Ch.11 2. What are the implications for motivation of Hofstede’s research findings on the dimensions of power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism‚ and musclinary? Answer: Implicit in motivating an employee is an understanding of which of the employees needs are satisfied by work. Studies on the meaning of work indicate considerable cross cultural distance. A reexamination of motivation relative to Holstede’s dimensions of power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance individualism‚ and muscling
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Reading Response to “The Golden Arches Go Green: McDonald’s and Real Lettuce” “The Golden Arches Go Green: McDonald’s and Real Lettuce”‚ by Albert Lee‚ illustrates to the readers how McDonald persuaded the customers to eat more at McDonald through its 2004 summer advertisement. Albert Lee believes McDonald planned to improve its image‚ shifting from an unhealthy fast food restaurant chain to a friendly‚ wholesome diner. The sample paper perfectly analyzed every aspects of the McDonald’s advertisement
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Roger Caron’s life consisted of a series of incarcerations and escapes from some of Canada’s toughest institutions. His book‚ Go-Boy! is an interesting read‚ especially for those pursuing a career within the criminal justice system. He recounts in detail his life of crime from the time he entered it at the age of just sixteen in 1954 until he was thirty-four in 1972. Caron grew up as a rebellious loner in a poor and violent household with little compassion and constant arguments. He seemed destined
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the Nation" (Elektra Records # EKL 298) was one of the key tracks of the anti-war movement‚ and an important representation of the "credibility gap"- that the US executive / president mislead the public about the growing US military commitment to the region. On 4 August 1964‚ President Johnson gave a speech on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident‚ in which he told the American public that the US must take action against "this new...aggression". He re-assured the public that "we still seek no wider war". Yet
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The War of 1812 is one of the least studied wars in American History‚ it was fought between the United States‚ the United Kingdom‚ and their corresponding colleagues. Only about 7‚000 men served in the United States military when the war began. By the time the war was coming to an end‚ more than 35‚000 Americans and 458‚000 militia were serving on land and sea. The War of 1812 lasted a period of two years and eight months‚ and was battled in many places like Canada‚ and on the high seas. Throughout
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The photo The Terrors of War by Nick Ut demonstrates his experience as a Vietnamese-American photographer by showing children screaming in pain from napalm followed by undisturbed soldiers in the face of a bombing. Ut is a photojournalist for the Associated Press whose projects include extensive documentation of the the Vietnam war in South Vietnam. This photo emotionally appeals to the viewer by depicting a naked girl screaming in pain from the war. The girl is surrounded by other screaming children
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Chapter 8 is narrated by Khawla Dunia and is called The Demonstration Go On. Khawla Dunia is a Syrian journalist and visits different parts of Syria and discusses her experience and what she sees. The chapter starts out by Khawla talking about Syria‚ and she mentions that Syria has always been part of the other Arab neighbors and involved in the region’s problems. She says how the Syrian protest was caused by group children who were influenced by the revolution in Tunisia and Egypt. The children
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to United Nations Stabilization Mission of the Congo (MONUSCO)‚ after the approval of Security Council resolution S/RES/1925. In contrast to MONUC‚ the peacekeeping enforcement of MONUSCO had a military component (Bellamy &Williams‚ 2010). MONUSCO is the largest peacekeeping operations in the world‚ with a total of 21‚485 uniformed personnel and 4539 civilian staff of which includes international‚ nationals and volunteers. It costs 3.8 billion dollars every
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All through Part five of her book Shadows of War‚ Carolyn Nordstrom shares her perspectives on war regarding social‚ physical and mental objectives and rebuffs of such viciousness. To start‚ one of the main objectives of war as characterized by Nordstrom is an immediate consequence of a risk of loss of control. She clarifies that it is basic for one military to want to decimate another when their control over a specific (arrive range claimed or controlled by somebody) is under risk (56). A fascinating
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Richard Notkin’s piece‚ All Nations Have Their Moments of Foolishness‚ is a complex and detailed ceramic mural that requires its audience to look beneath the surface and identify the flaws within a country. At glance the viewer can clearly recognize the former President of the United States‚ George W. Bush; his face is the center of attention that is from afar at least. However‚ when the viewer approaches the piece images that embody suffering and war are depicted. Each observer has their own perspective
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