Essays on Disengagement

Entrepreneurial Intentions and Moral Disengagement among Business Students

This study evaluates the relationship between entrepreneurial decision making and moral disengagement among business students with the objective of assessing how far students are willing to compromise on ethical values to achieve financial gains and self fulfillment. This study is expected to contribute substantially to the existing literature on entrepreneurial intentions and ethical decision making by getting an insight into the organizational behavior of would be entrepreneurs. Instances of ethical aberrations by high ranking officials from companies like Enron and Goldman Sach, who were business graduates from reputed institutes prompted Cory, S.N. (2015, 2) to undertake a research to ...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS AND MORAL DISENGAGEMENT

Abstract New intuitions into the genesis and impacts of entrepreneurs’ immoral measures can be obtained through observation to moral disconnection, a cognitive system that disables the self-regulatory process that prevents humans from actions, which are variable with their personal moral values (Gladston, 2016, p. 102). Outcomes that are acquired with a specimen of Chinese enterprises indicate that the trader’s motivation for monetary victory is linked positively to moral disconnection and that similar disengagement, alternately, is linked positively to unethical resolutions. However, enthusiasm to attain self-realization is not connected to either unethical decisions or moral disengagement (Siltaoja & Lähdesmä ...

Introduction

The case study oscillates around a decision by the then Israel prime minister, Ariel Sharon, to undertake a disengagement of Israelites from Palestine in December 2003. The project would involve evacuating Jews from the Gaza strip, a project that would entail a combination of skills and the use of force at some point to force the evacuatees out of the Gaza. Colonel Yaron was requested to volunteer as the project manager, and his main job was to find suitable troops and offer them adequate training so as to carry out the project successfully. Particularly, he was supposed to familiarize ...

Implementation of the Controversial Policy “The Condensed Work Week.”

For that reason, the new Human Resource Vice President should consider how to implement the condensed work week. It is clear that all employees in the organization suffer work burnout as indicated by the reduced productivity. A discussion with the CEO is necessary as she will need his support when implementing the plan. Some sections of employees will see it as a way of cutting them off before they can understand that the policy is meant to improve their overall performance (Burke, 2010). Lisa was the Human Resource generalist before the promotion and has, therefore, interacted with the workers. ...

The general assembly of UN approved an arrangement for dividing Palestine in 1947, which offered a chance for the establishment of Jewish State, as well as Arab State and Jerusalem, left under worldwide status. The Jewish and the Arab States rejected such an arrangement. The United Kingdom dropped its mandate or control on Palestine, which led to the proclamation of Israel state. As a result, the Palestinians with the help of Arab States declared war on Israel (Koops et al., 2015). Israel also fought many wars with other states; however, this paper focuses on factors causing internal conflicts within ...

Introduction

It is well documented that the success of any organization depends on largely to the in place leadership. Leaders of organizations are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that all the available resources work towards achieving the established goals (Bush, 2010). Leaders can develop strategies that workers use to produce exemplary results. However, not all leaders are successful in running organizations. The reason why some leaders become successful while another fail is best explained by leadership theories. The theories help an individual understand some of the reasons why some leaders fail and others become successful. One of the leadership ...

Background of the Problems

Theories Related to Successful Aging Bowling (2005) defined successful aging from a sociological perspective highlighting that "the substantial increases in life expectancy at birth achieved over the previous century, combined with medical advances, escalating health and social care costs, and higher expectations for older age, have led to international interest in how to promote a healthier old age and how to age successfully" (p.1). To this end, some research studies have outlined theories which can be applied to successful aging. DeLiema & Bengston (2015) examined both the activity theory and disengagement theory. Specifically, these theories have been stated to be ...

Bullying, while physical in nature, can have lasting social and psychological consequences that can profoundly effect the emotional and cognitive development of young people. Aggressive behaviors, both in traditional settings and in the virtual realm, have been shown to have deep and lasting challenges to their capacity for personal relationships, emotional stability, and overall success. This is true for both the victims of bullying and the bullies themselves. In assessing the research that has been done in the field of bullying it will be possible to establish a general criteria to determine the overall consensus in regards to the ...

In his theory of moral disengagement, Albert Bandura (1986) suggests that most people develop a mechanism of self-sanction in order to prevent them from conducting immoral actions that could adversely affect a person’s self-worth and cause a person’s self-perception become negative (p. 161). However, since moral standards are not constantly active, but are actually activated in specific situations, such as during decision-making, even a person, who holds firm moral beliefs, can turn to mechanisms of moral disengagement, when “conducive social conditions”, rather than “monstrous people,” are required (“How people do bad things,” 1991, p. 1). According to ...

Austin Peay State University

Family Description History The Cappadoras are an upper-middle class American family, consisting of a husband (Pat), a wife (Beth), and three children – Vincent, aged 16, Ben, aged 12, and Kerry, aged 9. When Ben was three, he was kidnapped by a strange woman with mental health issues at Beth’s high school reunion, resulting in tremendous guilt for Beth. However, recently Ben has returned to the Cappadora’s life; after some time in which he claimed to be a boy named Sam Karras, Beth discovered that he was, in fact, Ben, who had escaped after the woman committed suicide ...

PATERNAL POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

Introduction Postpartum depression (PPD) affects both the father and the mother after childbirth. It is also referred to as postnatal depression. Currently, most of the studies and clinical practice have devoted much time to the maternal postpartum depression thus ignoring the psycho-social problems faced by new fathers. The lack of attention on the paternal postpartum depression (PPD) has significantly contributed to the reasons why paternal postpartum depression is widely unknown phenomenon today (Demontigny, Girard, Lacharite, Dubeau & Devault 2013). Fathers have been significantly affected by the coming of the newborn babies into the world as much as mothers are. It ...

INTERVIEW

Interview The first interviewee was an American female. She was seventy-eight years old and widowed. She has three brothers and two sisters, four children and is of Belgium and German descent. Presently, she is retired, but she spent her life as a bookkeeper, and later became a nurse before retiring. She lives alone.

Please tell me about your childhood, family, and school life.

The interviewee’s parents moved to America before she was born. She is a first-generation American who grew up and lived for most of her life in Boston. Her father worked in a steel factory in order to feed her family, and her mother helped run ...

Interview Assignment

Presently young people do not tend to think about the distant future, but someday everyone will undeniably become a representative of elderly. We always ask our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles about their childhood, school years and life in general, and at the same time we cannot imagine ourselves at that age and how our answers would look like. That is why it is important to discover in-depth thoughts of people of the particular stage of life. In order to complete this task I have chosen two people, a man and a woman, who are older than 65 to ...

The main problem discussed in the article is the widespread employee disengagement resulting from poor leadership. The great challenge for the leaders is bridging the gap between talent and energy of the workforce. The article gives a case of American executives to illustrate on this kind of problem. The case presented indicates that the workforce may be good, working up and down the ranks, but the absence of effective management ends up wasting this opportunity. In such cases, the managers do not understand the benefit they will get if the bring out and nurture the best from each employee. ...

Employee disengagement

Any organization with engaged employees is destined to succeed as such employees add value to the business performance as they are productive, spend less time in accomplishing tasks and finally, are determined by going an extra mile to work. However, in the recent past, most organization are experiencing a challenge in the employee management as workers are distracted from their daily routine by the non-work related engagement that utilizes most of their time, effort, and resources. The disengagement behavior is likely to be cultivated in organizations where conditions for engagement are not well developed (Bersin, 2014). Nevertheless, irrespective of ...

Career Background

I hold 10 years of experience in the areas of change and release management based tiers in addition to full support and problem management at the service level including available reporting of workloads as batch scheduling. Career was started as a human resource assistant manager from where I gained several opportunities that propelled me to new opportunities that provided me with a sense of purpose and a solid desire of achievement. This has allowed me to have leverage of my experience in highly disciplined environments that have added on my knowledge and methodologies in distributed workflow systems. I have gained the skills ...

Research Problem/Question: The researchers had based their research on the argument that violent especially shooting video games have become most important leisure activity among youth. With the increasing praise for such games in media and public, these games have stimulated aggressive behavior and feelings of inattention towards friends and family as the users have perceived these animated characters as social beings and they are not actively involved in social activities. Apart from enjoyment and stimulation of aggressive behavior, youths feel no wrong in killing; rather they enjoy playing these games. However, very little research has been done to assess ...

Introduction: Interpersonal conflict reflects the differences, incompatibilities, or disagreements between individuals in a particular relationship whether between coworkers, friends, or romantic partners (Rahim, 2001). It is widely presumed that social support through interpersonal relationships provides a succor of refuge in times of overwhelming crisis or stress. In effect, interpersonal conflict has a logical outcome of increased stress. In fact, seeking emotional social support (e.g. emotions, ventilation), is one of the five most coping mechanism in handling stress (Carver, Scheier, & Weintraub, 1989). However, positive outcomes had also resulted from interpersonal conflict and stress (Katz & McNulty, 1994). Consequently, interpersonal conflicts may be associated with ...

The Role of the Teacher in Fostering a Positive Impact through Warm Demanding versus the Academic Performance of Students in Public School Setting: A Correlational Study

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Introduction 3

Statement of the Problem 5 Purpose of the Study 7 Research Questions 8 Hypotheses 9 Definition of Key Terms 10 Brief Review of the Literature 11 Summary 19 Research Method 21 Operational Definition of Variables 9 Measurement 10 Summary 19

References 12

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 13 Introduction One of the ...

The Role of the Teacher in Fostering a Positive Impact through Warm Demanding versus the Academic Performance of Students in Public School Setting: A Correlational Study

Graduate Faculty of the School of Education Requirements for the Degree of

Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 1 Purpose of the Study 2 Research Questions 3 Hypotheses 4 Definition of Key Terms 5 Brief Review of the Literature 5 Summary 7 Research Method 7 Operational Definition of Variables 9 Measurement 10 Summary 11

References 12

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 13 Introduction One of the ...

Concept Paper

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 2 Purpose of the Study 4 Research Questions 4 Coding and Theoretical Framework 5 Definition of Key Terms 7 Chapter 2: Literature Review 8 Summary 12

References 14

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 24 Introduction One of the goals of an educational institution is the development of “warm demanding,” an educational environment in which the educational, professional exhibits a warm; but demanding presence in the classroom (Bondy et al., 2007). Current research suggests that there is a distinct overlap ...

Concept Paper

Graduate Faculty of the School of Education Requirements for the Degree of Belinda J. Haye Prescott Valley, Arizona

Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 1 Purpose of the Study 2 Research Questions 3 Hypotheses 4 Definition of Key Terms 5 Brief Review of the Literature 5 Summary 7 Research Method 7 Operational Definition of Variables 9 Measurement 10 Summary 11

References 12

Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography 13 Introduction One of the goals of educational institution is the development of “warm demanding,” an educational environment in which the educational, ...

[Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees] [Institutional Affiliation(s)] [Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.] - The symptoms for a myocardial infarction (heart attack) are different in men and women, as in women the symptoms can be discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach followed by shortness of breath, or breaking out in cold sweat, nausea, vomiting, or light headedness. In men the symptoms are different as compared to women such as serious chest pain often related with heart attacks, heart beating at a rapid rate, change ...

The rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Iraqi forces represents yet another critical milestone in Iraq’s turbulent recent history. The policy options available to the United States are complicated by the regional dimensions of the conflict and the divergent interests of key players, most notably Iran, Syria, Russia, a loose coalistion of Western countries and Sunni-regimes in the region. While most of the policy options may be framed as a search for the “least bad” policy to address this quagmire, there may be a path worth exploring to transform the situation into a rare opportunity ...

Aging is an inevitable stage of life. People age differently and successful aging is everyone’s ultimate desire. Psychosocial theories have different perspectives on the aging process. Some of these theories include the disengagement theory, the activity theory and continuity theory. The disengagement theory is controversial and the earliest theory of aging. It was developed by Cumming and Henry in 1961. This theory avers that as people age, they tend to detach themselves from the rest of the society and previous social roles. They hypothesized that death is inevitable and everyone will lose ties with the society; disengagement ...

Abstract

The topic relates to exploring the relationship between aggression, self-efficacy and moral disengagement strategies so as to understand the matter of psychology in a systematic manner. The factor of self-efficacy is a cognitive factor which mediates the relationship between the judgment of individual related to the thinking, emotions and action for determination of people with the same set of knowledge and skill with the different performances within the same period of time. The further study details about the importance of topic, introduction to the topic, literature related to the relationship between aggression, self-efficacy and use of moral disengagement strategies. The research ...

Many scholars have tried to study the growth and development of twins so that they can understand the nature and nurture question. Identical have the same genes, and many researchers have concluded that the different between them is the effect of the environment. When twins are separated at birth, their behavior is not similar, they dress in a different manner depending on the environment they have grown in, and they might talk in a different language and have different goals and dreams in life. The environment that twins grow in determines their differences. As much as they have similar genes, their ...

Abstract

Vigilance decrement is one area that psychologists have always worked hard on in order to provide the best methods to top it. In essence, there are several negative effects of vigilance decrement. The loss of concentration when doing something over a long period of time hinders the effective performance of a given task. As such, these problems may seem to be negligible, but in the real situation they have many adverse effects. Completely stopping vigilance decrement is to some extent impossible. This is because of the human nature to lose concentration when exposed to the same task for a long time. What ...

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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base of the US Navy nowadays is no longer just one out of many American military facilities overseas. Since the War on Terror started after the tragedy of 9/11, it has become a symbol of this war, and quite a controversial one. Being located right at the gates of the USA, it has been and still is attracting considerable attention of the global community. Usage of Guantanamo Bay for detention and interrogation of persons, primarily from the Middle East, which are considered potentially or actually dangerous for the national ...

Introduction

Employee disengagement is an inevitable process in some organizations; from the moment one joins the organization he/she may stay for weeks, months, years or decide to leave (Branham, 2). Many organizations struggle to provide valuable employees with benefits and good salaries; this occurs in a bid to retain them and prevent them from exploring other job opportunities. Lowe’s is no exception; with several retail stores across USA, Lowe’s values the role of its employees in ensuring profits and customer satisfaction. It provides favorable work conditions to its employees; this encourages excellence in their work. It is this factor ...

Part 1: The Human Environment

Written Assignment 1-Description of five people - Roles - Age relation to age - Analysis applying role theory

Written Assignment 11- On Golden Pond

- Description of Norman’s environment - Selection of Theory - Application of theory to Norman’s Human Environment interaction - Reasons for selecting theory - Credibility of theory

Part 11: Age related changes – Anticipatory Socialization

Introduction - Assessment of present adulthood career paterns

Assessment of financial needs

Description of leisure Selection of retirement environment Conclusion - Anticipatory socialization plan

Abstract

This document embraces two areas of study. They are human environment and age related changes. First, assessment of five persons in ...

Introduction

The issues that surround the protection of intellectual property continue to prevail as the intangible nature of intellectual property makes the limitations of its proper use hard to identify and delineate. Especially in this age when technology enables intellectual property to be created in so many digital formats, such properties can be even harder to safeguard. Although laws are created to define and limit the correct and proper use of intellectual property, these laws are not always enough. To strike a balance, the proper use of intellectual property can be ensured through compliance to these laws combined with a person’s ...

Business Plan:

How to increase staff engagement with their work at the Warehouse, Botany Downs branch Problem identification

Employee engagement at the warehouse, Botany Downs branch, has been very low. The employees seem to have low morale to work and there is a general sense of despair among them. Markedly, employee engage is supposed to be critical for the survival of an organization. It is one of the ways to increase productivity level among employees. However, employee engagement at the warehouse is below the benchmark. This is in relation to almost every key issue including the general operations at the warehouse. ...

Accumulating evidence indicates that bullying is by far the most prevalent form of violence in our societies. Alarming figures from schools in addition show that between 15-30% of children are either authors or victims of bullying. Research findings also indicate that whilst verbal abuse remains constant throughout the different school levels, physical bullying increases in elementary school peaking during middle school and decreasing in high schools. The American Medical Association estimates that more than 3.7 million children engage in bullying while approximately 3.2 million kids become victims of moderate or serious bullying annually (Cohn and Canter). Bullying can ...