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Case Study 12.1 Whats-App-ening
Case Study 12.1 Whats-App-ening
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Case Study 12.1 Whats-App-ening
To start with, it is imperative to acknowledge the role of these applications in the organization and the kind of communication the organization is trying to accomplish in their workplace community. It is evident that Hospital Care Corporation’s Head of Human Resources is trying to establish a better, effective, and superior communication channel for all its employees. I would say these applications are solely meant for the purpose of internal communication throughout the hospital. It is evident that the Human Resources Department is always on the lookout for input from the employees at the hospitals. This is because employees are best placed to observe and provide feedback on various aspects since they are the ones that have most interactions with the patients. The hospital heads and executives are looking forward to developing improved upward flow of communication. The application provides both upward and downwards communication flow. The Human Resource Faculty requires to use a service in such a case considering that that the application enables the organization to push important notifications and announcements to their employees. The application enables the employees to get real-time updates and news. They ate even able to make a change to their benefits with the help of the application. This is a downward communication method. The workforce needs to take up the use of the application that gets selected. Moreover, throughout this application, employees tend to be given a chance to express their feedback, thoughts and concerns anonymously. They also provide feedback on operational practices or suggest ideas which tends to be a form of upward communication. This kind of communication tends to be vital to supervisors, executives, and other individuals in a administrational positions.
I foresee various challenges with using upward communication using an app. First, establishing a proper upward communication channel is critical for any industry or business. The managers and other individuals in leadership positions will require to be informed about the concerns and opinions that the employees might be encountering. This will allow the problem to be solved easily. In essence, upward communication comes into the picture to keep employees on the same level as senior-level individuals such as the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Director. Observing organizational hierarchy is important. Upward communication boosts satisfaction and productivity. The biggest possible problem from the app has to do with it its uptake for upward communication. There is a possibility that some employees might not be reception to the use of the application for upward communication as they are used to conventional methods of communication. Additionally, at times getting employees to share their thoughts with management can prove difficult. Incorporating such aspects into an application might prove difficult.
Undoubtedly, I have concerns with the employees that use their personal cell phones to run the company apps. In my viewpoints, the use of tablets and smart phones tends to come with obvious distractions. This is especially the case if the applications is for an institution such as a hospital. Using personal cell phones for company applications has a negative impact on productivity. Cell phones easily tend to make employees to loose focus on important tasks. As such they should avoid as much as possible running company applications on personal cell phones. From a far, it might seem like a viable innovative service, however there are better ways of implementing downward and upward communication in a hospital set up. Examples of these options include traditional in-person meetings that proved to be better than the use of company applications. Essentially, there should be limited use of cell phones of employees while at work. Alternatively, the company can issue employees with tablets that have limited functions. They can also consider blocking the computer servers at the workplace from accessing specific sites.
There are certain considerations that companies should look for concerning functionality for employee engagement and two-way communication. Companies should come up with ways to develop reliable and functional communication channels. The channel should work to establish a dual understanding between the workforce and administration. It is upon the company administration to invite feedback from employees and personnel. Upon receiving feedback, the administration, in turn, should act on it accordingly. Acting on feedback establishes trust between the employees and company administrators. It also promotes mutual respect among the employees within an organization. Respect is a key ingredient for success as it boosts the contentment of everybody. When satisfaction becomes a priority for the leadership or administration of a company, there tends to be satisfaction. One can notice that employees become more enthusiastic and engaged in their work when they are satisfied. Worth noting, the method and service employed should be welcoming, practical but not overwhelming. The application’s functionality should incorporate places where members of staff are allowed to provide feedback and share opinions about the company’s business organization. Additionally, here employees will have platform to share their concerns, and discuss new ideas. Moreover, the company can also incorporate surveys that will greatly enhance understanding and satisfaction of all parties.
Actors Performance in the play Macbeth
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Actors Performance in the play Macbeth
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Macbeth is a tragic story written by Shakespeare in the seventeenth century. It is a story about a soldier, Macbeth, who is in search of power. In his quest, he goes ahead to commit murder. Shakespeare used the play to show how poor ambitions and the will to get power in the wrong way can lead to severe consequences. All the bad choices made by the soldier Macbeth in pursuit of power caught up with him in the end. This paper discusses the performances of the actors Ian McKellen, Judy Dench and John Woodvine in the play as Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo respectively. It describes the choices the actors made in the play both physical and verbal. It goes ahead to illustrate their choices in terms of clarity, logic and satisfaction.
Ian McKellen as Macbeth
Ian McKellen is a renowned actor and the part of Macbeth was one of his best performances. Macbeth is a trusted soldier in Scotland who emerges successful in the war. The other soldiers and King Duncun give him the name brave Macbeth. The King also awards him with the title Thane of Cawdor (I.ii). However he meets three witches who prophesy that he will be king in the near future. At first he doesn’t believe them. The character of Macbeth is expected to be ambitious and craving for power. Ian McKellen brings out this character well. When he hears the prophesy from the three witches, Macbeth is shown to want to kill the king but tells Banquo that he will leave it to fate. Macbeth also wants to know more about the prophesy but the witches, disappear before he could ask questions (I.iii). The fact that he thought about killing the king shows that Macbeth’s character is morally corrupt. He goes ahead to write to his wife . Macbeth had thought of killing the king but was against it when his wife suggested it. She has to insult him and bring up their dead child so that he can comply (I, vii). As the play continues, Macbeth has to kill Banquo so as to cover his bad deeds. The death of Banquo is followed by Banquo’s ghost appearing during banquets in the castle. The ghost traumatizes Macbeth and he starts to behave in a beastly manner (III. iv). This scene clearly illustrates Macbeth’s humanity and how he has been reduced to someone who needs sympathy and pity.
Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth
The character of Lady Macbeth, played by Judi Dench, depicts a different motivation for her actions than the painful loss of a child; instead, her readiness to commit regicide is motivated by her love for her husband. In a tender speech, Judi Dench’s Lady Macbeth explains how she would assist Ian McKellen’s Macbeth in assassinating the monarch (I, v). Later, when she is successful in summoning the spirits, she starts to feel afraid. Dench’s Lady, notwithstanding her fear, resumes the incantation because she is determined to fulfill her husband’s dream (I, v). Her affection is also seen when she reads Macbeth’s long affectionate letter to her telling her of his endeavors and the witches’ prophesy.
Judi Dench acting as Lady Macbeth is very passionate to her husband because after Banqou’s death, she gets worried when her husband goes mad. This is unlike her husband’s behavior when she dies. Macbeth reacts and comments that her death was inevitable (V. v). Dench was also very good in illustrating how Lady Macbeth was affected by all the occurrences. As much as she was the mastermind behind the murder of King Duncun, she was tormented and ended up sleepwalking (V. i). She also calls out to hell in the midst of her torment, showing fear on her face as she looks at her hands covered with imaginary blood (II. ii). The imagery used to portray the character by Dench leaves the viewers feeling like she is beyond redemption. I however don’t think Lady Macbeth was a villain as the play illustrated. Her main goal was to support her ambitious husband which led to her death.
John Woodvine as Banquo
The character Banquo is Macbeth’s best friend. The three witches appear to both Macbeth and Banquo and prophesy that Macbeth is destined to be king of Scotland while Banquo’s sons will be kings of Scotland (I. iii). John Woodvine brought out Banquos character as observant, less spoken, furtive and shrewd. Both characters are seen to be ambitious. After the death of King Duncan, Macbeth takes over the throne (III. i). Banquo swears loyalty to the new king. However, Macbeth sees him as a threat since he is the only person other than his wife who knows about the meeting with the witches. He sends assassins to kill Banquo but Banquo’s son ends up escaping (III. iii). Banquo’s character as a ghost brings out the fear in Macbeth almost turning him mad. The ghost brings mental imbalance to Macbeth making him move around the stage like a mad man. Nobody else in the feast appears to see what Macbeth is seeing so they all react in confusion (III. iv). The viewers are left to conclude for themselves that Macbeth’s sins have started to catch up with him. Maybe Woodvine would have appeared on the scene but dressed in white clothes to illustrate that he is a ghost would have been more direct to the viewers.
Conclusion
The actors in the play use their performances to make the viewers understand the characters better. Their personalities are well brought out in the choices that they make and the changes that occur as the play continues. The viewers observe different characters, each of whom has a unique motivation for carrying out the deed and is personally impacted by its results. This essay has demonstrated not only how content analysis can support and advance performance and performance theory but also how the understanding of each actor can broaden and contribute to our understanding of the play and its character types. Eventually, the play gives and receives critical elaboration.
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Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7skhaOegpLA
Case Study 4-2
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Based on the description of the job, Show Me the Money Organization should use the behavioral approach to measure performance. Since the company is a service providing company, they cannot rely on the results approach as a way of motivation since the services cannot be quantified. Behavioral approach is therefore suitable in measuring performance in that it makes the hiring firms to understand their employees, their behavior as well as their working patterns which are the essential part of the performance measurement. The behavioral approach monitors various parameters that include turnover rate, employee satisfaction as well as the span of control.
The behavioral approach of performance measurements links the performance of the employees with the achievement of the organization’s goals, control, conflict of interest as well as reward and thus aids the management to make quality decisions and as well monitor the organizational goals easier. The behavioral approach increases the employee’s satisfaction due to its reliability and accuracy in measuring performance resulting in positive growth of the firm. The behavioral approach plays a critical role in the process of performance measurement, motivation and reward as the performance appraisals also motivate the employees to perform better in the future.
The behavioral approach is effective in measuring performance as the behavior of the employees can be assessed either in groups or as an individual. In the case of the Show Me the Money company, the performance is more of individual since it involves a single employee taking a single client and therefore the assessment can only be individual which makes the behavioral approach more suitable for the company. The behavioral approach is effective since it focuses on the individual’s psychology, motivation, leadership as well as the human relations an aspect which is more significant for the Show Me the Money organization. The approach creates confidence as well as transparency among the employees and therefore instills a sense of belonging, thus increasing the company’s production.
The behavioral approach to measuring performance is most appropriate when the outcomes occur in the distant future. The reason is that behaviors affect productivity in a way that it cannot be realized immediately and takes some time before the outcome are realized. A behavioral approach is more suitable for services since it is very difficult to quantify the services and the change can only be realized after some time. Results approach to measuring performance is most appropriate when the results show consistent improvements over time. The reason is because it is possible to quantify the results to detect any improvements and therefore makes it suitable for the performance measuring to adopt the results approach. The results approach effective when the goals of an organization are quantifiable, and in this case, there is a consistent performance monitoring, evaluation and the consequent reward based on the performance. A company using the results approach need to have goals that can be measured and to which will not be biased in making the evaluation and therefore valid. The evaluation needs to be consistent, and the reward process relies on the performance of the employees which is the opposite of the behavioral approach to which the employee behavior determines the results.