Recent Development in Role Theory Author(s): B. J. Biddle Reviewed work(s): Source: Annual Review of Sociology‚ Vol. 12 (1986)‚ pp. 67-92 Published by: Annual Reviews Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2083195 . Accessed: 09/10/2012 22:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover
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FULFILLING THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP: OPTIMIZING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE By Lisa Smith‚ Troy University Abstract Current post-downturn business environment demands more production and service from the organizations at less cost‚ which in turn requires more production and service from the employees at less cost. However‚ the age-old dominance of extrinsic rewards makes it difficult for the organizations to get more production from the employees at less cost‚ which in turn sets the leadership
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Gender Roles Children learn from their parents and society the conception of "feminine" and "masculine." Much about these conceptions is not biological at all but cultural. The way we tend to think about men and women and their gender roles in society constitute the prevailing paradigm that influences out thinking. Riane Eisler points out that the prevailing paradigm makes it difficult for us to analyze properly the roles of men and women in prehistory "we have a cultural bias that we bring
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Roles are apart of who we are. They were established for us depending on the family we were born into or even where we were raised. These roles tell us how to act and what we can and cannot do. As an example‚ the role of an adolescent born into a wealthy New England family might include the attendance of an expensive preparatory school with uniforms in order to achieve a college degree from an ivy league university. The role of a child born into poverty in an inter-city ghetto however‚ might not
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Conjugal roles are roles within marriage. Segregated conjugal roles are couples with separate roles. The man is the breadwinner and the woman is the housewife. Leisure activities are also separate. Joint conjugal roles are couples that share housework and childcare and spend leisure time together. Young and willmotts study on the symmetrical family shows a nuclear family where roles of men and women perform similar and shared roles. They claim that within a symmetrical family‚ the roles of husbands
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The Role of an Accountant American InterContinental University Accounting Abstract Recently I was asked to give a speech at a high school career fair. The main focus of my speech is discussing my role as an account and what students should know. In this presentation I will present the students with the main objectives of accounting. I will also inform them of the terminology of the accounting process or financial reporting. Then I want to talk about how accounting
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MANAGERIAL ROLE: 1. INTERPERSONAL ROLES (i). Figurehead role- In this role a manager performs symbolic duties required by the status of his office. Making speeches‚ bestowing honors‚ welcoming official visitors‚ distributing gifts to retiring employees are examples of such ceremonial duties (ii). Leader- This role defines the manager’s relationship with his own subordinates. The manager sets an example :legitimizes the power of subordinates and brings their needs in accord with those of his
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Status and Role There is a variety of statuses‚ all serve different meanings. Master status is something that you were born with. Race‚ age‚ and sex‚ are all examples of your master status because these are all things you cannot change. Ascribed status is one is born with or assumes involuntary in life. Race‚ sex‚ age‚ religion born into‚ son‚ and sibling are some examples of ascribed status. Achieved status is a status one earns examples are friend‚ coach‚ athlete‚ and student. Giving more examples
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Essay_Le Minh Man MIXING OF ROLES MAKE A TEAM INTO A BALANCED AND EFFECTIVE GROUP Good teamwork is essential to creating a successful practice. This is because good teamwork creates synergy – where the combined effect of the team is greater than the sum of individual efforts. According Meredith Belbin‚ who is a British researcher and management theorist best known for his work on management teams‚ there were nine team roles and he categorized them into three groups: Action Oriented‚ People
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is available at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm Managerial work roles in Asia An empirical study of Mintzberg’s role formulation in four Asian countries 694 Received July 2002 Revised December 2002 Accepted December 2002 Cecil A.L. Pearson Murdoch University‚ Murdoch‚ Perth‚ Australia‚ and Samir R. Chatterjee Curtin University of Technology‚ Perth‚ Australia Keywords Management roles‚ Economic conditions‚ National cultures‚ Asian studies Abstract In an increasingly
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