Services Department Case Discussion Questions 1) Joanna’s diagnosis of the situation is that the department was fairly inefficient. The workload was not spread equally and fairly. Magdalena and the new workers had tons of paperwork‚ while the clique had time to socialize and not to do work. Moreover‚ Sam and Jose never reviewed the work done by the department; they were only focused on case histories. The employees knew very little about the department and couldn’t really explain the purpose
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No matter what school you go to‚ there will always be cliques—the social hierarchy of the entire student body. The movie Mean Girls‚ or really any teen high school-based movie‚ depicts the lives of teenagers and how everyone fits into a certain group. However‚ these movies tend to be hyperbolic‚ and not everyone necessarily meets the standards to be in a group. For example‚ the cheerleaders and jocks are always at the top. Those who excel at sports are considered the "popular" kids‚ but I’ve never
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reminds me of the jock Andrew. Mia bears slight resemblance to the outcast Allison‚ and Gregor reminds me of the nerd Brian. However‚ the delinquent John and the famous Zoe show no relation. The five characters in both stories represent different cliques and social groups. In the movie their relation is obvious‚ because they are in detention
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Social cliques are seen in movies‚ read in books‚ but rarely displayed in high school. Speaking as a teen‚ I can honestly say that I have yet to see pronounced cliques in my high school. Maybe I seem a bit biased‚ but I fail to see how cliques like this are formed. Rosalind Wiseman wrote this article‚ and it is nothing but what is displayed in movies‚ not real life. I mean‚ how could a group of teenage girls create a “Target”? It sounds like an action movie more than it does a group of girls. It
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communication purposes – choosing to rely on dictation‚ letters and simple face to face contact. What kind or arguments would you use to persuade your boss to give communication technology a try? 4. Your employees are breaking into ethnically based cliques. Member or ethnic groups eat together‚ socialize together‚ and chat in their native language while at work. Some of the other team members feel alienated. How would you encourage cooperation and teamwork among the staff? a. Ban the use of language
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walks behind the clique of girls she tries to follow‚ even though she cannot follow up. Her intentions aren’t bad at all‚ and the only thing she wants‚ is to belong with the group. Though she has no bad intentions‚ the girl named Elizabeth seems to despise her. Elizabeth is the protagonist of the story and it is through her the story is being told. She tells about her past or more specifically her relationship with Celia‚ when she was a young girl. She‚ along with the girl clique‚ tries to ignore
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This situation pushed her employees to disrespect her and to ignore her requests. In addition‚ Elena was not bilingual and belonged to a different religion‚ which created some conflicts in communication and religion seemed to be a problem for the clique. As consequences‚ the group considered Elena as being less skilled and made no effort to assume her role as the supervisor of the department. Last and not least‚ the problem of an uneven distribution of work was raised. Some employees had months of
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Should students be defined by their cliques? Uniforms would be a way for students to express themselves in their own way‚ feel comfortable‚ and participate in the activities with their cliques. Cliques are defined by a student’s self expression‚ for example an athlete would come to school in his or hers uniform. School uniforms in private and public schools can be both beneficial and detrimental to students in relation to their learning and social skills. Students find many different ways to
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Clique Pens: The Writing Implements Division of U.S. Home Harvard Business School Case March 31‚ 2015 Define the Problem: How can Clique come up with a plan that will grow revenues‚ increase gross profit margin‚ determine who controls market development funds (MDF’s) and have both the VP of Sales and the VP of Marketing agree and buy in? Decision Factors: 1. Follow VP of Marketing a. Reduce trade discounts and help pay for marketing controlled “consumer oriented” MDF b. Shift to consumer-oriented
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Most every high school in America has its own set of "cliques" or social castes whose members mingle mostly within the one clique. Many schools have unique groups according to the area such as "surfers"‚ "snow bunnies"‚ and "hicks" referring to people who surf‚ snow ski/board‚ or take on more rural looks. However‚ most schools share some common groups such as "preppies" who are usually the upper class students with more money‚ "goths" who are earmarked by their usually black clothes and body piercings
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