Karin Bean‚ Notes Chapter 1 The word Psychology Comes form the roots psyche (means mind) and logos (means study of or knowledge) Psychology Is the science of behavior and mental processes. Psychologists gather scientific data in order to describe‚ understand‚ predict‚ and control behavior. Is a science and a profession Uses the scientific method to study behavior Psychologists are professionals who create and apply psychological knowledge can be scientist‚ teachers‚ or apply it in education
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HILARY JOHNSON CHUKWUMA CHUKWURAH INTRODUCTION In the universe of textbooks on Mass Communication theories‚ Stanley J. Baran’s and Dennis K. Davis’‚ Mass Communication Theory: Foundations‚ Ferment and Future stands out. A 456-page compendium on Communication theories‚ the book is down-to-earth‚ dishing and distilling various Mass Communication/media theories that were propounded by communication/media scholars and practitioners over time. The book is a communication theory Bible of a sort‚ which
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Former chairman and chief executive Dennis Kozlowski and former chief financial officer Mark H. Swartz were accused of the theft of more than USD $150 million from the company. During their trial in March 2004‚ they contended the board of directors authorized it as compensation. During jury deliberations‚ juror Ruth Jordan‚ while passing through the courtroom‚ appeared to dance an "okay" sign on the table. She later denied she had intended that gesture‚ but the incident received much publicity
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General Electric. The company provides security products and services‚ fire protection and detection products and services‚ valves and controls‚ and other industrial products. On September 12‚2002‚ Two of Tyco International top executives‚ CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski and CFO Mark H Swartz were arrested and charged with misappropriating more than $170 million from the company. Another executive and general counsel was charged with concealing $14 million in personal loans. Tyco survived the scandal under
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aggressive program of acquisitions during this period where they spent an estimated $62 billion to purchase more than 1‚000 companies. However‚ unbeknownst to the shareholders of Tyco and the world‚ Tyco was led by a management team and CEO (L. Dennis Kozlowski) that did not use wise or truthful business practices and organizational behavior. In the following paper‚ I will examine the failure that occurred at Tyco‚ compare‚ and contrast contributions of leadership‚ management‚ and organizational structures
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behavior which is the decentralization of the corporate structure. The misconduct of Dennis Kozlowski‚ the former chairman of Tyco and Mark Swartz‚ the former CFO lead them 30 counts of corruption‚ conspiracy‚ fraud‚ conspiracy‚ grand larceny‚ and falsifying business records. While Mark Belnick ‚ the former general counsel was charged of obscuring $14 million. 2.) The scandal of Tyco happened in the rise of Kozlowski as the new CEO of Tyco. He greatly admires his friend‚ mentor‚ and previous CEO of
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Running head: Tyco: A conglomerate under the microscope Tyco: A conglomerate under the microscope In 1960‚ Arthur Rosenburg founded Tyco when he opened a laboratory to do experimental work the United States government. It wasn’t until 1962‚ Rosenburg incorporated the business as Tyco Laboratories. The company’s focus was on energy conservation products and tech materials science for commercial use. In September 1964 Tyco went public and began its acquisition of other companies to enlarge
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ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP To improve ethical decision making in business‚ one must first understand how individuals make ethical decisions in an organizational environment. Too often it is assumed that individuals in organizations make ethical decisions in the same way that they make ethical decisions at home‚ in their family‚ or in their personal lives. Within the context of an organizational work group‚ however‚ few individuals have the freedom to decide ethical issues
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ENRON Enron shocked the world from being “America’s most innovative company” to America ’s biggest corporate bankruptcy at its time. At its peak‚ Enron was America ’s seventh largest corporation. Enron gave the illusion that it was a steady company with good revenue but that was not the case‚ a large part of Enron’s profits were made of paper. This was made possible by masterfully designed accounting and morally questionable acts by traders and executives. Deep debt and surfacing information about
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Examining a Business Failure – Tyco International Ltd. LDR/531 Organizational Leadership March 01‚ 2010 Examining A Business Failure – Tyco International Ltd. Organizational behavior is concerned with human behavior in organizations. This essay seeks to explain how organizational behavior theories could have predicted or explain the failure of Tyco International Ltd. The theories that organizational behavior are built on are psychology‚ social psychology‚ sociology and anthropology
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