Leadership is one of the most important skills in order to successfully execute activities within the field of public administration. It stands for the ability to lead or influence individuals so that they are willing to work towards the accomplishment of group objectives. In class we discussed about theories regarding leadership within public administration. Fred Fielder was one of the major contributors of the one the theories, known as the contingency theory. Even though many of these theories
INTRODUCTION: Groups and Teams are prominent features in an organization. Almost everyone in an organization is a member of one or more groups. In recent organizations some degree of coordination is needed not only for effective working environment but also for achieving organizational goals. Work is a group based activity and if an organization wants to function effectively it requires good teamwork. Managers also use groups and teams to achieve a high standard of work and to improve organizational
“Organizing is an intense process involving unions, employers, and the NLRB. The union’s goals is to organize a majority of employee; the employer seeks to avoid unionization; and the NLRB’s role is to provide employees with the opportunities to make a free choice about whether to be represented or to remain unorganized” (Fossum, 2015, p. 193). Both the union and the employers have strategies they put in place to give the employees options. The both put together a campaign pros and cons of each.
The book outlines his approach to social and political activism through a set of thirteen rules. Altogether, the rules emphasize the importance of building power and organizing people around specific issues. While these rules may be controversial and not universally accepted, they have been influential in the field of community organizing and his rules provide a framework for community organizers to build power and effect change. One of Alinsky’s rules that I believe characterizes the way things ought
Radicals and a reputation of controversial teachings, it can be difficult to read the works of Saul Alinsky with an open mind. Having read the entire book before, I will say that there are some valid points within his writing, but the term “Community organizing” might not an accurate description of how aggressive and warlike some of the tactics are. Though Alinsky is often associated with socialism or leftist views, he always refused to categorize himself politically. Rules for Radicals is Alinsky’s guide
Interpretations After watching this video on YouTube, some kind of energy came to me. I gained a lot of knowledge about what community organizing is. I saw how willing Saul Alinsky wanted to change community organization at all cost by trying to “restore American democracy through a collective shared public participation in civil life” (ITVS, 2012). He brings in some positivity and determination and on the video, known as a good organizer. I feel that if anyone of us has that drive of accomplishing
Union organizing is something that can be prevented. Management need to be aware of the way they treat employees. There needs to be an open line of communication. The usual catalyst for a campaign is employees' frustration about their wages and benefits or their inability to influence outcomes in the work-place. It's also possible that a national union that organizes similar types of employers identifies the employer as a ripe target for organizing. In the latter case, the national union needs to
How determinative and essential is opportunity in order to create a society that is accompanied by appropriate prosperity? At Barack Obama’s convention in 2012, Julian Castro gives an endorsing speech in which a series of convenient traits are included. Based on the previous question, an analysis of Castro’s way of addressing and rhetorical level will be composed in the following content. Castro’s interesting and appealing way of addressing his audiences will be taken into account as well. What is
In the world that we live in today, there are so many people dying each day due racially or culturally related hate crimes. The importance of teaching cultural diversity in our schools should be in the forefront of our curriculum. As a child growing up in New York, I remember acts of terrorism, discrimination and segregation, but never by a child, or teenager. Today we are continuously enduring the same acts, but not by adults, but by our youth. A developmental model of intercultural maturity
Family unity is an essential part of my life. My family in many ways works like a team. When I hear the word family, I think of the adjectives loving, caring, supportive, closeness, and chaotic. My family is all of the above. No family is the same, mine is definitely unique. My family consists of a mom, dad, four brothers, my sister, and myself. Without each one of us, my team would not work properly. In our family, my dad is the head coach of our team. He is the motivator and the encourager
1. Introduction Community social work has a long history whereas it is the earliest method in social work practice. In accordance with the ecological system theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), there is an interrelationship between the society and the individuals. Given that the correlation, there is a crucial need in pursuing “person-environmental-fit”. According to Pavelová (2014), the assistance of communities should be placed at the center in the practice with the aim to seek improvement. Yet, it is
In the journal by Bernard R. Boxill, "Frederick Douglass's Patriotism," Boxill guides readers through the transformation of Frederick Douglass from a man possessing no patriotism or country, to a man staking his position as a patriot within a country. Throughout the text, he presents the internal and external conflicts Frederick Douglass faces, "from claiming that he had no country... and gone on to claim that he had a country... claiming that he was not a patriot... to claim that he was a patriot
Throughout the United States history, there have been some influential minority individuals and groups who have significantly influenced the nation. America is a state well known to have been founded entirely on the standards of equality as well as freedom, but it was actually established through the struggles, sweat, and blood of millions of minority Africans who were pulled out of their original native land and exploited as slaves. The Africans and other minority groups were perceived as inferior
Civil disobedience, an act of non-violent protest, involves breaking unjust laws both openly and lovingly (King 90), to bring about positive social change and uphold a higher form of justice. A higher form of justice, a concept explored by both ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates, and modern American civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., requires that laws uphold natural and eternal laws – the laws establishing right from wrong in nature and the laws established by God. Dr. Martin Luther
let alone focused on as much as I do as an adult. Now as an adult Time Management is everything. My personal thoughts of how to attain balance in my life now that I am a college student is going to be managed better from reading the article in “Organizing Your Study”{The Mature Student’s Study Guide} By: Catherine Dawson. This article gives step by step procedures that one could take to accomplish a successful adult student life. What I am saying is the thing I got from the article was to set a
of data from data files, OSs, network traffic and application data. Section 8 of the guide presents two examples of the use of multiple data sources during digital forensics. 2) Section 2- Establishing and Organizing a Forensics Capability: This section discusses several aspects of organizing a forensics capability for an organization. It begins by showing the wide variety of potential uses for forensics, and then presents a high-level overview of the forensics process. The next part of the section
Angelica Beltran, Mrs. Stele, AP English Language & Composition 29 August 2024 Why should the community consider organizing a locavore movement? Considering a locavore movement would give the people in our community many benefits. Today one of the main issues is shipping, shipping has caused contamination throughout communities. The community should consider organizing a locavore movement because it will come with a variety of benefits, will strengthen the community and help consume less fuel. The
Compare and contrast two ways platform workers are organizing for justice? Which do you think is more effective and why? Platform workers have been organizing for benefits, better wages and working conditions in a variety of different ways. Two major ways platform workers are organizing for justice are through traditional unions and digital platform organizing. Traditional unions include workers coming together as a collective to bargain with their employer for benefits, better wages and working
Everywhere you look, there are special interest groups and you may not even know it. Special interest groups are formed everywhere around us. From education, down to gambling. Special interest groups are defined as a group of individuals or organizations that share a common interest. Interest groups influence public policy by lobbying their specific interest that they have in mind. The number one way they do this is by providing information to politicians, but not all special interest groups are
In “Organizing the American School: The Nineteenth Century Schoolmarm”, Joel Spring discusses how the common school reform, which took place during the middle of the nineteenth century, resulted in the creation of new forms of school organization. He then includes three steps that were needed for the common school to be actualized and how women were involved in factors dealing with the steps. The first step was to create a teaching force that was stable and inexpensive. Spring writes that the creation