commentaries or in treaties of his own based upon Plato. Al-Farabi’s works was preserved from ravages of time contain five on politics as under: 1. A Summary of Plato’s Laws 2. Siyasatu’l-Madaniyah 3. Ara’u ahli’l-Madinatu’l-Fadilah 4. Jawami’u’s-Siyasat 5. Ijtima’atu’l-Madaniyah Contribution of Al-Farabi to Islamic Political Thought “In pure philosophy‚ Farabi became as famous as any philosopher of Islam‚ and it is said that a savant of caliber of Avicenna found himself entirely
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Organizational metaphor. People’s behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals‚ needs‚ and motives (Thomas Mann quotes). What is a metaphor? Metaphor (met-uh-fawr‚ -fer) a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. In organizational behaviour‚ the metaphors help people understand all we need to know about an organization. Gareth Morgan proposed near in 80´s‚ the eight
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Workplace Politics in Organizations Abstract: In any organization‚ it is naive to expect a politics-free zone. And business schools can never prepare you for the manipulations and mind games that work in a corporate set-up. Author and banker Ravi Subramanian says‚ "People who whine about politics are‚ more often than not‚ people who have played politics and lost the game." Workplace politics‚ (office politics or organizational politics) is the use of power within an organization for the pursuit
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Authority/Power/Politics Authority What is Authority The word authority derives from the Latin word auctoritas meaning invention‚ advice‚ opinion‚ influence or commands which originate from an auctor‚ indicating that authority originates from a master‚ leader or author. Essentially authority is imposed by superiors upon inferiors either by force of arms (structural authority) or by force of argument (sapiential authority). Usually authority has components of both compulsion and persuasion
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In the “Politics of Staring” by Rosemarie Garland Thompson‚ the belief that photography has essentially aided in staring is stressed. Staring is a sort of expression that evokes emotions from fascination to scorn‚ but the action itself portrays difference. People make a statement by staring‚ and this allows criticism to occur. Disabilities have always been “normal” because of its prevalence‚ but Thompson states that society has made the “familiar seem strange” via staring. (Critical Encounters With
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Organizational Development’s Purpose and Coherence – A review of traditional and modern outlook. Introduction “The only constant is change”- Heraclitus‚ 6th century B.C.‚ Greek philosopher. Organizational development has seen dramatic changes from earlier times till now. It has seen different phases in its journey that started from 1940’s and is continuing till now. It has been through the phase when it was considered a movement and also
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Can traditional systems of healing survive? Growing up in a modern‚ western society has a strong influence and impact on our views. In particular‚ our views on healing systems. We are often encouraged to seek healing or treatments based on a biomedical research‚ and practices. This is based on the economic status of the society and personal finances‚ politics‚ and access to resources. In general‚ this tends to be promoted throughout communities as being more effective and efficient. Although‚ western
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Hobbes‚’ Sandel’s and Machiavelli’s viewpoints regarding which of Aristotle’s three main categories of knowledge is the most significant for establishing good political systems or making good political decisions‚ one must consider what each theorists considers to be a good political system and create a link between the two. The most important category of knowledge for establishing and making good political systems for Aristotle is practical knowledge‚ the purpose of politics is to produce good‚ virtuous
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Introduction The European Union remains one of the most controversial political projects in the modern world. It is usually portrayed as a symbol of European unity: the triumph of voluntarily shared sovereignty over excessive nationalism‚ ideological division and imperial ambition.1 Herman Van Rompuy2 once said that: “The age of the nation state is over and the idea that countries can stand alone is an ‘illusion’ and a ‘lie”3. One of the most Eurosceptic politicians‚ Nigel Farage‚ the leader
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Organizational Design and Organizational Structure 1. Organizational Design - management decisions and actions that result in a specific organization structure. Four Design Decisions 1. Division of Labor – process of dividing work into relatively specialized jobs to achieve advantages of specialization. Division of labor in organization can occur in three different ways: a. Work can be divided into different personal specialties. b. Work can be divided into different activities necessitated
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