Abstract The paper compares and contrasts the various Anglo-Saxon characteristics in "Beowulf" and shows how they are critical to both the plot and the setting of Seamus Heaney's version of this epic. The paper reviews and analyzes traditional characteristics including the quest for fame, manliness and courage as well as the non-traditional characteristics of generosity and concern for others.
From the Paper "In Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf, many themes and motifs exist, including predominantly the values of the Anglo-Saxon culture. The theme of manliness and strength known to the Anglo-Saxon tradition and important to the development and characteristics of Beowulf can be identified in all three agons of the epic. However, Beowulf also presents non-traditional aspects opposite of the typical Anglo-Saxon warrior, weaving an intricate text to enliven the story. These two contrasting forces combine to create a poem that highlights the inextinguishable spirit of mankind as well as underlines the values of morality."
Abstract This paper discusses the characteristics of high-performance teams and how a group can become a high-performance team. Included is an examination of the impact of demographic and cultural diversity on group behavior. Diversity in culture and demographic characteristics can be a source of friction and conflict or be one of the team's greatest strengths. A group can become a high-performing team by understanding how cultural and demographic dissimilarity influences group behavior. High-performing teams leverage their diversity for competitive advantage.
From the Paper "A variety of definitions have been offered to describe the concept of a team. One widely used definition is that ?A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable." (Katzenbach & Smith 1992 cited in Managing Team Performance) High-performing teams present an ideal operational model. High-performance teams deliver results and deliver them faster."
Abstract This research paper relates that some felony drug offenders are ordered by the court to complete substance abuse treatment as a condition of supervision while others are not. The paper presents a study to to determine the identifiable factors or characteristics of felony drug offenders that are ordered to complete substance abuse treatment by the court. This includes a study of offenders' criminal history, drug use history, prior treatment and characteristics.
Outline:
Literature Review
Purpose
Hypothesis
Method
Substance Abuse History/Substance Abuse Treatment History
Peer Pressure
Employment Status
Community Need
Agency Need
Plan of Action
Conclusion
From the Paper "Initial research on felony drug offenders appears to heavily focus on race sentencing disparities concerning incarceration periods. However, one might effectively argue ordering an individual to complete substance abuse treatment is a benefit of the sentence. This study is more interested in characteristics other than race. It is possible the present study may find a similar relationship to offenders ordered to complete substance abuse treatment as relationships observed in sentencing outcomes."
Abstract The paper examines the God of the Old Testament who displays many human images and emotions. The paper reminds us that that Bible was written by man who wrote of God in the only manner he could ? in human terms. The paper defines several of Gods characteristics (for example, creativity, protectiveness, vengefulness, and grieving) and shows how they relate to instances in the Bible.
From the Paper "The Lord is a vengeful Lord. He removed Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. He destroyed man and beast because of their evil ways (Genesis 6:13). When the Pharaoh would not let the Israelites free, Moses spoke with him, pleaded. Moses warned him that God would take vengeance on the Egyptian. First the river turned to blood (Exodus 7:17). Then the frogs came (Exodus 8:5). When the Pharaoh still did not let the Israelites go, God turned the dust and smite into lice (Exodus 8:16), After the lice, came the flies that swarmed amongst the houses of the Egyptians (Exodus 8:21). The Pharaoh still would not let God's people go. Ths angered God even more and he sent down a disease that killed the cattle of the Egyptians. The cattle of the Israelites were saved. Then the Lord commanded Moses to take the ashes from the furnace and sprinkling it towards the heavens, it was changed into a boil that only affected the Egyptians. These boils affected both man and beast (Exodus 9:10)."
Tags: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Israel
Abstract This essay shows the differences of the characteristics between a growing and a maturing market, with an analysis of different cost recoveries in both periods. The paper shows that despite the differences, market growth and market maturity are periods which cannot be completely separated as market growth slowly develops into market maturity.
From the Paper "As already pointed out, market growth is accompanied by market fragmentation which causes competition. But competition in market growth is not as intense as it is in market maturity. The reason is that in the growth phase, almost every organization profits just because of the great demand, whereas in maturity, organizations struggle for their survival. Thus, the price of the product in market growth is not the decisive factor in competition. Marketing and product improvement, i.e. technology are the most significant factors. Consequently, products can be sold at relatively high prices because of the great demand."
Abstract This paper identifies and discusses the common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and gives examples of Ray Kroc (McDonald's), Bill Gates (Microsoft), and Michael Dell. It looks at the traits of the most successful entrepreneurs.
From the Paper "Although an overview of successful entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates Microsoft Ray Kroc McDonald's or Michael Dell indicates that they ave different personalities and come from diverse backgrounds they do share certain common characteristics ..."
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Bill Gates, Ray Kroc, Michael Dell, goals, wealthy, characteristics
Abstract This paper discusses project manager characteristics and identifies which are learnable, which are personality-related, which are a necessity, and which are merely nice to have.
From the Paper "Of the many characteristics that a successful project manager needs most of them are learnable. A project manager must have good interpersonal skills and be able to provide good customer service since he works with ..."
Abstract This paper looks at the cheetah, an endangered species. It looks at the physical characteristics of the animal, its habitat, its reproduction, hunting, and its social life.
Abstract In this paper, four North American Indian myths are analyzed to define the extent to which they illustrate characteristics of myths and legends. The paper brings the theory of the use of language as myth.
From the Paper "Characteristics of Oral and Mythic Literature. Before the invention of writing, the only means of recording human events apart from visual representations, was in stories, myths or legends that were memorized and recited orally to listeners. The universal classics of literature known as the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" created several thousand years ago by the blind Greek poet Homer, were almost certainly recited or chanted and only written down at a much later date."
Abstract This is a case study using one company to discuss the application of the "Job Characteristic Model", as created by Hackman and Oldham (1975). This theory is based on the belief that employers have considerable power to increase the motivation of their employees by the way that they design the jobs. Other methods of increasing motivation and productivity are examined.
From the Paper "The Job Characteristic Model as created by Hackman and Oldham (1975) is based on the belief that employers have considerable power to increase the motivation (and,ultimately, the productivity) of their employees by the way that they design the jobs to be undertaken by their staff. There is considerable logic in this idea, for the way a job is shaped can affect how it is achieved and so what effect the doing of the job has on the employee. Employees are motivated by a number of different factors, based on several theories of motivation. The design of a job can be one of those factors."
Abstract This paper examines the reasons why individuals choose to use controlled substances. It discusses possible factors that affect felony drug offenders that are ordered to complete substance abuse treatment by the court. It also looks at the characteristics of these felony drug offenders that are ordered to complete substance abuse treatment. Lastly, the paper examines community and agency needs that are associated with drug use and suggests a possible plan of action to address the problem.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Why Do People Use Drugs? A Rational Choice Perspective
Criminal History
Substance Abuse Treatment History
Employment Status
Community Need
Agency Need
Plan of Action
Conclusion
From the Paper "Such a large portion of the probation office's budget goes toward substance treatment. However, probation officers also work closely with the offenders' families. No services are provided to them. Many of the wives, husbands, and children of the offenders would benefit from counseling services at a reduced cost. Such services might help them understand the addiction issues their family member faces. This officer has seen a lot of family members be affected by an offender's use of a controlled substance. Often they do not understand what is going on or why the offender would choose to use an illicit substance upon release from incarceration. Any services that would be able to be provided to them may be beneficial for the offender in the long run."
Tags: substance abuse, alcohol drugs probation parole
Abstract This paper argues that African rock art is both art and ethnographic records, created by hunter-gatherers, herders and later farming communities five or six thousand years B.C. The paper relates that rock art includes rock engravings (petroglyphs) and rock paintings (pictographs) depicting comparable themes and images but traditionally present a limited number of details and human figures. The paper describes the techniques used in creating the art and contends that African rock art is art because art is in the perception of an individual. The paper includes color pictures, map and graphs.
Table of Contents:
This is Art?
Ethnographic Records
This is Art
Rock Art Links
The Rock Art Research Institute's Perceptions
This is Art!
Complicated Pictures?
Perceptions
From the Paper "Ethnographic records or rock art, created by hunter-gatherers, herders, and/or later farming communities, is displayed in the majority of Africa countries. Southern African rock-art, however, traditionally records experiences reflecting the belief systems and rituals of the indigenous people of their particular region. Although a minimum of 14,000 sites are currently on record, more exist, not yet formally recorded and projected to exceed 50,000 sites in the Southern African region."
Abstract In this article, the writer notes that a great many characteristics and qualities merge together to form individual identities that help to separate each human being as a unique entity. The writer points out that based on these characteristics, society is often able to categorize individuals, such as age, gender, or race. This paper examines four common human characteristics; gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and ethnicity and looks at how each of these traits can impact an individual's behaviour. The writer maintains that characteristics do influence behaviour, and they do contribute to diversity. The writer concludes that one must also consider the extent to which society impacts the decisions of individuals to behave in ways that either conform to or deviate from the expected norms associated with any particular characteristic.
From the Paper "The scope of this paper is far to narrow to discuss all of the ways in which gender can impact an individual's behaviour, but the important fact to understand about the link between gender and behaviour is that it is quite arbitrary. The link is one, which has, for the most part, been socially constructed.
"Sexual orientation is a topic of diversity that is quite prevalent in today's popular media. Sexual orientation refers to the enduring nature of an individual's sexual and emotional attractions to either members of the same-sex, opposite-sex, or both sexes. Individuals who are attracted to members of the same-sex are homosexuals, while individuals who are attracted to members of the opposite-sex are referred to as heterosexuals."
Abstract This paper reviews and discusses entrepreneurship and takes and in-depth look at the traits and characteristics of the entrepreneur. The paper reports that opportunity recognition has been an essential characteristic of all entrepreneurs. The paper focuses on ethic entrepreneurship, one of the most controversial topics in the field of entrepreneurship today.
Outline:
Entrepreneurship
Definition
Personal Characteristics of Entrepreneurs
Additional Personal Characteristics of Entrepreneurs
Traits of Entrepreneurs
Ethnic Entrepreneurship
Definition
The Role of Culture and Identity in Motivating Ethnic Entrepreneurs
The Present Status of Ethnic Economy in UK
Reasons for Business Entry
Mixed Embeddedness Model
Displacement Theory
Ethnic Resource Theory (or Cultural Theory)
Ethnic Enclaves
Economic Theories
Entrepreneurial Development and Growth
The Macro Level Perspective
Environmental Factor
Managerial Practices
Strategic Planning
Accessibility of Capital
Social Network and Partnerships
Social Capital
Dimensions of Social Capital
The Micro Level Perspective
Demographics of Successful Entrepreneurs
Personal Attributes
Summary and Conclusion
From the Paper "One of the main points that the displacement theory highlights for the high level of immigrants and ethic groups choosing to be entrepreneurs is the job discrimination that they face. They already suffer conditions of dearth, joblessness and with the addition of racial bias they feel like the salary they are given is not close to being good enough and they feel that the door of equal opportunities is always closed to them. One of the reasons why the ethnics and immigrants are not giving well-paid jobs is their inability to fit into the inflexible trends of the labor market force. They are not fluent in English and whatever knowledge, abilities, and schooling they have had does not mesh with the traditions of the labor force market. All these conditions: discrimination, in-fluency in English, lack of knowledge and business techniques, etc leave the immigrants and ethic groups with no choice but self-employment (Granovetter, 1985; 1990; 1995)."
Looking at an experiment performed involving the effects of personality characteristics on the proportionality principle of attribution and how the explanation for an event is proportional to the magnitude of the outcome of the event.
Abstract This paper describes a study which investigated attribution, specifically the proportionality principle, in 185 undergraduate students. Participants were divided into several conditions and completed questionnaires that tested; that the outcome of a scenario was appropriately rated, that the magnitude of the outcome determined the likelihood to which the cause of the event was attributed to predictable or unpredictable causes, and the extent to which personality characteristics (belief in a just world and locus of control) affected behaviour in accordance to the proportionality principle. It was hypothesized that the level of the two personality characteristics being tested would have a significant effect on behaviour, that the scenarios and magnitudes were designed appropriately, and that the magnitude of the outcome predicted how the participants would explain the event. It was found that the magnitudes of the outcomes supported our hypothesis and were successfully manipulated but that personality characteristics did not have as much of an effect on ratings as was originally proposed. These results were attributed to participants? level of cognitive satisfaction as well as typical human tendencies in logic and reasoning.
From the Paper "Social psychologists are largely interested in how humans explain the causation of a behaviour or an event. Making a judgement on behaviour is essentially making a claim as to the causation of the behaviour and this is commonly known as making an attribution. Heider (1958), who was the first to officially propose the idea of a person bias, suggested that humans attribute most behaviour to personality rather than to situational causes. The person bias, now known as the fundamental attribution error, is both a useful and harmful characteristic of humans; it allows for easy formation of a mental model of an individual's personality to occur. Often, however, during the formation of this model, situational causes are ignored, and negative characteristics are attributed wrongfully to an individual's personality when in fact, the exhibited behaviour was more a product of the environmental circumstances. A more recent, and less researched proposal involving attribution is the proportionality principle. This suggests that humans have the tendency to seek explanations for behaviour or events that are equal in magnitude to the outcome of the event, even if this is not the most logical explanation. For example, McCauley and Jacques (1979) found that important events with drastic outcomes, such as presidential assassinations are attributed for causes equally as important or drastic."
Tags: attribution, belief, control, just, locus, world
