Jonatan Mendoza Professional communications Mrs. Cook 6/10/12 “Pursuit of Happyness” In the beginning of the movie we notice that Chris Gardner is an independent sales man. As a sales man Chris requires good interpersonal skills in order to communicate and persuade potential clients to buy his bone density scanners. Chris always talks eloquently and clearly preventing his clients from becoming confuse. We can also observe that Chris has great interpersonal skills when he thinks to himself
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 ------------------------------------------------- What is organisational behaviour? ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Multiple choice questions 1. Organisational behaviour is: a. a commitment to continuous improvement. b. a relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of work experiences. *c. the study of individuals and groups in organisations
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The Pursuit of Happyness The Pursuit of Happyness Movie is a real life story based on Chris Gardner (role play by Will Smith) who used to work as a bone-density scanners salesman. A bone-density scanner works like X-rays but is portable and of course‚ more expensive. Gardner spends all his life selling these scanners and although he has made it‚ the time lag between his sales is long and slowly erodes his relationship with his wife who eventually leaves him as he could not afford to pay for bills
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Happiness and Virtue: Julia Annas “Virtue and Eudaimonism” Annas begins by taking stock of contemporary virtue ethics. She notices that there has been a resurgence in thinking about morality from the perspective of virtue (areté)‚ however‚ at the same time‚ it seems as though we have not likewise taken guidance from the ancients in terms of thinking about happiness (Eudaimonia). She thinks that to focus on the one without the other is to miss the point. After all‚ it is tough to make sense
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Happiness Over Everything As a human‚ we all have many natural instincts. These instincts could be divided in to instincts of survival‚ procreation‚ and worship. One of the most interesting instincts under survival that we have is desire for happiness. Our evolution has given us two meanings of happiness‚ and we constantly “work” hard to achieve these types of happiness. According to the article‚ “Enjoyment as an Alternative to Materialism‚” written by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi‚ she states humans
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Evolution of Public Administration Politics–administrative dichotomy Reflects the notion that “politics’ is about deciding what government should do‚ and “administration” is about how to do it Public Administration in Canada: Pre-Confederation Patronage What is this? Does it still exist today? Adoption of Weberian (Max Weber) principles of bureaucracy following Confederation: Hiring based on merit‚ not friendship Formal written rules of conduct Professionalism Public Administration in
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Organizational Culture Outline Organizational Culture Dominant culture vs. Subcultures Strong vs. Weak Cultures Functions and Dysfunctions Changing Culture Member resistance Organization Development (OD) Organizational Culture A common perception held by the organization’s members Distinguishes the organization from other organizations Something implicit A system of shared meaning Not something that is written Set of key characteristics that the people in the organization value
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SUMMARY – THE BUS ACCIDENT Through perception people interpret in environment which shapes the behavior‚ attitude‚ nature of one’s personality. This interpretation of reality can be different across individuals. It is how the people see the world by the model created by the way they perceive and attribute. The case gives an overview of the bus accident which had occurred on 16 April while on its route on Ambattur to Madras. The general manager had three reports‚ the first report which was policeman’s
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Assignment Unit 1 – Case Incident 2 page 35 There are many explanations to the extent of individual business decisions that explain deterioration in working conditions for many workers. One example is how successful a company stays in business. Selling a product that is in high demand and generates more revenue for the company will help the company continue to stay in business. When a company shows signs of loss in profit‚ one of the reasons may be due to the lack of demand in their product
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CASE STUDY 01 (POSTPARTUM) Assessment A 1‚000 ml bag of Lactated Ringer’s solution containing 10 units of Pitocin (oxytocin) is infusing via an 18 g peripheral IV in the left forearm at 125 ml per hour‚ with 300 ml remaining in the bag. The IV is patent‚ without redness or swelling‚ and can be discontinued when this bag’s infusion is complete. 1. Prior to discontinuing the IV Pitocin (oxytocin)‚ which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain? [pic]A) Vital signs. [pic]B)
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