Imagined Communities Essays and Term Papers
911 Essays on Imagined Communities. Documents 76 - 100
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Effective Team Communication
Effective Team Communication Janet Bruce University of Phoenix Effective Team Communication In the environment today, it is not unusual to see people working in teams to accomplish certain goals and tasks. During our youth, parents and teachers encourage us through various methods to work as part of a team. Whether a sports team, classroom team, or after school activities, parents and teachers and other authority figures start the introduction of working in teams and
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Effective communication is the cornerstone to success in any organization. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2004), effective communication “improves decision making” and “is also a key driver in knowledge management.” (p. 324) A lack of effective communication at Global Communications has caused several issues surrounding a business strategy that includes outsourcing jobs and laying off workers. Due to pressures for revenue and business growth, the senior management team has developed
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Global Communications Solution Paper
Problem Solution: Global Communications Global Communications has decided to expand globally by offering new services in small business and consumer products. With partnerships with a satellite provider; Global Communications can realize the potential of becoming a global presence. To complete this motive, Global will outsource call centers to India and Ireland. This motion will cut costs by nearly 40%. This project appears to be on course and seems to be a win-win situation for the
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications finds themselves amongst tough telecommunications competition and an ever increasing global market. There are many and opportunities they will face as they carry out decisions they make. Also there are internal and external conflicts that can occur. (GC) finds it is difficult to grow, cut costs, and be profitable while serving everyone’s needs at the same time. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Decision making is difficult and should
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Gap Analysis: Global Communication
Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Gap Analysis: Global Communications University of Phoenix Gap Analysis: Global Communications This Gap analysis will discuss the issue Global communication is facing, how it was handle and the consequences behind it. Global communication is facing severe economy hardship. The company went from a $28 per share to only $ 11 within three years due to intense competition in the telecommunication market. They are losing their values and the stockholders
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Global Communications
Problem Solution: Global Communications Global Communications is one of many telecommunications companies with diminished returns over the last few years. This paper will go through the evaluation process needed to create and successfully implement the best possible solution to Global Communications’ current problems. Situation Analysis Global Communications can view the experience of Citgo to understand the importance of mass communication and positive advertising. A positive perception of Global Communications will help partnership with other companies.
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications In an ever changing telecommunications industry Global Communications is trying to change its structure to keep up with the new industry. They have created a strategy for globalization that is not viewed by everyone as positively as the company would like. They are facing many obstacles in their pursuit for globalization. Global Communications has come up with a plan to outsource their call centers to India and Ireland. They are also
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Anger in Communication
Anger In Communication Communicating is the means of transmitting or the exchange of information. These types of exchanges usually occur in many different forms or means. Humans communicate both verbally and nonverbally. The term also refers to sharing or to make common and is defined as a process of understanding. (Pearson & Nelson, 2000 p.18). This process is an activity, an exchange, or a set of behaviors.(Pearson & Nelson, 2000 p.170). These processes or exchanges
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Communication - Exec Conference Location
Executive Summary Purpose of the Report The purpose of my report was to research luxury hotels in Nevada and the Caribbean, and make a recommendation for the location of the next executive business conference. Prerequisites for the site included minimal transfer time from the airport, suitable meeting facilities with hotel support, onsite restaurants, lounges, fitness facilities with golf and entertainment nearby. As is commonly practiced, costs for travel and entertainment were not explored as these
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Imagined Reality: Ultima Thule
Imagined Reality: Ultima Thule The Arctic as a mental concept, world of thoughts and place of peculiarities During the last weeks in which I have engaged myself with Canadian Arctic literature, I have gained an understanding of what it means to be, encounter and write about North as a non-Inuit. I don’t believe in a general concept of what North is and rather think of it as a mental place we create in our mind
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Global Communications - an Approach to Identify Opportunities to Create Value for the Business
Problem Solving Based Scenarios: An Approach to Identify Opportunities to Create Value for the Business Introduction Today’s realities of leadership include increasing competition and intensity, reducing cycle times and costs, and improving productivity while at the same time growing the business and meeting increasing customer and Wall Street expectations. These pressures require leaders to redefine and redesign how to think, how to lead, and how to act. These shifts in the very nature of leadership
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications was a leader in the telecommunications industry. The company has fallen from grace in recent times. Stockholders are complaining because shares have gone down to $11 per stock from $28 per stock. Union workers are feeling left out of important negotiations within the company. The company’s values are not in place at the moment. The company philosophy is “Our Edge Is People” and with outsourcing becoming a possibility, Global
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Global Communication Gap Analysis
Subway Introduction Subway is the largest restaurant franchise in the United States. The Subway chain has been established for about 38 years and it has reached number one in increased percent sales and consumer awareness over time. Subway’s accomplishments are mainly due to its brand awareness, product image and diversity in the fast food industry. However, in the presence of strong competitive pressure from its rivals, Subway has to make some strategic changes in order
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Intellect, Not Imagination
Intellect, Not Imagination Descartes meditations are his way of trying to show what you can and cannot believe. He uses a melting candle to prove extension and the existence of bodies. By the end of the first meditation, Descartes has deemed himself completely without knowledge. By introducing various sceptical possibilities, he has done away with any certainty in his previous beliefs. He reasons the possibility of a deceptive God which means he can never be
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications This paper will identify the gap analysis between Global Communications’ senior management team and its union stakeholders and employees. Global Communications’ senior leadership failed to effectively communicate and consider all stakeholders values until their plans to introduce new services and reduce costs by outsourcing jobs to Ireland and India had been approved by the board of directors (McShane & Von Glinow, 2004, p. 354). Their actions had a significant impact on
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Fascism and Communism
. Fascism and Communism are two different forms of government that were very similar. Fascism is a 20th century form of nationalistic, militaristic, totalitarian dictatorship that seeks to create a feasible society through strict regimentation of national and individual lives. Communism is type of government in which there is no private property and the government controls the entire economy. Communism tries to satisfy the basic needs of society by sharing work and benefits. Both theories
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Global Communications Ethical Filter
Integrity Integrity is the foundation on which all values, business or personnel, are based. One cannot truly act with integrity if they do not possess core baseline ethical values. Integrity is a value that is built upon by a lifetime of achievement which can be given away with one wrong choice. I have made some wrong choices early in my life which I am still working on to this day to rebuild. Integrity is not
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Picture Archive and Communication System Architecture
Picture Archive and Communication System Architecture The advent of technology medical equipment including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and radiography (x-ray) have become quicker and more efficient. Images and data from these modalities are memory intense and require more film, storage, and handling than was required in the past. As the technology has increased in all areas of the medical field, so has the patient need for more exams and procedures have also
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Problem Solution: Global Communications
Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Problem Solution: Global Communications Adekunle Ojo University of Phoenix Problem Solution: Global Communications Global Communications (GC) is a telecommunication company under tremendous economic pressure just like other telecommunication companies. Its stock value has diminished drastically at over 50% which creats doubt in the stockholdersand thefuture of the company is being questioned. GC decided to take an aggressive approach to solve this problem by outsourcing some of their technical call
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Satellite Communications
History of Satellite Communications The first idea of satellite communication came from an article in 1945 named Wireless World, where Author C. Clarke described the use of manned satellites in 24 hour orbits to distribute television programs. However, the first person to carefully evaluate the technical and financial aspects of such a venture was John R. Pierce of Bell Telephone Laboratories (Whalen, n.d.). In a 1954 speech and 1955 article, Pierce described the usefulness of
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Team Communication
Team Communication Can a team be effective without proper team communication? First of all, what is communication? Communication is defined as a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior (Merriam-Webster Online, 2006). Without communication a group is just a bunch of people standing around unable to accomplish anything. Take the story of the tower of Babel for instance. According to the book Genesis, chapter 11
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Online Communities
I. Introduction York university in Canada once created a web site called York University Student Center Online. This web site concern about the student activities on campus and outside. First lunched in 2001, the aim of York’s website is entertainment and media publication. It has a good reputation among other Canadian universities’ websites. The web site archives many of the student activities since its launch till today. Some of the website activities are holding online
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Communism
Communism had one of the greatest political impacts than any other political ideas in the 20th century around the world. What is important and interesting about communism is its background, concept, and why many countries apply to this idea. This essay will generally focus on the background, ideology, and why the countries and political parties applied to this idea. Communism did not exist until the 18th century. The idea of communism originated from the
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications must reposition itself to remain competitive in the communications arena by considering globalization, the creation of alliances with a satellite provider which will open product options and outsourcing their business overseas. “Stockholders are bemoaning diminishing returns and speculating about the industry’s ability to rebound. Understandably, telecommunications companies are under tremendous economic pressures and Global Communications is no exception.” (University of Phoenix, 2004, para.1). The management of Global Communications team
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The Sociological Imagination
The Sociological Imagination, written by C. Wright Mills, is an insightful critique of the research taking place in sociology. Mills covers every aspect of sociology including the works of the renowned sociologist Talcott Parsons as well as his own works. It takes an initial stab at defining what the sociological imagination is. Mills states that the sociological imagination is a quality of mind that allows one to understand "history and biography and the relations between
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