BUSS 5114 - People‚ Organisations and Leadership Study Period 1 2014 Assessment Task 2: Minor Case Study 2500 words (35% of total grade) Read the Buddy’s Snack Company case study below and answer all the following questions: 1. Consider the situation of Lynda‚ Michael and Kyle. Explain how each employee’s situation relates to Equity Theory. 2. Explain the motivation of these three employees in terms of the Expectancy Theory of motivation. 3. Explain how you would attempt to motivate each
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Analyze the case using at least two of the objective ethical theories (Act Utilitarianism‚ Rule Utilitarianism‚ Kantianism‚ Social Contract Theory/Rawls’ Principles of Justice‚ and Virtue Theory). ANS: Kantianism is the ethical theory which explains how one should always focus on his/her duty rather than the end result. According to a Kantian‚ parents should use this app
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Managerial Communication Final Assignment Date: 24th December‚ 2011 Submitted by Group E American Electrical‚ Inc. Interdepartmental Correspondence Date: 24/12/2011 To: Mr. Walter Martinson‚ President From: Director of Corporate Communication Subject: Communication Strategy Memo Introduction The purpose of this memo is to present a comprehensive communication strategy in order to send an effective message to the company’s customers‚ the shareholders‚ the community‚ the city
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Sociability is the desire to seek out and interact with others whereas attachment refers to the formation of a relatively strong and enduring emotional relationship between people. While these appear to be separate behaviours they are in fact interdependent. In that if someone responds in an unsociable manner to another then it is highly unlikely that an emotional relationship will be formed. Conversely if someone responds sociably towards another and this is reciprocated then it is probable that
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Attachment patterns during childhood are a crucial aspect of social and emotional development for all human beings. An attachment pattern is the psychosocial manner in which a child connects with his or her parent(s) or other significant caregiver. This is something that starts early on usually from the day a child is born. The experience of attachment between parents and their children encompasses a variety of different behaviors. Attachment practices involve breastfeeding‚ bathing sessions‚ playing
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2004 What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for? JOHN GERRING Boston University T his paper aims to clarify the meaning‚ and explain the utility‚ of the case study method‚ a method often practiced but little understood. A “case study‚” I argue‚ is best defined as an intensive study of a single unit with an aim to generalize across a larger set of units. Case studies rely on the same sort of covariational evidence utilized in non-case study research. Thus‚ the case study method is correctly
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Attachment and Parenting Style Everyone has had some type of caregiver some point in his or her life. The only difference is the type of method used for parenting. “Parenting styles have been grouped into four different styles: indulgent‚ authoritarian‚ authoritative‚ and uninvolved” (Darling & Eric‚ 1999. para. 3). With each kind of parenting style‚ there are pros and cons that help or disrupt a child’s well-being. Parents should make sure the type of parenting style they expose their child
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Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1997. 48:515–46 OB IN THE ROUSSEAUNEW ORGANIZATIONAL ERA Copyright © 1997 by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights reserved ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN THE NEW ORGANIZATIONAL ERA Denise M. Rousseau Heinz School of Public Policy and Management and Graduate School of Industrial Administration‚ Carnegie Mellon University‚ Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania 15213 KEY WORDS: employment relations‚ performance paradox‚ organizational change‚ organizational learning‚ organizing‚ self-management
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Some psychologists at the time disliked psychodynamic and behaviorist explanations of personality. They felt that these theories ignored the qualities that make humans unique among animals‚ such as striving for self-determination and self-realization. In the 1950s‚ some of these psychologists began a school of psychology called humanism. Humanistic psychologists try to see people’s lives as those people would see them. They tend to have an optimistic perspective on human nature. They focus
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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY (JKUAT) INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT REPORT TO BE SUBMITED FOR THE FULLFILMENT OF THE AWARD IN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BSCIT). BSCIT-016-0167/2007 MAY-JULY 2010. 1 DECLARATION This attachment report is my original work and it has not been submitted in any other institution of higher learning for examination. Signature …………………………. Date……………………………. Name: Cheruiyot ken kipkoech Signature from the
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