1. Distinguish between primary groups and secondary groups. Provide examples of primary and secondary groups to which you belong. Primary groups display a personal orientation‚ people in secondary groups have a goal orientation. Primary group members define each other according to who they are in terms of family or personal qualities‚ but people in secondary groups look to one another for what they are. Some examples would include living in a suburb area. People including myself tend to interact
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(Page 13 & 14) Case study: Job Enrichment at Volvo 1. Itemise the differences in the hygiene factors when the Kalmar plant is compared with the Torslanda plant. Answer: The working condition at Torslanda plant was extremely noisy‚ making conversation at a normal level impossible whereas the Kalmar plant has special insulation installed which is used to keep noise down. This is particularly important as this was problem at the Torslanda plant so the company decided to install special insulation
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05-Volti-45440.qxd 11/12/2007 5 12:46 PM Page 79 Bureaucratic Organization A lthough modern societies are for the most part lacking in castes‚ guilds‚ and other socially embedded ways of recruiting‚ training‚ and organizing workers‚ personal connections and social networks are still highly relevant to many aspects of working life‚ especially in regard to the way jobs get filled‚ as will be noted in Chapter 7. In a parallel fashion‚ the rules and procedures governing the
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and opportunity for achievement. - Only certain jobs should be enriched. Ergonomics the science of adapting work and working conditions to the employee or worker “McDonaldization” •McDonalds is an extreme version of the rationalization process. •Uniformity and Predictability –Anywhere in the world •McDonaldization - a process by which the principles of the fast food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society‚ as well as the rest of the world. E.g education
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Key words: Student voice‚ democratic participation‚ egalitarianism‚ meritocracy‚ commodification‚ consumerism‚ post-modernism. 1 Every Child Matters ? In 2003‚ the Government published the green paper ‘Every Child Matters’ (ECM); this was published alongside the Climbie report (2003). The ECM (2003) emphasis’s four key themes: supporting families and careers‚ child protection‚ multi-agency collaboration‚ and ensuring that the people working with children are valued‚ rewarded and trained. The
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Iron Cage of bureaucracy is reflected in the lives of many people‚ and has put limits on individual’s freedom and potential. These bureaucracies have invaded many institutions in the western world and have become a driving force of capitalism. Hospitals‚ schools‚ sports have become a for profit businesses. Bureaucracy is not about sentiment or difference between what is right or wrong but rather about logic and dollar signs. For example‚ hospitals have become a moneymaking business. Doctors are limited
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1. Does Globalization affect cultural homogenization? 2. Globalization and culture 1. McDonaldization 2. Glocalization (McDonalds & Coca-Cola) i. Useful for Marketing Purposes – helps companies evaluate their marketing strategies ii. We are all from different cultural backgrounds; it is interesting to see how marketing differs to all backgrounds. 3. References 1. Wang‚ Y. (2007) Globalization Enhances Cultural Identity. Intercultural Communication Studies‚ XVI (1):
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Weber’s essay The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is his most famous work. It is argued that this work should not be viewed as a detailed study of Protestantism‚ but rather as an introduction into Weber’s later works‚ especially his studies of interaction between various religious ideas and economic behavior. In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism‚ Weber puts forward the thesis that the Puritan ethic and ideas influenced the development of capitalism. Religious devotion
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food production methods negatively impact our world’s environment‚ and how in numerous cases those McDonaldized practices cause trickling down health effects on those who live in our environment. ! Keyword: Health‚ Culture‚ Environment‚ Mcdonaldization‚ Symbolic Interaction ! ! ! ! ! ! Running head: THE EFFECTS OF FAST FOOD ON TODAY’S SOCIETIES Chambers D. !3 For many Americans‚ and others around the world‚ fast food seems to be like a beacon of hope. It has given many‚ more control
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The ‘reality’ of work and how this is similar to or differs from the conventional image portrayed in management texts The core of management texts are concerned with efficiency‚ both bureaucratic and post bureaucratic organisations. The limitation is that it concerns itself with how‚ and not why the organising is done in a particular way. I will introduce some of the early theorists‚ looking at how they apply to organisations today and reflecting on employees work experience through weblogs. Seminar
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