WHAT MAKES OD‚ OD? * Dr. David W. Jamieson Organization development (OD) is more than 50 years old. In response to prevailing organizational values-in-operation that were partially a function of the times‚ OD offered a more holistic view of people and organizations‚ with an emphasis on humanistic and democratic values‚ and the belief that this different perspective was not only better for people‚ but also for organization performance. Prior to World War II‚ organizations typically operated
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Leadership can be defined as one’s ability to get others to willingly follow. Every organization needs leaders at every level. A leader with vision has a clear‚ vivid picture of where to go‚ as well as a firm grasp on what success looks like and how to achieve it. A leader must be able to communicate his or her vision in terms that cause followers to buy into it. He or she must communicate clearly and passionately‚ as passion is contagious. A good leader must have the discipline to work
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schizophrenia years before he began to kill. In fact‚ more gruesome murders are attributed to psychotics rather than psychopaths. The difference is that psychotic serial killers have lost touch with reality‚ while psychopathic serial killers know exactly what they are doing. Also‚ psychopathy is not a mental illness and can’t be used
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Citizen Kane is not a movie that you see everyday‚ creatively speaking. Even with today’s standards‚ there’s something still special about the style and what makes this film just as famous as its main character. While the film explains Kane’s life‚ it’s also is an investigation into film style by challenging classic Hollywood styles with a different and darker look. Citizen Kane made advances on many fronts ‚ in-regards to cinema‚ and its most significant contribution to cinema came from the use
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What makes a society civilization and makes a civilization advance? This informal paper will go over the answer for the previous questions and give examples from real live ancient civilizations. These examples will help to show what and explain the answer to the question. First‚ what makes a society a civilization. The things that make society a civilization is the seven characteristics of a civilization which are‚ form of government‚ religion‚ cities‚ job specialization/form of currency‚ culture
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INTRODUCTION Malaysia is a multicultural society‚ with Malays‚ Chinese and Indians living side by side. The Malays are the largest community‚ numbering 60% of the population‚ following the Muslim religion‚ speak Bahasa Melayu‚ and are largely responsible for the country’s political destiny. About a quarter of the population is the Chinese which are mostly include Buddhists or Christian. They speak Hokkien‚ Cantonese‚ and Hakka and have been historically played an important role in trade and
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What makes a good nurse? People choose nursing as a career are mostly because of family influence‚ work opportunities and the need to care and help others (Jirwe & Rudman 2012; McLaughlin et al. 2010; Mooney et al. 2008). Bearing in mind that nursing is influenced by the demand of society and social reforms‚ providing the definition of nursing is vital in order for nurses‚ other professionals and service users to know and understand the generic role of a nurse (Hall & Ritchie 2011). The World Health
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“What is and what makes a healthy marriage?” Relationships give meaning and purpose to our lives like no other activity or endeavor can. At a time when people are learning about greater independence and responsibility‚ they are expected to know the skills of developing significant or intimate relationships with others. One most important intimate relationship is the relationship within a marriage. Psychologists have studied what defines a healthy marriage and the factors of what makes a healthy
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The article that I chose to write about is titled‚ What makes a "good" manager? Many have their own thoughts on what different traits are needed to become a "good" manager‚ but the importance of those traits varies from person to person. "The dictionary defines management as the act or art of managing: the conducting or supervising of something (as a business)" (Shubert‚ 2006‚ para.1). As seen in the article‚ the success of a manager starts with the way that their subordinates feel about them
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occupation is to crash parties is always going to be a huge jerk. Although his decrepit appearance is part of his villainous persona‚ the text takes special care in being as vague as possible when describing the monster (mostly because they’re trying to make him as scary as possible by letting your imagination do the work). The qualities that are left are his savage and antisocial behaviors. We know that Beowulf and Grendel are equal matches for each other. When reading the text‚ especially the battle
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