerRelationships‚" 11-27. a Etzioni‚Amitai (1988)‚ TheMoral Dimension:Toward New Economics.New York:The Free Press. Fisher‚F.‚ Z. Griliches‚and C. Kaysen (1962)‚ "The Cost of Automobile Model ChangesSince 1949‚"Journalof Political Economy‚70 (October)‚433-51. HarvardBusiGhemawat‚Pankaj(1986)
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