Self-organization Essays

Background For the realization of organizational goals by NGOs as non-profit organizations, the respective NGOs need to adopt self-sustaining measures and systems. Non-profit organizations generally depend on charitable institutions, donor agencies, and multilateral lenders for the funding of their programs as well as the associated administration costs. However, in the recent past, non-profit organizations across the globe have witnessed a decline in grants and donations from international and local

Self-service One theme in strategic competition has been the trend towards self-service, often enabled by technology, where the customer takes on a role previously performed by a worker to lower the price. Globalization and the virtual firm One definition of globalization refers to the integration of economies due to technology and supply chain process innovation. Companies are no longer required to be vertically integrated . In other words, the value chain for a company's product may no longer

Self-Concepts Based on the theoretical foundations of social identity theory by Tajfel and Turner (1986). The theory postulated that individuals’ personal and social identities mainly derive its behavior for self-esteem and self-evaluation. It was also posited that individuals’ social identities such as organization, religious affiliations, etc. mainly develops its self-concept and behavior. Therein, the higher the salience social affiliations, the probability of becoming self-satisfied and improved

oneself (Torres, Jones, & Renn, 2009). In Student Affairs literature, identity is defined as one’s personal held beliefs about the self in relation to social groups (e.g., race, ethnicty, religion, sexual orientation) and the ways one expresses that relationship (Torress, Jones, & Renn, 2009, p. 577). Identity is also a social construct meaning it’s ones sense of self and beliefs about one’s own social group as well others are constructed through interactions with the broader social context in which

University of British Columbia, presented the idea of that the self is a process, not a thing nor an entity, which means that self is a experiential process that is subject to the constant change in Waking, Dreaming, Being (Thompson XXXI). As well as Thompson gives the idea of the self, he also mentioned that the three things men need to understanding. The three things are the nature of awareness, the contents of awareness, and the self-experienced (XXXII). In his study, Thompson focused on different

character is based on circumstance and context. Whereas Steven Johnson wrote the essay "The Myth of the Ant Queen" which argues that big systems can self-organize itself and not need a leader. These two essays have two significantly different topics, but when joined together, they make one conclusion: character and identity can be described as self-organizing systems. Steven Johnson began his essay on the experiment that was conducted by Deborah Gordon. She was managing an experiment

how individuals can benefit from being as independent as possible in the tasks of daily living The benefits of being independent are that it keeps the service user active and involved in their life, they keep their skills up to date, raises their self-esteem, makes them feel confident and encourages them to do more for themselves. For example, a person being able to get actively involved with getting dressed or washing themselves, even something as little as just by giving them a flannel and asking

This term paper makes an attempt to elaborate the portrayal of Canadian women whose survive in Canadian society at the time of World War II, with especial study of Gabrielle Roy’s The Tin Flute (1947). This novel based on the restless period of “World War Second” and the “Great Depression”, explore the suffering of common people and their concern for the future of their young generation. In each and every literature women writers have played an important role, this term paper discussed the agony

One of Connie “trashy daydreams” “Where are you going, where have you been” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates in 1966 about a young girl 15 year-old girl named Connie. In the story Connie is boy crazy and very into her looks. She is young and beautiful and because of this her relationship with her mother is strained with jealousy. She is left home alone one day while her family goes to a barbecue and a man by the name of Arnold Friend pulled into her very long driveway and tries to

Chapter-5 Autobiography of Amy Tan Amy Tan is one of the women writers from Chinese-American background. Her parents were Chinese immigrants. She was born in Oakland in 1952 (Barclay 2). During her childhood, she faced many awkward and embarrassing situations because of her family’s Chinese traditions and customs which always made her feel like an outsider. But later part of her life she understood about her Chinese origin and real identity (Opposite 121). She thought of communicating all these feelings

In The Metamorphosis, Gregor, who has transformed into a vermin, has ignored his transformation and worries about not being able to aid to his family financially. One could say that Gregor’s primary role is to fulfill the role of the financial provider in his family, as he is the only one that works. The father, however, chooses not to take this role and expects Gregor to fulfill this role. When Gregor does not meet up to this expectation, it frustrates the father, as he must begin working. This

Until the 1950’s most African literature was written by Europeans. Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian author, changed this standard in 1958, when he wrote Thing Fall Apart. In his novel, Achebe details the life of Okonkwo, an African man living in the village of Umuofia during the colonization of Nigeria. Okonkwo’s greatest struggle throughout his life and the novel is his fear of looking weak. His fear is apparent through his thoughts and actions. Okonkwo’s fear is present during the Feast of the New Yam

I strongly recommend you lie your way to success. No, I don't mean sleep your way to success! I mean lie. About Lies: Most of us have lied to ourselves on occasion. Stop and think about it? Isn't it true? Tell the truth now! If you say no, you are lying to yourself right now! We tell the truth too. In fact, we probably tell the truth most of the time. We should do much more truth telling than lying. However, at the proper times, we should lie to ourselves. This is a very good thing if we want be

Although the 1920s were clearly a dire decade for many families, Enright frequently writes of those experiences with affection and a lack of prejudice. Although the poems are clearly Enright’s most confessional work, chronic misery, because it is ordinary and unexceptional, this not bring him closer to religion as he says: “I cannot recall one elevated moment in church” (Enright, Collected Poems 134). He asserts in “Sunday” yet he was sent to the church because his mother who was non catholic thought

For my cultural experience I chose to go to the Cincinnati Underground Railroad Freedom Center and tour the center as well as the Kinsey Collection of African American Art and History. I found myself changing in attitude as I walked through the center, I entered feeling “highly educated” so to speak, I had been learning about the history of African Americans since first grade. I knew about slaves, I knew about what they did to escape, I knew they worked hard and lived bad lives, however the freedom

In War By Candlelight by Daniel Alarcon creates characters that are searching for an alternative self. The author builds his engaging stories with his authorial voice and use of colors. This helps form the distinction between the characters outside and inside life. Alarcon sets the stories in New York City or in Lima, Peru to display the differences of the characters leading double lives in various settings. The characters in War By Candlelight have an internal and external conflict and lack the

This is potentially problematic for a couple of reasons; (1) A humble person is outward-looking, whereas self-improvement is inward-looking; and (2) if you try to be humble and find that you’ve succeeded, you are now in the awkward position of thinking “I am humble”. While the ideal of humility involves having “no self”, an ordinary person can’t just discard one’s self and instantly become humble; change takes time. A person in the process of this change can think “I am trying to be humble”

Identity It is truly amazing how comparable things are in life when you take a moment to actually compare them. When we use the right side of our brains, and start connecting things, we realize how much in common that certain things or objects have. Not only are physical objects comparable, but texts and literature can be reflected upon and connected to other texts in numerous ways. Characters, setting, mood, and a myriad of other elements in texts have the ability to be compared to something

Self-Portraiture is a form that is well known for showing one's true nature. A self-portrait shows a person in their eyes. By doing this it shows deeper meaning, and what is hiding inside. Many artists use this form of art as a way to depict their true feelings. For women artists it shows the artists true feeling on their position as a woman. Looking at self-portraits of woman it is easy to see that most of them display the woman in some position of power. Woman use the self-portrait as an opportunity

Identity is usually thought of as an individual characteristic. It pertains to ones self image, self-esteem, personal qualities, and behaviors. The “self” is an integration of where one comes from, where one lives, what one does, who or what one associates with, and one’s self-perception. However, it’s easy to underestimate the relationship that identity has with the perspective of others. Others opinions can have profound effects on people and their lives. This essay will explore the concept of