Min Jeong Kim Intro to Sociology Dec 9‚ 2014 Professor Woods The Hawthorne Effect and the Stanford Prison Study The Hawthorne effect Researchers need to be aware that subjects’ behavior may change simply because they are getting special attention‚ as one classic experiment revealed. In the late 1930s‚ the Western Electric Company hired researchers to investigate worker productivity in its Hawthorne factory near Chicago. One experiment tested the hypothesis that increasing the available lighting
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master‚ J.F.A. Sanford‚ was a resident of New York‚ a federal court decided to hear the case on the basis of the diversity of state citizenship represented. After a federal district court decided against Scott‚ the case came on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court‚ which was divided along slavery and antislavery lines; although the Southern justices had a majority. During the trial‚ the antislavery justices used the case to defend the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise‚ which had been repealed
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understanding of the psychology of aggression‚ labels‚ and power dynamics. 22 mentally and physically healthy participants were recruited through a newspaper ad and randomly assigned the role of “prison guard” or “prisoner.” A portion of the basement of the Stanford University psychology building was converted into a makeshift “prison”. The “prisoners” were informed that most of their right right would be taken away and the “guards” were given minimal instructions. The results were so extreme that what they
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UV5319 May 10‚ 2010 B CORPORATION: A NEW SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL “We envision a new sector of the economy which harnesses the power of private enterprise to create public benefit.” —B Lab‚ “Declaration of Interdependence‚” 2010 Introduction Jay Coen Gilbert and Bart Houlahan were friends as undergraduates at Stanford University. In 1993‚ a few years after graduation‚ they helped start the basketball shoe and apparel company AND1. As the company grew‚ cofounder Gilbert and president
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Stanford Prison Experiment The aim of the Stanford Prison Experiment was to investigate how readily people would conform to the roles of guard and prisoner in a role-playing exercise that simulated prison life. Zimbardo was interested in finding out whether the brutality reported among guards in American prisons was due to the sadistic personalities or had to do with the environment of prison itself. This two week experiment was abruptly ended after nine days due to the disturbing behaviour the guards
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Marketing Problems CUTCO Corporation 1. Situation Analysis I.Industry In 2007 the direct selling industry had approximately $30.8 billion in sales. Direct sellers are almost entirely independent contractors. Virtually any product can be sold via direct selling. Internet Sales accounted for 11.4% of direct selling dollars in 2007‚ however most direct selling websites focus on company information and distributor contact information. II.Company CUTCO Corporation is a private company that
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Comfort Corporation | | This board report summarizes the arguments for why it is believed that the acquisition of Southern Comfort Corporation (including Caligrapo Inc.) is a strategic fit that will increase shareholder value through increased sales and profitability | | Vinny Perumal | 3/7/2011 | | CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary 2 2. Background 3 1.1 An Industry Analysis 3 1.1.1 A Mature Industry 3 1.1.2 Key Success Factors 3 1.1.3 Competitor Analysis 5 3 Qualitative
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Financial analysis in the case of Ford Motor Co and Microsoft Corporation Each company must prepare financial statements to provide a comprehensive picture about its past performance and situation for the owners‚ the managers‚ the state and other stakeholders as well. In the case of enormous‚ international public limited companies like Ford and Microsoft these statements and data are public‚ so anybody can reach them through the internet. Moreover‚ we can also compute a lot of financial ratios
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No 3. The Extended Case Study- Vector Aeromotive Corporation Zhenhua Rui 09/20/2010 Vector Aeromotive Corporation was a company which designed‚ manufactured and sold exotic sports cars. Vector was the only U.S.-based manufacture of exotic sports cars‚ and his major competitors were Ferrari and Lamborghini. Gerry Wiegert is the President and founder of this company. In 1987‚ the board of directors was formed with three directors. This case shows events happening between the board and President Gerry
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THE ZIMBARDO’S STANDFORD PRISON STUDY The Zimbardo Stanford Prison Study was conducted by Philip G. Zimbardo in 1971‚ at Stanford University. The experiment was to last two weeks and be conducted in the basement of the Stanford University basement. The 24 chosen participants‚ Students from Canada and US‚ would be randomly selected to either be a guard or a prisoner‚ with Zimbardo being the warden. The pay was 15 dollars a day; the study was to see how the effects of confinement‚ in prison life
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