Erin Brockovich Leadership Review MSA 601 Organizational Dynamics and Human Behavior Submitted by: Tabitha McDaniel Project Instructor: Kenneth Lynch November 11, 2014 Erin Brockovich “Leadership always comes down to a question of character.” - Management expert Warren Bennis (Judge,1999) Being a good leader is done by making the correct choices and inspiring people to complete their tasks and work together as a
many not have access to a reliably clean source? Industrialization was the problem for the residents of Hinkley, California as portrayed by director Steven Soderbergh’s 2000 drama titled Erin Brockovich. A movie that made the public aware of a life threating substance found throughout the world. Erin Brockovich is based on the community of Hinkley, California a town located in the Mojave Desert. Where more than 600 residents were destructively affected by groundwater that was polluted with Chromium
of the human mind” (Hofstede 1984). This assignment will investigate whether it is completely appropriate that personal ethical standards are influenced increasingly by corporate culture, as people move up the organisational hierarchy. Section 2 reviews the meaning of culture and describes an important subcomponent of culture called rite of advancement. This follows with a look at the factors that influence decision-making in organisations in Section 3. Section 4 provides a critical discussion using
Economists often talk about letting the economy work through the mechanism of the free market versus government control and regulation. Some believe that if the market is allowed to "do its thing" unprohibited and without government interference, then resources will be allocated efficiently, equilibrium will be found, and so on… However, this is not always possible. Of course, government control is not perfect either. Thus, it would seem that at times the market may be more appropriate than the government;