Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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A. Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion (9 marks) Marxism believes it acts as the ‘opium for the exploited working class people’. Religion would cushion the pain of oppression and exploitation in unequal societies such as in a capitalist society. It legitimized and maintained the power of the ruling class – helps to maintain the status quo by preventing the less powerful from changing things. Feminists see religion as a conservative force because it acts as an ideology that legitimates
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and adjustment within these conditions. The theory gives culture the most importance to determining behavior‚ rather than personal desires or needs. Sociocultural Theory defines a healthy personality as one that meshes personal identities with a collective identity. The personal identity is developed through the cultural and social aspects of environment‚ while Psychodynamic explains this as merely a function‚ and Humanistic simply explains it as a need to belong. The Sociocultural Theory does not
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can be both verbal and non-verbal that helps clients to talk more openly and freely about certain issues at any stage of the helping process. When probes are used cautiously‚ they provide focus and direction to the entire helping process. Probes provide clarity and helps the clients move forward in the helping relationship. Probes when used appropriately helps the client to
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• Patients • Doctors • Individual departments of a hospital • Equipment manufactures • Third-party maintenance companies • Hospital CFO’s • Hospital CEO’s and COO’s • Federal/State/Local health departments The primary objectives of these stakeholders vary widely. Patient safety is a primary aim of patients as well federal‚ state‚ and local health departments. Doctors and departments of a hospital that provide
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COM 350 Common Characteristics of an Organization - Pfizer a) Organization Orientation The Pfizer organization expresses a strong culture and interest in the well-being of people‚ both inside the company and in the larger human community. The company’s understanding of its responsibilities of citizenship required it to remain loyal to its hometown community. In its embrace of a structured‚ organized‚ and planned environment‚ Pfizer reveals the often subtle impact of the judging work style
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for creating an understanding about what we now recognize as organization and management. Gareth Morgan suggests a way of thinking and a way of seeing organizations as multiple of metaphors e.g. organizations as a machine (mechanistic approach)‚ organizations as organisms (organic approach)‚ and organizations as cultures etc. In this paper I will discuss an issue raised by Gareth Morgan‚ 1986 that "One of the major strengths of the culture metaphor rests in the fact that it directs attention to symbolic…significance
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will examine the secret of the organization structure in Chanel‚ how Chanel can manage the balance between an individual French company and a global luxury brand company. How to allocate resources without strong financing like LVMH and PPR etc? Does the French heritage contribute to its global business expansion and is their current business strategy sustainable in terms of globalization in the future? 1. Why Chanel chose the current individual organization structure? * Overview of the
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Following are the characteristics of communications: • It is unavoidable – It is impossible not to communicate‚ since we communicate unintentionally all the time‚ even without the use of words. Our body language‚ the way we dress‚ the importance we give to arriving on time‚ our behavior and the physical environment in which we work‚ all convey certain messages to others. • It is a two-way exchange of information – Communication is sharing of information between two or more persons‚ with
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Characteristics and Environments of a Human Services Organization Human services organizations are agencies that are created for the sole purpose of helping people‚ whether they be for profit or non-profit. There are many different types of human services organizations as well as various types of populations being helped also these agencies have a variety of services being offered. The success or failure of organizations or even particular programs is dependent upon many different factors
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