684 ICAL 2009 – POSTER PAPERS Abstract Management Information Systems are tools designed to improve management decisions. A changing user population‚ technology enhancement transformation of scholarly communication system‚ digital libraries‚ new approaches to management‚ renewed commitment to planning and assessment‚ financial constraints‚ declining budget‚ information gluts‚ constant change in IT ‚web services‚ reader’s expectations for 24 x 7 services‚ time shortage etc are compelling
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Military metaphors are commonly used in everyday conversation. During these uncertain times‚ politicians exploit this at the drop of a dime. Strategy‚ tactics‚ ammunition and arsenal‚ words with pure military meaning‚ are used frequently in the current political atmosphere. Some other examples of military metaphors that come to my mind are: Spearheading the discussion‚ Getting off your high horse‚ Closing ranks‚ Boots on the ground‚ Rally the troops‚ The rank and file. This comes at a time when the
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Cases Chapter 2: Managerial Traits and Skills National Products Susan Thomas is the vice president for human resources at National Products‚ a manufactuting company in Australia with 500 employees. The company has an opening for a general manager in one of its product divisions‚ and the president asked Susan to review the backgrounds of three depaltment managers who are interested in being promoted 10 this position. She is expected either to recommend one of the three internal candidates or to
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Cultural Metaphors Culture is a behavior that consists of several critical elements‚ such as language‚ religion‚ race and ethnicity‚ clothing and politics. Culture is what one does in his/her daily life. In order to understand others‚ we must first keep in mind that every culture carries its own set of values and assumptions. Culture is an evolving‚ ever changing civilization‚ which includes several different groups of people. For immigrants‚ America is a land of opportunity; for others it is just
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The Machine Metaphor and Organizations Today The machine metaphor points out the ways that organizations are specialized‚ standardized‚ and predictable. When I try to apply this metaphor to real life‚ the first thing that comes to mind is the assembly line inside a factory. To create a product each member has their role on the assembly line and there isn’t much deviation from the set process otherwise the product may be unpredictable. In an assembly line the work is done simultaneously to achieve
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was during the long war between the US and the Middle East (2003-2008). These movies reflect on and promote the US military’s actions by lauding pro-war political views and depicting how the US can defend itself against enemies (McMillan). The Movie use specific real world’s facts‚ not only detailing new high-tech machines but also detailing political issues to the audience. The relations between China‚ North Korea‚ Iraq and the US manifest symbolically in the movie. The first three countries are the
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The question of whether the movie ‘Avatar’ is a metaphor for Earth or not is really a simple question to answer. I wouldn’t even say it is a metaphor. It is more of a prediction of where we are heading with the Earth. The story of the movie makes several references to Earth and how it’s dying. In the opening scenes of the movie‚ you see how overpopulated the Earth has become. They don’t specifically say it‚ but the battles the main character‚ Jake Sully‚ had been in and received his crippling
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Analysis of Metaphor in an Area Outside of Literature essay “Life is a Journey” vs “Life is a Game” This week we’ve learned about the impact that metaphors have on our lives. In Lakoff’s “The Family”‚ he discusses how metaphors have shaped our moral and political views. He compares the “The Strict Father Model” to “The Nation-as-a-Family” and explains the role they have in shaping our nation’s political views. This comparison encouraged me to analyze other metaphors that seem similar‚ but are
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We all use metaphors in our everyday lives. We use them to make a point‚ to make the language more alive or simply because some metaphors have become the correct word to describe something (also known as a dead metaphor. In the book “The Philosophy of Rhetoric” I.A. Richards describes the metaphor as consisting of two parts; the tenor (the subject) and the vehicle (the metaphor). When we say that somebody has “a heart of gold”‚ no one thinks that this is actually the case. But the phrase gives a
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listening as well as ability for communicating the messages effectively & clearly to other party. Case of Miscommunication I have experienced a miscommunication in my job place. During discussion with my manager about the latest project‚ my manager said some-thing like this "We require continuing supplying train with the coal in regard to give this power for continuing moving." In such case here‚ my manager is referring actually to the project as train that has been already departed from train
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