What is bureaucracy? The word "bureaucracy" stems from the word "bureau"‚ used from the early 18th century in Western Europe not just to refer to a writing desk‚ but to an office‚ i.e. a workplace‚ where officials worked. 1. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. 2. A state or organization governed or managed according to such a system. 3. An administrative or social system that relies on a set
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BUREAUCRACY The word bureaucracy has different meanings to different people. To most people it is negative‚ while to some it is positive. The negative image of bureaucracy comes primarily from the rules and routines often referred to as red tapes‚ that is established by the organizations However most people believe that bureaucrats are insensitive‚ uncaring‚ unthinking‚ aloof‚ unimaginative‚ arrogant and dull. They also believe that bureaucrats are people who have lost any interest in addressing
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every great group there is a shared dream” and “great groups make strong leaders”. Patrick Lencioni’s "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" lists five dysfunctions that can appear within a team. These include items like absence of trust and inattention to results. If any of the five dysfunctions is allowed to spread throughout a group‚ it could lead to the group deteriorating.
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The Philippine Bureaucracy I. The Concept of Bureaucracy Definition of Bureaucracy Accomplishing what the government wants to do is the central role of the Philippine bureaucracy. It is being asked to perform functions that markedly affect the lives and influence the future of Filipinos. Bureaucracy is taken mean the ministries‚ bureaus‚ agencies‚ and instrumentalities of the government. It is the formal administrative mechanism through which the different policies‚ programmes‚ and projects of
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Sexual dysfunctions are disorders related to a particular phase of the sexual response cycle. Sexual problems are often the result of simple learned behaviors and associations we make over years of conditioning. One common‚ yet embarrassing sexual dysfunction seen in both males and females is male/female orgasmic disorder. The definition is vague‚ and can be applied to dysfunctions experienced by either sex. Orgasmic disorder is defined as the persistent or recurrent delay in‚ or absence of‚
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Alienation Alienation. To alienate a person is to separate him; to make him feel alone. For as long as humans have existed there has always been one form of alienation or another. All it takes is one miniscule difference‚ and an individual can immediately become targeted and harassed; for years people with mental disabilities have dealt with this. Name-calling is a very prominent form of alienation by making a person’s differences his or her identifier. During the 80’s and 90’s the word ‘retarded’
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In How It Feels To Be Colored Me‚ Zora Neale Hurston responds to her alienation by writing an essay that celebrates her uniquess and pride rather than creating an essay about racial injustices like many other essays. Hurston justifies her individuality through the sentence "I am colored but I offer nothing in the way of extenuating circumstances except the fact that I am the only negro in the United States whose grandfather on the mother’s side was not an Indian chief" (812). By inserting the word
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Alienation In society‚ we find that certain types or groups of people that do not fit a particular standard are usually turned away‚ often times‚ making them feel alienated. A person walking down the street who appears to be homeless is looked at and treated differently than that of a man or women wearing a business suit carrying a briefcase. We may not recognize it at this time‚ but pushing certain people aside‚ forces others to rely and associate with people of their “own kind‚” causing alienation
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What is erectile dysfunction? Many of us are not aware of the problem of erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction is also known as impotence. It is a disorder‚ where the brain is not able to send the proper signal to the nervous system near the pelvic region to increase the blood flow in the penis. Because of which the penis is not able to get hard and strong to have a satisfying sexual intercourse with their partner. This problem can be seen in men from around the world. Effects of erectile
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Erectile Dysfunction Today’s society is a sexual playing field. Celebrities on television and movies‚ models on the covers of magazines‚ and even politicians have become sexual legends in the map of American society. The issue of sex is publicly discussed‚ on media and otherwise‚ and as such‚ it has become‚ to a great degree‚ a measure of self-worth. Issues such as breast size‚ penis size‚ and sexual stamina have flooded the American public with the idea that one is defined by how sexually appealing
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