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He tried to call up a Zen calm, but it was not forthcoming and he berated himself; trying to think about it pushed it farther from his grasp. â€Å"Like trying to bite the teeth,† the Zen proverb went. â€Å"There is not only nothing to grasp, but nothing with which to grasp it.† The closest he was going to get to no-mind was to go home and destroy a few million brain cells with a few bottles of wine – not an option. â€Å"You are troubled, Augustus Brine.† The Djinn had been silent for over an hour. At the sound of his voice Brine was startled and almost spilled his coffee. â€Å"It's the car,† Brine said. â€Å"What if the demon is in the car? There's no way to know.† â€Å"I will go look.† â€Å"Look? You said he was invisible.† â€Å"I will get in the car and feel around. I will sense him if he is that close.† â€Å"And if he's there?† â€Å"I will come back and tell you. He cannot harm me.† â€Å"No.† Brine stroked his beard. â€Å"I don't want them to know we're here until the last minute. I'll risk it.† â€Å"I hope you can move fast, Augustus Brine. If Catch sees you, he will be on you in an instant.† â€Å"I can move,† Brine said with a confidence that he did not feel. He felt like a fat, old man – tired and a little wired from too much coffee and not enough sleep. â€Å"The woman!† The Djinn poked Brine with a bony finger. Jenny was coming out of the house in her waitress uniform. She made her way down the front steps and across the shallow front yard to her Toyota. â€Å"At least she's still alive.† Brine was preparing to move. With Jenny out of the house one of their problems was solved, but there would be little time to act. The demonkeeper could come out at any moment. If their trap was not set, all would be lost. The Toyota turned over twice and died. A cloud of blue smoke coughed out of the exhaust pipe. The engine cranked, caught again, sputtered, and died; blue smoke. â€Å"If she goes back to the house, we have to stop her,† Brine said. â€Å"You will give yourself away. The trap will not work.† â€Å"I can't let her go back in that house.† â€Å"She is only one woman, Augustus Brine. The demon Catch will kill thousands if he is not stopped.† â€Å"She's a friend of mine.† The Toyota cranked again weakly, whining like an injured animal, then fired up. Jenny revved the engine and pulled away leaving a trail of oily smoke. â€Å"That's it,† Brine said. â€Å"Let's go.† Brine started the truck, pulled forward, and stopped. â€Å"Turn off the engine,† the Djinn said. â€Å"You're out of your mind. We leave it running.† â€Å"How will you hear the demon if he comes before you are ready?† Begrudgingly, Brine turned off the key. â€Å"Go!† he said. Brine and the Djinn jumped out of the truck and ran around to the bed. Brine dropped the tailgate. There were twenty ten-pound bags of flour, each with a wire sticking out of the top. Brine grabbed a bag in each hand, ran to the middle of the yard, paying out wire behind him as he went. The Djinn wrestled one bag out of the truck and carried it like a babe in his arms to the far corner of the yard. With each trip to the truck Brine could feel panic growing inside him. The demon could be anywhere. Behind him the Djinn stepped on a twig and Brine swung around clutching his chest. â€Å"It is only me,† the Djinn said. â€Å"If the demon is here, he will come after me first. You may have time to escape.† â€Å"Just get these unloaded,† Brine said. Ninety seconds after they had started, the front yard was dotted with flour bags, and a spider web of wires led back to the truck. Brine hoisted the Djinn into the bed of the truck and handed him two lead wires. The Djinn took the wires and crouched over a car battery that Brine had secured to the bed of the truck with duct tape. â€Å"Count ten, then touch the wires to the battery,† Brine said. â€Å"After they go off, start the truck.† Brine turned and ran across the yard to the front steps. The small porch was too close to the ground for Brine to crawl under, so he crouched beside it, covering his face with his arms, counting to himself, â€Å"seven, eight, nine, ten.† Brine braced himself for the explosion. The seal bombs were not powerful enough to cause injury when detonated one at a time, but twenty at once might produce a considerable shock wave. â€Å"Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, shit!† Brine stood up and tried to see into the bed of the truck. â€Å"The wires, Gian Hen Gian!† â€Å"It is done!† Came the answer. Before Brine could say anything else the explosions began – not a single blast, but a series of blasts like a huge string of firecrackers. For a moment the world turned white with flour. Then storms of flame swirled around the front of the house and mushroomed into the sky as the airborne flour was ignited by successive explosions. The lower branches of the pines were seared and pine needles crackled as they burned. At the sight of the fire storms, Brine dove to the ground and covered his head. When the explosion subsided, he stood and tried to see through the fog of flour, smoke, and soot that hung in the air. Behind him he heard the front door open. He turned and reached up into the doorway, felt his hand close around the front of a man's shirt, and yanked back, hoping he was not pulling a demon down off the steps. â€Å"Catch!† the man screamed. â€Å"Catch!† Unable to see though the gritty air, Brine punched blindly at the squirming man. His meaty fist connected with something hard and the man went limp in his arms. Brine heard the truck start. He dragged the unconscious man across the yard toward the sound of the running engine. In the distance a siren began to wail. He bumped into the truck before he saw it. He opened the door and threw the man onto the front seat, knocking Gian Hen Gian against the opposite door. Brine jumped into the truck, put it into gear, and sped out of the doughy conflagration into the light of morning. â€Å"You did not tell me there would be fire,† the Djinn said. â€Å"I didn't know.† Brine coughed and wiped flour out of his eyes. â€Å"I thought all the charges would go off at once. I forgot that the fuses would burn at different rates. I didn't know that flour would catch fire – it was just supposed to cover everything so we could see the demon coming.† â€Å"The demon Catch was not there.† Brine was on the verge of losing control. Covered in flour and soot, he looked like an enraged abominable snowman. â€Å"How do you know that? If we didn't have the cover of the flour, I might be dead now. You didn't know where he was before. How can you know he wasn't there? Huh? How do you know?† â€Å"The demonkeeper has lost control of Catch. Otherwise you would not have been able to harm him.† â€Å"Why didn't you tell me that before? Why don't you tell me these things in advance?† â€Å"I forgot.† â€Å"I might have been killed.† â€Å"To die in the service of the great Gian Hen Gian – what an honor. I envy you, Augustus Brine.† The Djinn removed his stocking cap, shook off the flour, and held it to his chest in salute. His bald head was the only part of him that was not covered in flour. Augustus Brine began to laugh. â€Å"What is funny?† The Djinn asked. â€Å"You look like a worn brown crayon.† Brine was snorting with laughter. â€Å"King of the Djinn. Give me a break.† â€Å"What's so funny?† Travis said, groggily. 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But as time passed, Estelle refused to let the subject lie, and Amanda answered her concern with pointed comparisons between her own energy level and that of Estelle's layabout husband, Herb. â€Å"If it weren't for his finger moving on the remote control you'd never know he was alive at all.† As much as Amanda was irritated by Effrom marauding around the house like an old tomcat, she needed only to think of Herb, permanently affixed to Estelle's couch, to put her own husband in a favorable light. Compared to Herb, Effrom was Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks rolled into one: a connubial hero. Amanda missed him. She drove five miles per hour over the speed limit, changing lanes aggressively, and checking her mirrors for highway patrol cars. She was an old woman, but she refused to drive like one. She made the hundred miles to Pine Cove in just over an hour and a half. Effrom would be in his workshop now, working on his wood carvings and smoking cigarettes. She wasn't supposed to know about the cigarettes any more than she was supposed to know that Effrom spent every morning watching the women's exercise show. Men have to have their secret lives and forbidden pleasures, real or perceived. Cookies snitched from the jar are always sweeter than those served on a plate, and nothing evokes the prurient like puritanism. Amanda played her role for Effrom, staying on his tail, keeping him alert to the possibility of discovery, but never quite catching him in the act. Today she would pull in the driveway and rev the engine, take a long time getting into the house to make sure that Effrom heard her coming so he could take a shot of breath spray to cover the smell of tobacco on his breath. Didn't it occur to the old fart that she was the one who bought the breath spray and brought it home with the groceries each week? Silly old man. When Amanda entered the house, she noticed an acrid, burnt smell in the air. She had never smelled cordite, so she assumed that Effrom had been cooking. She went to the kitchen expecting to see the ruined remains of one of her frying pans, but the kitchen, except for a few cracker crumbs on the counter, was clean. Maybe the smell was coming from the workshop. Amanda usually avoided going near Effrom's workshop when he was working, mainly to avoid the sound of the high-speed drills he used for carving, which reminded her of the unpleasantness of the dentist's office. Today there was no sound coming from the workshop. She knocked on the door, gently, so as not to startle him. â€Å"Effrom, I'm home.† He had to be able to hear her. A chill ran through her. She had imagined finding Effrom cold and stiff a thousand times, but always she was able to push the thought out of her mind. â€Å"Effrom, open this door!† She had never entered the workshop. Except for a few toys that Effrom dragged out at Christmastime to donate to local charities, Amanda never even saw any of the carvings he produced. The workshop was Effrom's sacred domain. Amanda paused, her hand on the doorknob. Maybe she should call someone. Maybe she should call her granddaughter, Jennifer, and have her come over. If Effrom were dead she didn't want to face it alone. But what if he was just hurt, lying there on the floor waiting for help. She opened the door. Effrom was not there. She breathed a sigh of relief, then her anxiety returned. Where was he? The workshop's shelves were filled with carved wooden figures, some only a few inches high, some several feet long. Every one of them was a figure of a nude woman. Hundreds of nude women. She studied each figure, fascinated with this new aspect of her husband's secret life. The figures were running, reclining, crouching, and dancing. Except for a few figures on the workbench that were still in the rough stage, each of the carvings was polished and oiled and incredibly detailed. And they all had something in common: they were studies of Amanda. Most were of her when she was younger, but they were unmistakably her. Amanda standing, Amanda reclining, Amanda dancing, as if Effrom were trying to preserve her. She felt a scream rising in her chest and tears filling her eyes. She turned away from the carvings and left the workshop. â€Å"Effrom! Where are you, you old fart?† She went from room to room, looking in every corner and closet; no Effrom. Effrom didn't go for walks. And even if he'd had a car, he didn't drive anymore. If he had gone somewhere with a friend, he would have left a note. Besides, all his friends were dead: the Pine Cove Poker Club had lost its members, one by one, until solitaire was the only game in town. She went to the kitchen and stood by the phone. Call who? The police? The hospital? What would they say when she told them she had been home almost five minutes and couldn't find her husband? They would tell her to wait. They wouldn't understand that Effrom had to be here. He couldn't be anywhere else. She would call her granddaughter. Jenny would know what to do. She would understand. Amanda took a deep breath and dialed the number. A machine answered the phone. She stood there waiting for the beep. When it came, she tried to keep her voice controlled, â€Å"Jenny, honey, this is Grandma, call me. I can't find your grandfather.† Then she hung up and began sobbing. The phone rang and Amanda jumped back. She picked it up before the second ring. â€Å"Hello?† â€Å"Oh, good, you're home.† It was a woman's voice. â€Å"Mrs. Elliot, you've probably seen the bullet hole in your bedroom door. Don't be frightened. If you listen carefully and follow my instructions, everything will be fine.†

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From hierarchy to teamwork leading the change Introduction: Leadership is an essential issue not only in the business environment, but also in all aspects of the human being life. Leadership is essential whether you are a leader of a team or are a single owner with no one working for you. Successful leadership, in matter of truth is a process of thinking; also, it is a route to make things done. Thriving entrepreneurs of today should possess and give out successful leadership skills. Moreover, managers are adept at maintaining the importance of such firm going on and add safety to the said firms, but unfortunately do not make for successful entrepreneurs. Leaders as well as successful entrepreneurs are good at inspiring peoples emotions, raising their expectations, plus taking them in different directions. However, effective leadership should be given off skills always constantly. Leaders are the ones who make things done. Furthermore, A few outstanding leaders function as having professional will in addition to personal humility. They have the commitment to produce whatever it takes to establish an enduring organization. They bear responsibility for the failures. Furthermore, they act on excellent standards; they are humble, let others responsible for the credit moreover, they are not egotistical. Therefore, most persons do not include the nature or instincts gain the life experiences tog to be a top Leadership, on other words, numerous people may receive the ability to improve themselves as to get leaders that are more powerful. However, it is further believed by many, for the most part that Working in teams is often more impressive than working with the earlier style bureaucratic management. This has been effectively demonstrated by first the Japanese experience, moreover, later in more countries around the world. However, the transition from hierarchy to teamwork requires the analysis and practice of the principles of team style management. Definition of Leadership: Leadership can be defined as the potential to influence more people to achieve things. A leader teaches by example and motivates others to observe their actions. A leader looks for other opportunities and is ready to switch their status quo. A leader has the capacity to reach people feel right about what they are doing and helps people think as the work they are accomplishing is working towards the larger objective of the corporation. On the other hand, a leader challenges someone to look beyond his or her base level of performance and action to their highest potential; they struggle to make the optimum out of their employees. Therefore, a leader is a person who recognizes accomplishment as well as properly rewards for accomplishments. Thus, One of the most fundamental aspects of a leader is they treat mistakes same as learning experiences. Leadership Aspects: Challenge the process: A leader searches for easier, additional effective ways to achieve goals, rather than compromising for the age-old manner of doing something. Moreover, leaders are innovative and testing to discover alternative ways of doing things. Inspiring: Leaders efficiently communicate organizational goals towards employees so people realize what is expected of them. Furthermore, they offer people a valid cause to make their jobs by expressing how valuable their work is plus how it helps the company as a whole. They motivate and energize workers and make them faith to perform their job. Modeling: An effective leader teaches by example. Besides, Leaders work with the highest standards and require others to perform to those standards as well. Additionally, they set forward a high-level application and expect a high-level effort from those around them. Personal Leadership Characteristics: Leader should believe that he personally has many superior leadership characteristics. Such like, he has to be honest, hard working, as well as perceptive. In addition, He tends to lead by example, letting others see how strong he works in addition to the level he holds himself to as an example of the class others should want to work towards as well. Likewise, he tends to remain very adept at recognizing peoples feelings about things. Supplementary, he can often tell if someone does not enjoy doing something and try to assist them discover ways to give it more enjoyable. At the identical time, also we find with the purpose that he is innovative in that he usually looks for the easiest means of doing things. Consequently, if a process is in place along with there is a faster or else more reliable method of generating the identical results he can usually obtain it. As well, he should think that he have a superior ability to analyze problems and follow up with solutions to them. In the addition of that and from the widespread, that he would say that to avoid his weaknesses such as the potential to peer. Besides, he should be good at pointing out problems with something also, then expressing those problems for the person who is responsible. However, he should tend to constantly watch for the best things furthermore skip over the bad ones. Thus, this could lead to other long-term problems for that the reason of the problem areas may go uncorrected. Hierarchy Leadership: Hierarchy is a reality in organizations. While many advocates for flatness in organizations, it is ultimately a comparable term, someone is however in charge. Therefore, the buck stops somewhere, in addition to the buck usually has clear channels it passes through before it stops. This is hierarchy. Thus, think the pyramid. Therefore, in a hierarchical system, a little number exists at the top leadership, and the others are apparently working their way through their careers so they can get to getting higher on the pyramid. Leadership development, therefore, is finding people in the bottom parts of the pyramid and grooming them for slots in the top at either your organization or another. On other words, this means picking star performers and making certain they experience the opportunities to extend their leadership skills. However, we can find with the intention of, in several areas of the pyramid comes into play again. Therefore, Leadership development takes your non-leaders and makes a new pyramid out of them, selecting only the head of the sub-pyramid for development. Therefore, we can certainly get so as to numerous practice it for either or what was mentioned early but as giving people the possibility to develop their horizons, present to the Board, take on different projects, etc. on separate words, it is appropriate to look beyond star performers. For example, if leader said that he barely had occasion to actually focus his mentoring attention on two to three people out of his entire team that might be fine if it is within his pyramid. Furthermore, we can add with the purpose that Introspection is fine, but it still will not enable any more than three or four to get the leaders attention. Thus, you desire to develop mechanisms and structures so more people can see the assistance they require to improve leadership within their present roles. Therefore, and as we mentioned earlier, that Operating exclusively within the pyramid structure inhibits this, but it is not seen that people experimenting outside of this paradigm. Leadership Development Hierarchy: It was developed to assist those we coach understand the connection of self-awareness, authenticity, interpersonal effectiveness, purpose, vision, as well as values to their journey of personal leadership development. Therefore, the hierarchy is a conceptual construct that represents the different stages or levels an individual can go through to develop themselves same as successful plus fulfilled leaders within the context of their values, purpose in addition to personal vision. The construct theorizes that people will be more appropriate as leaders if they first achieve enough of the requirements of a lower level before ascending toward higher levels of the hierarchy. On other words, those of us who have observed leadership development along with studied the research in the direction of emotional intelligence are suggesting that leaders who have the emotional maturity will perform better at the higher levels of task demand in addition to complexity than those who make not include the minor levels satisfied. For example, one will be better able to present an organization vision if they have high self-awareness, authenticity as well as interpersonal effectiveness. The Leadership Development Hierarchy is a model that helps people to view a view of the journey they will experience it as if they develop themselves. Therefore, it also facilitates the participants capacity to better manage their learning experiences. Those of us who design and deliver leadership development programs can utilize the hierarchy to certify in addition to categorize content. We also can combine the scope along with the sequence of our instructional design along with the Leadership Development Hierarchy. There are particular chunks of material in addition to experiences that are used to support our learners work throughout each of the levels of the hierarchy. Therefore, coaches of leaders, our job is to design and facilitate a procedure that allows people to have deep individual experiences that lead to move to self-discovery as well as insight. This includes adapting moreover using teaching methods as closely as tools that will assist people learn to tap into their intellectual in addition to emotional skills to get themselves as successful leaders. Only then are we really helping people on their drive to get a level five leader. Leadership as Teamwork: Developing collaboration crosswise an organization necessitates so as to leaders acquire a systems approach toward projects. Furthermore, that means such organization stares at projects at the previously mentioned time as a system of regular activities to cooperate to perform a known objective. Consequently, the general objective is on the means to compliment the entire strategy of such organization. Frequently, every projects sketch as of one source pool, consequently they interconnect while they contribute to the relative resources. For that reason, the process of said projects is itself a project in general, by means of the little main projects being the actions to lead to the bigger project aim. Therefore, as we can say with the aim of it obviously shows that whichever is deficient in of leadership cooperation resonates all the way throughout such organization. Whether leaders do not model preferred behaviors, there is modest expect with the intention of the rest of such organization preserve do it on behalf of them. Whichever is deficient in of leadership support will certainly be replicated in the completion of project teams, and there is little with the role of project managers alone are able to diagnose the problems to arise. Moreover, as we can investigate further on the above subject that a team impression is a single method used by such organization toward institute a strategic bearing for projects on both sides of organizational boundaries. More commonly than not its position is in the process to give directions, handle numerous projects otherwise a selection of projects, and assist within cross-organizational concern resolution. It is due to the earliest faith with the aim that one example by the side of Such organization was a cross-organizational leadership team pulled in concert in the direction of resolve architectural concerns in favor of a current type of business industry. Nevertheless, Entity project teams were optimizing resolutions on the process to provide their objectives. However, it is further believed by many, for the most part in Individual project manager for the organization such organization obtained the proposal on the track to produce together a leadership team. Besides, the team acknowledged ownership toward resolution at the set of consistent matters. For that reason, It primary recognized a set of key concerns and limits on the direction to indicate the study teams. Additionally, once numerous issues bogged downward, it endorsed an appreciation pathway toward two managers who would pay attention in the direction of the use of views and formulate resolutions. As we can say with the purpose of when it is said so as for the reason that of the incredible collision on top of time-to-market of projects needy on the result. The leadership team kept back appropriate stress on makes steps forward. Later, they paid heed to recommendations commencing an exposition breakdown and took action on recommended enhancements, applying them on the way to following projects that were commenced to determine other issues. Additionally, In excess of time the progression enhanced considerably and showed the path to condensed fretfulness concerning the disorganized condition of the manner. It is outstanding to the most ancient faith with intend of this methodical come within the scope of demonstrate the enormous and serious pressure of leadership collective effort on project achievement. Likewise, gradually more apparent are companies who set up portfolio assortment committees. On the separate hand, within this way leaders and project managers make up the collaborative visualization as a result that essential intended for implementation of strategy for such organization. Leading the Change: Such progression of change is obsessed by means of definite structural transformations that are expected to figure the circumstances of economic and business modify in the predictable prospect. Nevertheless, in our case, such organization, it means of the strong facial appearance that we have to commence our investigation of the starting places and disputes of enterprise transformation. Consequently, the talented economic and business surroundings engaged the development of an economic structure that is knowledge motivated, it is worldwide, and it is set-up. Nonetheless, it is knowledge motivated for the reason that the competitiveness and productivity of economic organizations lying upon their capability toward produce procedure and concern professionally awareness geared toward improvement. It is comprehensive for the reason that the key progressions of production, in such organization, movement and consumption are prearranged on a comprehensive level throughout practical connection along with technical, organizational and systematic structures. In addition, it is set-up for the reason that productivity is produced throughout and the contest is controlled approximately a comprehensive network of interface among industry networks. For that reason, these three key features do not signify with the purpose of the talented economic surroundings shows the way towards the junction of economic systems. though, during this circumstance organizational structures distribute crossways systematic situations, make use from every one and other, and produce organizational mixtures so as to communicate to the general outline of business organization and contest, at the same time as adjust in the direction of the exact public background surrounded by which they function. In further words, shape of economic organization is interceded by forebear organizational shapes, systematic structures and cultures of such organization. Thus, this mediation is of elementary worth in the raise of rapidity, or deceleration, of learn progress and events of spread. Multiculturalism: Multiculturalism as a progression of change by means of which we were taught to be familiar with, recognize and understand our own cultural individuality, as well as the comparisons and dissimilarity of people as of other cultural groups. On the other hand, that distinctiveness preserve comprise ethnicity, race, gender, economic class, physical abilities, sexual orientation, religion, job status, and veteran status. Diffusion of multiculturalism and improved personality right of entry to cultural assortment, through on the other hand, various decrease in variety throughout adjustment, and hybridization. Therefore, at such organization, has originated it mainly thriving to arrange functioning commission strength to assist sketch a strategy meant for continuing multicultural assignment. Additional thriving strategies for ascertain an assortment proposal includes: 1. Spotlighting on the positive features of assortment work; 2. Pulling together and allocating articles and new form of documents which clearly demonstrate the benefits of multiculturalism; 3. Performing focal point groups for the community to put across their apprehension and visualization for generating effectual multicultural surroundings. 4. In spite of the strategy, you in time come to a choice upon; most people trace it very helpful to widen an idea of the factors, which are arguing organizations to tie in work, so fine the constant return of multicultural change. Diversity: It goes back to the exceptional and particular characteristics with the intention of make a distinction us at the same time as individuals, and recognizes us seeing that be in the right place to such a group. Besides, Diversity consequently comprises class, religion, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and abilities/ disabilities. Nevertheless, Diversity presents power and prosperity in the direction of the whole. As a result, Diversity possibly will besides take account of extraction, color, age, marital status, political belief, and family status. Conversely, Diversity is a comprehensive come within reach of all community that be familiar with the diversity we possibly will have in any specified time, constant in the middle of groups to come into sight to be harmonized. In the ongoing such organization, recruiting a varied workers has happened to a more complicated confront for employers. Hence, (Such organization) distinguish the benefits connected by means of employ a varied workers, nevertheless several discover it complicated to accomplish the purpose. Consequently, Directors at (Such organization) who identify the worth of pull towards you miscellaneous employees observation such employment put into practice as a strategic business crucial. On the other hand, value that competitors are concerning by means of markets they are misplaced, diversity is appreciated at the same time as a competitive advantage. The diversity manager for instance at (Such organization) preserve in addition influence sustain for communications programs by repeat top executives with the intention of employment and preservation issues contain a consequence on mutual standing. In conclusion, such organization ought to also bear in mind that outside messages connecting diversity of about any supplementary characteristic of the business culture has to contest the interior actuality. Environmental Issues: As we know that change in the rising economic environment is intimately connected to two key industries, which not simply set up progress and product advanced, but also applied progress at their own structures, and progression, which resulted in higher growth and output and throughout competition, to the diffusion of new business models through the economy. Furthermore, No doubt it is the full interconnection of the markets smooth the progress of by strict redesign that makes the new economy full. Nevertheless, at the central part of such organization, which is utilized the latest technology related mechanism of old economy sort of organizations. Hence the centrality of technology allied economic movement is not correlated to the in the hope of freshly exponential proceeds expansion and market worth of technical firms. As an option, their economic and business result lies as the potentially affected contact for the technique business is carried out. Sustainability: As we can say that a business is sustainable if it has modified its put into practice for the make use of renewable possessions and seizes itself responsible for the environmental contact of its activities. Consequently, this comprises businesses for an organization; to make it possibly will desire to activate in its mode, as well as to defend the environment. In addition, many profit-oriented businesses, like such organization will create a representation of social responsibility throughout a variety of marketing and public relations act; even though this visible figure does not actually indicate with the purpose of, they are sustainable. As we generally disclosed that a business to contain a competitive advantage and maintain the review of time, change is an everyday occasion. Nevertheless, it ought to not be a response; it is a growth to facilitate focuses on preserve a balance inside the same organization, which is such organization, in order to make sure the slow change from one growth to another. Besides, the central part principles and view are deftly entrenched in each act in nature to avoid disorder in the organization. Likewise, the simple route near the logistics of alter management is ingoing to the scene world of business. Team development A team is defined by the necessity for interaction among members of a group. Therefore, the true meaning of interaction, action between, goes to the essence of teamwork. Consequently, the core for some organizations is whether it is needed and to what extends to stress work team operations. Therefore, the nature of the work leads organizations to the answer of the preceding query. Therefore, and as we mentioned earlier at above, that Theory building in addition to empirical research on team development have their roots in social psychology along with group dynamics. Otherwise, it has been dealt explicitly with the issue of team development in terms of empowerment and has distinguished various stages in this development. Therefore, we can certainly get so as to multiple practice it for either or what was mentioned early but as in the primary place, the team should focus on the redundancy of functions. Moreover, qualification matrices are made along with a cross-training program is generated to develop multifunctional and to encourage job expansion in the light of the variety in the request for production capabilities and the distribution of work skills requisite variety. In the upcoming stage, the focusing is on the principle of minimal critical specification, moreover, the redesign of the control structure. Moreover, as we can investigate further on the above subject, as greatly as possible, control objectives are delegated to the team and the focus is on job enrichment. Moreover, in these first two stages, the focus point is on the individual furthermore, there is a shift from conventional to non-routine activities. Furthermore, in the third stage the emphasis is on the self-reliance of the team, on teamwork plus for team-building communication and decision-making. At the identical time, also we find with the purpose of during everyday work the team has to become free of its supervisor. Accordingly, the focus is on teamwork and autonomy. In the previous stage, in line with the principle of double loop learning, the function to explain the non-routine problems is the central concern. For that reason, an ideal area in which this kind of problems always arises is the management of the environment through the team. It is due to the earliest faith with the aim that the activities during the first three stages are chiefly directed inwards, leading to a higher level of empowerment of the team. Additionally, Group boundaries are emphasized beside this will move group members to reinforce group identity. Consequently, Sharp group boundaries always strengthen the group norms and reduce the tolerance for abnormal attitudes and behavior among group members. Thus, this may limit the innovative and innovative capacity of the group, and may reduce its responsiveness toward suppliers and customers, which is an essential reason for empowerment. As we can say with the purpose of when it is said so as to an independent working team might become too inwardly oriented, a tendency that might constrain organizational learning and comprehensive system improvement. On the separate hand, these arguments indicate that team boundaries should be neither too stiff nor too loose. To find the appropriate balance, the concept of boundary management was included in the fourth stage, with the objective of creating teams that are not only autonomous, but also responsive, pro-active as well as innovative. Change and Implementation of Change: Organizational change is a realism of the available world, and to facilitate actuality is not liable to change anytime rapidly. If anything, organizations can wait for toward look the need meant for even more change in the prospect, at a still closer lick. Furthermore, we can add with the purpose of those Organizations encompass to pact with advanced technology and with upgrades for presented technology. Consequently, they comprise to get with reorganizations, practice step up plan, and mergers and acquisitions. In the addition of that and from the widespread of They thrive by mixed any actual resolution that was a fraction of the change mix by a careful and practical as one of the non technical human aspects linked with the change. Therefore, as we can say with the aim of it obviously shows that it suppose Such organization , that thrive at change do so by in view of the people who are affected with, will have to exist with, and are frequently necessary to finishing the change in query. Still better, not only does running the human side of an organizational change scheme assist make sure the successful execution and use of the possible result, it sets the foundation for realized prospect results on the performance of Such organization. Conclusion: On the separate hand, as the times went on, a lot of detailed research has been conducted on the charge In excess of the long run, we consider to promote the organization, so as to pursue a progression alike to the one illustrated amplify their chances for superior accomplishment. Furthermore, this occurs for the point that teams of people following a logical progression and by compelling data to substantiate their arguments more frequently make improved outcome than individuals. Consequently, such project of any organization, enclose further evident, and the importance of words and choice make recover. Additionally, the power of using the criterion that is firmly allied by strategy and recognized with each one in the organization is the justifying result it has to require representation in inventive ways. On the other hand, having progression resources it can be simulated and enhanced over instant awaiting it is optimized. Likewise, it as well many more people can reach out the development and trainer others, thus making knowledge such organization. As we can see obviously that, the demands of the external along with the local environment are opposite to the existing organizational cultures well as style of leadership. Therefore, the importance of those issues is crucial in the success of an enterprise. Consequently, every recent step has to be done according to the existing values, to the existing concepts and if something has to change in the organizational culture that must be done before any further step. However, as the times went on, a lot of important researches had been conducted on the function of the human capital is important and if we are not able to handle correctly, that means a specific failure. As a result, the motivation, the team development and the empowerment define the direction an organization face its employees, leads them. In order to succeed, the consideration to these issues is necessary. However, we can find with the intention of, in several areas of the offered here has noteworthy inference for procedure improvement. as a result, At such business environment, where in such organization , is taking place, environment is constantly methodically implanted; rules, laws, norms and regulations are necessary to construct anticipated business environment of every types among those and the identical organization, which we are talking about, business environment. Furthermore, such organization comprise a critical function to bear role in make sure the circumstances necessary to successful interface among such organization. As we can say with the purpose of when it is said so as to the paramount question is not whether management be supposed to restrict or not; other than, what forms of involvement are likely to be mainly successful in obtainable situations. Conversely, given with the resolution of interference cannot and ought to not be persistent. Likewise, Improvement policy ought to not only focal point on the fundamentals of the scheme, but also on the associations in the midst of these fundamentals. Consequently, this comprises not just the associations surrounded by differing types of organization, but also at such organization. Therefore, we can definitely get so as to numerous practice it for either or what was mentioned early but as Effective leadership has little or nothing to draw with hierarchy along with formal position. Better, soon it will remain whole project based. Therefore, those who excel at being aware, sharing, and pooling knowledge, win. For that reason, once this is a reality, the workplace will be changed forever. I do not mean that once the work project-based for a while it is part of this trend. In fact, a plan now plus there is not be, what this is about it. I envision that over, as we know it will vanish all. Moreover, it will not be needed and will have no function. Instead, a new hierarchy will appear: one solely based on information and networks. As a result, this is a considerably more precarious situation. In effect, a given location can determine who is in charge and hot topic can make an expert surface immediately.

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The History and Future of Computers and the Internet The early history of mechanical computers really began to take off in the mid 1940’s. Between 1943-1946 the first true general purpose electronic computer was made. Constructed at the University of Pennsylvania the computer was named the ENIAC (electronic numerical integrator and computer.) The ENIAC was developed by two important keystone species, John William Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert Jr. The ENIAC was absolutely humongous; it stood 10 feet tall and occupied 1,000 square feet of floor space. On top of that it weighed in at 30 tons! The major problem with the ENIAC was its reliability. The ENIAC ran on vacuum tubes, and these vacuum tubes constantly burnt out causing people to replace them on an average of 50 times a day. Both Mauchly and Eckert realized that the ENIAC needed major improvement and began working on other designs. Unfortunately due to several members abandoning the project to pursue other jobs their next computer, the EDVAC never really took off. The first commercially successful computer to hit the market was in 1951. The computer was named the UNIVAC. The UNIVAC was manufactured by Remington Rand and was influenced by Eckert and Mauchly. The Univac was 943 cubic feet and ran on serial vacuum tubes. 46 UNIVAC’s were built for government and business uses. The UNIVAC was able to show its superiority over other technological advances like the IBM punch card. Although the UNIVAC was much faster than the punch card it took a year for people to fully accept the UNIVAC. The UNIVAC is also known for predicting the Eisenhower election, thus making it a household name. With the UNIVAC gaining popularity some people began thinking that the computer was the next step towards a better technological future. Tom Watson Jr. was one of the few that saw a great future in computers. After struggling to convince his father that the computer was the next step in business Watson Jr. began development on the IBM 650. While the IBM 650 wasn’t technologically better than the UNIVAC it did sell better. Tom Watson Jr. brought an IBM company which previously declared that computers will have no place in the homes of America to a thriving business. While computers seemed to be doing wonders for businesses it didn’t truly ‘hit home’ until the birth of the internet. The Birth of the Internet Many people forget why the internet was originally formed.

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Criticism of Religious Hypocrites in Tartuffe      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Moliere rocked the 17th century French world with his comedy "Tartuffe" in 1664. Although, religious factions kept the play banned from theatres from 1664-1669, "Tartuffe" emerged from the controversy as one of the all-time great comedies. Tartuffe is a convincing religious hypocrite. He is a parasite who is sucking Orgon, the rich trusting father, for all he is worth. Orgon does not realize that Tartuffe is a phony, and caters to his every whim. For instance, he reneges on his promise to let his daughter Mariane, marry Valere. Instead he demands that she wed Tartuffe, whom she despises. He also banishes his own son, Damis, from his house for speaking out against Tartuffe and all of his son's inheritance is promised to Tartuffe.    Tartuffe is nothing more than a traveling confidence man who veils his true wickedness with a mask of piety. Orgon and his mother Madame Pernelle are completely taken in by this charade. On the other hand, Cleante, Elmire, and Dorine see Tartuffe for the fake that he really is. Cleante is Orgon's wise brother who speaks elegantly about Tartuffe's hypocrisy. Through Cleante, Moliere most plainly reveals his theme.    Spare me your warnings, Brother; I have no fear Of speaking out, for you and Heaven to hear, Against affected zeal and pious knavery. There's true and false in piety, as in bravery, And just as those whose courage shines the most In battle, are least inclined to boast, So those whose hearts are truly pure and lowly Don't make a flashy show of being holy (Meyer 1466).    In speeches such as these, Moliere wanted to get across the fact that it was false piety he was condemni... ...rtuffe" historically it becomes clear the courage it took for Moliere to perform this play, knowing that he would be ostracized by the church for the rest of his life. At Moliere's death, Bishop Bossuet said, "God is showing his anger against Moliere" (Bishop X). However, by using the historical viewpoint, we can see that Moliere actually died a hero, knowing that he had always fought for what he believed.       Works Cited Bishop, Morris. Eight Plays By Moliere. New York: The Modern Library, 1957. Fernandez, Ramon. Moliere: The Man Seen Through the Plays. New York: Hill and Wang, 1958. Gassner, John. Comedies of Moliere. New York: The Book League of America, 1946. Meyer, Michael. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1989. Walker, Hallam. Moliere. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990.    Criticism of Religious Hypocrites in Moliere's Tartuffe Essay -- Tartu Criticism of Religious Hypocrites in Tartuffe      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Moliere rocked the 17th century French world with his comedy "Tartuffe" in 1664. Although, religious factions kept the play banned from theatres from 1664-1669, "Tartuffe" emerged from the controversy as one of the all-time great comedies. Tartuffe is a convincing religious hypocrite. He is a parasite who is sucking Orgon, the rich trusting father, for all he is worth. Orgon does not realize that Tartuffe is a phony, and caters to his every whim. For instance, he reneges on his promise to let his daughter Mariane, marry Valere. Instead he demands that she wed Tartuffe, whom she despises. He also banishes his own son, Damis, from his house for speaking out against Tartuffe and all of his son's inheritance is promised to Tartuffe.    Tartuffe is nothing more than a traveling confidence man who veils his true wickedness with a mask of piety. Orgon and his mother Madame Pernelle are completely taken in by this charade. On the other hand, Cleante, Elmire, and Dorine see Tartuffe for the fake that he really is. Cleante is Orgon's wise brother who speaks elegantly about Tartuffe's hypocrisy. Through Cleante, Moliere most plainly reveals his theme.    Spare me your warnings, Brother; I have no fear Of speaking out, for you and Heaven to hear, Against affected zeal and pious knavery. There's true and false in piety, as in bravery, And just as those whose courage shines the most In battle, are least inclined to boast, So those whose hearts are truly pure and lowly Don't make a flashy show of being holy (Meyer 1466).    In speeches such as these, Moliere wanted to get across the fact that it was false piety he was condemni... ...rtuffe" historically it becomes clear the courage it took for Moliere to perform this play, knowing that he would be ostracized by the church for the rest of his life. At Moliere's death, Bishop Bossuet said, "God is showing his anger against Moliere" (Bishop X). However, by using the historical viewpoint, we can see that Moliere actually died a hero, knowing that he had always fought for what he believed.       Works Cited Bishop, Morris. Eight Plays By Moliere. New York: The Modern Library, 1957. Fernandez, Ramon. Moliere: The Man Seen Through the Plays. New York: Hill and Wang, 1958. Gassner, John. Comedies of Moliere. New York: The Book League of America, 1946. Meyer, Michael. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1989. Walker, Hallam. Moliere. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990.   

The Trolley Dodgers

In 1890, the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers professionals’ baseball team joined the National League. Over the following years, the Dodgers would have considerable difficulty competing with the other baseball themes in the New York City area. Those teams, principal among them the New York Yankees, were much better financed and generally stocked with players of higher caliber. In 1958, after nearly seven decades of mostly frustration on and off the baseball field, the Dodgers shocked the sports world by moving to Los Angeles. Walter O’Malley, the flamboyant owner of the Dodgers, saw an opportunity to introduce professional baseball to the rapidly growing population of the West Coast. More important, O’Malley saw an opportunity to make his team more profitable. As an in document to the Dodgers, Los Angeles Country purchased a goat farm located in Chavez Ravine, an area two miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and gave the property to O’Malley for the site of his new baseball stadium. Since moving to Los Angeles, the Dodgers have been the envy of the baseball world: â€Å"In everything from profit to stadium maintenance†¦the Dodgers are the prototype of how a franchise should be run. †? During the 1980s and 1990s, the Dodgers reigned as the most profitable franchise in baseball with a pretax profit margin approaching 25 percent in many years. In late 1997, Peter O’Malley, Walter O’Malley’s son and the Dodgers principal owner, sold the franchise for $350 million to media mogul Rupert Murdoch. A spokesman for Murdoch complimented the O’Malley family for the longstanding success of the Dodgers organization. â€Å"The O’Malley’s have set a gold standard for franchise ownership†. ? During an interview before he sold the Dodgers, was seemingly a perfect example of one of those experts he had retained in all functional areas: â€Å"I don’t have to be an expert on taxes, split-fingered fastballs, or labor relations with our ushers. That talent is available. †? Edward Campos, a longtime accountant for the Dodgers, was seemingly a perfect example of one of those experts in the organization. Campos accepted an entry-level position with the Dodgers as a young man. By 1986, after almost two decades with the club, he had worked his way up the employment hierarchy to become the operations payroll chief. After taking charge of the Dodgers’ payroll department, Campos designed and implemented a new payroll system, a system that reportedly only he fully understood. In fact, Campos controlled the system so completely that he personally filled out the weekly payroll cards for each of the four hundred employees of the Dodgers. Campos was known not only for his work ethic but also for his loyalty to the club and its owners: â€Å"The Dodgers trusted him, and when he was on vacation, he even came back and did the payroll. †? Unfortunately, the Dodgers’ trust in Campos was misplaced. Over a period of several years, Campos embezzled several hundred thousand dollars from his employer. According to court records, Campos padded the Dodgers’ payroll by adding fictitious employees to various departments in the organizations. In addition, Campos routinely inflated the number of hours worked by several employees and then split the resulting overpayments fifty-fifty with those individuals. The fraudulent scheme came unraveled when appendicitis struck down Campos, forcing the Dodgers’ controller to temporarily assume his responsibilities. While completing the payroll one week, the controller noticed that several employees, including ushers, security guards, and ticket salespeople, were being paid unusually large amounts. In some cases, employees earning $7 an hour received weekly paychecks approaching $2,000. Following a criminal investigation and the filing of charges against Campos and his cohorts, all the individuals involved in the payroll fraud confessed. A stale court sentenced Campos to eight years in prison and required him to make restitution of approximately $132,000 to the Dodgers. Another of the conspirators also received a prison sentence. The remaining individuals involved in the payroll scheme made restitution and were placed on probation. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Identify the key audit objectives for a client’s payroll function. Comment on both objectives related to tests of controls and those related to substantive audit procedures. Ans: The key audit objectives for a client’s payroll function are occurrence, completeness, accuracy, pasting and summarization, classification and timing. On the occurrence objective the related test of control could be examining the time cards, personnel files, reviewing organization chart to see if the payroll payments are for exiting work and for existing employee and the substantive test for the occurrence objective is to see if the right amount of payroll is paid to the right employee and were recorded properly. On the completeness objective the test of control could be to see if the existing payroll were recorded and the substantive test is to compare the book and the payroll bank statement and look for the unmatched amount. For the accuracy objective, the test of control is to examine if the right hours and rate are recorded, tax withholding is correct while the substantive test is to test for exact amount by recalculating gross pay and net pay, comparing pay rate with the industry also. For posting and summarization objective, the test of control could be comparing the master files total with general ledgers total and while the substantive test is by footing the payroll journal and tracing postings to the journal ledger and the payroll master file. The test of control for the classification objective is to review charts of accounts while the substantive test is to review the time cards and job ticket. Lastly, for the timing objective, the test of control is to examine procedures and observe if recording is taking place while the substantive test is to compare date on checks. . What internal control weaknesses were evident in the Dodgers’ payroll system? Ans: The internal control weaknesses in the Dodger’s payroll system is that Campos, who is happen to be the operations payroll chief, is the one who designed and also implemented a new payroll system that only him that could fully understand. Also other weaknesses is that there is no independent check a nd performance, there is also no separation of duties, and Dodgers work environment would be a weakness because Campos and others have low work ethic. 3. Identify audit procedures that might have led to the discovery of the fraudulent scheme masterminded by Campos. Ans: Audit procedures that might discover the fraud is by understanding Dodger’s payroll chart because auditors would see if there are no independent check and performance and no separation of duties. Another thing is that to interview employees in the payroll department. Test for nonexistent employee, reconciling the total hours paid in payroll records with that in an independent record of the hours worked and observing employee time in.

Regency Grand Hotel Bangkok

In the earner set-up. He employees were expected to follow the orders of their managers without questioning them. Initiatives to solve problems at personal level were discouraged and it led to lack of innovation and risk-averse behavior. Eventually, the hotel staff got accustomed to the style of management over the past fifteen years, and it made the work go smoothly with minimal number of conflicts. The practice reduced the bureaucratic governance that was embedded in the past management.The employees were now able to get involved In decision making, creature, and innovation. Interaction with top management was also encouraged. Backer's policy however did not improve the performance of the organization, he spent a great deal of time solving employee problems, there was an increase in the number of complaints by customers and an increase in mistakes made by the employees. The performance of the organization therefore deteriorated. However, the recent sale of the hotel to a new Americ an group Introduced an altogether new style of administration to the employees.The management style of the new GM was entirely opposite to what the staff was familiar to, and it caused problems bringing the hotel's performance and reputation down the drain. Symptoms & Causes of Deterioration of Performance: Symptoms & Causes of Deterioration of Performance, Cultural factors, Communication factors, Staff performance: 1 . Personality and organizational fit 2. Job design and role ambiguity 3. Espoused and enacted values Power hierarchy &: decision making process 4. Stress 5. Absenteeism, 6. High staff turnover and 7.Job satisfaction Major Issues In the case Major issues in the case Organizational change inadequately managed. The differences in the newly merged workforce with dissimilar profiles had not been addressed. Following this, Becker did not employ a communication strategy that supported the dissimilarity between management and employees and their different cultures. I en unc lear calicles making process Ana power annularly. Lack AT proper analysis of the chances of success of the strategy of empowerment. Lack of proper coordination within the management team, when trying to implement the empowerment strategy.The Hotel also faced the challenge of social emotional conflicts among employees. Contingencies of power such as source of power were not clearly outlined. These issues resulted in high levels of stress, absenteeism and remover. An overview of the problems occurred Junior and senior managers feel losing power because of the practice of empowerment. Most of the managers waste time on dealing with minor issues. The general manager John Becker is sick of giving minor decision instructions to his subordinates.Motivation Motivation Motivation is a fundamental aspect of improving the quality of performance of the work force. The Regency Hotel management aimed at developing motivation among employees. However the employees were not motivated. Increased fru stration, stress, Job dissatisfaction and high turnover were some of the factors that immemorial employees. Encouraging innovativeness and creativity among employees is an essential component of a successful organization. The free environment provided by the organization was not effectively utilized by the employees.The performance of the organization depreciated as a result. Motivated staff Improved performance of organization Empowerment Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social or economic strength of the individuals. It often involves the empowerment developing confidence in their capacities. In some situations empowerment could motivate employees. The problem n the hotel is the measurement of a major or a minor issue. There is not a definition or standard states what a major issue is. Actually employee needs to know what he/ she can touch and what he/she cannot.Conflict comes when the management disagrees with the employees' view. For example, a guest go es to the front-counter people and asks for a room upgrade. The front-counter boy thinks he could do that without approval from his superiority the front-counter manager may think it is a big issue because it would affect the profit of the business. What the front-counter boy has done may annoy the front-counter manager. Issues ; Consequences After Empowerment Empowerment can be described as People having the skills and the self-belief to proactively deal with issues and make the most of the opportunities available to them. UT soon after the execution of empowerment Becker realism that things are not going according to his expectation because staff of regency grant don't know what is empowerment? Because they use to work as per their manager order in the previous management they are not allowed to innovate & generate anything new ,Ana were Electorates Day teen sensor managers Ana rater all tens teen note want o take risk and get punished by the management but general manger back in America was working in a empowered environment where staff has a power of decision making & can take minor decision on their own . Classically it's a cultural difference between management and staff, where people+ from Thailand believe in team work and management is from America who believes in individuality they believe that they can do anything unaccompanied which was the first issue. Outcomes Of The Failure Of Empowerment Due to failure of empowerment hotel regency grand was losing its profit, client's and tutus in Bangkok as well as it's intangible assets like market value and quality standards began to decline.Becker thought that empowerment will help his hotel to earn more profit and guest satisfaction but his strategies backfired on the hotel reputation, resulting in the decline of the overall Performance of the hotel. It was for the first time that there were an increase in number of guest complaints both verbally and in written. Guest started complaining about the services provided to them and above all disgrace in the news paper as one of the Sais's nightmare hotel. Criticism about service standards of the hotel, Staffs were also not happy takes it to the inequity among the employees.Back biting among employees was commonly seen now and good working atmosphere was harshly strained. Lack of team spirits among the employees now they were against each other when mistakes were made by any employee. Unclear power hierarchy Unclear power hierarchy Another major issue encountered at the Regency Grand Hotel which affected the organizational culture was the problem of unclear power hierarchies which lead to staff not understanding their role clearly in the decision making process. Employees were given empowerment but this proved to be problematic as staff were unable to discern between what constituted a major or minor problem.Staff found that in many cases when they did make a decision it was later overturned by supervisors. One part of the process of empowe rment is impact. â€Å"Empowered employees view themselves as active participants in the organization; that is, their decisions and actions have an influence on the company's success† (Ms Shame, 2008, p. 185). Becker introduced empowerment but this part of the process was distorted as the employees felt that their decisions were not valued and often overturned. Additionally, Becker stated he would not tolerate the same mistake twice.Staff now found it easier to revert back to their old ways of passing all problems over to their supervisors. This was directly counteractive to the plan of â€Å"allocating more decision-making authority to front line employees† (Machines, 2008, p. 192). This further reduced the effect of empowerment. Job Design and Role Ambiguity Job Design and Role Ambiguity Employees were uncertain of the types of issues that were to be considered â€Å"Minor† and â€Å"Major†. Without clarification, they continued to refer problems to man agement.Jobs that have ambiguous demands, Jobs that have too many demands, and Jobs that do not allow the employee to participate in work related echelons are Kelly to anneal attempts at stressful performance, tenured frustrating higher order needs† (Behr, Walsh ; Table, 1976, 42). This frustration results in reduced effort and motivation. They go further to state that â€Å"Effort toward quality is related to role ambiguity in that concern with the quality of one's work is not maintained if it is unclear what constitutes task success†(Behr et al, 1974, 46).Supervisors were unsure and reversed employee decisions to refer them on to higher evils of management. Role Conflict: The front-line staff were expected to experiment and be creative in dealing with situations at work, but were only allowed to make a mistake once. This resulted in reduced learning capacity as employees began behaving defensively in order to avoid reprimands for errors. Reduced Job Satisfaction: Incr ease in customer complaints, increase in absenteeism and employee turnover. Intra-organizational relationships suffered as trust was lost and fear reigned.Poor reviews due to declining levels of customer service. Role Ambiguity Role ambiguity Role ambiguity was another issue for the Hotel. Role ambiguity can be defined as a lack of information needed to perform the role (Pearce, 1981; Cooper et al. , 2001). This issue can lead to many problems. â€Å"Employees who experience role ambiguity tend to perform at lower levels than employees who have a clear understanding of Job requirements and what is expected of them. Likewise, role ambiguity is reflected in employees' uncertainty concerning appropriate actions in commonly occurring Job situations.It explicitly results when employees are not clear concerning the amount of authority they have and when they do not know others' Job reference expectations Job design According to the Job characteristics model, employees are more motivated and satisfied when Jobs have higher levels of characteristics. People have different skills, it is important to put the right person into the right position. A few employees of the hotel were transferred to other positions when the acquisition was done.They might not have the abilities to complete the full range of the new work. Recommendations Recommendations for introduction into the Regency Grand Hotel In addition to the exercise, relaxation techniques and learning and development solutions, it is commended that Employee Assistance Programs be introduced to the Hotel, this program offers employees a service whereby challenging situations can be discussed with counselors and psychologists who can provide tools that will embed coping mechanisms (Traveler and Protocol, 2005).Recommended stress reducing strategies Physical activities Relaxation techniques Learning and development solutions Employee assistance program O The remedy for the situations that have evolved within the hotel is to clearly define each person's role and make them aware of the importance their part plays in the overall operation of the hotel. Ensure employees are aware AT tenet irresponsibleness Ayatollah to Attlee want Is a major Ana melon problem and make it clear to members of staff who has the power to make decisions at each level, would also be of great assistance.For example if a problem arises at the front counter with a customer which would incur a minimal cost to the organization this could be handled by reception staff with little impact on the supervisor and within a much faster time frame causing less inconvenience to already disgruntled customers. This could be achieved by removal of the ‘same mistake twice rule' that Becker introduced. In this way employees would truly feel empowered to make decisions that would have an impact on the organization thereby feeling that they were an important part in the hierarchy that exists in the hotel.Address Managerial / Supervisory l evel employees' concerns at losing power. Reward them for encouragement and development of front-line team results. Conclusion The majority of problems experienced during the acquisition of the Regency Hotel may have been avoided or at least reduced dramatically through effective communication strategies, incorporating a comprehensive feedback loop to ensure understanding of changes and new requirements on an organizational level as well as individual level for all employees.Cultural, personal and organizational aspects should be taken into account; and changes to Job design and Job roles should be made clear to ensure successful adoption of the new system. At this stage, the Regency hotel is in a state of flux, with reduction in staff retention, profit and reputation. Effective change management strategies as outlined in this presentation should now be introduced to assist the employees to build a new Organizational Culture and incorporate the Empowerment strategy.

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Modern society is dependent on oil. At present, the demand of oil is supplied by fossil fuels. Unfortunately, fossil fuels are non-renewable. Soon the supply will run out, as the demand for oil will surely exhaust all resources. In addition, the use of fossil fuels is accompanied by health and environmental risks. Therefore, there is a need for other fuel options, and this is where alternative fuels come in. This research paper aims to discuss biofuels, specifically biodiesel and E85, the pros and cons of using alternative fuels as well as the effects on the economy and the environment.The need for alternative sources has become more urgent. It is from this need that the creation of alternative fuels has become necessary. One of the alternative fuels is biofuel. Before biofuel can be discussed, it is important to discuss what biomass is. Biomass consists of organic matter derived from plants or animals (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). Biomass usually comes from remnants of agriculture a nd forestry, industrial and municipal wastes, as well as crops grown either on land or water that were planted to be utilized as a source of energy.It is advantageous to use biomass, since it is renewable and its resources are uniformly appropriated throughout the surface of the Earth. In addition, biomass can be utilized using technologies that are not harmful to the environment (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). Biofuels, in turn, are fuels that are extracted from biomass (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). Some of the agricultural commodities that are planted to produce biofuels are soybeans and corn. At present, there have been efforts to use other crops, such as woody crops and switchgrass, in the creation of biofuels (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†).One advantage of biofuels is that it does not contribute to increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (â€Å"Biofuels†). This is because biofuels are created from plants which eliminate carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and w hen it is burnt, it only releases the same amount. That is why biofuels are thought to be â€Å"CO2 neutral† (â€Å"Biofuels†). The use of biofuels is relatively easy, as it adapts to existing mechanisms that use traditional fuel. This characteristic makes biofuel usage appealing for both individuals and businesses (West).There is no need for special equipment, or another vehicle, or even a new heating device from home to use this fuel. One can simply fill the tanks with it (West). Biofuels can be used as sources of energy through the energy inherent in biomass, from which it was made. Biomass can be a source of energy through the process of converting feedstock material, like cellulose and starch, into a form that can be utilized (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). Biofuels that are used to power transportation are created through processes that are either thermochemical, or biochemical.The term â€Å"biofuel† is actually wide in scope. There are several kinds of bio fuels, some of which are methane, biocrude, methanol, ethanol and biodiesel (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). Among all the biofuels available, ethanol is the one which has widespread usage (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). Ethanol can be called with two other names: ethyl alcohol and grain alcohol. Ethanol can be used as an alternative fuel. It can also be an add-on to traditional fuel. Generally, adding ethanol to gasoline has many benefits. First, it decreases the gasoline's capacity for pollution, especially in the air.Now, ethanol is replacing methyl t-butyl ether or MTBE, as an â€Å"oxygenate additive† (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). This is because MTBE contributes to the poisoning of the soil and groundwater. Second, adding ethanol to gasoline increases the octane. Third, by blending ethanol with gasoline, the depletion of petroleum fuels is decreased (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). Ethanol is a fuel produced from plant starch and sugar (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). In the Unite d States, it is created from plant starch of grains which include wheat, corn and grain sorghum.All the starch will undergo fermentation and distillation process to turn starch into sugar, which will eventually be turned into alcohol. There are two methods employed for the production of ethanol from biomass. The first one is biochemical conversion. In this process, biomass is divided into cellulose and starch. When in water, these two is disintegrated into various sugars; in turn, these sugars will be fermented to create ethanol. As of now, corn is the primary material in the production of ethanol.However, there are current efforts to widen the range of plant options that would create ethanol. These options include poplar, willow, switchgrass, grain straw and even municipal wastes (â€Å"Biomass FAQs†). There are several benefits in using ethanol. First, it is renewable (â€Å"Ethanol Benefits†). Second, it is domestic. In the United States, petroleum is imported from other countries. The nation's dependency on foreign sources of oil makes it susceptible to problems in price, supply and trade. Ethanol, on the other hand, can be produced domestically, eliminating all those problems (â€Å"Ethanol Benefits†).