Human Relations DOI: 10.1177/0018726705061314 Volume 58(11): 1467–1494 Copyright © 2005 The Tavistock Institute ® SAGE Publications London‚Thousand Oaks CA‚ New Delhi www.sagepublications.com Problems‚ problems‚ problems:The social construction of ‘leadership’ Keith Grint The invasion of Iraq was premised upon accounts of the situation that have proved unsustainable‚ but that has not generated a change in the strategy of the coalition forces. Conventional contingency accounts of leadership suggest
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Gender and Social Constructions The German Chancellor‚ the President of South Korea‚ the President of Taiwan‚ and a US Supreme Court Justice. What do all these jobs have in common? They are all positions held by women. However‚ in our modern day patriarchal-based society‚ we have a negative connotation towards female politicians. The common misconception of most women is that they are not built to lead. Nevertheless‚ this is a myth that cannot be backed by evidence unless sexist ideas have now become
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productively‚ in real situations. In this paper I will take advantage of the result of a communicative language test to verify different communicative competence of the English learners of different levels. Testing language has traditionally taken the form of testing knowledge about language‚ usually the testing of knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. However‚ this test is intended to be a measure of how the learners are able to use language in real life situations. The emphasis is placed on appropriateness
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How to Create a Decision Tree Edited by Madhva_madhu‚ Leona 0 Article EditDiscuss A decision tree is a kind of flowchart -- a graphical representation of the process for making a decision or a series of decisions. Businesses use them to determine company policy‚ sometimes simply for choosing what policy is‚ other times as a published tool for their employees. Individuals can use decision trees to help them make difficult decisions by reducing them to a series of simpler‚ or less emotionally
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Donald Lehman‚ determined that writing by students should be an area on which to place strategic excellence. Freshmen were required to take the obligatory first-year courses (UW20~University Writing)‚ but the administration realized that writing is a process‚ not a product. As one faculty member put it‚ “Writing is not an inoculation.” Writing skills are not something a student acquires in one semester. Writing is not easy. Expressing a series of coherent thoughts on a written page (or computer screen)
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THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD GLORIA WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THE COLOR OF FOOD WOULD EFFECT WHETHER KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WOULD SELECT IT FOR LUNCH SHE PUT FOOD COLORING INTO FOUR IDENTICAL BOWLS OF MASHED POTATOES WITHOUT COLOR. EACH CHILD CHOSE A SCOOP OF POTATOES OF THE COLOR OF THEIR CHOICE AT LUNCH. GLORIA DID THIS EXPERIMENT USING 100 CHILDREN. SHE RECORDED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT CHOSE EACH COLOR. A. WHAT IS THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE— Color of mashed potatoes B. WHAT IS THE DEPENDENT
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LAB 1 – THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD *Adapted from LabPaq CK-GCC Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to learn about and use the Scientific Method. The discussion of physical properties such as density‚ color‚ texture‚ smell‚ and solubility will take place. Observations and Experimental Data: Table 1: Making Observations Procedure Observation A. Torn paper Vertical tear: easier to tear‚ more visible fibers‚ more jagged edges and uneven tear. Horizontal tear: harder to tear‚
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DECAY AND DRTERIORATION OF BUILDINGS CAUSES OF OCCURANCE OF CRACKS The important causes responsible for occurrence of cracks in buildings‚ are as under: 1) Cracks due to moisture changes. 2) Cracks due to temperature variation. 3) Cracks due to elastic deformation and creep. 4) Cracks due to effect of chemical reaction. 5) Cracks due to movements of ground. 6) Cracks due to vegetation. The various causes of formation of cracks and measures adopted to prevent them are described
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Everyone’s life is affected by social construction. This is the belief that social standard is determined by society‚ and it is formed by the individuals that belong to the society. Just Like when an individual thinks of a certain professions that are held by males (i.e. doctors or lawyer). Similarly are the professions that are held by women in our society (i.e. housewife or nurse). This is thought to be the role of equity and equality should play in today’s society. These may not be the equal of
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white inhabitants from its very beginning. These ideals were created in order to suppress minorities‚ most specifically the entire Black race‚ while constructing the superiority of whiteness and it’s power over the nation as a whole. This construction of whiteness was built on the enslavement of Blacks‚ but went so much deeper than the use of controlled labor. Within the constraints of slavery many methods were used to in order to physically‚ psychologically‚ emotionally‚ and culturally break
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