The 1999 film‚ Office Space is contingent with both Marxist and Weberian theories in regards to the institution of work. In modern America‚ the general consensus regarding work is that it is a necessary evil—an obligation. Under the guidance of American capitalist ideology‚ the institution of work is not only a civic duty but a responsibility that society owes itself. Concepts from Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism have a constant presence in Mike Judge’s film. As such‚ the
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Labs Lab 1: Learning @Risk Basics In this lab you will create and run a Sales spreadsheet model. Please take your time on this lab; even though it is easy‚ it is your one guided opportunity to learn how to use the @Risk software. Launch @Risk from the Start menu. Begin by building the following spreadsheet: 1 2 A Sales Forecast C D E Sales Dollars in Millions 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 B Customers Big Guy Little Guy New Guy Zero-One Guy Total Sales This Year $25
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"Office Space" is a movie filled with bad leaders. Most of the characters put in leadership roles got there probably through a college degree. The best leader in the movie is a man who rarely shows up for work and masterminds a plot to steal the company’s money. Our main character‚ Peter Gibbons‚ is hypnotized into caring about absolutely nothing. However‚ outside of the workplace he shows great leadership by spearheading the plot to rip Initech off for thousands of dollars. He shows natural
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The Office is a great piece of text because Michael Scott completely disregards and societal rules for how one is supposed to act in the workplace. White and blue collar employees are supposed to act certain ways and the regional manager of the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin completely disregards said rules. Michael Scott may dress correctly for the workplace‚ but that is about it as he acts more like a child than a man‚ he constantly makes “that’s what she said jokes”‚ and has many alter egos
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MANAGEMENT LEGAL ISSUE BETWEEN APPLE AND MICROSOFT FOR USE OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE UNDER GUIDANCE OF MANEESH YADAV BY ASHISH KUMAR SECTION- A JL12PGDM042 Full case name - Apple Computer‚ Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Co. Date decidedSeptember 19‚ 1994 Apple Computer‚ Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation‚ was a copyright infringement lawsuit in which Apple Computer‚ Inc. (now Apple Inc.) sought to prevent Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard from using visual graphical
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Introduction: It seems that the competition that has been brewing between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has never really died down from the late 1970s‚ even as both companies have had ups and downs in the stock market and in the consumer products market as well. Apple Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.‚ was a copyright infringement lawsuit in which Apple Computer sought to prevent Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard from using visual graphical user interface (GUI) elements that were similar
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Group Case 1 Group 5 2/27/13 Microsoft Dynamics Customer Solution Case Study: Nonprofit Empowers Team‚ Markets More Effectively with Association Management Solution Background of the Organization National Middle School Association is a nonprofit organization. They have 25 employees that provide professional development‚ journals‚ books‚ research‚ and information to middle school teachers in the United States. NMSA generates about $6.5 million a year in revenue through membership fees
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Office Depot and OfficeMax have announced a merger‚ teaming up to fight industry big boy Staples and competition from general merchandise juggernauts Walmart and Amazon.The move will buy time‚ but it won’t save the office supply chains. Not Office Depot‚ not OfficeMax‚ not even Staples‚ which analysts are touting as the post-merger winner. These office retailers will all be destroyed unless they fundamentally change how they do business. The biggest threat is the fact that workplaces
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Microsoft and Antitrust Laws Nicole Sherwood BUS670: Legal Environment Alexis Hooley April 2‚ 2012 Abstract Microsoft has spent 21 years fighting antitrust battles with the US government. These battles began with claims of Microsoft monopolizing the software market‚ specifically regarding internet browsers. Although the cases were settled in 2002‚ there is still discussion as to whether or not the claims against Microsoft were truly valid. On May 18
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Microsoft Organizational Growth & Control Study Microsoft Organizational Growth & Control Study Microsoft has been a highly influential and instrumental organization of change during our lifetime. At times we praise these innovations‚ and at times we’ve cursed it. The Government has tried to control it. Organizations have tried to imitate it. By no means has this company had an easy time. Organizational growth goes through stages‚ each culminating in a crisis stage which must be overcome
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