Examine the place where you currently work, or a prior career, and identify a single service or product produced by your organization. Identify the different components of the supply chain for that product or service (list them from beginning to end). Be sure to identify which parts of the supply chain are considered “upstream” and “downstream” exchanges. Based on what you learned from your research, describe a single current issue that might negatively impact a company’s global supply chain.
Russell & Taylor (2014) define supply chain as the activities, functions and facilities that are involved in the production and delivery of product/service from the supplier to the consumer. The authors assert that the supply chain starts with the upstream supply chain members, the distributors, warehouses, and end up in the consumers. My previous organization dealt with the production of milk and milk products. The various components of the supply chain could be observed within my previous organization. In the milk processing, the various components of the supply chain noted include the sourcing of milk, which was obtained from the farmers within the locality and other large scale suppliers. The other element of the supply chain process was the milk processing process. Once milk was sourced from the suppliers, it was checked for quality and processed to produce various milk products. The other part of the supply chain is the logistics, which in our company involved the delivery of the finished products to the customers. This involved the coordination of receipt of consumer orders, development of warehouse network and development of carriage system. In the supply chain system, the upstream exchanges took place between the milk suppliers and the company, while the downstream exchanges occurred at the company’s…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Explain how society creates different conditions for men and women. Identify and explain at least two ways in which society is structured such that men and women are treated differently and explain why this treatment is just or unjust. What is a potential feminist ethical response to this situation and which of the thinkers from the week relate to your justification for the response?
How Society Creates Different Conditions for Men and Women
The society has created a culture where men and women are brought up to think, act and behave in a certain way. According to (Hurst, Fitz Gibbon & Nurse, 2017) cultures expect different behaviors and attitudes from the members of each sex. The authors points that the categorization of gender based on sex has created roles that have shaped the positions that individuals from the different gender can take in the society (p. 141). This has created gender stereotypes, which have been embedded in the labour market and organizational structures. These stereotypical categorizations serve to maintain status, occupational and job differences between men and women. Owing to this early expectation, women and men are supposed to be treated differently by the society.
The impact of categorization has seen the society set a standard for men and women through the media in advertisements, commercial and television shows, among others. Many of the television shows that people watch depict women as cooks, homemakers, while men are viewed as family providers. This categorization extends to the organizational structures, where even in situations that men and women work; women are still viewed as homemakers. Women are seen as people, who should cook, take care of children, run household errands and still perform their corporate duties.
Ways in Which Society Is Structured Such That Men and Women Are Treated Differently The society is structured differently and among
What is a benefit that theatre and dance can have on communicating different points of view? How are theatre and dance uniquely suited to help us understand the people around us? Use an example from the text, and an example from your own life and experience within your answer. Don’t forget to cite your source in APA format, then build from the source to share your perspective.
Benefits of Theatre and Dance on Communication of Different Views
Dance as a theatrical discipline offers powerful way of enhancing communication (Meitlis, 2015). It can be created to communicate a broad idea or a specific stimulus from a particular culture, time or place. The choreographers are the leaders who promote the process development, while creating, making experiments and developing sequences and events. All these are often inspired by an idea and could also lead to the development of new ideas. Moreover, theatre and dance provides a mechanism of nonverbal communication, which plays a great role on how people interact. It offers a platform on which people learn how to express themselves effectively. Various messages are communicated through dance and theatre. The meanings of such messages could be decoded through
Compare and contrast the different definitions of terrorism. Most definitions include the use of violence to create fear. The Department of State focuses on sub-national groups. The Department of Defense includes the threat of violence. The Federal Bureau of Investigation notes that terrorism is illegal. The Department of Homeland Security concentrates on critical infrastructure. In a two to three page paper (not including the cover page an reference page), compare and contrast these definitions; identifying the similarities and the differences.
1. Explain why different people need different training methods 2. How does a work group have control over the performance of a worker? Provide a rationale for why this “power” is a positive or negative thing. 3. How can training be designed to motivate learning and accommodate trainee differences?
Take a moment and reflect on the different people and experiences, both good and bad, that shape who you are today. This week you focus on social psychology and ethics in social psychology research by exploring some of Pat’s relationships in the case study.
Below you hear from Pat’s boss, best friend, medical doctor and her mother. As you read how each person describes Pat, begin to hypothesize how you think Pat interacts socially. Also, consider how you can study someone like Pat in an ethical manner.
Pat’s boss: Pat is somewhat of a laidback worker. She does not seem to take her work seriously. She is late getting to work sometimes, and she takes long breaks to smoke and to be alone.
Pat’s best friend: Pat has had a rough life. She suffers from a lot of emotional stuff. She is a good person, though. She just has it tough. I have had a rough life, so I know a little of what she’s going through.
Pat’s medical doctor: Pat has always done better in groups. When she was in the hospital, she seemed to be able to complete tasks better, and she seemed to be able to make better decisions for herself. I think this was, in part, because she had other people around her who could encourage her.
Pat’s mom: I wish she would stop smoking. She used to tell me she wanted to stop smoking. She must have tried a million times. She just never could do it. After a while, she started saying that she did not want to stop smoking because “I’m going to die anyway. I like smoking. It calms me down, and we are all going to die someday.”
As you read through this week’s resources, reflect on Pat’s different relationships. Consider how the different social psychology concepts and research apply to the Pat case study.
Week 3 Learning Resources
This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this week’s assigned Learning Resources.
Required Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Readings
Myers, D. G. (2014). Exploring psychology, in modules (9th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Module 36, “Social Thinking and Social Influence” (pp. 490–509)
Module 37, “Antisocial Relations” (pp. 510–523)
Blass, T. (2002). The man who shocked the world. Psychology Today, 35(2), 68–74. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article reviews the Milgram study and highlights why the results changed how psychologists understood social influences.
This web link tutorial explores social influence by reviewing a number of experiments focusing on conformity and ambiguous situations.
Optional Resources
Festinger, L. &Carlsmith, J. M. (1959). Cognitive consequences of forced compliance. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58, 203–210. Retrieved from http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Festinger/index.htm
Week 3 Assignment
Application: Understanding Pat Using Social Psychology Research
Through social media and technology, people are more connected now than any other time is history. Human connections are powerful and results of these interactions can range from the heroes on Flight 93 to terrible atrocities like the Holocaust or Rwanda. Understanding cultural and social influence builds a foundation for understanding what makes people do what they do or do not do.
There are several theories that support social psychology. For example, attribution theory suggests that you tend to attribute the behavior of others to either disposition or external situation (Heider, 1958). Just as circumstances and disposition impact behavior, attitudes are also predictors of behaviors. Peripheral route persuasion argues that attitude changes are influenced by things, such as attractiveness or celebrity. Alternatively, central route persuasion argues that attitudes change based on scientific evidence and arguments. Central route persuasion is much more thoughtful and more likely to influence behavior. Additionally, external influences and personal attitudes influence your behavior.
For this assignment, you will choose one social psychology theory and apply it to Pat’s behavior.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review Module 36, “Social Thinking and Social Influence,” in the course text. Focus on attribution, social facilitation, and cognitive dissonance research.
Select one of the following research areas:
Social facilitation research
Attribution research
Cognitive dissonance research
Submit by Day 7 a paper of 2–3 pages in which you apply the research area you selected to Pat’s case study. Be specific and use examples from the case study to support your answer.
Psychology: Understanding Pat Using Social Psychology Research
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Application of Cognitive Dissonance Research to Pat’s Case
Human beings are social beings and they live by interacting with their friends, relatives and workmates. However, the individuals in the social group can easily influence an individual behavior, beliefs and attitudes (Myers, 2014) . The idea of social influence can result in conformity or reactance. The cognitive dissonance, explains the situation where an individual attitudes, behaviors and beliefs are in conflict. When an individual experiences such a situation, one is motivated to reduce the effects of dissonance, by changing his/her cognitions. Pat’s case provides a unique situation, in which her interaction with the environment has played in shaping her behaviour, which can be explained using the cognitive dissonance.
Cognitive Dissonance and Pat’s Case
Firstly, Pat beliefs that by taking her time to smoke and arriving when she deems right are the best ways for her. Her inner cognitions are that she can smoke anytime she wants and arrive whenever she feels to because after all she has a right of doing so. Her personal beliefs are so strong that she responds by developing ways that contradict the set rules and thus ensuring that her behavior matches the inner cognitions. That is why she does get to work early and smokes without worrying about times, since they represent behaviors that conform to her inner cognitions. Her behavior is a display of high cognitive dissonance. In contrast, in the case of her performance in a group and when alone, the source of conflict arises from her inner belief that productivity arises from group work, contrary to the individual job performance. Therefore, she reacts in order to conform to her inner cognitions, by adjusting and giving all her efforts in a group and thus performing better. However, in the situations in which she works on her own, her inner cognitions are clear that productivity can be achieved through group work. For her to achieve………………………………………………….
Create a PowerPoint presentation on three different types of information security certifications. Provide a brief description for each certification and the requirements for each certification. Also, identify what security role or position is suited for each certification.
The presentation must be in APA style and utilize a minimum of one source from the CSU Online Library. Please use the slide notes function to fully explain your ideas, graphics, and images as needed.
Your completed presentation must be a minimum of seven slides in length, not counting the title and reference slides. All sources must be cited in-text and included on the reference slide in APA style.
A reflection paper is NOT a research paper. You should use your own ideas to reflect upon the materials from the learning unit. Use the information in the learning unit to do the following:
Write a three page, double spaced essay which compares the ideas of religion as presented in each half of Unit Two, (Unit 2.1 and Unit 2.2). What is different about the way people understood and thought about religion? What is similar? What had to happen for people to change their view? Conclude by explaining how the ideas in the 21st century compare with the ideas presented in Unit Two.
The goal of this assignment is to work with the course materials by using quotations from the learning unit and your own knowledge to create an understanding of the questions/prompt above. Be sure to put quoted materials in quotation marks. Using web or outside sources will result in a grade of 0.
A chemical plant CleanCo designs a new plant to produce four different cleaners for kitchen, bath, glass and floor. The minimum demand for each of these cleaning solutions is 1000, 3200, 2800 and 5400 litres, respectively. Two suppliers Chemic and Nevich, are supplying needed chemicals to the CleanCo for production. Due to safety reasons, CleanCo cannot buy more than %75 of the chemicals from the same supplier. Two suppliers’ chemicals have different rates to produce cleaning products. 1 litre of Chemic can produce 0,75 ltr of kitchen, 0,65 ltr of bath, 0,85 ltr of glass, and 0,72 ltr of floor cleaner. The corresponding rates from Nevich are 0,82 0,78 0,55 and 0,75 respectively. CleanCo needs to determine the minimum capacity of the new plant. Model the problem
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has impacted different industries in different ways. These advancements have been key in making work easier as well as creating huge shifts in some industries. Finance professionals have not been spared either.
Describe the opportunities presented and challenges paused by advancements in information communication technology to finance professionals.