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    Leadership Theory Analysis Summary Patricia Clark‚ Salea Dennis‚ and Jeffrey Heffron MGT/230 October 13‚ 2014 Jack Geer Leadership Theory Analysis Summary Team D’s summary and analysis of the Vroom

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    Theory X and Theory Y In his 1960 book‚ The Human Side of Enterprise‚ Douglas McGregor proposed two theories by which to view employee motivation. He avoided descriptive labels and simply called the theories Theory X and Theory Y. Both of these theories begin with the premise that management’s role is to assemble the factors of production‚ including people‚ for the economic benefit of the firm. Beyond this point‚ the two theories of management diverge. Theory X Theory X assumes that the average

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    Assignment for International Business Critically evaluate McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. How far is it applicable to management and employee motivation in contemporary Chinese organizations? Student Name: Xin Guo ID 6511517 Module code: X10FCD I give permission for this paper to be used for future research and training purposes. Yes Critically evaluate McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. How far is it applicable to management and employee motivation in contemporary

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    Contingency Planning

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    Contingency Planning Kimberlea Penney AIU Online February 10‚ 2013 Prof. R. Rodriguez ABSTRACT Contingency planning is an effective back up plan to any situation that requires an alternative course of action for the outcome of a common goal. There are several steps involved in contingency planning and these steps prepare for the strategic planning process to come to full effectiveness for a facility. A full plan for a facility allows for immediate resolutions for managing and addressing the

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    Personality Theories – Ch. 12 Assigned Readings: pg. 20‚ “Social Psychology & Cross-Cultural Psychology”; 383‚ “Revealing Who We Really Are”; pg. 398‚ “Murray’s Personological Approach”; pg. 407‚ “Can Personality Change”; pgs. 414 – 415‚ “The Type A/ Type B Behavior Pattern” I. Personality (pgs. 384) - an individual’s unique and relatively _______________ patterns of behavior‚ thoughts‚ and emotions; consistent behavioral traits; general style of interacting with the world A. Urich

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    System Theory

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    Q1. General System Theory General System Theory accounts for similarities in the functioning of diverse phenomena such as living organisms‚ machines‚ galaxy and organizations. All forms‚ from atomic particles through atoms‚ molecules‚ crystals‚ planets‚ solar system‚ and even galaxies may be regarded as ’system’. ’System’ may be referred as ’complexes of elements standing in interaction. (Definition by Bertalanffy). The closed system is system that neither takes in nor emits matter. (only

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    Lpc & Path-Goal Theories

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    Compare and contrast between the Feidler’s Least Preferred Coemployee scale (LPC) and Path-Goal theories of leadership Fiedler’s  Contingency  Theory  of  Leadership  states  that  there  is  no  one  best  style   of  leadership.  Instead‚  the  effectiveness  of  a  leader  depends  on  the  person’s   leadership  style  and  situational  favorableness.       Fiedler  believed  that  leadership

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    The Contingency Plan

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    The contingency plan for this web-based business is a documented structure which provides instructional and referral information for response to emergency‚ back-up operation and post disaster recovery for information technology systems pertaining to system malfunction‚ power failures and protection from hackers and fraudulent activities. The contingency plan answer questions such as is the data backed up every day? Whether alternative servers are available for applications to be accessed from in

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    social identity theory and scapegoating theory in explaining prejudice. The issue of comparing and contrasting Tajfel’s theory of social identity and the scapegoating theory in explaining prejudice is a very controversial issue subject to debate .The theories are like one and the same thing though they are different as show be noted as the debate goes on.The main difference is that scapegoating mainly touches on the rivals of in-group against out-group while social identity theory bases on the individual

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    Contingency Planning

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    What is a Contingency Plan? Also known as “Scenario Planning”‚ a contingency plan is the creation of alternative hypothetical but equally likely future conditions. It’s about preparing for events such as the loss of Top Management‚ Customers‚ Suppliers and Market Share due to competition. Contingency planning is a normal part of everyday business. The need for a contingency plan‚ or a plan “B”‚ is extremely important and requires a thorough analysis of risks that a business may face. Dell

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