With descriptive models‚ the role of the OD practitioner is to illuminate “what is” for the client‚ and “what could be”. Within descriptive models‚ contingency theorists would argue that the OD practitioner facilitates change only‚ not focus. The client determines the direction of change and the OD practitioner helps the client get there. Most diagnostic models fit under the “descriptive” category. Examples include: ! ! ! ! ! ! Bolman and Deal: Four Frames Model Freedman: Socio-technical Systems Model
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Peter Cano Art 104 – Spring 2012 Formal Analysis Essay “Madonna del Prato” The “Madonna del Prato” is renaissance painting by Raphael Sanzio‚ once a student of Perugino. Raphael is best known for his “Madonna” paintings‚ The “Madonna del Prato” along with others is believed to have been influenced by Leonardo. The line in “Madonna del Prato” doesn’t seem infinite‚ they tend to end and begin somewhere else creating the whole picture and bringing it all together as one picture. For
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War is a natural and necessary side effect of conflict. There must be resolution as nothing poisons the hearts and souls of a people more than a never ending conflict. No evil even war at it’s worst is more painful to a culture than unresolved major conflicts. There must be resolution and once a conflict reaches a certain point no amount of talk will ever solve the problem. Force must be used‚ whether implied or actual. Conflict is a vital element of human nature. The day we cease to have conflict
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for the three exhausting years‚ losing a large number of soldiers. With Japan’s relentlessness‚ it was unclear how many more lives would be lost and how many more months the battle would be fought. The use of the atomic bomb on Japan was indeed necessary due to Japan’s unwillingness to surrender‚ the fear of more American lives being lost‚ and the prior existence and investment in America’s
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Going to school is no longer necessary. Discuss. In this highly information-oriented society‚ many people have gained access to education through Internet. Thus some people argue that schools are not needed and students can just study at home using the Internet. As far as I am concerned‚ despite all the advantages of online learning‚ schools are always indispensable. On the one hand‚ online learning is a positive development. It has to be admitted that it is both convenient
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limited set of tools available to achieve policy objectives. Specifically‚ executives can: 1. Direct Federal resources toward achieving policy objectives‚ which requires mastery of the budgetary process; 2. Direct private resources toward achieving policy objectives‚ which requires mastery of the regulatory process; 3. Use the way the Government operates (e.g.‚ what it buys‚ how it interacts with constituencies‚ how it delivers services‚ etc.) to support policy objectives‚ which requires mastery of guidance
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Refreezing Stage of the Three Phase Change Process. I found this concept to be the most important because of a project I am currently working on involves drastic change affecting the entire installation and the methods everyone receives their driving permit. The implications that occur from inappropriately applying this concept are irrefutable. Failure to solidify changes will cause organizational chaos and result in both leaders and followers doubting the changes will remain in place. Personnel
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breaking discovery. It would be a great sacrifice for an enormous cause. The sacrifice would include tedious process of selflessness and self loathing. The sacrifice made‚ in other words would be equal to the giving up of living rights. Personally‚ anyone would negate the supposed bigger cause and deprive themselves from making the sacrifice. However‚ suppose someone is forced into the above process‚ wouldn’t it be a dark and disturbing scenario? It would also be ridiculous‚ for after all‚ we are flourishing
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COM273: Automata‚ Computability‚ and Formal Languages REVIEW NOTES Connected graph A graph G is connected if given any vertices u and v in G‚ there is a path from u to v (or v to u). That is‚ in a connected graph‚ we can get from any vertex to any other vertex on a path. If there’s no path between some pair of vertices then the graph is called disconnected. The following shows a connected graph and a disconnected graph. Example: a b c b a c e d connected graph e d disconnected graph
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Formal Analysis July 28‚ 2013 ARHA 2305 The Dancing Bacha (1926) by Alexander N. Volkov pencil on paper Viewed at Arkansas Arts Center permanent collection (July 15‚ 2013) Scene of an Uzbekistani Teahouse Alexander N. Volkov’s piece entitled The Dancing Bacha is a drawing of a gathering of males‚ featuring a dancing boy (the bacha) who often performed in the streets of pre-Soviet Central Asia.1 The piece was made in 1926 and most likely depicts a traditional teahouse in Uzbekistan. 2
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