The Smile Factory John Van Maanen Disneyland as the self-proclaimed “happiest place on earth” occupies an enviable position in the amusement and entertainment worlds as well as the commercial world in general. Its product‚ it seems is emotion – “laughter and well-being”. Bill Ross‚ a Disneyland executive‚ summarizes the corporate policies nicely by noting that “although we focus our attention on profit and loss‚ day-in and day-out we cannot lose sight of the fact that this is a feeling business
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Leah Mattingly November 19‚ 2013 Factory Farming: The Truth Revealed Many people might not be aware of what really happens in factory farms‚ or if they do‚ they tend to turn a blind eye towards it. Our society has a fairytale image of how factory farm animals live: Cows grazing the luscious green fields‚ hens nesting in a warm‚ spacious barn‚ and pigs rolling around in mud enjoying the sunny day. This vision of farm life is far from reality‚ especially today with demand for cheap‚ delicious
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The Cheesecake Factory The cheesecake Factory has an established code of ethical conduct that is needed to factor in maintaining a balance in the human aspect of ethics and the link to the business success for The Cheesecake Factory. Leaders in the upper management need to be careful about their actions‚ and how they address other employees and how they make important decisions to help the company. Even though the areas of the Cheesecake Factory’s code of ethical conduct is important for the success
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People often contribute to the practices of factory farming and ignore the negative effects it produces. Factory farming does not just harm animals‚ but also the environment and humans. Society tends to avoid the dangerous impacts of the companies. Animals used in factory farms‚ suffer because the company neglects the welfare of the animals in order to maximize their profit (PETA). They cram as many factory animals as they can into small spaces get more money. Chickens‚ pigs‚ cows‚ and turkeys stay
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COMMENTS ON Van Maanen‚ J.‚ “The Smile Factory: Work at Disneyland”‚ In P. Frost‚ et al (eds.) Reframing Organizational Culture‚ Newbury Park‚ CA: Sage Publications‚ 1991‚ pp. 58-76. A) HOW DOES THIS PAPER RELATE TO OTHER MATERIAL YOU HAVE REFLECTED ON IN THIS MODULE? The ‘Smile Factory: Work at Disneyland’ case study emphasizes a strong correlation with the in-class topics presented throughout the Organisational Behaviour module. The paper is a description of the organisation’s code of conduct
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INTEL CORPORATION: 1968 – 1997 Synopsis: This case traces the strategic decisions of Intel Corporation which defined its evolution from being a start-up developer of semiconductor memory chips in 1968 to being the industry leader of microprocessors in 1997 when it ranked amongst the top five American companies and had stock market valuation of USD 113 billion. Intel in DRAM business: The strategies employed by Intel for DRAM business focussed on: 1. Pushing the envelope of product design
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listless and alienated . so they bring technology and new ideas to their family and influence them. China is now experiencing the greatest migration in human history‚ there are so many stories to be told. 2. Chang informs the reader that migrant factory workers “use a simple term for the move that defines their lives: chuqu‚ to go out. There was nothing to do at home‚ so I went out. This is how a migrant story begins”. The story’s two protagonists‚ Lu Qingmin (Min) and Wu Chunming‚ both left home
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market began to take hold. Intel executives later made a dramatic decision to exit the DRAM business and focus resources on the Intel invented microprocessors. In January 1997‚ Intel was ranked among the top five American companies. For the most part‚ Intel’s success had been due to its microprocessors. Notwithstanding the company’s remarkable history and success‚ company executives worried about the challenges ahead. Almost thirty years later‚ the questions are‚ "How can Intel increase and maintain its
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13MOZAIK13-bel.qxd 11/25/04 12:18 PM Page 7 On the same Track? MOZAIK 2004/1 Sören A S M U S The Conquest of Latin America: Europe and the External Other It has taken a long time to realise how the respective peoples perceived the encounter between people from Europe and people from Latin America. Enrique DUSSEL describes the process of encounter between the European conquistadores and the indigenous people of the Americas from a European point of view in six forms: Invention
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Did it solve the problems of children in factories? Dean Mills - The Doubling Room 1851 (ZPER 34/19) In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows: •No child workers under nine years of age •Employers must have an age certificate for their child workers •Children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours
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