Essays on Halo

Management: Performance Appraisals

Introduction Performance appraisal is a tricky process that demands the Rater to be objective and tactful in judgment. The Performance Appraisal Process in Coca-Cola gives the employees a chance to grow their careers and the company as well. The senior management is meticulous in how they handle the process. The report in this paper summarizes the process in four strategies that include, improving appraisal formats, selecting the right Raters, understanding how raters process information and training raters to rate more accurately.

The performance appraisal policy of Coca-Cola Company, the company I would like to work for after graduation, provides ...

Branding platform

Apple Inc. is a multi-technological company with the aim of defining the brand identity by deploying appropriate and significant branding platform. The vision and mission statements of any brand define the branding platform deployed by the brand. Apple Inc. is the brand that promises to provide savvy and hi-tech products, which no other brand can provide. Apple Inc. believes in the mantra that brand creates customers. Therefore, the branding platform is clearly and carefully chosen by the management of Apple Inc. Simply being cool is not enough as the core objective of Apple’s branding strategy. It is about ...

Performance appraisal is a tool that the management uses to evaluate the performance of employees against the set performance standards such as output, competence, job initiative, and accomplishments (Bogaert, n.d.). Used effectively, performance appraisal can provide the management with important information to make decisions such as salary increment, promotions, or take disciplinary actions against an employee. Properly conducted performance appraisals also provide the organization with a legal defense in case an employee sues the organization over any grievance they may have against a negative performance appraisal. An effective performance appraisal is one that is consistent, valid, factual, and job ...

Summary of Thinking, fast, and slow by Daniel Kahneman

George Mason University Summary of Thinking, fast, and slow by Daniel Kahneman Introduction The author, Daniel Kahneman, hopes that the readers would benefit from the reading of his book, which is about biases of intuition. According to the author, it can be a tough choice between what we believe and what we want. Friends and colleagues help us in making and evaluating choices. The thinking process is one conscious thought leading to another. The mental work creates impressions and intuitions silently in our minds. We allow our beliefs, feelings and preferences to feel confident about our decision, even if ...

Organizational behavior entails research on individuals within an organizational setting. Such research is crucial for the effective management of organizational structures and requires particular focus on the behavioral traits of individuals while alone (private individuals) as well as in the context of interpersonal relationships such as observed in behavior of individuals while working with others in a professional environment as a team or a group (Sing). Studies on organizational behavior aim at actuating an understanding of the factors influencing groups and individual dynamics within organizational settings for better efficiency and effectiveness of these groups and the overarching organizational structure ...

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The following discussion will examine aspects of learning and motivation.

Positive and Negative Reinforcement The reinforcing contingencies of positive and negative reinforcement provides the motivation for employees to repeat certain desireable behaviors. (Hitt, Colella and Miller, 2014) Positive reinforcement is the external stimulus from people or organizations which moves a person to do something willingly because he feels pleasure or is expecting to gain from his action. When we recognize that there is a cause and effect pattern that is consistently bringing us good feelings or benefits, then we normally respond positively to the action and even encourage its recurrence. Common examples abound in all stages ...

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Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya - (Buddha of the Future) Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Ca. 3r century Introduction The significance of the term bodhisattva lies in the way it is used to designate Buddha-to-be. A bodhisattva is destined to become a Buddha as he progresses towards awakening because of his self- motivation and unique qualities. Buddha Gautama refers to his bodhisattva’ in his pre-awakening experiences and how he overcame fears during bodhisattva’s struggles. Bodhisattva gradually develops a clear division between unwholesome thoughts and wholesome thoughts. On considering these formulations, it is safe to assume that the idea of Bodhisattva ...

It was perfectly normal for Gustav Klimt to work in his study the whole day, without taking any break. It was in the year 1907 that he began work on one of the most famous pictures in the history of art-“The Kiss.” Österreichische Galerie Belvedere museum in the Belvedere, Vienna displays the painting, which is considered a masterpiece of the early modern period (Der Kuss 1908 2016). The theme of the artwork was two lovers united through a kiss. Many people wonder about the identity of the woman portrayed in “The Kiss” (Gustav Klimt -The Kiss2016). The artwork ...

Introduction

Our galaxy, the star system of our solar system, is called the Milky Way. The Milky Way is a grand cluster of stars visible in the sky as a bright band of fog. In the ancient Greek, the word "galaktikos" means "milk", "milky", so the Milky Way and stellar systems similar to it are called galaxies. In our galaxy, there are more than 200 billion stars of very different luminosity and color ("The Milky Way Galaxy - 200 billion stars", 2016). The Solar neighborhood is the volume of the galaxy, where we can observe and study the stars of ...

For Saussure (67), the linguistic sign is constructed through the relationship of two other notions: the signifier and the signified. The arbitrariness of this relationship is what advertisers take advantage of in subliminally showing a different meaning to their advertisements. The same can be seen in the advertisements for Axe’s Excite and Dove’s Go Sleeveless deodorants. Whereas the former’s Even Angels Will Fall ad conforms to the fantasies that men have regarding their masculinity, Dove’s commercial conforms to the supposed liberation of women by going sleeveless. Advertisers subliminally change this meaning by associating a different ...

Mosaic was a popular medium in art, and small pieces of colored glass and stones were used to create the decorative art. The small pieces wore roughly square in shape and of different colors. Thie is a long history of Mosaic art that flourished extensively in the ancient times. Mosaics are not mere decorations but are historical documents. When studying the mosaics of different religious groups, one can understand the region in the ancient world, when studying the imageries and texts. The decorative details of synagogue and church mosaics reflect the social and cultural life among Jews and Christians. ...

Over time, Buddhism has expanded from its initial roots in India and spread to other parts of the world. Historians believe that Buddhism came to be known in China around the second century B.C. The earliest representations of Buddhas are seen to date to second and third century. Indian prototypes of Buddhist sculpture carries powerful physique and thin clothing while the Chinese prototypes feature thin bodies with thick clothing (Chinese Buddhist Sculpture 2010). The earliest complex Japanese art is connected with the spread of Buddhism in the seventh and eighth centuries C.E (Japanese art 2014). Imperial courts and aristocratic ...

Organism # 6

Molecular Biosciences 101 Section # Purpose Materials and Methods Gram Staining: Three circles were marked at the bottom of a clean glass slide and they were labeled as gram(+), gram(-) and unknown respectively. The three labeled circles were then inoculated with microorganism 6 using an inoculating loop. The bacterial smears were then air dried and heat fixed over a gentle flame. The slide was then flooded with primary stain, crystal violet for a minute by placing it on a staining rack. Excess crystal violet was washed off with a gentle stream of water. Thereafter, gram iodine was added and ...

Evaluation of Sean Busby’ Article ‘The Halo Effect”

The work completed by Sean Busby presents a neat, comprehensive summary of what the Halo Effect is, and what is the importance of this psychological effect on the business environment. Evidently, the author correctly understood the purports of the articles he cited in his work, and his analytical review has a number of strong features. Firstly, the work of Sean remarkably identifies the most important points of the analyzed research on the point. He appropriately emphasizes that wrongly formulated psychological convictions and presumptions about a particular person may make an auditor’s opinion biased, therefore tarnishing potential career opportunities ...

Cimabue led the artistic crusade in late 12th-century Tuscany, seeking to break the severity of Byzantine art and renew the pictorial vocabulary. Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned is often linked to his stay in Pisa from 1301 to 1302. The elements of the artwork confirm the investigations and aspirations of how the artist encouraged the rebirth of painting in Italy. He demonstrated an innovative sensibility that brings the artwork closer to reality (The Madonna and Child in Majesty Surrounded by Angels 2015). The purpose of this study is to examine Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned and how the outstanding painter reawakened the spatial ...

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Study Questions Why do we want to look and be consistent in most situations? This is because consistency is considered a good personality trait. It is associated with intellectual and personal strength.

Why do we find even rigid, stubborn consistency desirable in many situations?

This is because it prevents people from having to think or reason on their own, which can be tiring. 3. Which four factors cause a commitment to affect a person's self-image and consequent future action?

These are if the commitment is effortful, public, active, and viewed as internally

motivated.

What makes written commitments so effective?

This because they seem more tangible and permanent. 5. What is the relationship between the compliance tactic of low-balling and the term

"growing its own legs"?

Once a compliance professional is able to get another ...

Describe the five criteria for effectiveness of a performance management system and summarize how Google’s approach to performance management meets these criteria. The first criteria incorporates the Strategic congruence in which the objective of the performance management is required to be integrated with the organization’s objectives and goals. In this instance, the organizational objective of the Google Inc. comprehends towards innovation and continuous improvement and hence, the performance management system is objectified to enlighten the skills, knowledge and abilities of the employees in order to ensure their competency level. The second criteria incorporates the validity, in which ...

Do you feel that you or someone you know has ever experienced hidden bias in the work place or even during the recruiting and hiring process? Explain. Give examples. (Sasha Marshalls) In the workplace I can’t honestly say that I’ve ever experienced hidden bias or even during the recruiting and hiring process for a position that I’ve interviewed for. Just because I didn’t recognize it or wasn’t aware of it doesn’t however mean that it hasn’t happened before. I’m sure plenty of people know what it is like to be victim ...

- Take your “jottings” you made during 1.5 hours of observation and type them into a narrative of what you observed (This means that you should write descriptive text of what you observed. You must write in complete sentences). The minimum length for this part of the assignment is 2 single-spaced pages of text. You may include photographs at the end of the document, but these are optional and do not count toward the page requirement.

Filipino Food and Their Culture

The place for this participant-observation exercise is an ethnic restaurant. It serves breakfast and lunch and is opened until 6:30 pm. The dishes sold ...

Introduction

Globalization and increased competition among other factors have led to the adoption of strategic human resource management by many firms. This is because human capital contribution is currently regarded as one of the major factors that determine how successful a firm can be. As such, in order to gain competitive advantage within the market, many firms seek to ensure improved performance through good human resource practises. These practises are not limited to organizational transformation, performance appraisal, employee empowerment and motivation, and maintaining a learning organization. It is on this background that this paper seeks to describe how effective performance appraisals can ...

- Where in the Galaxy is the solar system located? a. in the nucleus, b. in the halo, c. in a spiral arm, d. between two spiral arms, e. in the central bulge

Our solar system is located in one of the two major spiral arms of the disk-shaped Milky Way Galaxy. It is not located in the center or nucleus of Galaxy because the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, because of its tremendous gravitational force, make it possible for clusters to remain intact. In the halo of a galaxy, there are mostly spherical distribution of globular clusters, dark matters, and isolated stars. If between the two spiral arms, it is tantamount to saying that our Galaxy is at its nucleus. At the central bulge, it is made mainly of gas, dust, and ...

The Solar System is located at the spiral arms of our Galaxy is called the Milky Way. It is basically made of the galactic dick, globular clusters and the halo. Scattered below and above the disk are the globular clusters. They are randomly scattered and they orbit in elliptical orbits. They have little or no gas in them and contain older stars than in the disk. The halo is the dim region that surrounds the whole galaxy. Now, the location of the Solar System is in the galactic disk’s spiral arm. There are six spiral arms arising from ...

What is meant by the idea of organizational change?

Arguably, managing change in every organization is very crucial for the success of the organizations. Employers and management team always focus on adapting the changes. Organizational change refers to change of a strategy, structure, technologies, culture, as well as the skills and attitudes of the employees. The organizational change is aimed at changing various departments of the organization that does not attain the framework of obtaining competitive advantage. Perhaps, organizational change also means recognizing the coordination, reporting relationship, departmental structure, and decision making procedure.

How does organizational development facilitate organizational change?

Organizational development facilitates organizational change in various ways. Organizational development helps in ensuring that organizational changes ...

Abstract

There are many forms of optics that occur in the sky at different times. Some of the optics are more common and can be observed at almost any time while others are extremely rare. This paper examines atmospheric optics and how they relate to various phenomena that are observed in the skies. The article covers scattering of light, sky and cloud coloration as well as their causes. Additionally, it addresses the halo effect, the incidence of glory, rainbows and how they are formed, the Mirage and its various forms and crepuscular rays. Atmospheric optics is useful in many fields ...

The police are sworn to serve and to protect fundamental human rights by ensuring that the criminal justice system plays its primary role in upholding justice. Police attempt to accomplish this goal by investigating, interpreting and communicating this information. This series, while often leading police to correct conclusions, is at its essence a process easily influenced by subjective forces, which ultimately have the ability to effect the cognitive abilities of police officers and creating biases. Unfortunately, as a result, justice is not always upheld because cognitive biases in decision-making have led to the abuse of human rights and the denial of ...

Interpersonal Critique of Dumb and Dumber

Introduction The purpose of a comedy film is obviously to make you laugh. However, there are comedies that really make you laugh out loud, put you through suspense, action, and the ultimate result would be a funny thrilling experience; Dumb and Dumber is one of such films. In this 1994 blockbuster, two dim-witted friends accidentally steal a suitcase full of money; it becomes very comical when they try to return the money to the rightful owner. This paper will review the movie Dumb and Dumber and expound on how it is packed with interpersonal communication. In this comic movie, renowned ...

Vaccinations

Part 1: Vaccinations are mandatory for most babies and school-aged children as they build the body’s immune response. What are some pros and cons of vaccines? Despite some reported risks of vaccines, for many medical professionals, these risks outweigh the benefits children get from them. Vaccines are believed to be responsible for the decline and prevention of infectious childhood diseases. However, vaccines do not guarantee 100% protection from illnesses. If a child contracts (who has been vaccinated) a particular disease, he or she experiences milder symptoms and complications (“Pro & Con Arguments,”2014), making it a lot easier to treat and ...

This is a picture of the Virgin Mary done on a wooden panel by Lorenzo Monaco an Italian artist between1370-1425. It is currently in Norton Simon Art Foundation Museum. It is a painting of the Virgin during the annunciation by Angel Gabriel, and her quiet moment of reading is interrupted by this startling news. The Virgin`s pose depicts her marvel at receiving the news that she will be the Mother of Christ. The artist has done an excellent painting her blue drapery complete with highlights of yellow, pink and green in its fall. The halo on her head is also immaculately ...

The relationship between the Madonna and the Christ child has been a subject of myriad works by a number of important artists, particularly in the decadent Italian Renaissance with its emphasis on the exploration of the divine. Of particular import and beauty is Filippino Lippi’s rendition of the Madonna and Child, in which the Madonna holds her child on her lap as he plays with a Bible. This subgenre of Renaissance painting inspires numerous questions and approaches to a variety of subjects, from man’s relationship to nature and God to a mother’s loving relationship with her child. The juxtaposition of the ...

People are moving above as well as beyond their duty call in their job for trying and standing out. They are even doing those jobs that are not a part of their job description for trying and standing out to the individuals in management in the hopes of keeping their jobs. They think that if they succeed in creating a persona of a good employee then it will pave the way to the halo effect in the job. However, halo effect is created when general impression of an individual is drawn on the basis of one characteristic such as sociability, and intelligence ...

The halo effect is a cognitive bias through which people impression of a person affect how one feels and react towards his or her trait. The overall impression of an individual influence the evaluation of his or her character. The halo effect is, therefore, the habitual act of people to rate attractive people with more favour of their personal traits as compared to those who are less attractive (Rasmussen, 2008). It describes the general impact of personality that is likeable, thus creating biased judgment of the aimed individual. In real life, for instance, the halo effect is evident when teachers ...

Psychology

Answer to Question

A. Variables 1. IV #1: Ordinary manipulated between

Levels: Robbery

Forgery 2. IV #2: Attractive manipulated between

Levels: Robbery

Forgery 3. DV: the mean number of sentencing months determined using arithmetic test

B. Hypotheses

1. Main effects Ordinary – There is a significant effect for attractiveness perception when it comes to the length of sentencing imposed on ordinary looking male than the more attractive male. Attractive – The nature of offence may have a significant. Considering the interaction (see below) there is a difference on the length of sentencing between robbery and forgery. Attractive male is likely to be sentenced for a longer ...

Researcher Paper

Sample student A What is The Halo Effect The halo effect is a result of the impact of the overall impression of something (a phenomenon, a man, a thing) on the perception of its particular features. An example is the impression that people with good look have great mental capacity. In the management of personnel, halo effect is a source of error in the assessment of the individual. The observer uses a first impression or a memorable feature in the assessment of personality.

Edward Thorndike

Edward Thorndike’s first experimental evidence led to the halo effect. The Halo Effect (Plous S.,) takes its name ...

In social psychology, this is a classic finding illustrating cognitive bias that characterizes the impression that a person thinks or feels about others. In essence, people assume one thing about a person because that person doing another thing. For example, one may be regarded by the community as being smart simply because he is nice or because he is good at one thing, people assume that he is good at another thing. The halo effect was first brought to light by Edward Thorndike. His research was based on how commanding officers viewed their subordinates. He concluded that officers had an impression of ...

Analysis of Christ The Good Shepherd

The artwork portrays many colors and also includes a tapestry of patterns. Symmetrical flowers appear as a sky, or enclosing tunnel surrounding a rocky hillside where Jesus is depicted surrounded by a half dozen sheep who are all engaged in looking at Jesus. The colors are primary, with plenty of blue, green, white, brown and earthen tones present in the work. The patterns, consist of eight pronged flowers and read globes, further surrounded by a circle ring and what appears to be vines or vegetation growing from it. The most striking colors appear as the sky and foreground colors and their patterns, which ...

Part I. Stylistic

The unknown work of art can be compared to the works of Paul Gauguin. However, what set’s the “Self Portrait with Halo” painting from the rest of Gauguin’s work is the use of more vivid colors, but all of them show similarities in the use of postimpressionism techniques. Gauguin’s Self-Portrait with Emile Bernard in 1888 shows similarity in terms of angles. Gauguin’s portrait with halo art and that of Gauguin’s portrait with Emile Bernard encompasses characteristics such as the use of real-life subjects models, emphasized distort form and visible brush strokes. Gauguin used his ...

Jacque-Louis David's Oath of the Horatii, painted circa 1784-1785, represents one of the finest examples of French neoclassicist painting in the 18th century. Commissioned by the Administrator of Royal Residences, and exhibited at the 1785 Salon, the painting depicts the battle between two groups of champions to settle the Rome-Alba war of 669 BCE. In it, the three Horatii brothers decide to fight the three brothers of Curiatii to end the war; the Horatii are saluting their father who is handing them their swords (Louvre, 2009). The painting demonstrates the glory of sacrifice and loyalty for one's family and ...

Performance Appraisal

The company’s current evaluation process poses three concerns: employee personality as opposed to employee work results, measuring skills with uniformity and accuracy, and using the evaluation process to enhance professional growth (Bacal, 2007). In this regard, the company’s current evaluation process is concerned with employee personality rather than work results. For example, the engineer’s personality is given more weight during evaluation rather than the safety measures he/she introduced in the company. In addition, the evaluation process does not measure workers skills with accuracy and uniformity. For example, the engineer is rated poorly despite the expertise possessed. ...

Performance Evaluation

Performance evaluation is a technique of determining the employee performance based on some given criteria to improve efficiency in the workplace (Guerra-Lopez, 2008). It is essential in ensuring that employees meet the expected standards of their work and meet organizational goals. In the given scenario, there are three points of concern with the current evaluation form. The first point of concern with the evaluation form is that it focuses more on the personality of the engineer than on his performance. The evaluation form focuses on the relationship the engineer has with other employees and his personality. The form evaluates the ...

Introduction

In psychology, philosophy and science, perception is perceived to be the process through which awareness is attained together with gaining an understanding of the sensory facts. Through this process, individuals are able to organize and interpret their sensual impersonations in order for the environment to be given some meaning. Basically, there are various ways through which the individuals perceive things. This is dependent on the manner of perception and interpretation of objects (Flynn, 2005). Flynn (2005) adds that these techniques enhance the individuals to make perceptions that are accurate in a rapid manner in addition to providing us with providing ...

Abstract

The paper deals with four main sections of leadership. These include leadership styles, dependency theory of power, expectancy theory of motivation, and performance appraisal in a company. Each section is discussed in details and examples of relevant scenarios given. Mainly, the paper identifies leadership styles in given scenarios, gives an explanation of the dependency and expectancy theories of motivation. Moreover, performance appraisal process in a company has also been discussed.

Key words: leadership styles, power, dependency, expectancy, performance appraisal.

Task 1: leadership styles

Identifying Leadership Styles

Leader A can be categorized as a level 5 leader. This is because he/she has transformed the company to a high ...