Vision Article Reviews Samples For Students

Wesemann, Ed. (2012). Creating a Vision for your Firm. Of Counsel, 31(11), 15-16.

The current article “Creating a Vision for your Firm” by Wesemann, 2012 offers a critical analysis and insights on a wider array of issues that organizational personnel, especially leaders and managers should consider in order to enhance the success of their organizations. In fact, the article focusses on strategic planning as a means by which organizations can leverage their success across various contexts. Wesemann, 2012 asserts that “Strategic planning doesn’t have to be the arduous process that many firms (and consultants) make it out to be.” ...

Question # 1

Summary
This sort of comparison also serves as a benchmarking tool. Due to the gap created, it is imperative to ascertain that the club is putting necessary efforts while establishing budget commitments to attaining the new desired level. Use of the symbolic automobiles to elucidate the strategic mission and vision statement of the club will result in a more modest agreement with regards to the clubs’ positioning after members of the board evaluate the projected costs. This gap directs members of the club to appraise its actual status rather than the ideal, and it demands for constructive participation by members ...

Article Review

Article Review

Thinking, Development and Deployment” the author expounded on the theoretical frameworks and applications of strategic planning as a crucial tool to provide direction in the decision-making processes of leaders in an organization. As emphasized, strategic planning incorporates relevant components that include mission, core values, vision and strategic goals . I was convinced that the author provided the significant aspects which emphasize that “employees at all levels can articulate and share the company’s vision and its overall strategic direction” . The assertion was highly commendable in acknowledging that there apparently should not be any barrier to the solicitation of inputs, ...

Introduction

The study was carried out to determine the leadership competencies and the strategic vision which is essential for management which concerns a change in the complex healthcare organizations. Certain nations such as Switzerland do not have the leadership skills required in the nursing sector. The adapted program to solve the satiation was the “Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Clinical Leadership Programme.” The purpose of adopting it was to ensure that it would support that program. The study was supposed to determine the best methods that would be used in the process of the formation of the vision. The vision ...

Focus of the study and the research problem

The study focuses primarily on the fundamental objective of figuring out why certain organizations perform well while others fail in spite of operating under the same opportunities and challenges. The research intends to determine why a viable business venture may turn into failure and a how poorly performing company can reacquire success. Additionally, the study aims at realizing how a leading company can sturdily consolidate its current position to rule and direct the activities of the market setting to ascertain a substantial competitive benefit over others. This research seeks to provide a compacted structure for the comprehension of the ...

The article, “The Well Director,” is a compilation of ten attributes that describe a great director. This paper will discuss four of the attributes discussed in the paper that this writer deems most important; 1) a great director has vision, 2) results are obtained by guiding people to accomplish the predetermined goals of an organization, 3) an efficient management team is key to success, and 4) a great director causes people to want to work for him or her. All ten attributes are important, but this writer feels that these four are keys to the overall success of a ...

Integrated Literature Review

Directorship on Child Care
Introduction
Childhood is an important stage of human development in which proper guidance are necessary in order to ensure that a child’s welfare is being addressed. In many ways, the work of a program director encompasses a difficult role in terms of regulations and program strategies that aims to have a positive influence towards child development. In this discussion, the role of a director in child development will be explored by examining literatures that articulates the topic on teacher’s needs, ethics, leadership, roles and responsibilities, and best practices. Directors are institutional leaders that ...

Analyzing an Article by Sara L. Rynes, Berry Gerhart, and Kathleen A. Minette

Thesis Statement

The paper of the statement can be summarizes as following: There are varying influences on motivation of workers and money is the most important one for the workers. The journals read by the professionals claim that the money is not the most influential motivator at work place. The study by Rynes, Gerhart and Minette claims that the professionals think that money is a motivation tool however they underestimate the power of money on workers’ motivation.
The HR specialists believe the surveys to understand whether the motivators ...

Multicultural Australia

In his article “A Linguist’s Vision for Multicultural Australia”, Professor Michael Clyne comments upon the Australian Government’s social inclusion policies, observing that they are ambiguous and confuse when it comes to fairly representing the Australian minorities in the society. Clyne discusses about Howard’s and Rudd’s governmental plans for social inclusion, which did not contain a multicultural dimension, references to including the languages of minorities in schools and concrete plans of sharing the minorities’ values and traditions throughout Australian society.
The author perceives the problem of social inclusion beyond its immediate meaning of supporting the vulnerable ...

Efficient leadership makes a great impact on employees and contributes to the overall development of the company by sharing the same principles, creating a vision and building a strong team of professionals. There are many different leadership styles with detailed description, however, a true leader should take the best of each while managing the company. In this regard the new leadership style - management by walking around has been defined as the most credible. It applies to the position of a nursing leader, as one should constantly be on the move and fulfill the given responsibilities.
This leadership style ...

A Reflection

In their article “Innovating on the cheap” its authors Lance A.Bettencourt and Scott L.Bettencourt provide a comprehensive overview of different methods of creating innovations, creating a valuable guide on how to come up with an innovation without trying to invent something completely new to the world or even to the company. Authors claim that it is easy to make the innovation work even if such kind of product or services has already been on offer. The authors exemplify their statements, referring to innovation management strategies, used by “Rain Bird” business, which specializes on making sprinkles and other irrigation facilities. The reasons ...

Effective strategic planning not only carries a company toward an objective, it anticipates changes in the External Environment, and positions a company to adapt. What are some of the changes Yahoo! may be anticipating?

Strategic planning requires a company to consider not only their internal strengths and weaknesses, but also to address the changes in the in the external environment. Firstly, Yahoo! anticipates that buyers will demand more integrated solutions and require more localized information. That is why Yahoo! is attempting to go into additional areas and to expand its offering. Moreover, the company is predicting a change in user demographics, thus targeting ...

Leading in the present moment

Leadership is often related to this one term that almost solely necessitates the existence of leadership: vision. A vision, by definition, relates to the state of the future, but leadership is an activity, an ability or quality that does not carry a time factor and hence it is always supposed to be current. A leader’s job is to integrate the vision of the future into the present activities while also understanding and learning through the conditions and experiences of the past. In that regard, it is extremely vital for a leader to engage in present moment thinking, in its purest ...

Great Law of Peace

The one aspect that stands out is the use of the great tree to symbolize strength and peace. Its roots spread out in four directions like a compass. People who wanted to maintain peace in the Five Nations were required to trace the roots of the tree to come together and enjoy the shelter of the big tree (Wampum par. 4).

Declaration of Independence

The article outlines the principles of the U.S. Government as well as the constituents of the American identity one of the being mentioned at the beginning of the text that all men are equal and deserve happiness, liberty, ...

China seems to be noticing a problem with the overuse of smart phones. One report on the subject highlights two incidents were injuries occurred from distracted smartphone users. The incident that was the most troubling was the one of the teenage boy who walked off a bridge because he was not paying attention to anything but his phone. The government it is noticing the issue in calling for a change stating “something has to be done” (Shaver, 2016). In America distracted driving or using your cell phone while driving a vehicle was an issue of concern until recent studies ...

Article in the scientist by Kerry Grens on Zika virus on February, 19th 2016 The article elaborates on how the zika virus is transmitted amongst pregnant women and it gives an example who two women who have experienced zika virus while they were pregnant and their babies were treated with microcephaly (Kerry, 2016). The articles go ahead to explain how the virus can cross the placental barrier to infect the foetus in the womb. Apart from microcephaly, the article also elaborates how researchers are also trying to establish the relationship between zika virus and the Guilain-Barre syndrome especially in ...

In Big, Smart, and Green: A Revolutionary Vision for Modern Farmer, Keim explored the how Marsden Farm has revolutionized farming by combining the best aspects of two practices – organic and industrial farming – while addressing sustainability and food supply issues. This combination is called an alternative version of farming, which was described as “smart, green and powerful” (Keim). The goal of this alternative version of farming is to adopt practices in industrial farming to meet the target yield while eliminating the use of chemicals and avoiding the consequences of industrial farming on soil quality and yield. The alternative was a result ...

Change management is all about coping with complexity of the health care process. This is one of the vital components of the whole Health Management, as modern medicine always changes and evolves according to modern social standards and requirements.
Health care management change is dealing with process complexity: “It is about evaluating, planning and implementing operations, tactics and strategies and making sure that the change is worthwhile and relevant” (Al-Abri, 2007, n.p.). Taking this definition into account, it is easy to understand, that such change demands much efforts and time, once every step will be processed and evaluated. ...

The article that Szu-Fang Chuang (2013) wrote, entitled “Essential Skills for Leadership Effectiveness in Diverse Workplace Development”, provides a clear definition of the skills essential when conducting leadership in the workplace arena. It proves how the effectiveness of global leadership can solve developmental issues, whether it is social, business, economics, human resource, health, education, or even politics.

Summary

Global leadership has always been an issue, since it is vital to international business and the management of the workforce. Leadership is a main component of all types of organizations, and now that its function and capacity are getting more complicated, both managers and ...

Social media technology played a pivot role of support to protesters in Egypt, Iraq, and Tunisia. I had discussed and described the issues in a report titled ‘Arab Springs’ hoping it would support the cause of protesters. Arab Spring had an excellent use with Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in the mission. User-friendly approaches made active users to come together for organizing protests in humongous volumes. Cutting across language barriers voice from different languages got translated through ‘transliteration’ technology to reach across the world. Anonymous peaceful supporters extended their support giving worthwhile ideas. Based on worldwide response through the power of media, ...

According to ‘Guide to Management’ by Allan Murray from The Wall Street Journal, he identifies the leadership categorized under the main functions of management. He explains that leadership is not what one needs but what the people being led need. In this regard, it is expected that you put them first and dedicate your time to teach and lead them. It is from the time given that one receives. This aligns to the act of handling staff at their best hence getting a similar reciprocation. "Leadership is not like a suit you try it on, but rather something you adapt according ...

The process of introducing design in an organization should be easy and the design should start producing its value on the first day of its introduction so that the people involved are kept motivated. Few tips that can help an individual get the best out of a design include keeping the whole thing simple, use of management tools, helping clients to familiarize with details of the design and integrating the design at all its operational levels. Design has been around for many years only that currently, many people have discovered design to be a valuable tool with which they can use ...

Peter Drucker cites leadership research in his article in Psychology and states “management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things” (All About Leadership, 2010). The number of countries that have supported the cause is a strong indication that people feel military action is ethically justified. Obama spoke to the UN General Assembly about a message to recreate the manner in which the wars on terror, conflict, climate and health. He spoke of the Ebola outbreak and Russia’s need to address Islamist militant threats within its borders. He used some flower words that are a hallmark of an Obama speech ...

Management

The problem the article is attempting to solve
The article attempts to look at the emerging trend among the colleges that offer MBA to introduce the Hippocratic Oath for the students as the case of the medical schools. The article attempts to explore the impact of the Hippocratic Oath on the managers and whether it makes sense in the current business environment. The central problems addressed in the article include whether the oath is a requirement for the practice in the management and whether it can lead to improved management. The author attempts to explore the impact of the ...

ARTICLE REVIEW

Article summary
Analysis
Giving your employees some sense of authority could go a long way into helping any type of business grow big and fast. As the author suggests, an employer should set certain parameters within which the employee can have the power to negotiate with the customer. The notion will not only inspire your clerks to be better salespeople, but it will also give them a sense of being treasured and trusted. One would be surprised how such small gestures and strategies would turn the business around. It is, therefore, paramount that managers call on such techniques if ...

Is Apple Company any better after Steve Jobs Death?

Succession in Apple Company remained a tussle among the interested potential CEOs after the death of Steve Jobs death in 2011 (Chen). The employees of the company were worried and felt hopeless as they thought everything in Apple will change including the nature of the working environment and working conditions. There was a need for a more practical CEO who will streamline everything in Apple to raise its performance. While everyone though that Apple Company was on its ways to the grave with Steve Jobs, things turned out to be a surprise. Tim Cook took up the position and began to make everything ...

Introduction

Art is not a new phenomenon in the modern society, as it has existed for many years. Since time immemorial, art has remained an imperative component that allows people communicate and exchange ideas. Any piece of artwork has a symbolic meaning and one need to interpret artwork based on a given context. In the article entitled, “The Symbolism of Merode Altarpiece,” Meyer states that art is a reflection of peoples’ way of life and their immediate environment. Using art, people have managed expressing their faith and connection with God and other supernatural powers. This aspect forms the main theme in this article.
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INTRODUCTION

Employees’ requirements from organization are extended much more than monetary compensations only. Among other important compensations is the need of trainings and developments. Trained employees are regarded as the most important capital asset to the firm as on job trainings nourish employees’ competencies. Despite the importance this aspect, for both parties, carries the dilemma with gap that exists in effectiveness of training. Views on aspects depict that effectiveness issues remain with all three components of training including participants, trainer as well as training process. Hence, considerate planning for all three components to make training sessions effective is an important.

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Contextualizing Influence Activities: An Objective Hermeneutical Approach

Lueger, Sandner, Meyer and Hammerschmid treat the objective hermeneutical approach, as a modality utilized for developing research papers, meant to develop the knowledge from a specific research area. The authors are utilizing this methodology for studying the influence as a modality of exercising power in different types of organizations.
Using the objective hermeneutical methodology, the authors appreciate that the researcher might have the capacity to influence their public through the research they undertake, as they apply specific tactics and strategies to serve their research purpose, which have general value (Lueger et al., 2005, p. 1146).
The authors specify the limitations ...

The article Identity Ambiguity and Change in the Wake of a Corporate Spin-Off by Kevin G. Corley and Dennis A. Gioia is dedicated to the case study of organizational identity change. Researchers investigated the transformation of organizational unit into an independent organization using the example of Fortune 100. The results of the research reveal previously unreported aspects of organizational change. Scientists state that the change is a challenge for a company because changes bring uncertainty and it, in turn, creates ambiguity. It is rather inconvenient and therefore it creates the context for its own resolution during the period of change. Some changes ...

Presented herein is an analysis of 2 Peer Reviewed Research Articles based on how researchers understand organizational leadership and worker traits and their ethical relevance to Information Technology. It gives the summary, the analysis, and the synthesis of the articles.

Article 1

Summary
This research article is based on the effective project team leadership theory as viewed from the angle of leader traits, skills, roles, and behaviors. The research examines leadership principles from the actual work settings of organizations, specifically the dynamic projects, with an aim of discovering the actual happenings as compared to the espoused theory. The research question ...

Abstract

Sexual education for children in today’s society is significant to enable them make right choices in life. This should also include children with multiple disabilities. The sexual education should include how to express themselves, individual hygiene, modesty towards a person of the opposite sex and proper touching. When it comes to touching and setting personal boundaries, the instructor should respect the curiosity of child and show how to apply signs in recognizing strangers.

Sexual education is paramount for young children before they attain adulthood. This involves how to interact with member of the opposite sex, how to control ...

Reactions to Leonardo da Vinci works

Leonardo da Vinci undoubtedly occupies a significant position in the Western art. His personality as revealed through his pieces of art is simply intriguing. He was trained as a painter in Florence and sculptor. From his artwork, he is portrayed as a curious individual who had so much hunger for knowledge. He is not only celebrated for his artwork but also the contributions he has made to science.
In as much as Leonardo failed to present his philosophical ideas and perceptions in a well planned and systematic manner, but instead dispersed most of his work in notebooks, critics have been on the ...