Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the Allies called for Japan’s unconditional surrender. On 15 August 1945‚ the Emperor announced that his government had capitulated. From 1945 until 1952‚ Japan was occupied by Allied troops under the command of U.S. General Douglas MacArthur. The early postwar years were a time of massive rebuilding. Millions of people were homeless‚ and millions more were repatriated from the former colonies. The economy was shattered‚ and mass starvation was a threat. Disillusionment with
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place to serve our great nation than in the U.S. Army‚ and I believe that‚ within the Army‚ the best way I can put all my resources to service is as an officer. I possess a diverse and comprehensive background of experience and training. General Douglas MacArthur once said‚ “A general is just as good as the troops under his command make him.” As a leader‚ I prefer to practice the principles of servant leadership in most situations. A servant leader is someone who looks to the needs of the people
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Major Approaches to Management Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 2–1 Exhibit 2–4Weber’s Bureaucracy Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 2–2 Theory X and Y • Douglas McGregor proposed the two different sets of worker assumptions. Theory X: Assumes the average worker is lazy‚ dislikes work and will do as little as possible. • Managers must closely supervise and control through reward and punishment
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you’re the reason that I got into Wall Street ... that’s a‚ that’s a sad commentary.” —Michael Douglas There is a fabulous irony to “Wall Street” that perhaps can’t be adequately explained. The movie is an unequivocal denunciation of Wall Street excess but remains the preeminent film of those aspiring to it. They love anything Gekko‚ and a lot of the other scenes too. Michael Douglas was a savvy Hollywood producer but apparently wasn’t much of a Wall Street aficionado before the film
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Comparison and Contrast on Theory XY and Z Douglas McGregor suggested that there are two different ways in which we can look at workers attitudes toward work. Each of these views‚ which McGregor called Theory X and Theory Y‚ has implications for management. Theory X (’authoritarian management’ style) -People do not really like to work and will avoid it if at all possible so they must be coerced‚ controlled‚ directed‚ threatened with punishment to get them to work. -The average worker avoids responsibility
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isolation‚ and the worse case scenario for any servicemember separation from the United States Uniformed Services. Insubordination in the Military is not limited to rank or time in service; a very famous example of Insubordination is when General Douglas MacArthur‚ was relieved of command
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the audience feel the total impact of the movie. The movie industry became a huge part of American industry in general. Movies became America’s favorite form of entertainment. “Early movie stars such as Charlie Chaplin‚ Mary Pickford‚ and Douglas Fairbanks became idols to the American people who set trends in clothing and hairstyles” (James‚ 2009). Although the movies were a
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horrors of WW1. In the 1920’s movie stars were really stars - with huge salaries‚ the fashions and activities of the Hollywood greats echoed around the world and 100‚000 people would gather in London and even in Moscow to greet Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks on their triumphal tour of Europe. Although many atempts were made to bring sound to the movies it was not till 1923 that they finaly had the first sound track for the movie before then they would be accommpanoed live by a piano or organ
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Sypnosis Movie Wall Street tells the story of a young stockbroker named Bud Fox‚ a young‚ smart and very motivated stock broker (seller) who dreams of making millions of dollars. He worked at the firm Jackson Steinem & Co. Bud is ambitious. He wants to be successful in the stock market‚ like Gordon Gecko a very rich‚ ruthless and immoral stock trader and “corporate raider‚”which is a person who buys and sells companies‚ often with horrible results for company workers. Bud always try to find
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International Organizational Behavior. 2nd ed. NJ‚ USA: Pearson Education 3. Garg‚ R.K. & Ma‚ J. (2005) Benchmarking culture and performance in Chinese organizations. Benchmarking: An International Journal. Vol.12(3)‚ pp.260-274 4. Head‚ T.C. (2011) Douglas McGregor’s legacy: lessons learned‚ lessons lost. Journal of Management History. Vol. 17(2)‚ pp.202-216 5. Huang‚ X.‚ Shi‚ K.‚ Zhang‚ Z. & Cheung‚ Y. L. (2006) The impact of participative leadership behaviour on psychological empowerment and organizational
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