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    Greiner's Organizational Growth model describes specific phases an organization goes through over time as it increases in size. Each phase consists of a period of stable evolutionary growth followed by a crisis or turning point that needs resolution before progressing to the next stage. These periods of growth are described as evolution and revolution. When comparing the Greiner model to the US Navy, evolutionary and crisis stages have occurred since its establishment to leading to the…

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    Decision Analysis The Oxford Dictionary defines a decision as the action or process of deciding something or of resolving a question. This may seem vague or even common sense, but I believe there is nothing more important in the world than the decisions we make. Every day there are billions of decisions being made that all effect one another and everything around them, deciding what will happen to the Earth. Every decision is important and can decide the fate of the world, such as the decision…

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    In “Accepting or Rejecting Innovations” by Jared Diamond he explains that new technology can be accepted or rejected by people. Technology is not an easy factor to be ready acceptance, but he says that they need to persuade society to adopt it first. Diamond states the factors that cause people to adopt technological innovations into their lives are a relative economic advantage, social value and prestige, and compatibility with a vested interest. Profoundly, I think his ideas explain why people…

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    Carr says that technology is impacting his focus in a negative way. Technology actually enables students to get to the meat of the arguments and sift through parts that they would need in their analysis of the text. Carr should also realize that when people use the internet they don't always need…

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    Huxley predicts the rise of social promiscuity in his book Brave New World. Already today it is evident the increase and effects it has. The lack to form meaningful relationships with one other and personal feelings is already happening. Brave new world is what today’s society could look like in the future if this progresses. Huxley’s World State is dysfunctional because promiscuity has become more normal and encouraged through social influences, which is also evident in today’s overall society…

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    Michael Specter’s TED Talk “The Danger of Science Denial,” is an argument on why the scientific method is great and why it is an important part of the society. According to Specter, science has been the transformative force, which has remarkably improved the society in the last thousands of years. He argues that this happens to be the best time in society, in terms of mobility, wealth, health, and opportunities. However, science has been at the center of increased suffering for billions of…

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    Mathew Wisnioski. Engineers for Change: Competing Visions of Technology in 1960s America. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. The book Engineers for change, written by Matthew Wisnioski, is a summary of conflicts within the engineering world during the post-war period in America. A group of engineers collaborated with the anti-war and civil rights activists in the late 1960s to push for change in technological approaches in engineering. They were after remaking their profession and…

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    end of the semester as the professor uses such advanced technology that simply submitting a paper online is an over complicated mess. If you aren’t up to date on the technology the professing is using it can be hard to follow. I once tried to take a class off because I was sick but the professor insisted I use skype or facetime so I could still take part in the class, I had no idea how to do that. The use of new and unfamiliar technology can become and over complicated mess fir everyone…

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    entering their workforce. Generation Y also called Millennial who born between 1982 until 2000. They have a basic knowledge about technology as they are growing up in an environment where technology infused. Besides, their tolerance of the diversity around them remains one of Generation Y's characteristics since they are considered as diverse group. Being technology savvy, Generation Y is narcissistic and place high value on lifestyle balance such as freedom in choosing their own working style…

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    The one prevailing theme that proliferates every society is communication. There is no way around it. It is simple in its construct, however it proves to be more complex in regards to application. The reason being is that each person who engages in a communicative exchange brings their own set of ideas, feelings, social upbringing and experiences to the exchange. It is also important to understand that communication can be verbal as well as non-verbal, which adds a whole other level to its…

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