ASSIGNMENT “VIABLE SYSTEMS MODEL (VSM) AS APPLIED TO A MAJOR ORGANIZATION” Study of Viable Systems Model at ITC Ltd. Submitted by: Daksh Kumar Anand Uh11013 Introduction This paper is intended as study of the Viable System Model for better understanding. It deals with some of the basic concepts embodied in the model‚ the modeling process‚ and its use in practice in ITC Ltd. ITC’s transformation from cigarette to a conglomerate. Why we need Organizational Models We all interpret
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Topic: School Based Social Work Story: During my freshman year at College‚ I was mad aware of a job opening at a local public school on Staten Island. Some of the college’s students spent their first semester volunteering there for their freshman learning community. By the second semester‚ all the volunteers left because the atmosphere of the school was challenging. With all of the free help gone‚ the school put out a flyer for paid after school help positions. I jumped at the opportunity for
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The theory and practice of corporate "nance: evidence from the "eldଝ John R. Graham ‚ Campbell R. Harvey * Fuqua School of Business‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ NC 27708‚ USA National Bureau of Economic Research‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02912‚ USA Received 2 August 1999; received in revised form 10 December 1999 Abstract We survey 392 CFOs about the cost of capital‚ capital budgeting‚ and capital structure. Large "rms rely heavily on present value techniques and the capital asset pricing model‚ while
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Creativity: “Creativity is a process that results in a novel work that is accepted as useful‚ tenable or satisfying by a significant group of people at some point in time.” (Morris Stein 1974: 15) Stein‚ M. I. (1974). Stimulating Creativity. Volume 1. London: Academic Press. “Creativity is the production of novel and useful ideas in any domain.” (Teresa Amabile‚ 1996) Amabile‚ T‚ M. (1996). Creativity in Context. Oxford: Westview Press. • Novel – different in some way • Useful – serve a purpose
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Part I: Think about the new student we read about in the Introduction for this week. Use what you have read about the Learning Systems theory to explain what he is experiencing on his first day of school. Be sure to address each individual system and provide examples from the scenario. The scenario that was used is an example of Social Learning Systems theory. Due to the new environment the student was experiencing not fitting in or maybe not belonging to the environment because of the language barrier
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To many people the relationship between psychoanalysis and social working are obvious but many are still confused. The influence of Psychology in Social work is that psychology is the study of mental processes and behavior‚ and also deals with human activity‚ including issues related to daily life‚ family‚ education‚ work and the treatment of mental health problems. Therefore‚ Social workers are concerned with social problems‚ their causes‚ their solutions and their human impacts and improve to the
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MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE Q1. Explain Decision Making Process and various types of Decision with examples? Ans. Decision making is six step process. 1) IDENTIFYING AND DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. The first stage of decision making is identifying and diagnosing a problem or opportunity. Once a problem has been recognized‚ the decision maker begins to look for the causes of the problem. This requires gathering information‚ exploring possible causes‚ eliminating as many causes
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The question ? Why Counseling is a great tool in Social Work Practice The Role and Applicability of Counselling in Social Work Practice Social work originated as a community help measure in the 19th century and has since then become an organised discipline that aims to support and empower those who suffer from social unfairness. Apart from helping the disadvantaged to live with dignity‚ social work aims at achieving social inclusion and has been found to be effective in correcting disparities
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the challenges that I had to face’. (Laming ‚2009). Most of the learning experiences offered by my current placement constituted ideal opportunities to help me to demonstrate effective use of knowledge‚ skills and commitment to core values in social work practice. Even if some of them were initially with a low degree of difficulty‚ progressively with my O.S.S and P.E support ‚ I have started to undertake different tasks with a different
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Family Practice: Summary 10-16-96 By Rick R. Lopez The American family today‚ has the same problems that the American family of yesterday had. Daniel A. Sugarman‚ a psychologist in "Family Practice" introduces us to several case studies that seem to be the main nucleus of family problems today. He has put together a system called "Seven Ways to Keep the Peace at Home‚" in which he describes seven different problems within our American households today that can cause daily emotional and physical
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