Zen and the Art of Organizational Maintenance Ronald E. Purser San Francisco State University rpurser@sfsu.edu ABSTRACT This paper draws from the “Zen arts” as a means for reimagining management as a mindful practice known as “organizational maintenance.” Zen Buddhism has had a profound influence on Japanese arts— such as calligraphy‚ sumi-e drawing‚ the tea ceremony‚ landscape garden design‚ archery‚ and Haiku poetry. The Zen aesthetic‚ often referred to as wabi sabi‚ and its associated notions
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In The Ethics of Belief by W.K Clifford this philosopher states that it is wrong in every situation ever to believe anything based on insufficient evidence‚ as it is wrong for someone to simply believe something to be true based solely on the sincerity of their convictions or by stifling their doubts. He states that if the origin of the belief is not founded on proven fact then the believer is guilty of an untrue/false belief as a result of not taking the time or having the patience to investigate
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BAsic ReseARch PAPeR BAsic ReseARch PAPeR Autophagy 9:5‚ 1–16; May 2013; © 2013 Landes Bioscience Inhibition of the autophagic flux by salinomycin in breast cancer stem-like/progenitor cells interferes with their maintenance Wen Yue‚1‚2‚† Ahmed hamaï‚1‚2‚† Giovanni Tonelli‚1‚2 chantal Bauvy‚1‚2 Valérie Nicolas‚2‚3 hugo Tharinger‚2‚3 Patrice codogno1‚2 and Maryam Mehrpour1‚2‚* 1 † These authors contributed equally to this work. Keywords: breast cancer stem-like/progenitor cell
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To what extent can improvements in productive flow and product quality lead to an increase in sales and profit? Use examples to critically examine the links. Sales and Profit are both critical goals in a company. If managers don’t achieve these goals‚ the company is gradually going to consume its capital and inevitably fail. That’s why they put so many attention on them and why they are always searching for new methods to increase them. In fact‚ there are many ways that can help making sales
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Question 2. Use an extended example to critically discuss how a company’s annual report and accounts are useful in understanding and analyzing its market‚ productive and financial performance. Annual report and accounts like the income statement‚ the cash flow statement and the balance sheet‚ are financial accounting statement. They comprise numerical data over the past year and indicate the company’s prospect for future financial performance. The information would allow user groups to understand
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PRINCIPALS’ AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS PROVISION OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVISES AND MAINTENANCE OF DICSIPLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF NYAMIRA DISTRICT-KENYA BY: DR. OURU JOHN NYAEGAH ABSTRACT The overall running‚ control‚ tone maintenance‚ the general development of school education and all-round standards in secondary schools is the ultimate responsibility of the principals. They are particularly charged with the responsibility of fostering the right atmosphere for child growth and
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As the structure of organisations has changed and improved‚ in the recent times‚ the necessity of creating relationships‚ communicating and working in groups‚ has become an integral component of everyday life. Important companies invest in team building programmes in order to improve their team-working abilities. Working in groups can increase the productivity of an organisation but also destroy it. The well functioning of groups in organisations depends on their leaders and members willingness to
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To what extend did the Cuban economy during and directly after the rule of Fulgencio Batista affect Fidel Castro’s rise to and maintenance of power? A. Plan of Investigation The aim of this investigation is to analyze the extent to which the Cuban economy during and directly after the rule of Fulgencio Batista affected Fidel Castro’s rise to and maintenance of power in Cuba. The Castro regime rose to power in the late 1950’s and officially took office in 1965‚ creating a revolution throughout
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Questions List * Level 1 1) A recession occurs when real GDP declines. ( T ) 2) For an economy as a whole‚ income equals expenditure because the income of the seller must be equal to the expenditure of the buyer. ( T ) 3) If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.8‚ the marginal propensity to save will be 0.2. ( T ) 4) When Government totals expenditure greater than total revenue‚ the government budget is in surplus. ( F ) * If Government
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