P1 Describe four different land-based and adventurous activities Rock climbing is an activity that can be done by yourself or in a group‚ it involves climbing a high rock wall. The Equipment used in rock climbing is a carabineer‚ harness‚ rope‚ abelay and a helmet. In the UK Armed Forces‚ basic training involves one week of adventure training‚ this will include some rock climbing (the amount of depends on the force). There are different types of climbing and many places to do them across the UK
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Activity 1 1. Identify four possible consequences of inadequate training or training that does not meet an organisation’s needs or requirements. Answers might include but are not limited to: Leads to people feeling ill-equipped to do their jobs‚ leading to stress Reduced productivity Decreased flexibility/ adaptability to workplace demands Failure to enhance people’s skills Can lead to a failure to meet statutory requirements relating to providing a safe and healthy working environment Reduced
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Hayes and Wheelwright describe four stages of manufacturing competitiveness: Stage I- internally neutral Stage I companies consider their manufacturing organisation to be internally neutral‚ in that its role is simply to "make the stuff"‚ without any surprises. Such companies believe that their product designs are so unusual or their marketing organisation so powerful that if the product can simply be delivered to customers‚ as advertised‚ the company will be successful. The operations function
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According to study.com website (2015)‚ a groupthink can simply be defined as an occurrence that gives a group of people a fault verdict or a conclusion a that a group has made that is an ineffective decision whereby it was reached just to appease the spirit of harmony among group members than allowing individuals to act independently and creatively. As alluded on‚ groupthink blocks individual creativity by ignoring alternatives allowing irrational actions to tale precedence. It happens most when
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"Group Decision Fiascoes Continue: Space Shuttle Challenger and a Revised Groupthink Framework" is a review of the tragedy that took place on January 28‚ 1986 when the space shuttle‚ Challenger‚ exploded shortly after launch. This review tells of how "groupthink" was the likely cause of the accident. The fact that we as a society so easily succumb to groupthink says a lot about us. First‚ it shows how we are a very conformist society. Peer pressure is still very difficult for us to resist even
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Groupthink Case Study Introduction Working in groups is something we all encounter in our life‚ in and outside of work. A group - or team - consists of people working together because they have a common purpose or goal. Decisions are made by teams every day and it is imperative that the decision-making process be effective. Shortcomings in the decision-making process should be avoided (Thompson‚ 2004). A situation that can occur within a group is called Groupthink. Groupthink leads to
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Uncontrolled transposition is deleterious to the cell and thus‚ the frequency of transposition is generally kept to a minimum by various regulatory mechanisms. Describe the FOUR ways that transposition is controlled. Transposition is the movement of a particular fragment of DNA from one part of a genome to another. A transposon is a segment of DNA which is capable of moving from a specific location on a DNA molecule to another location on the same or different molecule. For this reason‚ it is
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Describe at least two benefits if using enterprise systems. Enterprise system is an integrated enterprise-wide information system that coordinates key internal processes of the firm. Set of integrated modules for applications such as sales and distribution‚ financial accounting‚ investment management‚ materials management‚ production planning‚ plant maintenance‚ and human resources that allow data to be used by multiple functions and business processes. Enterprise systems
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1. Groupthink and polarization impacted the kids throughout the film; the class decided that they should have a name‚ and a uniform to set them apart from the rest. The students then started hanging out with only other in the class‚ and created a handshake. Group thinking caused the class to join into as one‚ they all had each others’ backs; Tim was getting bullied by a few students‚ that weren’t in the cult‚ and a few of the members in the wave came to rescue and punk the other guys. Polarization
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How does the theory of groupthink apply to the 1986 Challenger disaster? Here is a brief trailer for a larger analysis of the disaster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K2vqVAG7iI Do you‚ or does the literature‚ think that NASA ’s organizational culture was also to blame for the 2003 Columbia disaster‚ or was the problem of groupthink alleviated in the intervening 17 years? Please use your text and online research about the administrative issues that led to this disaster. Remember to cite
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