Do you think that the adolescent thinks the imaginary audience is real or imagined? Why do you think that?

Elkind believes one manifestation of adolescent egocentrism is the imaginary audience. In his view, the imaginary audience is a mental construct. Bell and Bromnick’s (2003) research surveyed hundreds of teenagers about their worries and concerns, and then asked them why those were particular concerns to them. The importance of other people’s judgments was important in many categories, including concerns about friendships, fitting in, and being popular. Image and appearance (acne, hair, and weight) also emerged as a main concern, however only in relation to other people’s opinions. Teens said, “People might not like you if you are not fashionable” (male) and “No fat people are popular” (female) (page 223). The authors conclude that the imaginary audience is a result of social concerns that have real consequences in terms of self-esteem, self-confidence, popularity, approval, and social support. The teenagers wanted to avoid being bullied, laughed at, or called names.

The recent explosion of adolescent blogs and social networking websites suggests that adolescents are drawn to these forms of expression to perform for an imaginary audience (Scheidt, 2006).

After watching the video Elkind’s Theory of Adolescent Egocentrism and reading the listed articles, in your original discussion post, address the following questions. Be certain to discuss your opinion.

Do you think that the adolescent thinks the imaginary audience is real or imagined?
Why do you think that?

Are job descriptions really necessary? Provide several of the advantages (at least three) to a company avoid using job descriptions.

Questions
2- Are man4gers likely to question the work commitment of their contingent workers? What might be the consequences for management when the majority of a company’s worklorce consists of temporary employees and contract workers? 2-2. What are the drawbacks to using flexible work hours from the organization’s perspec-tive? Compressed workweeks? Telecommuting? How should the HR department deal with these challenges? 2-3. Some management experts do not think that a virtual team is really a team at all. Based on the definition of a team, what properties of a virtual team satisfy the definition of a team? Do any aspects of a virtual team give rise to doubts over whether it satisfies the definition of a true team? Suppose you needed to organize a virtual team of consultants working in different cities to do an important project for a client. What human resource management practices could you apply that would influence the virtual. team members to behave as if they were on a true team, such as a self-managed or problem-solving team? 2-4. A recent trend that more and more companies are embracirw is to outsource all or most of their human resource management activities. Do you agree or disagree with this trend? What risks is a company taking when it decides to outsource its entire set of human resource management activities? Try to describe a situation in which it is more beneficial to retain most of the human resource management activities within a com-pany so that HR is provided by the human resource management department. 2-5. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of companies that have wrongly classified an “employee” as a “contract worker” and, consequently, were taken to court by workers who believed they were entitled to certain rights and privileges enjoyed by individ-uals who were given “employee” status. What are some of the rights and privileges that are given to employees but not to contract workers? What advantages do employers gain with contract workers over regular employees? How could a contract worker prove to the courts that he or she is really an employee and was wrongly classified as a contract worker?
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2-6. Are job descriptions really necessary? Provide several of the advantages (at least three) to a company avoid using job descriptions. Next, briefly describe some situations that would be most favorable for decides to avoid using job descriptions. Include factors such as company size, industry, organization and use of teams in your analysis.

Summarize and describe the 5 areas that managers mentor their employees on page 150.

Scenario: You have been promoted to an organizational unit whose performance has been less than stellar. This organizational unit is very diverse in terms of race/ethnicity, gender, generational, and LGBT employees. A new Governor has been elected and he is depending on your Department to deliver on his campaign promises to create a more effective state government. You have seven supervisors who report to you.

Summary: Summarize and describe the 5 areas that managers mentor their employees on page 150.

Analysis: Leading people: Describe the 4 competencies on leading people in chapter 8.3.3 pages 173-174. Part of your analysis is how the 5 areas work together to develop and mentor employees.

Recommendations: Develop your recommendations for managers to mentor (use the 5 areas from your summary and the four competencies in 8.3.3) the employees on leading people. Use concrete examples of what actual activities will be used for each of the 5 areas in your summary. Include a brief implementation plan.

What are the key ‘privacy features’ that Internet of Things Systems should provide to facilitate ageing independent living?

What literature says?
What are the key ‘privacy features’ that Internet of Things Systems should provide to facilitate ageing independent living?
How do current support systems support those needs?
What are the key differences between vulnerable and non-vulnerable groups regarding privacy needs, and how should such needs be facilitated?
Can voice assistants help older people to control the privacy of smart devices?
How efficient is that? and compare (GUI vs VUI)

Write a literacy narrative about one of your own experiences with literacy, broadly defined.

Literacy narratives “allow writers to reflect on the people, ideas, and events that have shaped them as writers. . . . They exist . . . to help writers share their reflections about their relationship with reading and writing” (Palmquist and Wallraff 137). Literacy narratives draw heavily on tools like context, theme, and descriptive language to recreate a story of the author’s growth as a reader, writer, or learner. This assignment does not require outside sources.

Literacy narratives not only recount past experiences but also interpret and synthesize these moments into meaningful reflections of who you are as a reader, writer, and learner and about identity, education, values, and culture. They consider questions such as: Who are you as a reader, a writer, a learner? What are your beliefs and philosophies about reading, writing, and learning? How have reading, writing, and/or learning played a role in your life? How have reading, writing, and/or writing shaped and been shaped by cultural contexts in your life and the larger world?

In this project, you will write a literacy narrative about one of your own experiences with literacy, broadly defined. As you’ll see in our readings, there are many possible ways to approach your literacy narrative: working from a significant event (or events), following a chronological pattern, discussing significant people, texts, practices, etc. Whichever approach you decide to take, your project will probably:

Provide both narrative (what, who, when, where?) and synthesized reflection of the experience or practice (what does the narrative portion mean? So what?)

What industry sectors tend to be better performers? Why? How may Covid-19 lead to growth in certain sectors and decline of other sectors that will have to ‘re-invent’ themselves to make them competitive?

An understanding of industry structure and industry analysis will be critical for making informed decisions for MediCorp. Therefore, Jillian Best has convened a discussion about these two topics to prepare your team for the work ahead.
Based on your reading, research, and analysis, respond to the two discussion questions below:
Discussion Topic 1: What industry sectors tend to be better performers? Why? How may Covid-19 lead to growth in certain sectors and decline of other sectors that will have to ‘re-invent’ themselves to make them competitive? You may pick a sector from healthcare, education, retail, hospitality, manufacture, IT, or transport.
Discussion Topic 2: Select any company from the Standard & Poor’s 500. Select one or more activities in the company’s value chain that would be candidates for relocation to another country. Provide a brief justification and examine the challenges you see in coordinating the global value chain after the proposed value-chain activities of your chosen company are set up in the new country.

Review resources on measurement, data collection, and bias-free language.

Description

In Part 1 of your research proposal, you established the need for further study in your literature review and mapped out your problem statement, research question, and methodological approach. Now you expand on that foundation by including your plans for sampling, data collection, and ethical and cultural considerations.

You also do a bit of reflection in Part 2—first by anticipating the results of your study and what you’d expect to find, and second by reflecting on the research process and what you have learned. For instance, to what extent has your understanding of research deepened? Does the research process seem more valuable now after having built your own proposal? Consider these questions as you complete your full research proposal, adding information to the Part 2 sections.

To Prepare:

Review resources on measurement, data collection, and bias-free language.

Access and reflect on Part 1 of your research proposal.

Consider what you have learned about research by conceptualizing and planning a research study in this manner. Anticipate what the proposed study’s results might be.

Add content to Part 2 of your Research Proposal document.

Submit the second part of your research proposal including the following sections in 2 to 3 pages:

Sampling and Sampling Method (1–2 paragraphs)

Data Collection (1 paragraph)

Ethics and Cultural Considerations (1–2 paragraphs)

What ethical and/or cultural issues need to be considered? How will you address those issues in your study?

Discussion (1 paragraph)

If you were to conduct the study, what would you expect the results to show? What would you do if the data didn’t align with your expectations?

Reflection (1 paragraph)

What did you learn about research through this process?

Make sure to include appropriate APA citations and a reference list.