Imagined Communities Essays and Term Papers
911 Essays on Imagined Communities. Documents 676 - 700
-
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communication is a company that is facing a financial dilemma and needs to exhaust all avenues to find a reasonable solution. The company needs to improve profitability, increase stockholder value, and cut overall cost. Additionally, Global Communication situations become more complex when dealing with its employees and a union. The company is suffering internally do to the lack of communications between its Leadership Teams. The company needs to deal with
Rating:Essay Length: 2,105 Words / 9 PagesSubmitted: April 17, 2010 -
Psychologie De La Communication
Prйnom et nom de l’auteur : Jean-Claude Abric Catйgorie, genre : Traitй scientifique Йditeur : Armand Colin Date de parution : avril 2003 Volume : 168 pages INTERET DE L’OUVRAGE Il prйsente de maniиre trиs accessible les diffйrentes thйories psychologiques qui s’appliquent а la communication humaine et les techniques qui en dйcoulent. A partir de l’idйe que la communication est une interaction, les thиmes suivants sont dйveloppйs : - facteurs gйnйraux intervenant dans les situations
Rating:Essay Length: 885 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: April 18, 2010 -
Communication Cometence
Communication competence is broadly defined as "communication [that] involves achieving one's goals in a manner that, ideally, maintains or enhances the relationship that occurs" (Alder, Proctor, and Towne 32). This means that someone who is communication competent can alter their style to the situation. Competence can also be defined as "a measure of effectiveness" (Wrench and Punyanunt 224). A competent communicator will be able to: manage their emotions, overcome the problem with listening, and learn
Rating:Essay Length: 338 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: April 18, 2010 -
Situation Analysis and Problem Statement: Global Communications
Situation Analysis and Problem Statement: Global Communications Situation Analysis and Problem Statement: Global Communications The realm of communications within a global economic environment is critical because of how critical effective communications has become in comparison with corporate operations. Global Communications (GC) while finding it necessary to adopt a radical business strategy in order to stay competitive, seems to have relegated the importance of communication among its corporate stakeholders to one of convenience and commonplace.
Rating:Essay Length: 1,895 Words / 8 PagesSubmitted: April 18, 2010 -
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Gap Analysis: Global Communications MBA 500 January 2000 Instructor: MARK University of Phoenix Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications company was facing the same crisis and dilemmas of other telecommunications companies. There were many other telecommunication companies and competition is tight in this field. The company also saw more than a 50 percent decrease in their stocks. It is important that Global Communications take a different approach to help
Rating:Essay Length: 1,256 Words / 6 PagesSubmitted: April 18, 2010 -
Global Communications
Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Problem Solution: Global Communications University of Phoenix Problem Solution: Global Communications Global Communications is a telecommunication company that is under a great deal of economic pressure to become a leader of technology in a very fast past and high demanding world. However, in order to do that they must make certain drastic changes that will affect a majority of their technical support personal as well as their company morale
Rating:Essay Length: 4,126 Words / 17 PagesSubmitted: April 19, 2010 -
Team Communication
Throughout humankind, communication been used from sending firer signals to the pony express; communication is a very important part of our world today. Team Leader and member should always know their audience. Managers have all the tools necessaries to get their message across from meeting, email, office bulletin board, using FedEx. No matter how they chose to get the message across effective communication is important. This paper will discuss the effective communication in a team.
Rating:Essay Length: 1,128 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: April 19, 2010 -
Netscape Communications Corporation
Executive Summary Netscape Communications Corporation is often credited with launching the dot-com era and technology boom of the late 1990’s and making the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) common household terms and services. This era is coined the “Information Revolution”, since the Internet and WWW was integrated into our modern culture and society during that time. In 1995, Netscape, an early leader and innovator in the Internet and WWW software and web browser market,
Rating:Essay Length: 3,231 Words / 13 PagesSubmitted: April 21, 2010 -
Sociological Imagination
Q: What is a sociological imagination? How did Durkheim, Weber and Marx respectively demonstrate their sociological imagination? Mankind’s problem is that it doesn’t have the quality of mind to find or see the intricate connection between “man and society, biography and history, of self and the world”; such was the perspective of one C.Wright Mills. He was the man who coined the term sociological imagination. He described the sociological imagination as the ability to grasp
Rating:Essay Length: 1,703 Words / 7 PagesSubmitted: April 22, 2010 -
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications is a telecommunications company in a highly competitive industry. Swift and significant changes are scheduled to take place in order to keep the company viable and allow it to grow. Globalization has been the objective of many telecommunication companies because of the inexpensive labor over seas. The new globalization strategy has many implications as a result of not utilizing the appropriate methods of
Rating:Essay Length: 1,484 Words / 6 PagesSubmitted: April 23, 2010 -
James, E. M. (1998). Surviving the Social and Emotional Impact of Homicidal Loss Through Local Community Intervention. Unpublished Master Thesis; Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
INTRODUCTION This change project was conducted at the Grief Assistance Program known as G.A.P., located in the city morgue of Philadelphia, PA. The existing homicide group at G.A.P. was utilized to gauge what methods would help the relatives and friends of a homicide regain their emotional equilibrium. The word murder according to J. Thiroux in his book Ethics Theory and Practice describes murder as "the unlawful killing of one human being by another, especially
Rating:Essay Length: 8,830 Words / 36 PagesSubmitted: April 23, 2010 -
Global Communications Corporation
Problem Solution: Global Communications Corporation Linda G Nichols University of Phoenix This paper deals with a holistic approach to problem-solving and solution development. In this paper, this writer will attempt to show how Global Communications, a leading telecommunication company, handles industry economic pressures brought forth by too much competition. For Global Communications and companies similarly situated, leadership is a key component. Leadership can be seen as a process of identifying opportunities and solving problems. Problem-solving
Rating:Essay Length: 264 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: April 23, 2010 -
Sign Language: Nonverbal Communication of the Native Americans
Sign Language: Nonverbal Communication of the Native Americans Very basic, elementary and logical characteristics made the Native American Sign Language the world’s most easily learned language. It was America’s first and only universal language. The necessity for intercommunication between Indian tribes having different vocal speech developed gesture speech or sign language (Clark; pg. 11). Although there is no record or era dating the use of sign language, American Indian people have communicated with Indian
Rating:Essay Length: 564 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 24, 2010 -
Global Communication
Think of how many times telecommunications companies have expressed specific interest in their employees. Now think of the number of times those same telecommunication companies have acted in the best interest and expense of their employees. Global Communications will identified these problems and has vowed not to become that kind of company. By identifying the problem that has existed within the company and taking measures to change Global Communication their senior leadership is trying to
Rating:Essay Length: 1,384 Words / 6 PagesSubmitted: April 25, 2010 -
Communication in an Hmo
Abstract This paper will discuss communication within Kaiser Permanente Medical Group of Southern California a Health Maintenance Organization. An introduction to Kaiser will be given and then a profile of the organization will be discussed. The importance of physician patient communication will be explored and the effects that those communication can have on the organization. Communication theories including systems theory and organizational information theory will be discussed as they pertain to communication in a healthcare
Rating:Essay Length: 6,200 Words / 25 PagesSubmitted: April 25, 2010 -
Sociology: Imagining the Social
The answer to the question of �What is sociology?’ is quite complex and I will start by saying that sociology is a human science, a study of humanity. However this description of sociology is partial, because it does not distinguish sociology from psychology, economics, history and other human sciences. It is important to mention that sociology studies society, as well as that it is concerned with human culture. Furthermore, many sociologists have suggested that we
Rating:Essay Length: 1,830 Words / 8 PagesSubmitted: April 26, 2010 -
How Has Television Affected the Concept of Community?
How has television affect the concept of "community"? Television made its first appearance in American living rooms 45 to 50 years ago. It spread so quickly that it became available to virtually all American families. The effects of television on the common household has influenced American pop culture. Television has affected the way we perceive the world and has become the primary source form which Americans receive their news. Television has affected our concept of
Rating:Essay Length: 521 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 26, 2010 -
Interpersonal Communication in an Intercultural Setting
Interpersonal Communication in an Intercultural Setting Cultural growth in the twenty-first century has heightened the emphasis on interpersonal communication in an intercultural setting. As our world grows, expands and becomes increasingly more interconnected by various technological advances, the need for effective interpersonal communication among differing cultures has become quite clear. Due to the advancement of technology in today's world, a world in which some businesspeople are involved in transactions with other businesspeople in faraway countries,
Rating:Essay Length: 3,889 Words / 16 PagesSubmitted: April 27, 2010 -
Themes Based on Slavenka Drakulic’s "how We Survived Communism and Even Lauged"
Communist Themes Slavenka Drakulic's "How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed" tells stories that contain many different aspects of life under a communist regime. It mainly focuses on the scenario from a woman's point of view, which in many cases was a lot worse. It goes into great depth of the kind of strangle hold the government had on the people and what the people had to do in order to survive. One interesting theme
Rating:Essay Length: 900 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: April 27, 2010 -
Situation Analysis - Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications is finding itself a victim of modern day progress. Not being profitable creates problem and generates a huge downward spiral. Sales start to slow, creating less profit for the company. This in turn, creates doubt with investors. As a result, stock prices drop and ultimately, the future of the company is questioned. Global Communications is actively looking at solutions to this problem. By addressing this now, the company will
Rating:Essay Length: 1,203 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: April 27, 2010 -
Understanding the Diffusion of Integrated Marketing Communications
Integrated marketing communications, a new concept in the advertising field, has been under research in terms of diffusion and development in English speaking countries. The article in review is going to enhance the research in countries where English is not the dominant language as well as try to address the argument of whether integrated marketing communications is simply a replication of what marketing and communications organisations had always done or a new promising concept. According
Rating:Essay Length: 628 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 28, 2010 -
Race and Community
Race and My Community 1 All of my experiences and opinions on cultural diversity are derived from living my entire life in Bourbonnais, Illinois which is a culturally diverse town with approximately 30,000 residents. According to the U.S. Census Bureau my community is made up of about 50% Caucasian, 41% African-American 0.27% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race makes up 9.25%
Rating:Essay Length: 322 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: April 28, 2010 -
Generic Benchmarking: Global Communications
Generic Benchmarking: Global Communications Global Communications has several problems facing it due to their need to cut cost and partnership with the introduction of new services. I choose to focus on two issues facing Global Communications and used generic benchmarking to find possible solutions. The issues faced were not unique to Global Communications and in fact are common in the business world. The issues were cutting cost and introduction of new services. Microsoft and Compaq
Rating:Essay Length: 433 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: April 29, 2010 -
Mkt 421 - Marketing Proposal Project - Verizon Communications
Verizon Project Proposal Child Alert MKT421 Verizon- in General From the Verizon web page, “Verizon Communications…. is one of the world's leading providers of high-growth communications services. Verizon companies are the largest providers of wire line and wireless communications in the United States, with nearly 135 million access line equivalents and over 30 million wireless customers. Verizon is also the world's largest provider of print and online directory information. A Fortune 10 company with more
Rating:Essay Length: 896 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: April 29, 2010 -
Communicating with Nonverbal and Verbal Communication
One thing we all have in common is that we must all communicate in one form or another. Everyone communicates even if they know it or not. Both verbal and nonverbal communication is used during conversations. Using both forms helps convey and support the message you are trying to send. Up to 90% of all communication is nonverbal. Most communicators use body language, gestures, and facial expressions during conversations as well as using words. Nonverbal
Rating:Essay Length: 512 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 30, 2010