oring Public Sector Communication Performance: Testing a Model and Drawing Implications Despite its importance to agency effectiveness‚ communica- tion performance is an understudied topic.This is partly attributable to the “ performance predicament‚ ” which arises because costs of communication are easier to measurethan its benefits. In this study‚ we develop and test an exploratory model of public sector communication performance that is synthesized from the literature on public – private differences
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I choose this speech because I remember this tragedy and I currently live in the Space Coast of Florida where NASA is located‚ so it is of great interest to me. President Reagan gained the attention of the audience by foregoing the planned state of the union address and explaining he was only going to discuss the subject of the tragedy that occurred earlier that day only‚ helping to emphasize the severity of what occurred. The purpose of this speech was to show compassion to a nation that has great
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reports‚ or short proposals. Memos may also be used as a tool to inform staff‚ management‚ or executives of important information. Two very good examples of this are the memos written regarding the 1978 Three Mile Island Disaster‚ and the 1985 Challenger Explosion. Both of these disasters were forewarned by employees and addressed by memos to superiors. Bert M. Dunn of Babcock and Wilcox Company wrote a memo to his management to inform them of a potential operator error occurring at the nuclear
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The space shuttle‚ Columbia launched on January 16th‚ 2003. On February 1st of the same year‚ the shuttle fell back to Earth at an alarming rate with technical malfunctions. Eventually‚ the space shuttle blew up and unfortunately killed all of the astronauts on board. It was later found that this piece of foam broke off of the external tank during the initial takeoff. As a result‚ gas slowly penetrated the space shuttle. As the space shuttle made its approach‚ readings were lost and eventually communication
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The Biggest Challenges Young Adults Face Today General purpose The objective of the speech is to dissect the inherent problems confronting the young adults in the contemporary society. These pose a major threat to the lives and wellbeing of the individuals‚ and are therefore important to understand to enhance personal and societal development. Specific purpose The specific purpose for the speech is to contribute to an overall understanding of the
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Science Assignment - Katherine Megan McArthur Introduction When Space Shuttle Atlantis missionSTS-125 lifted off May 11 for NASA’s final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope‚ a proud Bruin was among the seven crew members. This is her first space flight. Mission Specialist K. Megan McArthur earned her B.S. in aerospace engineering at UCLA in 1993. She went on to obtain a Ph.D. from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. In 2000‚ she joined NASA‚ where she worked
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symptoms of group think as detailed by Janis‚ I. L & Manns book "Decision making" Symptoms of Groupthink are divided into three types in which they can manifest themselves: Type I: Overestimations of the group’s power and morality Type II: Closed-mindedness Type III: Pressure toward uniformity When broken down the three types of groupthink can be broken farther down to eight ways groupthink causes failure. 1. Illusion of invulnerability: Members ignore obvious danger‚ take extreme
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Ron Howard’s re-creation of the happenings aboard NASA’s Apollo 13 flight combined some of the biggest talent in Hollywood to produce a masterful film. Apollo 13 takes us back in time‚ to the late 1960’s and early 70’s‚ when America’s NASA space program was thriving and the world stood aside to see who would reach the moon first. The impacts of space program are still evident to this day. It is even said that by beating the Russians to the moon‚ we established ourselves are the top power in the
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"Anonymous review of Matthew Stogsdill" matti.kaulio@indek.kth.se • • Groups of 2-3 • ~3-5 minutes in time Case studies • Challenger • Bay of Pigs The Art of Critical Decision Making The Art of Critical Decision Making Course Guidebook Professor Michael A. Roberto Bryant University • Professor Michael A. Roberto • Bryant University Key Concepts Groupthink • "When a cohesive team experiences tremendous pressures for conformity‚ such that people strive for unanimity at the expense
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deindividuation. * The Indianapolis Colts * Except openness to differing opinions * Finding holes in all arguments that go against the group’s desires * The 1986 Challenger space shuttle explosion was the result of groupthink. * Cults are to _______________ as Abu Ghraib is to _______________. C) groupthink; deindividuation * and is effective at immunizing people from undesirable beliefs. B) inoculation effect: is the treatment in which people are first introduced to the
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