How does an understanding of management and organizational behavior lead to organizational
effectiveness and efficiency? Why is the study of historical management theories important
today?
Solution
Ans:- Organizational behavior examines how and why people act, think, and feel in corporate
and other organized settings. The field is concerned with timeless questions such as the nature of
leadership, how to motivate people, how to resolve interpersonal conflicts, and how to develop
effective teams. We say “timeless” because the fundamental issues in organizational
behavior—the rapidly changing workplace notwithstanding—aren’t new. In fact, the field’s roots
go back thousands of years. For example, ancient Chinese emperors grappled with how to
efficiently organize a vast work force of civil servants. And in the Roman Empire, experiments
with tenure-based wage classifications (what are called tiered wage systems today) created
problems. But we’ll spare you the details of some 4,000 years of history—you can pursue that on
your own. The point is that concerns about organizational behavior have always been with us.
We’ll jump ahead with our time line to the U.S. in the late 1800s. During that period, several
famous “experiments” in human behavior were conducted in organizations. Robert Owen, for
example, was a textile manufacturer who experimented with “innovations” such as providing
breaks and hot meals for his employees. Likewise, the Pullman factory town was seen by many
as innovative in its day. Today, of course, what was viewed as an attractive workplace in the
1800s comes across as laughable. For example, at the Boston Herald in the 1870s, a company
rule stated that “men employees will be given an evening off each week for courting purposes, or
two evenings a week if they go regularly to church.”6 Up until this point, efforts to improve
worker productivity were largely confined to a handful of behavioral tinkerers. But 1900 marked
the birth of the first systematic effort to scientifically study human behavior. In fact, for the next
40–50 years, scientific management was the dominant behavioral perspective in the U.S. Its
champion was Frederick Taylor. An engineer by training, Taylor felt that applying scientific
principles to human behavior was a practical and efficient way to maximize firm performance.
Just as machines could be designed to optimally perform a certain task, he reasoned, so too could
people be taught the ideal way to perform their specific jobs. Uncovering those “ideal ways”
required a systematic analysis. The idea was to observe people doing actual work, discover the
“human problems” preventing better performance, and then minimize them by training
employees to do things correctly. Taylor conducted many experiments that tested whether
worker movements, action sequences, physical positions, and job locations would raise or lower
production. For instance, Taylor collected detailed information about how workers loaded coal
bins, i.
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4 Part One Introduction
Welcome to the Field of Organizational Behaviorl
The opening story about Brasilata reveals some important truths about organizations that
succeed in todays turbulent environment. I n every sector of the economy, organizations
need to be innovative, employ skilled and motivated people who can work in teams, have
leaders wi th foresight and vision, and make decisions that consider the interests of multiple
stakeholders. In other words, the best companies succeed through the concepts and prac-
tices that we discuss in this book on organizational behavior.
The purpose of this book is to help you understand what goes on in organizations, in -
cluding the thoughts and behavior of employees and teams. We examine the factors that
make companies effective, improve employee well-being, and drive successful collabora-
tion among coworkers. We look at organizations from numerous and diverse perspectives,
from the deepest foundations of employee thoughts and behavior (personahty, self-concept,
commitment , etc.) to the complex interplay between the organization's structure and
culture and its external environment. Along this journey, we emphasize why things happen
and what you can do to predict and manage organizational events.
We begin in this chapter by introducing you to the field of organizational behavior (OB)
and why it is important to your career and to organizations. Next, this chapter describes the
"ultimate dependent variable" i n OB by presenting the four main perspectives of organiza-
tional effectiveness. This is followed by an overview of three challenges facing organiza-
tions: global izat ion, increasing workforce diversity, and emerging employment
relationships. We complete this opening chapter by describing four anchors that guide the
development of organizational behavior knowledge.
The Field of Organizational Behavior
"r" I Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of what people think, feel, and do in and around
' organizations. It looks at employee behavior, decisions, perceptions, and emotional
responses. It examines how individuals and teams in organizations relate to one another and
to their counterparts in other organizations. OB also encompasses the study of how organi-
zarions interact wi th their external environments, particularly in the context of employee
behavior and decisions. OB researchers systematically study these topics at multiple levels of
analysis, namely, the individual, team (including interpersonal), and organization.^
The definition of organizational behavior begs the question: What are organizations?
Organizations are groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose.^
Notice that organizations are not buildings or government-registered entities. In fact, many
organizations exist without either physical walls or government documentation to confer
their legal status. Organizations have existed for as long as people have worked together.
M.
This report focuses on the different types of organisational behavior and how they apply to Morrison's supermarkets. It looks at the work of F.W. Taylors Scientific Management and Motivation (Hertzberg and McGregor). Complete with Harvard referencing and 3,191 words, 21 pages.
4 Part One Introduction Welcome to the Field of Organizati.docxgilbertkpeters11344
4 Part One Introduction
Welcome to the Field of Organizational Behaviorl
The opening story about Brasilata reveals some important truths about organizations that
succeed in todays turbulent environment. I n every sector of the economy, organizations
need to be innovative, employ skilled and motivated people who can work in teams, have
leaders wi th foresight and vision, and make decisions that consider the interests of multiple
stakeholders. In other words, the best companies succeed through the concepts and prac-
tices that we discuss in this book on organizational behavior.
The purpose of this book is to help you understand what goes on in organizations, in -
cluding the thoughts and behavior of employees and teams. We examine the factors that
make companies effective, improve employee well-being, and drive successful collabora-
tion among coworkers. We look at organizations from numerous and diverse perspectives,
from the deepest foundations of employee thoughts and behavior (personahty, self-concept,
commitment , etc.) to the complex interplay between the organization's structure and
culture and its external environment. Along this journey, we emphasize why things happen
and what you can do to predict and manage organizational events.
We begin in this chapter by introducing you to the field of organizational behavior (OB)
and why it is important to your career and to organizations. Next, this chapter describes the
"ultimate dependent variable" i n OB by presenting the four main perspectives of organiza-
tional effectiveness. This is followed by an overview of three challenges facing organiza-
tions: global izat ion, increasing workforce diversity, and emerging employment
relationships. We complete this opening chapter by describing four anchors that guide the
development of organizational behavior knowledge.
The Field of Organizational Behavior
"r" I Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of what people think, feel, and do in and around
' organizations. It looks at employee behavior, decisions, perceptions, and emotional
responses. It examines how individuals and teams in organizations relate to one another and
to their counterparts in other organizations. OB also encompasses the study of how organi-
zarions interact wi th their external environments, particularly in the context of employee
behavior and decisions. OB researchers systematically study these topics at multiple levels of
analysis, namely, the individual, team (including interpersonal), and organization.^
The definition of organizational behavior begs the question: What are organizations?
Organizations are groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose.^
Notice that organizations are not buildings or government-registered entities. In fact, many
organizations exist without either physical walls or government documentation to confer
their legal status. Organizations have existed for as long as people have worked together.
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It broadly addresses the topic of employee relations and work motivation. It examined theories and models of motivation that strive to answer the question of what motivates and how is motivation harnessed. At the individual level of analysis, there is a plethora of different approaches, most of which have some conceptual viability, empirical support and practical use. A critical task for future thinking and research is to integrate findings from diverse sources in order to be able to produce a more coherent view of motivation, its content and mechanisms.
Management is generally concerned with results, including the follow.docxdesteinbrook
Management is generally concerned with results, including the following:
1. Outcomes that meet well-formulated objectives and strategies.
2. Decisions that are effective for Organizations.
3. Organizational structures that are efficient and conducive to the work that is being organized.
4. Demands for careful, factual analysis and clear communication.
5. Efficient and effective controls and monitoring of progress.
6. Processes for strong vision and leadership.
7. Innovation and change that reflects a driving need for continuous improvement in the pursuit of excellence.
Many important factors structure the work of managers. Some of these are making decisions, leading people to accomplish tasks and objectives, planning for the allocation of resources and monitoring the achievement of work milestones.
In 1898, Frederick Taylor devised a system, which he called Scientific. Taylor worked with shovels. He figured that the best way to get people to produce more was to give them the proper tools. So, he found the right type of shovel for each individual type of job. At this point in time, America was a manufacturing country, and workers had no rights.
As a manager, I am a strong support of this belief. At work, when one of my employees makes an error, the first question I ask myself--Did I give my employees the tools that the needed to accomplish the task." We are not talking about just physical tools, but the knowledge and skills to complete the tasks. This sounds easy enough but it can get quite frustrating. You think you finally have the answer and the someone changes the rules. So, other theorists jump into the picture. Another theory is Scientific Management.
Scientific Management
is based on the premise
that as long as you pay people enough for their subsistence, they will be motivated to work
. If you look at the timing of when this theory came about, the working conditions were not kind to people. Given the situation at that time, this was correct. People would line up for blocks around a company in order to get subsistence--wage job with no sick leave, no benefits, and no physical security. Central to Scientific Management was the idea of a centralized authority; managers gave orders to the workers below. The workers had no say, whatsoever, in their jobs and many worked in unbearable conditions.
One of the tenets of Scientific Management was that people would be more productive if jobs were broken down into the smallest possible parts. Ford turned this into practice as the assembly line in his automotive plant. However, we find later on that this becomes monotonous and we need to add those intrinsic inducements. This is where Elton Mayo comes into the picture.
Mayo conducted studies at the Western Electric plant in Hawthorne, Illinois. He was interested in the environmental impact on productivity. He used many variables, but most people remember him for his work with lighting. He took a number of women who were putting together ele.
write a short essay report to describe a topic of your interest rela.pdfrishabjain5053
write a short essay report to describe a topic of your interest related to the past, or current, or
future technologies of cellular communications, bandwidths, antennas or their impact to the
human society
Solution
past, or current, or future technologies of cellular communications:
Mobile computing is to describe technologies thatenable people to access network services
anyplace, anytime, and anywhere.
past,present technologies of cellular communications:
1896 Guglielmo Marconi,First demonstration of wireless telegraphy.Based on long wave,
requiring very large transmitters
1907 Commercial Trans-Atlantic Wireless Service.Huge ground stations: 30 x 100m antenna
masts
1920 Discovery of short waves by Marconi.Cheaper, smaller, better quality transmitters by
vacuum tube
1982 Start of GSM in Europe (1G analog)
1983 Start of AMPS in America (1G analog)
1992 Start of GSM (2G digital)
1997 Wireless LAN - IEEE802.11
1998 Iridium satellite system.
1999 Standardization of additional wireless LANs
2000 GSM with higher data rates (2.5G digital).HSCSD offers up to 57,6kbit/s.First GPRS trials
with up to 50 kbit/s
2001 Start of 3G systems.IMT - 2000, several “members” of a “family”, CDMA2000 in Korea,
UMTS tests in Europe.
GPRS: General Packet Radio Service
It is a mobile data service available to users of GSM mobile phones. It is often described as
\"2.5G“.
GPRS is packet-switched which means that multiple users share the same transmission channel,
only transmitting when they have data to send.
GPRS provides moderate speed data transfer, by allocating unused cell bandwidth to transmit
data.Poor bit rate in busy cells.Usually, GPRS data is billed per kilobytes of information
transceived.
future technologies of cellular communications:
Improved radio technology and antennas.smart antennas, beam forming, multiple-input multiple-
output (MIMO) 802.11N.dynamic spectrum allocation.Core network convergence.IP-based,
quality of service, mobile IP.Ad-hoc technologies.spontaneous communication, power saving,
redundancy.Simple and open service platform.intelligence at the edge, not in the network (as
with IN).more service providers, not network operators only.
Impact on Society:
Since the introduction of mobile phones, concerns (both scientific and public) have been raised
about the potential health impacts from regular use.But by 2008, American mobile phones
transmitted and received more text messages than phone calls.Numerous studies have reported
no significant relationship between mobile phone use and health, but the effect of mobile phone
usage on health continues to be an area of public concern.
For example, at the request of some of their customers, Verizon created usage controls that meter
service and can switch phones off, so that children could get some sleep.There have also been
attempts to limit use by persons operating moving trains or automobiles, coaches when writing to
potential players on their teams, and movie theater audiences. By one measure, near.
Write a C++ program to do the followingProject Name Computer Sho.pdfrishabjain5053
Write a C++ program to do the following:
Project Name: Computer Shop Management System
Project Description: sells various types of hardware and software accessories such as Laptop,
Antivirus and Keyboard etc. This system enables its user’s keep their customers
report secure, so that next time these customers when arrive to their shop, do not have to enter
their details again.
Solution.
Which statement pertaining to Port Scanning is FALSEA technique use.pdfrishabjain5053
Which statement pertaining to Port Scanning is FALSE?A technique used by IT system
administrators to locate vulnerabilities before the hackers find them.
Solution
solution)
ensure that
port scanning is a process to check the security policies security policies of their networks and by
attackers to identify network services running on a host and exploit vulnerabilities.this port
scanning is often done by administrators.Ensures that the principles of Net Neutrality are
safeguarded.
net neutrality means the internet service providers and the govternments regulating the internet
should treat the users same that means the data on the internet the same ,not different user by
user,content ,website,platform,application,type of attachment,or mode of communicatiion.
port scanning is a process to check the security policies security policies of their networks and
by attackers to identify network services running on a host and exploit vulnerabilities.this port
scanning is often done by administrators..
When did almost all animal phyla divergeSolutionAccording to .pdfrishabjain5053
When did almost all animal phyla diverge?
Solution
According to theory of cambrian explosion, beginning some 545 million years ago, an explosion
of diversity led to the appearance over a relatively short period of 5 million to 10 million years of
a huge number of complex, multi-celled organisms. Moreover, this burst of animal forms led to
most of the major animal groups we know today, that is, every extant Phylum. It is also
postulated that many forms that would rightfully deserve the rank of Phylum both appeared in
the Cambrian only to rapidly disappear..
What is the nipah virus Describe mechanism of infection How is it .pdfrishabjain5053
What is the nipah virus? Describe mechanism of infection? How is it transmitted? Why can\'t it
be an arbovirus?
Solution
What is Nipah Virus?
Nipah virus is a recently-identified, zoonotic (meaning a disease that can transmitted from
animals to human) paramyxovirus that causes severe disease in both animals and humans.The
natural host of this virus are fruit bats of the Pteropodidae Family, Pteropus genus. Outbreaks of
this viral disease have occurred in Malaysia, Singapore, India and Bangladesh, and a putative
Nipah virus was also recently associated with human disease in the Philippines. Nipah virus
causes febrile encephalitis with respiratory syndrome that has a high mortality rate.
Mechanism of infection:
The reservoir for Nipah virus is believed to be fruit bats, and humans are infected by contact with
infected bats or by contact with an intermediate animal host such as pigs. Pteropus species fruit
bats are the natural reservoir of Nipah virus.
Zoonotic transmission cycles of Nipah virus in Malaysia and Bangladesh: In Malaysia (left side
of panel), Nipah virus was transmitted from bats on fruit trees on pig farms to pigs.
Subsequently, pigs transmitted Nipah virus to people in close contact with the pigs. In
Bangladesh (right side of panel), Nipah virus is thought to be transmitted via the consumption of
raw date palm sap. While date palm sap is collected, bats drink from the sap stream or collection
pots and contaminate the sap with Nipah virus through their saliva or urine. People become
infected with Nipah virus after drinking this contaminated date palm sap. Subsequently, these
infected people can transmit Nipah virus to others via close contact.
Arbovirus are the virus that are transmitted from one human to the other by arthropod vectors ie.,
mosquitoes, ticks etc., example of a arboviral disease is yellow fever. Nipah virus is not an
arbovirus because it transmitted from bats to humans or from pigs to humans..
What is organizational inertia List some sources of inertia in a co.pdfrishabjain5053
What is organizational inertia? List some sources of inertia in a company like IBM or GM.
Solution
Organizational inertia refers to the phenomenon where the organization continues to move along
the path or trajectory, upon that the organization has been for quite some time. Here, the
organization does not want to change from that path and it acts as a negative point in the face of
changing business environment scenario.
There are following sources that can create the organizational inertia:
1. The rigid organizational structure where people show strong resistance to change.
2. The organizational policy
3. Benefits and perks offered to the employees and it is not changed due to the conflicting views.
4. Centralized decision making process
5. High cost of recruitment and employee welfare
6. Collective bargaining between the union and organization (if any).
Use fundamental identities to write tan t sec2t in terms of sint only.pdfrishabjain5053
Use fundamental identities to write tan t sec2t in terms of sint only.
Solution
tan^2 t sec^2 t
tan t = sin t / cos t
sec t = 1/ cos t
so , we can write
tan^2 t sec^2 t = sin^2 t / cos^2 t * 1/ cos^2 t
= sin^2 t / cos^4 t
cos^4 t = cos^2 t * cos^2 t
cos^2 t = ( 1- sin^2 t )
cos^4 t = ( 1 - sin^2 t )^2
= 1 - 2sin^2 t + sin^4 t
hence, we can write
tan^2 t sec^2 t = (sin^2 t )/ ( sin^4 t - 2sin^2 t + 1 ).
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As a manager, I am a strong support of this belief. At work, when one of my employees makes an error, the first question I ask myself--Did I give my employees the tools that the needed to accomplish the task." We are not talking about just physical tools, but the knowledge and skills to complete the tasks. This sounds easy enough but it can get quite frustrating. You think you finally have the answer and the someone changes the rules. So, other theorists jump into the picture. Another theory is Scientific Management.
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is based on the premise
that as long as you pay people enough for their subsistence, they will be motivated to work
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organization does not want to change from that path and it acts as a negative point in the face of
changing business environment scenario.
There are following sources that can create the organizational inertia:
1. The rigid organizational structure where people show strong resistance to change.
2. The organizational policy
3. Benefits and perks offered to the employees and it is not changed due to the conflicting views.
4. Centralized decision making process
5. High cost of recruitment and employee welfare
6. Collective bargaining between the union and organization (if any).
Use fundamental identities to write tan t sec2t in terms of sint only.pdfrishabjain5053
Use fundamental identities to write tan t sec2t in terms of sint only.
Solution
tan^2 t sec^2 t
tan t = sin t / cos t
sec t = 1/ cos t
so , we can write
tan^2 t sec^2 t = sin^2 t / cos^2 t * 1/ cos^2 t
= sin^2 t / cos^4 t
cos^4 t = cos^2 t * cos^2 t
cos^2 t = ( 1- sin^2 t )
cos^4 t = ( 1 - sin^2 t )^2
= 1 - 2sin^2 t + sin^4 t
hence, we can write
tan^2 t sec^2 t = (sin^2 t )/ ( sin^4 t - 2sin^2 t + 1 ).
Twenty-five people responded to a questionnaire about what types of p.pdfrishabjain5053
Twenty-five people responded to a questionnaire about what types of pets they had. Construct a
frequency distribution for the data (D = dogs only, C = cats only, B = both, N = neither).
Solution
Frequency of any particular value ,X is just the number of times X occurs in this table.
For example, B occurs 14 times.
Here is the frequency tableVALUEFREQUENCYD5C4B14N2.
The universe began 13 7 billion years ago, is most directly an exa.pdfrishabjain5053
The universe began 13 7 billion years ago, \' is most directly an example of a __ claim
Epistemological Phenomenological Ethical Metaphysical Logical
Solution
Metaphysical
The big bang theory is an effort to explain what happened during and after that moment.
According to the standard theory, our universe sprang into existence as \"singularity\"
around13.7 billion years ago..
The Stevens Company provided $57000 of services on acco.pdfrishabjain5053
The Stevens Company provided $57000 of services on account during 2014, its first year in ope
estimates that it will be unable to collect 2% of its revenues on account. The amount of
uncollectible accounts expense recognized on the 2014 income statement was o $285 O $10.000
O $1140 O $4.250 type here to search e???
Solution
Uncollectible expense = 2% of service on account
= 57000*2%
= $1,140 answer
Uncollectible expense = 2% of service on account
= 57000*2%
= $1,140 answer.
The papillae on the tongue that do not contain any taste buds are the.pdfrishabjain5053
The papillae on the tongue that do not contain any taste buds are the _ papillae. filiform
fungiform foliate valuate
Solution
Answer:
a). Filiform
Explanation:
The tongue contains 4 types of papillae, the most common type is filiform, thin and wire shaped
and do not contain taste buds. Dorsal and anterior border of the tongue are mushroom shaped
papillae, fungiform, these have taste buds located near the middle or in the cleft of the papillae..
QUESTION 13 Which of the following benefits is a component of Social .pdfrishabjain5053
QUESTION 13 Which of the following benefits is a component of Social Security? A. workers\'
compensation B. disability benefits C.unemployment compensation D. legal assistance
Solution
answer ) option B Disability benefits
the U.S. Social Security system has three major components: retirement benefits, survivors\'
benefits and disability insurance.
answer ) option B Disability benefits
the U.S. Social Security system has three major components: retirement benefits, survivors\'
benefits and disability insurance..
Padre, Inc., buys 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Sier.pdfrishabjain5053
Padre, Inc., buys 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Sierra Corporation on January
1, 2015, for $796,960 cash. At the acquisition date, Sierra’s total fair value, including the
noncontrolling interest, was assessed at $996,200 although Sierra’s book value was only
$623,000. Also, several individual items on Sierra’s financial records had fair values that
differed from their book values as follows:
Buildings and equipment
(10-year remaining life)
For internal reporting purposes, Padre, Inc., employs the equity method to account for this
investment. The following account balances are for the year ending December 31, 2015, for both
companies.
Padre, Inc., buys 80 percent of the outstanding common stock of Sierra Corporation on January
1, 2015, for $796,960 cash. At the acquisition date, Sierra’s total fair value, including the
noncontrolling interest, was assessed at $996,200 although Sierra’s book value was only
$623,000. Also, several individual items on Sierra’s financial records had fair values that
differed from their book values as follows:
Solution
Ans:
Determination of consolidate Balances:
Acquisition-date subsidiary fair value (given) $996,200
Book value of subsidiary (given) $623,000
Fair value in excess of book value $373,200
Allocations to specific accounts based on difference between fair value and book value
Land $226,000
Buildings and equipment $18,000
Copyright $150,000
Notes payable $15,200
Total $373,200
Annual excess amortizations:
Buildings and equipment ($18,000 / 10) $1,800
Copyright ($150,000 / 20) $7,500
Notes payable ($15,200 / 8) $1,900
Total $7,600
Acquisition Method:
Consolidation Entries
Accounts
Padre
Sierra
Debit
Credit
No controlling Interest
Consolidates Total
Revenues
(1,396,980)
(657,250)
(2,054,230)
Cost of goods sold
736,000
399,000
1,135,000
Depreciation Expense
298,000
15,100
E
1,800
311,300
Amortization Expense
-
8,600
E
7,500
16,100
Interest Expense
50,100
5,550
E
1,900
57,550
Equity in Income of Sierra
(177,120)
-
I
177,120
-
Separate Company Net Income
(490,000)
(229,000)
consolidate Net Income
(534,280)
No controlling Interest in Sierra\'s Income
(44,280)
44,280
Controlling Interest in CNI
(490,000)
Retained Earnings 1 / 1
(1,380,000)
(463,000)
S
(463,000)
(1,380,000)
Net Income (above)
(490,000)
(229,000)
(490,000)
Dividend Paid
260,000
65,000
D
52,000
13,000
260,000
Retained Earnings 12/31
(1,610,000)
(627,000)
(1,610,000)
Current Assets
854,920
569,100
1,424,020
Investments in Sierra
922,080
-
D
52,000
S
I
A
-
Land
369,000
60,600
A
226,000
655,600
Buildings and Equipment
955,000
324,900
E
1,800
A
18,000
1,263,700
Copyright
-
163,400
A
150,000
E
7,500
305,900
Total Assets
3,101,000
1,118,000
3,649,220
Accounts Payable
(220,000)
(199,000)
(419,000)
Notes Payable
(521,000)
(132,000)
A
15,200
E
1,900
(639,700)
NCI in Sierra 1/1
NCI in Sierra 12/ 31
(199,240)
(230,520)
(230,520)
Common Stock
(300,000)
(100,000)
S
100,000
(300,000)
Additional paid-in capital
(450,000)
(60,000)
S
60,000
(450,00.
Operating Systems Structure1- Explain briefly why the objectives o.pdfrishabjain5053
Operating Systems Structure
1- Explain briefly why the objectives of a purely batch multiprogramming operating system
conflict with those of an interactive system.
2- What features from the Mainframe operating system Multics do we see in modern operating
systems?
Solution
Answer 2..
The various features of Multics are :
-Segmented memory
-Virtual memory
-High-level language implementation
-Shared memory multiprocessor
-Multi-language support
-Relational database
-Security
-On-line reconfiguration
-Software engineering
Out of the above features, the feature that are present in modern operating system are:
1) security
Each user has to be authenticated with an username and password (network and multi-user
operating system).
Their data and files will be kept private from other users, unless they choose to make some
shareable with others.
The operating system will only allow administrators (\'super users\') to change parts of the
operating system and install applications.
2)Segmented memory
To use shared memory, we have to perform 2 basic steps:
Request to the operating system a memory segment that can be shared between processes. The
user can create/destroy/open this memory
using a shared memory object: An object that represents memory that can be mapped
concurrently into the address space of more than one process..
Associate a part of that memory or the whole memory with the address space of the calling
process. The operating system looks for
a big enough memory address range in the calling process\' address space and marks that
address range as an special range. Changes in that address
range are automatically seen by other process that also have mapped the same shared memory
object.
3)Virtual memory
Virtual memory is a memory management capability of an OS that uses hardware and software
to allow a computer to compensate for physical memory
shortages by temporarily transferring data from random access memory (RAM) to disk storage.
Virtual address space is increased using active memory
in RAM and inactive memory in hard disk drives (HDDs) to form contiguous addresses that
hold both the application and its data.
4)Shared memory multiprocessor
Shared memory is the fastest interprocess communication mechanism. The operating system
maps a memory segment in
the address space of several processes, so that several processes can read and write in that
memory segment without
calling operating system functions. However, we need some kind of synchronization between
processes that read and write shared memory.
Consider what happens when a server process wants to send an HTML file to a client process
that resides in the same machine using network mechanisms:
The server must read the file to memory and pass it to the network functions, that copy that
memory to the OS\'s internal memory.
The client uses the network functions to copy the data from the OS\'s internal memory to its own
memory.
As we can see, there are two copies, one from memory to the network an.
Need help with this java code. fill in lines where needed. Also, not.pdfrishabjain5053
Need help with this java code. fill in lines where needed. Also, not sure how to make the text
files and load them into program. Thanks!!
Create a package named \"reading_with_exceptions\". Write a class named:
Reading_With_Exceptions with the following method:
void process(String inputFilename)
Your program will encounter errors, and we want you to gracefully handle them in such a way
that you print out informative information and continue executing.
Your process routine will try to open a file with the name of inputFilename for input. If there is
any problem (i.e. the file doesn\'t exist), then you should catch the exception, give an appropriate
error and then return. Otherwise, your program reads the file for instructions.
Your process routine will read the first line of the file looking for an outputFilename String
followed by an integer. i.e.:
outputFilename number_to_read
Your program will want to write output to a file having the name outputFilename. Your program
will try to read from \"inputFilename\" the number of integers found in \"number_to_read\".
Your process method will copy the integers read from inputFilename and write them to your
output file(i.e. outputFilename). There should contain 10 numbers per line of output in your
output file.
If you encounter bad input, your program should not die with an exception. For example:
If the count of the numbers to be read is bad or < 0 you will print out a complaint message and
then read as many integers as you find.
If any of the other numbers are bad, print a complaint message and skip over the data
If you don\'t have enough input numbers, complain but do not abort
After you have processed inputFilename, I would like your program to then close the output file
and tell the user that the file is created. Then Open up the output file and copy it to the Screen.
For example, if inputFilename contained:
We would expect the output of your program to be (Note that after 23 numbers we stop printing
numbers):
The main program will access the command line to obtain the list of filenames to call your
process routine with.
For those of you who benefit from a Template, your program might look like:
To prove that your program works, I want you to run your program with the following command
line parameters:
file1.txt non-existent-file file2.txt file3.txt
Where non-existent-file does not exist.
file1.txt contains:
file2.txt contains:
file3.txt contains:
Solution
// Reading_With_Exceptions.java
import java.io.File; // required imports for the code
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Reading_With_Exceptions
{ // class that runs the code
// 1.) Create a Scanner from the inputFilename. Catch exceptions from errors.
// 2.) Read the first String from the file and use it to create a PrintStream
// catching appropriate exceptions
// 3.) Using hasNextInt and nextInt, carefully re.
IP has no mechanism for error reporting or error-correcting. ICMPv4 .pdfrishabjain5053
IP has no mechanism for error reporting or error-correcting. ICMPv4 was created to overcome
this.
a) What is ICMPv4?
b) How do we use ICMPv4 with the TCP/IP Suite?
c) How does it overcome the limitations in IP?
Solution
What is ICMP?
ICMP stands for Internet Control Message Protocol. It is an error reporting protocol network
device like routers used to generate error messages to the source IP addresses when network
problem prevent delivery of IP Packets. ICMP creates and sends messages to the source IP
address indicating that a gateway to the router, host and service cannot be reached for packet
delivery. Any Network IP device has the capability to send, receive or process ICMP messages.
How do we use ICMPv4 with the TCP/IP Suite?
Various message types are defined in ICMP that allow different types of information to be
exchanged. These are usually either generated for the purpose of reporting errors, or for
exchanging important information of different sorts that is needed to keep IP operating smoothly.
ICMP itself doesn\'t define how all the different ICMP messages are used; this is done by the
protocols that use the messages. In this manner, ICMP describes a simple message-passing
service to other protocols.
ICMP is not like most other TCP/IP protocols in that it does not perform a specific task. It
defines a mechanism by which various control messages can be transmitted and received to
implement a variety of functions.
ICMP is considered an integral part of IP, even though it uses IP to sends its messages. The
operation of ICMP involves some portion of the TCP/IP protocol software on a machine
detecting a condition that causes it to generate an ICMP message. This is often the IP layer itself,
though it may be some other part of the software. The message is then encapsulated and
transmitted like any other TCP/IP message, and is given no special treatment compared to other
IP datagrams. The message is sent over the internetwork to the IP layer at the receiving device.
Again, since many of the ICMP messages are actually intended to convey information to a
device\'s IP software, the IP layer itself may be the “ultimate destination” of an ICMP message
once a recipient gets it. In other cases, the ultimate destination may be some other part of the
TCP/IP protocol software, which is determined by the type of message received. ICMP does not
use ports like UDP or TCP to direct its messages to different applications on a host; the software
recognizes the message type and directs it accordingly within the software
How does it overcome the limitation in IP?
IP is an unreliable method for the delivery of network data. It is known as a best effort delivery
mechanism. It has no built-in process to ensure that data is delivered.
If an intermediary device such as a router fails, data cannot be delivered. Additionally, nothing in
its basic design allows IP to notify the sender that a data transmission has failed. ICMP is the
component of the TCP/IP protocol.
Informed Consent is a significant requirement for all provider types.pdfrishabjain5053
Informed Consent is a significant requirement for all provider types. How does a health entity
need to ensure that all staff have an understanding of the aspects of informed consent?
Solution
Informal consent refers to the processnof getting permission before doing any sort of healthcare
intervention or trial.the consent plays very vital role in all sort of research or test using a
particular person. Thus it can be a legal.offense is any test or research conducted without taking
any informal consent from the patient. Healthcare industry to be on their business ethics side
should communicate all.the employees about the importance of having informal consent from the
patients.The proper consent will avoind further complication or any sort of conflicts. Incase if the
patient hasn\'t provided prowpr informal consent or in partial it can be assessed by review
committee or institutional review board..
In the MVC Architecture, why is it important to keep the model, view.pdfrishabjain5053
In the MVC Architecture, why is it important to keep the model, view, and controller
independent of each other?
Solution
In the MVC Architecture, it is important to keep the model, view, and controller independent of
each other.
Because...
In view layer, programmers will prepare user interface for collecting different types of inputs.
Then user interface program is responsible for storing all values as a single group should send to
the controller application. Then for storing multiple values as one group user interface
application internally should use either array or collection object.
The controller layer receives all values as a single object using array or collection reads input
values from the array or collection object perform calculations and generate results then input
and output values will send to the model application.
The model layer will receive array or collection object reads all input and output values stores in
the database..
in roughly 400 words please describe3 affective outcomes of diver.pdfrishabjain5053
in roughly 400 words please describe:
3 affective outcomes of diversity and 3 cognitive outcomes of diversity.
refer to ... Working in teams: moving from high potential to high performance.. BA Griffith and
EB Dunham.. Ch.7
Solution
if a firm is operating with cross culturals work force, it can be called as diverified team, which
may include the members from various backgrounds, nations, with different cultures, education
qualifications, religious and other aspects too. when people works with others, there is a great
chance to upgrade their knowledge levels by interacting with others, they can explore to new
techniques, and so on.
when people work in teams, they discuss, interact, and expose their talent. others may extract
those and the acceptable practices are followed by others. the effective outcomes of diversity are
as follows:
1. people have habituated to openness and share everthing with others
2. they trust each other and exchange what they have and what others need, similarly seek helps
from others in the limitations
3. it encourages team spirity, where all the people works on focused tasks.
4. stands with each other in the times of difficulties and in the times of success also.
the cognitive outcomes of diversity:
1. during the times of problems and difficulties, all these members tries to recollect the prior
experience related to this.
2. if there are any relevant experiences to this, they share with others, and drwn an acceptable
solution to the present problem.
3. when people works and thinks to get a solution while they are in teams, the success of getting
a correct solution is more..
Im having issues with two homework questions. I get the gist of th.pdfrishabjain5053
I\'m having issues with two homework questions. I get the gist of the mechanisms involved with
transcription and translation, but the question itself is really throwing me off.
4. What kinds of mutations might result in transcriptional errors? What kinds of mutations might
result in translational errors?
What I\'m thinking for this one is that transcriptional errors are having to do with radiation-type
mutations as well as incidences where the RNA polymerase or other polymerases make a
mistake when creating that RNA template and the mistake does not get fixed. As far as the
translational side, I\'m kind of clueless. Part of this homework is in the realm of CFTR and the
delF508 gene and the W1282X gene, as well as nonsense and missense mutations. I do not know
where they fall into this stuff.
6. Which part of the central dogma is represented by CFTRdel508 and by W1282X? Where is
the information flow interrupted (transcription or translation)? Justify your answer.
Again, I get the gist, but not really how these actually fit into the question. I BELIEVE the
answer to be that the problem / informational flow interruption occurs during translation, but I\'m
not sure that\'s correct, nor can I justify it. THANKS FOR THE HELP! :)
Solution
4. Mutation like point mutations, framshift mutations, chromosomal disjunction etc causes
incorrect base pairing at the DNA level, hence the RNA polymerase incorporates incorrect
nucleotides and thereby creating incorrect mRNA sequences. Also, any mutations in RNA
polymerase, and other transcriptional factors lead to transxccriptional errors
Similarly the mRNA is incorrect then the ribosome and the tRNA also incorporates incorrect
amino acids thereby forming a defective protein which leads to translational errors. Also, any
mutation of the tRNA/ ribosome\'s sub units (50 S and 30 S) can also lead to translational errors
thereby leading to a defective protein.
6. DNA ----> RNA ----> Protein
The deletions inthe 2 genes fall in the DNA to RNA part of central dogma.
Any mutations of the CFTRdel508 and W1282X gene causes the protein folding to be disrupted.
The protein in question for these 2 genes is Cystic Fibrosis transmembrane conductance
regulator (CFTR). Since the protein is unable to fold properly (the missense mutation in
CFTRdel508 causing the Phenylalanine not to get coded) hence the protein is unable to move out
of the Endoplasmic Reticulum.
Hence, the probelm is not at the translation level but mainly at the transcription level, since the
deletion had occured in the DNA which resulted in the coding of an incorrect mRNA thereby
forming a defective protein.
So the major problem is at the transcriptional level..
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It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
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How does an understanding of management and organizational behavior .pdf
1. How does an understanding of management and organizational behavior lead to organizational
effectiveness and efficiency? Why is the study of historical management theories important
today?
Solution
Ans:- Organizational behavior examines how and why people act, think, and feel in corporate
and other organized settings. The field is concerned with timeless questions such as the nature of
leadership, how to motivate people, how to resolve interpersonal conflicts, and how to develop
effective teams. We say “timeless” because the fundamental issues in organizational
behavior—the rapidly changing workplace notwithstanding—aren’t new. In fact, the field’s roots
go back thousands of years. For example, ancient Chinese emperors grappled with how to
efficiently organize a vast work force of civil servants. And in the Roman Empire, experiments
with tenure-based wage classifications (what are called tiered wage systems today) created
problems. But we’ll spare you the details of some 4,000 years of history—you can pursue that on
your own. The point is that concerns about organizational behavior have always been with us.
We’ll jump ahead with our time line to the U.S. in the late 1800s. During that period, several
famous “experiments” in human behavior were conducted in organizations. Robert Owen, for
example, was a textile manufacturer who experimented with “innovations” such as providing
breaks and hot meals for his employees. Likewise, the Pullman factory town was seen by many
as innovative in its day. Today, of course, what was viewed as an attractive workplace in the
1800s comes across as laughable. For example, at the Boston Herald in the 1870s, a company
rule stated that “men employees will be given an evening off each week for courting purposes, or
two evenings a week if they go regularly to church.”6 Up until this point, efforts to improve
worker productivity were largely confined to a handful of behavioral tinkerers. But 1900 marked
the birth of the first systematic effort to scientifically study human behavior. In fact, for the next
40–50 years, scientific management was the dominant behavioral perspective in the U.S. Its
champion was Frederick Taylor. An engineer by training, Taylor felt that applying scientific
principles to human behavior was a practical and efficient way to maximize firm performance.
Just as machines could be designed to optimally perform a certain task, he reasoned, so too could
people be taught the ideal way to perform their specific jobs. Uncovering those “ideal ways”
required a systematic analysis. The idea was to observe people doing actual work, discover the
“human problems” preventing better performance, and then minimize them by training
employees to do things correctly. Taylor conducted many experiments that tested whether
worker movements, action sequences, physical positions, and job locations would raise or lower
2. production. For instance, Taylor collected detailed information about how workers loaded coal
bins, including how far apart workers kept their feet and how they used their hands to move a
shovel. After studying this information, Taylor produced a blueprint for the “best” way to
“scientifi- cally” shovel coal. Taylor was willing to do whatever was necessary to organize
people in ways that would optimize their output. That usually meant designing very narrow and
specific jobs. The role of management was to ensure that employees had the right skills and to
insist that they follow correct procedures when performing tasks.7 The impact of Taylor’s
approach endures to this day. But critics suggested that Taylor’s view of people was implicitly
negative—that “human problems” were the source of all woes. In fact, this reaction to Taylor
spawned an alternative movement led by Elton Mayo and others called the human relations
approach. Mayo felt that the best way to improve production was to respect workers and show
concern for their needs. In essence, Mayo’s perspective was the opposite of Taylor’s “cog-in-the-
machine” approach to employees. The human relations approach was popular in the 1920s and
remained influential throughout the 1950s. It was also responsible for launching research into
topics such as leadership effectiveness and group dynamics.
While scientific management and the human relations approach both have an enduring legacy,
neither is dominant today. Instead, the contingency approach holds sway over thinking about
organizational behavior. This perspective argues that there’s no single best way to manage
behavior. What works in any given context depends on the complex interplay between a variety
of personal and situational factors. For example, employees’ needs and sense of motivation are
clearly related to their behavior. But also influential are management’s skills, abilities,
perceptions, and history of behavior toward employees. Plus, most employees work with others
in a team, a department, or a unit. So employees usually behave within a group context of some
kind. As a result, group norms, expectations, and cohesiveness—issues we’ll tackle later in this
book—can impact behavior as well. Situational factors are also important. Factors internal to the
firm might include the corporate culture, the company’s procedures, and the organizational
structure within which employees work. All can influence individual behavior. Finally, the
external context matters too. For example, when a company does poorly in the marketplace,
employee morale often suffers and anxiety rises. Many people will shift their attention away
from their work and worry instead about being fired or updating their resumes. Likewise, when
companies have done well, it can boost employee confidence, if not create an annoying level of
hubris ( just look at Microsoft!). In this text we embrace the contingency approach. But we also
understand the frustration managers have with it. To many, “it depends” means “you have no
answers for me.” And in a sense, that’s correct. The key to successful behavior management is
for you to develop the skills needed to find your own answers. At the same time, we know
organizational behavior has an empirical bias that makes everything seem complex. Most
3. scholars in the field rely on the same approaches and data collection methods used in other
sciences to conduct research. As a result, knowledge in organizational behavior accumulates
incrementally through scientific study, just like it does in physics or biology. That can lead to
confusion when studies are viewed superficially and independently. And that promotes an all-
too-common reaction to science in general— that there are no clear answers. But while this is an
understandable reaction, it isn’t accurate. Being a good consumer of scientific information
requires work and effort. Studies that appear inconsistent actually may be presenting a very clear
picture, especially when viewed in an integrative fashion. Adopting that integrative approach
will be helpful as you go through this book. Each chapter presents studies that collectively will
help you unravel the many threads involved in managing behavior effectively. At a broader level,
many people have a difficult time viewing behavior as something that can be “studied” in the
first place. And that makes empirical approaches all the more attractive for those of us “in the
business.” But there’s really no substitute for using the basic principles and methods found in all
sciences to study behavior in the workplace. While experience, opinions, and common sense are
valuable starting points for understanding organizational behavior, they provide notoriously
inconsistent information about how to manage people. One comment we hear often is that
effective behavior management is nothing more than common sense. Then why aren’t there more
good managers? After all, most of us have common sense! But seriously, common sense is
usually little more than a post hoc justification for whatever it is that you’ve already decided to
do. In fact, you can find common sense maxims that make diametrically opposed “predictions”
about the best course of action to take. For example, say you need to decide whether to make a
decision yourself or delegate it to a couple of subordinates. Common sense covers both
possibilities with “two heads are better than one” and “too many cooks spoil the broth.”
Importance of study of historical management theories today:-
Management theory is important because it is the study of how to make all the people in your
organization more productive. If you are self-employed and have others working for you, or you
outsource certain jobs you are unable to do, then you know how hard it is to find qualified
competant professionals to provide you a service or work for you. You want to maximize labor
productivity and learning how to manage people is key.
The key to business management is to maximise productivity. However, while management
theory does aim towards getting a group of entities to achieve a certain goal, it does not
necessarily achieve in making people more productive towards this cause. Times are shifting
rapidly and the loss of key gurus, like Peter Drucker, in recent times, bears certain implications.
The key contribution in having management theory lies in what has been achieved by the
differing schools of thought within our history. This may serve as a guide, but one must also bear
4. in mind that management is not just a science, but also an art.
There are many benefits to knowing management theory. First of all management theory
doesn't just teach someone how inspire employees to be more productive, it also shows
managers how to be good bosses. It is key for them to know how to deal with issues that may
exist in the workplace. Managers have to efficiently deal with these issues and simultaneously
maintain a stable or improving level of productivity. With management, you have to balance a
multitude of tasks daily and being familiar with management theory can help greatly. "