CH2 – Foundations of Individual Behavior Ability * Everyone has strengths and weaknesses that make them superior or inferior to others * Ability refers to an individuals capacity to perform various tasks * Intellectual * Mental activities * Assessed by GMA (General Mental Ability)‚ takes into account aptitude‚ verbal comp‚ perceptual speed‚ inductive/deductive reasoning‚ spatial visualization‚ memory * High score in one cat usually means high score
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McDonald’s and Its Crisis What should a company do when its core product is considered “unhealthy” or even “harmful” by the public? Is it even possible for such a company survive and thrive; or will it have to shut down its business? McDonald’s fast food has for a long time been considered unhealthy by the public. In recent years‚ the health conscious trends have become increasingly popular. Moreover‚ many scientific studies and findings have surfaced and successfully confirmed that children’s
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Factor contribute to this problem According to Flowers‚ there are two major motivations that lead children to run away from home. The first is to avoid an emotional experience that they expect to occur. The second is to escape a painful or difficult experience in their life. (Flowers.R.B‚ 2001). Schaffner indicates that young people choose to run away from dysfunctional homes or homes with physically‚ emotionally and sexually abusive environments‚ such as parental harassment‚ violence‚ parental drugs
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CHAPTER 2: Challenges for Managers • What are the four challenges in globalization? 1. Globalizing the firm’s operation to compete the global village 2. Leading a diverse workforce 3. Encouraging positive ethics‚ character‚ and personal integrity 4. Advancing and implementing technological innovation in the workplace • What are the changes in the global marketplace? 1. Social changes 2. Political changes Social and political upheavals have led organizations to change
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Chapter 3 Individual Differences Skills Abilities Personalities Ethics Interactional Psychology Behavior is a function of the person and the environment B=f(P‚E) B= Behavior P=Person E= Environment Propositions of interactional Psychology Behavior is a function of a continuous‚ multidirectional interaction between the person and the situation The person is active in this process‚ and both changes and is changed by situations People vary in many characteristics‚ including cognitive
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1. To what extent do biological‚ cognitive‚ and sociocultural factors influence abnormal behavior? • Biological • Genetic predisposition (e.g. depression‚ schizophrenia‚ anorexia nervosa) • Imbalance of neurotransmitters (anorexia nervosa and depression – serotonin‚ schizophrenia – depression • Hormones (anorexia nervosa: cortisol‚ orexin) • Cognitive • Cognitive theorists believe that abnormality is caused by unrealistic‚ distorted or irrational understanding‚ perceptions and thoughts about oneself
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sub-theories that focus on social cognitive‚ motivational‚ social interactive and macro-social facets of group life. The approach is explicitly frames by a conviction that collective phenomena cannot be adequately explained in terms of isolated individual process or interaction alone and that social psychology should place large scale social phenomena near the top of its scientific agenda. Social identity theory defines group cognitively‚ in terms of people’s self-conception as group members. A
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Starbucks Organizational Behavior and Communication Edna V. Benavides Com/530 Starbucks is a multi-national organization‚ Billion Dollar Company ‚ and a Fortune 500 organization. Starbucks Mission is “to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person‚ one cup and one neighborhood at a time.” (starbucks) Starbucks mission statement is set to ensure its culture and reputation is protected. They have developed programs and distributed awareness materials. Distributing awareness material
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Political Factors In India‚ one can never over-look the political factors which influence each and every industry existing in the country. Like it or not‚ the political interference has to be present everywhere. Given below are a few of the political factors with respect to the airline industry: The airline industry is very susceptible to changes in the political environment as it has a great bearing on the travel habits of its customers. An unstable political environment causes uncertainty
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Organizational Theory and Behavior Homework #3 October 9‚ 2007 What advancement barriers did Lisa encounter? Although Lisa Weber was a highly qualified‚ ambitious analyst for the firm‚ she never had a chance for advancement because of that glass ceiling. The idea of becoming a partner was always visible‚ but never attainable because of the various obstacles she had to face. The same obstacles most women face when trying to climb the corporate ladder. Several barriers stood in Lisa’s path
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