Essays on Boss

Chip Mazey is a vice president of the group. During a meeting with him, in a working situation or social meeting, I would pinpoint a number of issues that we feel the officer needs to work on. A particular aspect that the manager needs to work on would be on how he relates with his employees. Respect for employees is a trait that is missing in Chip’s style of administration. Chip's style of administration started right after he was promoted to the vice president's position and his ego took a grip on him. The manager is so full Continue reading...

The U.S.’s adaptation of The Office is a popular series that features many bosses trying to lead a group of workers. Throughout the series, each boss employs a series of supervisory techniques in order to accomplish this. Some of the techniques are successful, while others fail miserably. While some leaders on the show are more traditional and others try to step out of the mold, they all experiment until they find their comfort zone. Toward the end of the series, Andy Bernard becomes the boss, using a series of disconnected supervisory techniques in hopes of gaining the respect Continue reading...

Ethical dilemmas do not have a direct response as one progress with the career. The exception to this is when the ethical dilemma involves the breaking of the law or profession regulation. Ethical dilemmas are entail situations of moral conflict and transgression between parties. In these kinds of situations, one has to choose a creative alternative to end the constant strive (Linzer 37).
In this issue, the ethical dilemma entails an overly dependent boss who takes all the credit from the worker. All the work that the group does credit goes to the boss and the manager. Sometimes the Continue reading...

The aim of this essay is to present you with an experience which has contributed to my growing mature and realizing my aging. There are lots of events and incidents in life along with people who one meets that play a major role in one’s evolution of personality. The experience I have chosen to describe is my relationship with my first boss at my first job as a college student. It is an experience which opened up the path in front of me and made me realize that life ought to be taken seriously if one wishes to Continue reading...

Delegating authority is a very complex decision that has to be taken by managers. In this case Mary made a decision to delegate authority to John Links. Mary’s decision was based upon Link’s position as Senior Research Analyst at the company. Her decision to appoint John Link as her temporary replacement was a good decision overall. Link was able to manage her department effectively but at the expense of his own work. This suggests that John Link was unable to multi-task and while performing Mary’s duties he ignored his own work.
Mary did not clearly specify Continue reading...

Final Topic Paper – “I am Bartleby”

In light of the professor’s and group comments, I have made several changes to the paper. First, I removed all explicit mentions of schizophrenia in the work, as that would be ahistorical, and made arguments about Bartleby’s mental condition more even-handed. Most substantially, I have included more work throughout the text of the paper exploring Bartleby’s motivations for his actions throughout the story, focusing somewhat more on his frustration with the futility of capitalist society and its emphasis on hierarchical work structures. I have also completely changed the final paragraph to make it more of a Continue reading...

The major ethical dilemma for the company is that it is trying to figure out whether to outsource the company’s telecommunication department, or whether to continue producing the telecommunication requirements themselves. The analysis prepared by an assistant controller of the company has failed to reflect some of the fixed costs amounting to $300,000 per annum. The chief financial officer is aware of this, and her fiancé is the head of the telecommunication department. The dilemma to her is to whether to give the correct analysis to her boss. The addition of $300,000 in the analysis is Continue reading...

One of the hardest decisions to make is whether to confront one’s boss or supervisor. Confronting the supervisors has various pros and cons. the following is some of the scenarios when one may confront his or her boss and the repercussions.
One may confront his or her boss when the boss violates the code of conduct such as sexual harassment that attracts lawful suits. Consider a boss who seeks sexual favors for either promotion or salary increase or any other favors. Such a boss may constantly harass an employee something that can lead to family problems. In addition Continue reading...

In Katherine Mansfield's "The Fly", an old man named Woodifield visits his former boss in his office. Woodifield, who had suffered a stroke, converses with his former boss. The boss offers him whisky, and they drink together. After drinking, Woodifield mentions that he visited the cemetery where the boss's boy was buried. After Woodifield leaves, the boss is overcome with emotion, and is about to weep. He looks at an old, framed photograph of his boy -- who presumably was a soldier and killed in a war -- and reminisces about the time that the boy had spent in Continue reading...

Introduction

I watched three past episodes of Undercover Boss via online streaming on November 14, 2014. From all the episodes, I selected the Subway episode in season 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1MHpTiz0kI); the Philly Pretzel Factory episode in season 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrA0dHRsWXM); and the Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt episode in season 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L81k_oLFvjM).

Subway Episode

The first episode I watched was the Subway story. In this episode, Chief Development Officer Don Fertman worked undercover as a sandwich artist in four Subway branches across the United States. The most interesting part of the episode was Don’s life in the kitchen. He got to know the people Continue reading...

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Based on the case study, Martha Rinaldi is faced with two major dilemmas. Knowing that she is already employed with Potomac Waters, her leaving the company without first addressing her work troubles would be viewed as a weakness on her part. On the other hand, choosing to stay with Potomac Waters might compromise her work attitude, break her spirit and possibly the chance to grab Deep Dive Pizza’s standing offer of employment. Staying with Potomac Waters is, obviously, a challenging position to make for Rinaldi. After all, most young people value the over-all work environment and Continue reading...

‘Instructor’s Name’

‘Subject’
Mentor Response – Power and Politics
The mentor response clearly elucidates how results, more than anything else, could pull people towards accepting a certain plan. Power is nothing but an ability to get things done in a manner which the person exerting the power wants it to be done. So, power does not always mean using one’s position or influence to get things done from others. The mentor, in this case, has made use of rational persuasion as a way to get things done. He had first used his tracker among a small group of employees, and when Continue reading...

Final Topic Paper – “I am Bartleby” Outline/Bibliography

OUTLINE – First Person Account of Bartleby’s Journey from His Perspective
I. Interview for Bartleby’s job
- Finds advertisement in the newspaper bout law firm job, responds to it
- Does not know why he chose to do the job if he is so apathetic
- Finds boss pleasant, answers his questions, picks up on impression of Bartleby as amiable
- Disappointed and depressed by corner office
II. First days of job
- Bartleby feels renewed sense of purpose
- Feels important because of his placement as a high-powered Wall Street firm
- Feels incredible pull to keep Continue reading...

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1) Stress is a normal occurrence but what it does to human body is not normal at all. It can cause death. As presented in the documentary film “Stress: A Portrait of a Killer,” stress shuts down a person’s immune system that in return, activates bad bacteria inside the body that can cause several kinds of diseases. When people are anticipating stress, it shuts down some of the essential biological function. This is also the same with Zebra as when they face stress, they momentarily shuts down or even damage their other Continue reading...

Prewriting refers to the activities carried out in preparation for the actual drafting of the paper. Research and analysis are important features of this stage of writing as they help in understanding the context of the topic in detail. The pre-writing process entails three steps namely: analysis, anticipation and adaptation. Analyzing a topic ensures that the final report will serve its purpose once finalized and also provides guidance to the way in which the report gets presented. Anticipation refers to the identification of your audience, how much they know regarding the subject and how they are likely to take Continue reading...

After schooling for a long time, one anticipates to get a good job in the future. Each one has a dream job that they would prefer to work. Every place of work has a person in charge, usually called the boss. There are basically two types of bosses; a good boss and a bad boss. This paper seeks to compare and contrast between two.
A good boss focuses on the long-term results of the company. In this case, the boss does not focus on immediate results but remains focused on the future. On the contrary, a bad boss focuses Continue reading...

Communication in the Workplace

Communication in relationships, between peers, or between superiors and employees can be very difficult at times. While many are fortunate enough to hold a job that requires little to no communicative effort between colleagues and superiors, others are not so lucky. Communication is a delicate thing that can make life easy or very difficult depending on how it is used. In some situations, subordinates may use it to speak disrespectfully to a superior, which can cause issues in a workplace. It can take a lot of work to correct a situation like this, and may even end in termination. Continue reading...

Nepotism

Nepotism is a serious problem in today's society. One of its striking examples is hiring relatives. This happens when a person does not have enough confidence to refuse the relatives, because he or she is afraid to offend them. The main problem in this situation is the lack of professional skills of those relatives.
They will not have the necessary knowledge and will not be able to accomplish the work properly. Thus, the lack of competition in choosing employees influences the fact, that company gains unskilled worker. Such employees will agree in everything with the boss, they will not Continue reading...

The best respondent in the Bad Boss story is Gini Graham Scott. This is because she acknowledges that despite the fact that the boss is bad. David should not quit the company and work with Irving since there are many crazy bosses in the world and therefore, Irving may be a bad boss also. She advocates that David should remain and work under Commodore and try and solve the problems that exist between with his boss. She suggests that David should set some networks with the other employees because they are all suffering from the leadership of their bad Continue reading...

Presentation and Analysis of Ann Petry’s ‘Like a Winding Sheet’ – ‘Presentation and Analysis of the main character’s, Johnson’s, portrait – Depiction of his emotional and physical reactions and outburst and interpretation of the causes provoking them – How justifiable are his actions?
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Abstract

This paper will present you with an analysis of a man’s portrait and psychological profile. This man is called Johnson and he is the main leading character in Ann Petry’s short story ‘Like a winding sheet’. The essay will depict the emotional and physical reactions of Johnson as performed during Continue reading...

Introduction

Jerry Perez’s profile is one of the highly motivating profiles. After, his graduation from UM, he started working at a certain center in his hometown. From the way he did his work, it was clear that he was passionate and passionate about his work. Through this, he became famous at his job because of his unique way of issuing therapy. Most of the clients who knew him liked his job and they chose him to serve him rather than anyone else. However, his boss never liked the fact that most of the clients preferred Perez.
On the other Continue reading...

Question 1: The problem in this case

This case presents a challenge to Fredrick in that he is supposed to give his boss, Marne, a summary analysis of test results and a recommendation for taking Krispy Natural to the market. However, Fredrick is unsure of whether his company should commence on launching Krispy Natural on a national basis, given the statistics he has, and the high expectations of his boss. The boss feels that the initial forecast of $ 500 million can be doubled. In this situation, there is a problem in that the boss – Marne and Fredrick have opposing approaches to the launch of Krispy Natural. Continue reading...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to acknowledge the following people for the support they provided to ensure my successful internship

My Professor.

Luiz Correia, GM of Randgold, Tongon
Ibrahim Cissé, Tongon IT Superintendent

John Paul Pasion, IT specialist

I’d also like to acknowledge the help of personnel at the Loulo mine, Mali
Tidiane Komou, Loulo IT Superintendent
Chiaka  Berthé, GM Loulo

Introduction

My internship lasted one month. It was a two-part internship: The first part being in Ivory Coast, and the second in Mali. Both of these I did at mines owned by Randgold group. Randgold Resources is a multinational mining company, focused in gold mining in Africa. Continue reading...

This case study presents bosses who are difficult to deal with mainly because they always think of what is best for the company. In the process of doing so, they push each and every person to surpass their limits. It is quite tough for an employee to deal with a difficult boss. They are always unpredictable like the commodore, less rational and less understandable. This makes it difficult to deal with them especially since one minute they seem quite understanding and the next they minute they behave like monsters.
Both bosses’ posses the characteristics discussed above. From the case, Continue reading...

The book paranoia gives a gripping touch and fantastically intruinging imagination that keeps you glued to the end. It combines high-tech business with corporate security and espionage that thrills all through the book. Adam Cassidy is the quintessential slacker who is tired of his job at Wyatt Telecom. He diverts corporate`s funds of about $80 grand to throw a party for his fellow loading dock employee, and he fully commits to be fired for his crime.
The company`s security finally catches up with him and his boss at Wyatt, Nicholas Wyatt a rich and influential individual offers Continue reading...

What ethical issue or dilemma was Bob Hopkins facing?

Bob received an order from Stan inquiring about the availability of 3x12 Doug fir rough sawn lumbers. When his partner asked him if he had received any orders for scaffold planks, he began to hesitate and felt that something was up. From the information that Mike was giving him, they had received three inquiries from Stan that had the same tally. The scaffold planks were usually stronger than the ordinary lumber and were used between the metal supports often in the construction of high storey buildings. Further, scaffolding grading was different from the ordinary grading since their strength was Continue reading...

Nicole Brewster was given the responsibility of ascertaining the health benefits of drinking bottled water. Based on the information of experts in various fields related to this issue, such as medical professionals, scientists, and water specialists, Brewster discovers that drinking bottled water had no any health benefits, hence not any special than the water supplied by most municipalities. She decided to publish her exact findings. Whereas her position is likely to get the support of her seniors, the Spring Natural Water Company, which has an advertising company, is determined to prevent the findings going public because it is likely Continue reading...

Family stress

The family unit is the most essential functional social unity anywhere in the world. As time changes, the family unit keeps changing, both in size and the type of relationship among family members. In the 21st century, many social scientists have warned that this essential unit is gradually losing meaning. Why? Life becoming too demanding hence pulls the family members apart (Boss, 2002). The result is a situation where no one is contented with the family relations – a situation referred to as family stress. Family stress has been among the most prominent topics of discussion in social sciences. It Continue reading...

I have always prided myself for knowing my values, for being comfortable with who I am, and for knowing what my philosophy in life is. I have always believed that honesty is the best policy. Although I know that I have many faults and imperfections, the one thing I try to always ensure is that I stay true to myself and to others.
This honesty, and indeed, my entire value system, was put to the test in my last job. It was a job that I really liked and the company was also a very good one. They offered Continue reading...

Being employed is indeed a great feeling. The thrill that comes with it is just so exhilarating. Meeting new challenges and seeing them solved is ever satisfying. The thought that if one does not work then he is bound to starve, always propels me to do my best no matter how hard the situation is. I wake up every morning psyched up to do the best. The joy of being with my workmates as we share experiences , develop our skills and more so learn the beauties of group work to me are just a fulfillment of my dreams. As Continue reading...

Introduction

An organization comprises of both the employees and bosses. For the organization to achieve its goals effectively, the relationship between employees and bosses is paramount. An employee boss relationship refers to the communication that takes place between the chief executive officer and his or her subordinates (Nelson & Quick, 2008). Employees work together with their bosses and therefore, a good relationship ensures that the organization gains a competitive advantage over the others. Successful employee boss relationship involves striking a balance of common interests. The boss has the right to manage the affairs of the company and plan for the future Continue reading...

Arguably, in the 21st century many people are smarter than their boss is. This is because the society is becoming more globalized, and changing at a high pace. In some situations, other people may argue that the issue is caused by the pressure to achieve organizational goal. The bosses of companies employ very intelligent and superior employees than them; their main goal is to have a working team that is efficient and fit for the job. In the course of the job, conflict arises between the intelligent workers and the boss. Perhaps, the strategy of employing smart employees as Continue reading...

In every workplace, there are senior employees or managers whose responsibility is to oversee junior employees. They are the bosses who ensure that all employees in any organization fulfil their responsibilities. Bosses must possess important qualities that make them standout as responsible leaders. The boss at every workplace has the potential to make the organization successful or make it fail. It is the qualities and character of a boss that makes him a good or bad boss. There are similarities and differences between bad and good bosses.

Good bosses have effective communication skills while bad bosses have poor communication Continue reading...

Organizations, businesses and governments require a figure to oversee coordination of activities, planning for future events and handling of subordinates’ issues. This requires a boss with authority to dispense of those duties and achieve the goals of the social structure. Different people have different leadership styles, and this may be prompted by several factors including the situation at hand, as well as the goals and vision of an organization. Therefore, there are various principles of categorizing bosses. Bosses can be broadly placed into three categories depending on their decision making and interaction with employees; these classes include the autocratic, Continue reading...

The case clearly represents one of the many cases where bosses are unfair to their team members. Chris was a good worker from the beginning but unfortunately, he developed a bipolar disorder. He started behaving differently because of the bipolar disorder and usually people understood his problem except for his boss. His boss was rude and did not treat him the same as every other worker in the office. The behaviour of his boss was very discouraging to him and finally led him to quit his job.
Bipolar disorder is a mental health problem which causes extreme mood swings. Continue reading...

Many critiques of the modern day working culture have argued that the employment and bureaucracy found in the modern business organization is a form of today’s slavery. They are of the opinion that employee’s constant supervision and the lingering threat of being sacked makes them act or work not because they feel motivated, but because of the fear of unemployment. The classical school of thought believed that employees of an organization would work maximally if provided with the optimal condition of the working environment. This school of thought ignored to a greater extent the notion of human Continue reading...

Gang Related Cases and Applied Theories

Popular movies have portrayed images of gangs and mobs scouring the city and committing crimes of all sorts. One example of that is the critically acclaimed movie “The Godfather” it is indeed an exact depiction of crimes groups in the society. John Gotti is no different from the mafia boss in the movies. He is one of the most recognized mafia leaders in downtown New York in the 90’s. He leads the Gambino organized crime group that startd in 1985. Gotti was the boss of all bosses in American mafia after Paul Continue reading...

Managing Your Boss

Working relationships are very important in every work place. More often than not, it is thought that it is the bosses who manage their subordinates due to the top-down nature of many organizations. However, Gabarro and Kotter (1993) indicate that at the workplace, the managers and generally everyone should learn to relate and deal with everyone, especially their bosses.

Managing the boss implies knowing the proper ways in which to work with the boss so as to benefit the individuals, the boss and the company as a whole. They also indicate that managers should learn to deal with the Continue reading...

Advertising is a means of communication between the consumer and seller, where the seller intends to persuade the consumer to purchase the product which is to be sold. It is used to increase the sales of a product produced by a company in large sales and is basically a marketing strategy, which attracts the attention of a particular product, company or service. Advertisements are a paid communication where the intention is to inform and influence the public through media channels and different communication approaches. They can be found in various forms: audio visual and print. With the constant focus Continue reading...

Article review

Introduction
The article “A Facebook ‘friend’ request from the boss: Too close for comfort?” by Peluchette, Karl, and Fertig (2013) discusses what might be the employees’ reactions and responses to Facebook friend requests from their supervisors and/or bosses. The authors’ are interested in the employees’ viewpoints rather than their supervisors’/bosses’. They base their arguments on the issues of self-presentation, leader-member exchange (LMX), and developmental networks.

Summary

The first issue the authors discuss is the change of Facebook users from young adults to the older generation, businesses, and organizations. Their argument is that the original intended Facebook use has changed Continue reading...