on Discourse Communities Communication is key for every organization or group to make progress and achieve results. Whether an organization be purely academic or for entertainment‚ it is through communication both will meet their goals. Discourse communities as defined by Swales are communities of individuals who meet together to achieve a goal. Although‚ having a goal and communication does not make any community or group a discourse community. The definition of discourse communities relies on the
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John Puls Skolnick ENC 1101 5/4/2013 Modern Communities The values and characteristics of a healthy community have remained largely unchanged over the years; however‚ with the invention of online communities they have become significantly more impersonal. Accepting people for who they are and showing empathy towards others are indispensable values of a community. The values of a traditional community as outlined in Azar Nafisi’s essay “I believe in empathy” and Sarah Adams’s essay “Be cool
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top management with its effectiveness and to create a perception that the board has an impact on overall performance (Bradshaw et al.‚ 1992). Nonprofit organizations provide a long range of vital human services with board of trustees who govern such organizations and act on behalf of the values and interests of constituents‚ sponsors and communities. According to Forbes “Organizational effectiveness is but a powerful and problematic concept. Problematic in the sense that the meaning can be interpreted
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Organizations Diversity Initiatives: Starbucks has been able to support diversity within their workforce by improving satisfaction of employees that has resulted in an increase in productivity and retention of employees. Starbucks has also included diversity and inclusion into the core of their leadership competencies. By educating their employees Starbucks seeks out partners who are also known as employees to engage in their diversity community they serve. They have created a working environment
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There are three types of state schools‚ which are organised differently: 1. • schools under control of local authorities‚ and run according to their policies and ethos 2. • schools under the control of their governors‚ and run on a more individual basis 3. •
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With the aid of specific examples‚ describe the concept of a hierarchy of biological organization. What is meant by the phrase‚ "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts?" Understanding the range of life on the planet we call Earth. This magnificent planet is full of living organisms everywhere you look. As cells build upon each other in the structure of life‚ they create the different forms known as emergent properties. From the tiniest cells‚ the beautiful colors of the fungi to the
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companies gain in return supportive work attitudes and high performance. Companies like Dell‚ Microsoft‚ Intel and Motorola are quoted for developing career paths and investing heavily in training and development to increase employees’ value to the organization and build a strong culture. One way of building a strong culture adopted by many companies (some deliberately‚ some accidentally) is to develop organizational ceremonies‚ rites and language. These help people to learn about and take on board
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Community When I hear community I think of a collective group of individuals who share common values‚ this can be through living in close proximity or through social interactions and interests such as sporting groups. Community is about a sense of belonging for all involved‚ and generally includes some sort of social order. Community can be perceived by individuals in many ways and as a result there is no clear definition or meaning as such. Community in the past has been concerned with the division
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important aspects in a business leadership is the organizing function of management. The organization of management can basically make or break a business project. It is very important for the management of a business to be well trained in all function of a business not just the organization part. However‚ many business owners do not spend enough time looking at the organization function of its business. The organization function of management can have many impacts on the many levels of business operations
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Gaming as a Community Now that technological companies all over the world have set most of the seven billion individuals in the world with a computer‚ smartphone or tablet‚ it is time for better software to use with them. This is where games come in. Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello stated in a recent interview that PC gaming is the ‘fastest growing platform’. This shows the growing interest in gaming bearing in mind that gamers also have the means to play on. The term ‘gamer’ refers to
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