Hamilton Acorn presentation on Systems Theory and Human Relations Systems theory within organisations states that businesses retrieve inputs from the external environment‚ transform these inputs from processes and procedures and then out put them back into the environment. Below is a diagram to illustrate this with examples of each. The inputs generally come from other organistaions outputs‚ and the outputs of organisations tend to become inputs for other organisations. Within the
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Critical Lens Name ____________________ Sample Introduction and Date _________ Period ______ Body Paragraph Critical Lens: “It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams‚ for the purpose of improvement.” –John Steinbeck (adapted) Directions: All of the following are essential in a good introduction. Number the following in the introduction: 1. The lens 2. Interpretation
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Organizations and the System Concept (Katz + Kahn) -To understand human organizations it is best to describe what is important in their form‚ aspects‚ and functions by looking for the cycles of growth + decline and predicting their effectiveness. -Common sense approaches to understand organizations rely on two key assumptions which can be misleading: 1. Nature of an organization of organization are indicated by name of organization 2. Organization has inherent goals a. Decided by managers
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But the jobs are nowhere to be found. Thanks to the efficiency of the internet and automated systems‚ productivity has grown during the last few decades‚ but the middle class jobs are disappearing. In fact‚ we have reached a tipping point where technology is now destroying more jobs than it creates. Technological unemployment is the concept of technology killing more jobs than it produces. Social Lens. Social media is taking a strong turn including the business world. Mobility is the “next big
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rebellious teen is expanded upon more profoundly through the Youth Lens‚ the possession of power in this father/daughter relationship is an interesting aspect that needs to be further explored. After much internal debate‚ the reader may be perplexed by who in fact has the power in this relationship between Diondra and her father. At first‚ it is very apparent that Diondra’s father holds the power. Diondra hides her talent from her classmates and openly embraces her father’s desires by attempting
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Ethical Lens Inventory: First Last First Last GEN/200 May 20‚ 2014 James Lucas Ethical Lens Inventory The Ethical Lens Inventory was an interesting quiz to help define the kind of student that I am and the way that I learn. After asking many questions in 12 different categories‚ my strengths are in Money and Purpose‚ which had the same result number‚ followed closely by Attitude. My weaknesses were Reading and Time. I was already aware of some of my weaknesses and strengths are when it comes
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Ethical Lens Inventory Statement Yvonne White GEN/200 April 28‚ 2014 Cathy Tobin Ethical Lens Inventory Statement Before taking this class‚ I didn’t even realize what an Ethical Lens Inventory was‚ much less that it had strengths and weaknesses and even a blind spot. I. My preferred ethical lens is the rights and responsibilities lens‚ meaning I use my reasoning skills to determine my duties as well as the universal rules that each person should follow. II. My blind spot is that I believe
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that if you stay yourself after all the peer pressure that surrounds you‚ it is a big accomplishment. He is saying to not go with the flow‚ but to stand out as you. I agree with this critical lens. The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman illustrate the critical lens. Speak is about how the main character‚ Melinda‚ is trying to find her identity and trying to be herself. The book Maus is about the Holocaust‚ which was caused by one group of people extremely
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The Lens Model of Conflict highlights one’s personal ways of viewing interpersonal conflict through different personal perceptions. The Lens Model suggests that many people view the conflict in different ways. A situation is viewed through the lenses of self‚ other and the relationship but can also be swayed by personal filters consisting of gender‚ culture‚ age‚ personal experiences‚ norms‚ or personal biases that can misinterpret the situation. In order to further understand the Lens Model I have
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Lens Model of Conflict According to our textbook‚ there are two fundamental aspects are important in all conflicts: (1) communication behaviors and (2) the perceptions of those behaviors. Think of the study of conflict as a view through a lens‚ like the lens of a camera‚ or through prescription glasses. The lens model of conflict specifies that each person has a view of (1) oneself‚ (2) the other person‚ and (3) the relationship. These perceptual pieces form the fundamental
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