International Communication Paper Jennifer Conner COM/360 April 1‚ 2013 Faculty: Gilbert Noel‚ SR. If there was ever a country that had miscommunication issues‚ it is Japan. Throughout the many years of their political relationship Japan and United States have found themselves in the midst of many instances of miscommunication. This is to be expected when a collectivistic and high-context culture‚ such as the Japanese‚ finds themselves constantly communicating with an individualistic and
Premium Cross-cultural communication Communication Culture
Introduction This case revolves around the performance evaluation process at Citibank and the introduction of a new performance scorecard. The meeting is between the President of Citibank‚ California and his management to discuss the performance evaluation and bonus decisions for James McGaran‚ the star performer of the branch James career with Citibank has been a quick progression through the ranks from the assistant branch manager to the manager position. His performance exceeded expectations
Premium Management Team performance management
3-2. Dixon Shuttleworth has a large sum of money that he wants to invest to finance his retirement. He has been presented with three options. The first investment offers a 5% return for the first five years‚ a 10% return for the next five years‚ and a 20% return thereafter. The second investment offers 10% for the first ten years and 15% thereafter. The third investment offers a constant 12% rate of return. Determine which of these investments the best for Dixon is if he plans to retire in the following
Premium Investment
Stanley Milgram Obedience Experiment One of the most famous studies of obedience in psychology was carried out by Stanley Milgram (1963). Stanley Milgram‚ a psychologist at Yale University‚ conducted an experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. He examined justifications for acts of genocide offered by those accused at the World War II‚ Nuremberg War Criminal trials. Their defense often was based on "obedience" - that they were just
Free Milgram experiment Stanford prison experiment Stanley Milgram
Dilley 9/16/15 J.P. Morgan If I asked the class who J.P. Morgan was‚ the room would go silent? However‚ if I were to ask them if they knew what the company Chase or Chase Bank did‚ they would be able to tell me and say they’ve heard of it. J.P. Morgan Chase is the parent company of Chase Bank. J.P. Morgan inspired one of the biggest banks and created one of the largest insurance holding firms in the country and it has been that way for about 120 years. John Pierpont Morgan was born on April 17
Premium Subprime mortgage crisis Bank Ponzi scheme
PSY 360 - FINAL EXAM Short Essay Questions 1. What are minimal groups? How does group membership lead to prejudice and discrimination? The minimal group is a bond of commonality‚ positive or negative‚ where relationships‚ of even an arbitrary or inconsequential nature‚ within the group can influence attitudes and subsequent behaviors. Membership in such groups often produces the strongest forms of prejudice and discrimination. At a base level college rivalries serve as good examples
Premium Stereotype Jury trial Jury
1. In this case it is obvious that the employee is worried more about the child and the problems that were caused by their divorce. Firstly I would have a conversation with the employee‚ discussing the issue of his/her under performance. Initially my main concern would have been‚ not to bring the employee in an uncomfortable situation‚ while discussing his personal matters. I would try to liberate the employee from most of his responsibilities‚ giving the time needed for him/her to find a solution
Premium Alcohol intoxication Employment Intoxication
Case Study 5: Analyzing brand performance A chips brand has recently been launched‚ but its performance has not been too good. The large promotional investments put in have not yielded lasting returns. You are told to investigate what’s wrong with the brand. 1. What data would you request to complete your investigation in this case? 2. Can you talk about your analysis roadmap in this scenario? What possible corrective actions would you suggest (you are free to make relevant assumptions on the
Premium Brand Branding Brand management
1. Analysis of the Citibank’s new evaluation system In order to deeply understand the Citibank’s new performance evaluation‚ first we need to clarify the purpose of Citibank’s introduction of the new performance scorecard. It’s basically an attempt to highlight the importance of a diverse set of measures instead of the single financial performance in achieving the strategic goals of the division. Specifically‚ from Frits Seeger’s point of view‚ the high service quality strategy and other dimensions
Premium Balanced scorecard
Stanley Cohen (1973) suggests that the media depiction of anti-social behaviour helps to construct folk devils. Folk devils become the focus of public fears and anxieties. They are made to stand for wider problems and concerns and‚ in the process‚ become the figures who exemplify ‘what is wrong with society today’. Today’s folk devils might be the ‘yobs’‚ ‘hoodies’‚ ‘yobettes’ or ‘alco-yobs’ referred to in newspaper headlines. In Cohen’s original study they were the ‘mods’ and ‘rockers’‚ members
Premium Sociology Fear