Essays on Seiter

Situation Analysis

Started in California as a garage workshop in 1945, producing photo frames, Mattel transformed itself into a leader in the toy and marketing industry, recognized for many major innovative and unique products. This transformation was a result of a strategic vision and better understanding of the opportunities and external forces by its founders, Ruth and Elliot Handler and Matt Matson. By 1965, the company became a USD$ 100 million businesses with continuous and sustainable growth over the past decades. In spite of the success of the operations, the company went through a number of challenges over the years.The launch ...

Introduction

Power and influence are vital aspects of a business organization since they dictate the prosperity of the particular company. Influential and powerful leaders usually lead the most successful companies around the world. According to French and Raven (57), authority originates from experts, legitimate, reward, and coercive. Principles of influence include commitment, reciprocity, social proof, scarcity, and authority (Seiter and Gass 208). This paper is a report on how power and influence played a role in the organizational structure of the Apple Company.

Power and influence

This section will discuss sources of power and principles of influence as evidenced in Apple Computer. The ...

Abstract

There are various things that are prohibited in a prison set-up. These include being in possession of money or drugs. However, prisoners often are found in possession of these items. It is no clear how they end up being in possession of these items while behind bars. This essay tries to unravel this mystery.

Question 1:

It is common code in prisons that prisoners should not have any money in their possession. However, there is drug trade that takes place within the prisons. According to Seiter (2011), there are modes of exchange for the drugs. These include sexual favors where some inmates ...

Prisons are thought to be correctional facilities where people get to straighten out their ways, hence become responsible members of the society. There are different men and women corrections. This essay looks at two issues concerning prisons: the origin of women’s prisons as well as riots in prisons.

Question 1:

According to Seiter (2011), women’s correctional facilities initially started as sub-sections of men’s prisons. However, there were some issues that were of concern to the women. The issues included factors such as separation from children and other factors such as the poor conditions in the prisons in general. ...

Containment Model used with Sex Offenders

Sex offender is a person who is convicted of a sexual offense and sexual victimization and predation remain a significant problem through the world. Sexual offenses include such crimes as rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse. Because of the increased individual condition of sexual ill-treatment and the distinct underlying forces involved, these crimes tend to remain underreported and largely undetected. Sexual offenses are on the increase as clearly shown by various studies across the world. 1.8 million Adults were on probation, on parole, in jail or prison in 1980 (Seiter, 2011). This number has doubled by 1988 and in 2007; there were more ...

The sentencing goals of correction are deterrence, punishment, restitution and rehabilitation. Deterrence correctional goal focuses on the evasion of certain tasks by both society and individuals. In consequence of lawbreakers receiving punishment, they are discouraged or deterred from committing crime in the future. There are two types of deterrence, specific and general. Specific deterrence aims at punishing offenders to stop their future criminal deeds while general deterrence prevents possible criminal acts by openly making examples of offenders (Seiter, 2011). Punishment is the correctional goal that emphasizes on the infliction of suffering or pain. The society believes that punishments ...