Management course

Two recent college graduates join the same major newspaper as journalists.  Both work long hours and have tight deadlines for completing their stories.  They are under constant pressure to scout out new leads and be the first to report new controversies.  One journalist is increasingly fatigued and despondent and has taken several days of sick leave.  The other is getting the work done and seems to enjoy the challenges.  Use your knowledge of stress to explain why these two journalists are reacting differently to their jobs.  Evaluate what an organization can do to help maximize the potential of its employees in this type of situation. 

Support your answer by utilizing research that you have gathered from at least 2 sources other than your text. Finally, be sure to cite your sources in APA formatting.

A detailed and thoughtful response to the topic is required (minimum of 500 words). RUBRIC IS ATTACHED BELOW.

Additionally, emphasis is placed on your ability to conduct and synthesize scholarly research. 

Your posts should be professional in content and follow the APA standards. Be sure to city your sources in APA formatting.

SAMPLE RESPONSE:

Stress occurs when the body has an adaptive response to a situation that the body perceives as being threatening to the person’s well-being (McShane, 2013).  When a person becomes stressed, the body responds in a way that enables the person to adapt to the situation.  The two coworkers at the major newspaper are experiencing this reaction to stress but are handling the physiological and psychological responses differently. 

            There are two types of stress, distress and eustress, that people may experience (Eustress, n.d.).  Distress occurs when a person reaches his or her stress limit and can no longer use the stress in a positive way.  The fatigued and despondent journalist is experiencing distress, which is making her have behavioral symptoms (Eustress, n.d.).  Distress can cause different issues on the human body such as headaches, lack of sleep, and depression.  It also tends to lower job performance, which can in turn create more stress at work. 

This first journalist has reached her stress tolerance and the build up from work is becoming too much for her to handle.  This is causing her work to suffer and may lead to job burnout if the stressors are not taken care of.  The journalist is already showing signs of job burnout such as exhaustion and lack of personal accomplishment (McShane, 2013).  The work overload is causing her to lose excitement for her job and to become too focused on being the best instead of enjoying the work.

The other journalist is experiencing eustress.  This type of stress motivates employees to work harder and is an incentive to get the work done (Eustress, n.d.).  The reasoning for this is that the feeling of stress triggers the conditions that prepare the body to take on hostile environments.  These triggers give the journalist the motivation to do the work well but the stress is not so encompassing as to cause negative side-effects.  This journalist has a higher level of stress resistance, which enables her to use it in a positive way (Eustress, n.d.).  If the stress continues for too long or becomes more unmanageable, she may begin to feel distress instead. 

When managers begin to observe high stress levels in employees, this is a sign that something needs to be done to relieve some of the pressures from work.  Employers want to create eustress, which motivates work instead of distress.  One way for employers to reduce stress levels while encouraging hard work is to give the employees more control over their job (Lee, 2012).  Having that control gives workers flexibility and a sense of pride in their work and tends to create less stressfully situations.  Another method is to have strong communication between the managers and the workers (Lee, 2012).  Having all the pertinent information can make an employee feel secure in what he or she is working on.  Managers need to give employees enough information to do the job well and provide feedback on job performance on a regular basis.

Employees need to enjoy their jobs as well as work hard.  Providing some measure of fun and camaraderie between workers will make the work more fun and help employees create personal relationships (Lee, 2012).  This can greatly reduce stress levels and makes support available for when a worker is having a tough day.  Finally, managers need to make sure that the employees have all the resources and training necessary to do the job well (Lee, 2012).  Lack of training and resources will make a worker feel inadequate and incapable, both of which cause high levels of stress. 

Eustress vs distress.  (n.d.).  Brock University.  Retrieved from http://www.brocku.ca/health-services/health-education/stress/eustress-distress

Lee, D.  (2012, July 26).  Yes, you can reduce employee stress – and maximize performance, too.  TLNT.  Retrieved from http://www.tlnt.com/2012/07/26/yes-you-can-reduce-employee-stress-and-maximize-performance-too/

McShane, S. L., & Glinow, M. A. (2013). Organizational behavior: emerging knowledge, global reality (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Social issues in pygmalion and the importance of being earnest

Both plays emphasize issues with class during the turn of the century. Are the statements these plays make about class in Great Britain at this time more similar, or more different? With this choice, it is important that you use both plays within your response. You may compare/contrast the two, but you must create an overall point with this sort of comparison in your essay.

All submissions must:

• use 3 peer reviewed sources in addition to whatever primary texts they discuss (and these sources must be used, actually cited, in the essay, not just listed in the works cited at the end)
• be 1000-1500 words long
• must be original to this class and assignment (no submissions from other courses and or previous forums are allowed)
• be in MLA format and use MLA style citations (see The APUS Library MLA Guide for MLA formatting models; most of you sources will probably need to use the “Journal Articles” model)

Women and men rights

After reading the document “how to write a case brief.” You may still have questions on how to write a case brief. The document notes that “While opinions may vary, four elements that are essential to any useful brief are the following:

(a) Facts (name of the case and its parties, what happened factually and procedurally, and the judgment)

(b) Issues (what is in dispute)

(c) Holding (the applied rule of law)

(d) Rationale (reasons for the holding)”

For the purpose of this assignment I would start with the case name and date (so you can put them in chronological order per unit and see how the courts’ opinions have changed over time). Then you should present the facts, legal question at issue, holding and then rationale. Make sure to label each part for each case brief clearly and bold the subheading. Make sure to spend adequate time on the rationale of the courts decision. It is often the most important element of the case.

TOMKINS v. PUBLIC SERV. ELEC. & GAS CO.

http://www.leagle.com/decision/19771612568F2d1044_11455/TOMKINS%20v.%20PUBLIC%20SERV.%20ELEC.%20&%20GAS%20CO

BUNDY v. JACKSON

http://www.leagle.com/decision/19811575641F2d934_11427.xml/BUNDY%20v.%20JACKSON

MERITOR SAVINGS BANK v. VINSON

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/477/57.html

Faragher v City of Boca Raton

https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/97-282.ZS.html

Ellison v. Brady

http://www.leagle.com/decision/19911796924F2d872_11631/ELLISON%20v.%20BRADY

Robinson v. Jacksonville Shipyard

Corning Glass v Brennan

Choose one of the music or dance movements that you read about this week and at least one work from that movement then Examine the movement and specific work in relation to historical and political influences of the movement.

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 9, 10

Minimum of 1 primary source (from artist)

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook – from critic)

Initial Post Instructions

Choose one of the music or dance movements that you read about this week and at least one work from that movement. Then, address the following:

Examine the movement and specific work in relation to historical and political influences of the movement.

Identify characteristics of the movement and how the work reflects these characteristics.

Include a statement from the artist and one from a critic.

Include a link to the lyrics and/or video depending on your choice.

I would like for you to discuss R&B pop (beyonce, rihanna or aaliyah)

Theme of revenge in Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ , ‘Macbeth’ , and ‘Hamlet’

Purpose: to explore and develop a presentation to demonstrate why Shakespeare’s plays are relevant in the contemporary world. In this project, you will address the importance of Shakespeare’s literary contributions to contemporary culture by creating a presentation that addresses the following situation:

Imagine that you are addressing a group about the importance and relevance of Shakespeare to our own time. Your job is to convince the group of Shakespeare’s ongoing importance by providing a close reading of three plays, with special focus on one related theme they all share. For the purposes of this course, you must remember that the theme of a work is the underlying message that the author wants to make about a particular subject. For example, Shakespeare writes about the subject matter of love in various ways in his plays; however, the specific statement that he makes about love contains a similar message. You must choose two of these plays from our syllabus; the third does not have to be. Your job is to examine each play in detail, providing a close reading and interpretation that demonstrates (1) the theme and (2) the importance of the theme to your specific contemporary audience.

Audience: Choose the audience for your presentation from among the following.

– The local school board that is meeting to decide whether to continue to include Shakespeare’s plays in the high school curriculum

– A college English department that is considering creating a new themed Shakespeare course

– A group of donors who are considering the funding of a new Shakespeare theater

– A group of film producers who are considering creating a themed series of films of Shakespeare’s plays. (Feel free to consider existing films of Shakespeare’s plays.)

– A group of government or political officials who are considering policy that you feel could be illuminated by a consideration of Shakespeare’s plays

– A group of videogame producers who are considering creating a videogame that explores the theme in question in Shakespeare’s plays

You must use a minimum of five scholarly sources. At least four sources must be from school databases.

Your presentation will need to state a clear thesis and will make an argument about the materials you are presenting. It should also contain an introduction and a conclusion, as well as a Works Cited page.

You must use at least five sources in the final presentation. You do not have to use the same scholarly sources you included in the Annotated Bibliography, but be sure at least four are from the school database, and that all sources pertain directly to Shakespeare. Cite all sources in the presentation using MLA style (8th edition), both in in-text parenthetical citations and in a Works Cited page.

Instructions:

Length: The paper will be from six to eight pages double-spaced in Times Roman 12 (1,500 to 2,000 words) not including the Works Cited page.

You will examine the way this theme operates in each of the three plays you will consider, using specific scenes and incidents to support your view of how the theme operates in each work. Your overarching goal in discussing the theme in these plays is to demonstrate the importance of Shakespeare’s work to your audience. For example, if you are addressing a school board, you will use the plays and their shared theme to show how important Shakespeare’s work is for students’ learning. If you are addressing the potential theater donors, you will use the plays and their theme to show why Shakespeare is relevant to contemporary audiences.