The Pilot Episode Of Undercover Boss

Management keeps Ehrenreich and other employees under surveillance. They monitor the behaviors of the employees for any signs of theft, drug use, sluggishness, or anything that might be concerned

The observation of social actions and their effects in the work place are covered throughout sociology. Specific examples can be seen in the movie, “Office Space” directed by Mike Judge. Several theories that can be observed throughout this movie are Strain Theory, Dysfunction of Bureaucracy and the use of primary groups.

Undercover Boss is a television series exposing CEOs and their companies publicly. The main goal of this series is to make the businesses better and by CEOs working on the frontline, they will learn what their people are experiencing every day.

The TV series, which I have chosen, and believe to be one of the best examples of interpersonal communication behavior, is the American television comedy series called The Office. This outrageously hilarious comedy TV series portrays the everyday lives of office employees located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin paper company and is filmed in a documentary type style by a team of film crew members. The plot of this TV series revolves around documenting the lives, interactions, and interpersonal relationships of the manager, Michael Scott, and the employees that he manages, which include Jim Halpert, who is a sales representative and prankster, Pam Beesly, who is a receptionist, and Dwight Schrute, who is a high-ranking salesman devoid of social skills, as well as Stanley Hudson, Kevin Malone, and many other minor characters who play the roles of office workers, working in a variety of positions throughout the office.

The company’s internal culture is predominantly laid back. There is no dress code, and language is informal. After the President, there is no defined hierarchy. These factors encourage a familial atmosphere and team concept.

As part of week 2’s Organizational Diagnosis 1, this assignment will continue by describing and analyzing employee interactions within the Lincoln Financial Corporation’s Customer Service Department. Interpersonal relationships between co-workers play a vital and important role in one’s career and it enables one to further their career aspirations. Also, interpersonal relationships allow for verbal and written communication amongst co-workers. However, there are times when communication, employee relations are taxed and it calls for a company to determine ways to strengthen the work bonds among their employees. This paper will address both the positive and negative aspects of employee relationships and offer an analysis in terms of whether or not they are functional or dysfunctional.

Fiedler’s research focused on self-reported interactions with their least preferred co-worker (LPC) and assigning a number value to their responses. Although he indicated over 800 work groups were involved, neither he nor others could develop a correlation between groups scoring high and related leader effectiveness (1967). Although no publication of hers (310) has been cited a tenth as often as Fiedler’s work, beginning in 1988 Dian Hosking has been independently and in collaboration with others a prolific scholarly writer and researcher on this topic. Her early work set forth to disprove Fiedler’s work. Hosking identified four key points of contention, all of which focus on Fiedler placing too much emphasis on one person, the leader, and not enough in the context or environment (Sage Chp 33). In the remainder of the chapter 33 (Sage), Hosking highlights her work and that of others that corroborates her work. Of particular interest is her work on the conversation and it components: the people, the domain (public or private), and the content (verbal and

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John Mackery believes that Conscious Capitalism is a valuable concept that builds the business model affecting the major stakeholders, including: customers, employees, investors, suppliers, and communities (Kreitner, & Kinicki, 2013). Obviously, Mackery's desire to improve his company, leads to the understanding of how the Theory Y plays a major role at Whole Foods. Leadership effects all aspects of a business, and without the proper vision, planning and knowledge of how people react, success will be minimized. Observing human behavior, was an area of expertise in McGregor's Human Relation Movement, known as a people friendly friendly approach (Kreitner, & Kinicki, 2013).

The Office episode “The Convict” incorporates multiple concepts learned in social psychology such as schemas and naive realism, stereotype threats and the perseverance effect. In this episode specifically, the Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company absorbs new employees from a Stanford branch that has closed down. The accounting department notices they have received a check and aren’t sure where it came from so they schedule a conference call with Michael, who is the branch manager, and the corporate office. Corporate says, “Yes, Michael, we get that rebate because you hired an ex convict.” Michael looks shocked and says, “I didn’t hire an ex convict.” When the group asks who it is, they are put on hold and begin to look around

The American business world is strikingly bureaucratic and very much so a competition to be the best of all. Often times this mindset destroys the concept of humanity. Individuals will focus on competition rather than networking and creating meaningful relationships with colleagues. Daniel Orozco’s Orientation delves into this realm of focused, competitive production. However, in lieu of just showing the importance of order and a strong work ethic in an office, he shows how the counter effects of the lack of relationships between employees have negative effects on individuals. By demonstrating this Orozco is highlighting the lack of investment in other aspects of life and the emphasis placed upon a successful career in American culture.

The pilot episode of Homeland starts off by showing CIA agent Carrie being in a Iraqi prison. She’s talking to a prisoner called Ibrahim who tells her that a American has been ”turned” and has committed to Abu Nazir, who is a terrorist. The next scene shows Brody getting saved by American forces from 8 years in captivity. Carrie thinks that he has been turned from Sergeant to terrorist. Brody calls his wife Jessica and interrupts her and Brody’s best friend while having sex. She doesn’t tell Brody about her and Mike but Brody is sensing that they had a relationship. Carrie installs videotaping cameras all over Brody’s house. Carrie thinks that he’s communicating through a series of hand movements that he’s doing while on TV. There are many

In the story The Kugelmass Episode, Woody Allen takes the reader on an exciting journey through time and literature that keeps you begging for more. Professor Kugelmass is a middle-aged teacher at City College in New York City. He seems to be unfulfilled and bored with his life as a whole. The real world is far too drab for his liking and so he sets out to change his life but ultimately ends up turning his world upside down. Allen uses colorful dialogue to first disconnect the reader from the main character, bring irony and humor to the story, and use that humor to teach the reader a thing or two about being satisfied and happy with what you have.

All companies have slight to significant culture that effect various dynamics among individual’s interactions. Those interaction may involve nonverbal or verbal communications. The communication between individual’s can create both a positive or negative result, small to large groups. A platform is formed from a diverse team generating potential for creativity and innovation. The organization could have expediential advantage to build continuous success from collaboration. For the structure, it would allow the necessary flexibility to create good and/or unhealthy practices, in which, could result in the toxic high turnover and stressful environment or enriching environment for individuals to thrive an organization. The management and leadership has vital role in the creation of these customs thus creating a culture allotting successful atmosphere. In fact, some organizations thrive in a traditional culture while other usually depends on several factors such as industry, competition, and location. In the movie “The Devil Wears Prada,” there are plenty of examples that demonstrate good and bad practices. What I will be mainly focused on is the bad. Those practices result in various outcomes from communication styles, downward and upward, and other specific behaviors. I will be reviewing few organizational behaviors dynamics that will be cited examples found throughout the movie.

Reading is an exciting pathway to adventure through novels that have significant meaning. Two specific novels in which the adventure is unforgettable are the Molly Murphy and the Royal Spyness series, both written by Rhys Bowen. These books contain aspects of excitement and uncertainty and leave readers wanting more. Molly Murphy, the main character of the Molly Murphy series, is not as different as one might initially think from Lady Georgiana Rannoch, the main character of the Royal Spyness series. The historical fiction novels of the Molly Murphy and the Royal Spyness series, by Rhys Bowen, keep readers engaged and curious while also retaining their unique charm.