means "to describe something." Ethnography is describing people and/or their culture from their perspectives. In other words‚ ethnography describes the meaning of the situation from the point of view of the participants. How do the participants under study make sense of the world in which they are participating? Ethnographers and field researchers are interested in explicit knowledge‚ which is a description of what happens‚ say‚ at a company holiday party. They are also interested in tacit knowledge
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OD interventions case study. An employee morale problem. file:///C:/Documents and Settings/staff/Desktop/OD interventions case stud... My Organization Share Top Drag Me Contents Click to go to section: The organizational problem. The Organizational Development intervention they wanted. The thinking behind the design of the OD intervention. The constraints I needed to work within. The tools I decided to use in the one day workshop. The workshop design. How I used the change puzzle
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Workplace Violence Case Study 1 Workplace violence Problem definition Workplace violence is any act of physical violence‚ threats of physical violence‚ harassment‚ intimidation‚ or other threatening‚ disruptive behavior. It can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide‚ one of the leading causes of job-related deaths. However it manifests itself‚ workplace violence is a growing concern for employers and employees nationwide
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Case study carnival cruise lines:exploiting a sea of global opportunity Background Q&A Take Home Messsage What global forces have contributed to the growth of the cruise-line industry? the change in the competitive environment brought about by the advent of transoceanic airline service increasing discretionary incomes 2\What specific steps have Carnival Cruise Lines taken to benefit from global social changes? : Carnival has adopted many measures as follows Institude very strict security
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Discrimination in the Workplace According to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ Discrimination charges were up slightly from last year from 99‚922 to 99‚947. In terms of the volume of charges by protected class‚ the highest percentages were: • Retaliation – 37.4% • Race – 35.4% • Sex/Gender – 28.4% • ADA/Disability – 25.8% Nine out of ten times when you go into a business meeting‚ the person you are encountering for the first time has already formed an impression of you based on
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organization. The course offers a broad array of cases covering several industries‚ and organizations. PEDAGOGY The pedagogy emphasizes the case study method and strategic audit as means to synthesize and organize relevant information in a logical fashion. Active discussion in class is used to exchange knowledge and debate current issues in management. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Assigned readings Case preparation Participation Term project Team case study presentations and written
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struggled to raise her child‚ Amanda‚ as a single mother in Arizona. She performed well in part-time positions in a couple of the Mojavi County departments when‚ from 1996 to 2002‚ she was able to accumulate "a substantial amount of sick leaves to use in case she or her daughter ever become ill". During that time‚ she was also able to complete her Associate of Arts degree as an accountant technician‚ which allowed her to persue‚ in 2002‚ a higher paying‚ full-time job in the another of the county ’s departments
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culture. There are several factors that shape diversity in my workplace. Diversity can be a beneficial attribute or can cause dilemmas in the workplace. At This n That all the various factors of diversity are present‚ embraced and accepted. All of our staff at This n That has value for one another and are seen as equals. This allows for unproblematic diversity in our workplace. The main factors that create diversity in my workplace are age‚ race‚ and religion. My organization has employees from
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Chapter 1 – Case Incident 2 Workplace Violence 1. How liable should companies be for violent acts that are committed during work by their own employees? * I believe this depends on the policies set forth by the company ant the company’s ability to be consistent with said policies. If a company doesn’t have any set policies and doesn’t take measures to ensure a safe working environment then I feel that they do carry some liability for act committed due to the fact that all was not done
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The McKenzie‚ Jones and Conklin (MJC) Case Study led to a reflection on the paradigm shift involving women in the workplace. Since television serves as a cultural barometer‚ often featuring programming that mirrors the values and standards of a society‚ a retrospective about the roles women have portrayed in the past and currently came to mind. During the 1960s and 1970s we were introduced to : Laura Petrie of The Dick Van Dyke Show‚ who played a stay-at-home mom; Carol Brady of The Brady
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