for a weak manager? Managers need power to do their jobs‚ because their jobs require them to influence others. Consequently‚ managers who feel powerless to influence others experience a tremendous amount of frustration and stress. Their staff members tend to feel frustrated too. Power means many different things to different people. For some‚ power is seen as corrupt. For others‚ the more power they have‚ the more successful they feel. For even others‚ power is of no interest at all. Positions
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Ngon Tran John fielding English 1A 25 August 2013 The Way The Tao te Ching is a Chinese classic text. It was written in sixth century BC‚ by Laozi. The author was a philosopher of the very old china. The author has written the text with the short poems‚ natural imagery‚ and a gentle tone. Laozi has wanted to focus the principle of “Tao” with doing and undoing idea. The text teaches that people should live in a balanced life as well as a simple mind. The bad things such as
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2014 Gung Ho The film Gung Ho portrays the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation. The auto plant resides in Hadleyville‚ Pennsylvania and the plant supplied most of the town’s jobs. When the auto plant had shut down for nine months‚ the town relied on Hunt Stevenson to convince the Assan Motors Corporation to reopen the plant. When the Japanese arrived in Pennsylvania to begin work in the auto plant‚ things took an unexpected turn. Due to a conflict in leadership styles‚
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Leadership is the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals (Robbins & Judge‚ 2007). Leaders understand that people need to find meaning in life through their work and that meaning is derived from creativity in the service of worthwhile purposes. Strong personal ethics‚ a positive belief in others‚ and a compelling vision are other characteristics of successful corporate leadership (Badaracco‚ Ellsworth‚ 1992). The choice of leaders is modeled within
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Gung Ho I recently read "Gung Ho!" written by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. This book gives a unique perspective on the leader versus manager concepts. It depicts the struggles a General Manager faces as she is given the daunting task of running Walton Works # 2. This book shows how motivation‚ appreciation‚ and respect can help to transform a self-destructive plant into a thriving successful business. While on the surface Peggy Sinclair‚ the General Manager‚ thought that she was being
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Gung Ho: U.S Vs Japanese Management Styles Gung Ho is an interesting movie‚ which utilizes humour to compare the managerial and cultural differences between the Japanese and the Americans. The theme of the movie is that a Japanese company takes over a failed American auto plant and saves a town from ruin. However‚ conflict arises due to the tremendously different cultures and work ethics of the two groups. A very important element in the movie is the portrayal of the collectivism of the Japanese
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Gung HO There are many differences portrayed in the Japanese and American Cultures in this movie. One cultural difference is the collectivism vs. individualism idea. The Japanese do everything to better the company as a whole whereas the Americans focus on their own values The Japanese are shown as trying to the run the auto plant as efficiently as any other plant in Japan. The plant is owned by the Japanese and they want it to reflect their success. Therefore the company executives give preference
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I Ching What a blessing…a miracle…fate? Somehow‚ I Ching made the cut and survived the great book burning of 213 B.C.‚ perpetrated by Ch’in Shih Huang ti‚ the first Chinese emperor. I Ching became the only existing divination tool‚ earning its place in history as the oldest Chinese oracle. The “I” is pronounced “E” and speaks to both the intellect and imagination. Also‚ “I” refers to “change”‚ which clarifies why I Ching is dubbed The Book of Changes in the English language. It denotes “simplicity”
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the most famous Chinese readings The Tao Te Ching‚ a founding text of Taoism. Taoism is a Chinese philosophical and religious tradition. Taoism is best known as nature‚ two opposites interacting with equal forces. Tao is indescribable‚ and it’s an abstract concept‚ progression of the universe and natural order. An aspect of its nature is highlighted throughout The Tao Te Ching. In the translation by Waley‚ he says how people should live life. The Tao Ching encourage one to look for enlightenment. Wants
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Gung Ho This paper will examine the film Gung Ho through a cultural eye. We will try to show how Michael Keaton’s character Hunt‚ fails to understand Japanese culture. At the same the goal will be to show the variation in the behavior displayed compared to how it should have taken place. It is clear from the onset of the movie that Hunt has not been schooled in Japanese business etiquette and culture. From the time he arrives in Japan‚ he disrupts a management disciplinary session in which
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