Group processes

Book Report In his book The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child, Francisco Jimenez discusses his experience growing up and struggling through his immigration to America. The book is portrayed through the lens of his younger self as he travels with his family from one labor camp to another in an effort to build a better life. Jimenez explains that the reason he wrote the book was inspired by his love for education and learning in creating stability in his life. Despite wide acclaim…

Difficulties during adolescence can be overwhelming for anyone. One thing is certain, though, adolescents do not go through it alone. They have their peers, groups, and friends to help them through it. Peer relationships are an important function of adolescence. There are different types of peer relationships and they all present negative and positive outcomes as can be shown in this essay. All relationships start with peers. Peers are individuals who are similar in age and maturity level. Peer…

How does enculturation vary by ethnicity when observed in a diverse multicultural place such as Westminster mall? This paper describes my ethnographic work and study of the people I analyzed at Westminster mall on April 28, 2016. In the Cultural Anthropology book Welsch and Vicanco state that “Since the 1960’s cultural anthropologists have focused more intensively on the symbolic lives of people in all societies. I learned that there is many types of ethnicities and every ethnicity does…

12490468 Professional Report Volkswagen: Myopic view of Stakeholders Executive Summary This report attempts to provide the systematic analysis of the questionable management practices adapted by shareholders of the company and also imply the organizational theories to these identified management issues. The organizational theories that are discussed in this report are stakeholder theory and shareholder theory which is implemented by Volkswagen. Various suggestion and high-level recommendations…

who they are today and who they will be tomorrow. I have been involved in many different social groups throughout my life. Each of them has taught me life lessons that I am reminded of on a daily basis. As I thought about these lessons, I realized that a majority of them revolved around perfection. In this essay, I will give you some insight on who I am by telling you about three of those social groups and the ways they have impacted my mindset and made me into the perfectionist I am today. When…

Competitor Analysis Company Market Share (as in August 2014) Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. 47% Hyundai Motor India Ltd. 16% Honda Cars India Ltd. 8% Tata Motors Ltd. 5% Mahindra & Mahindra 6% Maruti Suzuki: Maruti Suzuki India Limited has been highly successful in rural areas and smaller towns in India because of its excellent distribution and service network. It is mainly known for its small car segment with popular model being Swift, Dzire, Alto, Zen and Ritz. It is the largest automobile…

The race riots in 1964 and 1969 were momentous events in the history of Malaysia. The ‘nation-state’ refers to ‘a territorial-political unit whose borders coincided with the territorial distribution of a national group’ with a common cultural entity. The ‘nation-state’ consists of both the notion of statehood, and nationhood. The ‘territory’, as well as ‘institutions’ form the two core components of statehood. On the other hand, nationhood refers to ‘a historical community, more or less…

Introduction This case study proposal features the company Samsung Electronics Co. and the organizational changes it implemented over the past years. The company is the primary subsidiary of South Korea's Samsung Group and the biggest electronics manufacturer in Asia. Samsung Electronics conducts in operations in four leading divisions including Semiconductors, Digital Media, Home Appliances, and Information & Communications. he organization offers TVs, video, and sound gear; PCs and related…

There are multiple variations for defining race. There is one definition, however, that most people confine to which is race being a group of people who have different and similar biological traits. Commonly, race is defined as if it is a term that is solid or concrete, but really it is socially fabricated. In society, race is based on the difference in physical appearance which is determined by the most apparent trait; skin color. Although race is socially constructed, the biological sense that…

In recent discussions of affirmative action, a controversial issue has been whether it promotes diversity, racial or economic, on campuses when pertaining to college admissions. On the one hand, some argue that affirmative action provides a benefit for those who historically endure discrimination. The people who argue this perspective often will quote historical documents to show the intense discrimination minorities faced. On the other hand, others argue that it is not beneficial. According to…