Commons-based peer production

Motivation is an important aspect in many organizations. In our organization motivation is a key to the success. When evaluating administrative staff, sales people, and production workers, each department works well utilizing different theories. One theory could not work adequately for all three; therefore, three theories were used. Production workers utilize the Two-factor theory; sales people use Vroom's expectancy theory and the Equity theory works for the administrative staff. Combining all three theories

process. Therefore, I would introduce a filmmaking seminar to SFUHS’s curriculum to challenge creativity, and emphasize the importance of creating well-rounded individuals. The class will be held twice a week and will focus on the full cycle of film production. The first unit will focus on creativity, introducing the art of filmmaking, how to draw storyboard, and develop characters. The second unit will focus on film techniques, learning and practicing how

The United States today, like most advanced nations, is a mixed economy. In common types of mixed economies, the market is more or less free of government ownership except for a few keys areas. These areas are usually not the resources that a command economy controls, but in America they are the government programs. These do in

In Bureaucracy, James Wilson examines government agencies in comparison to the private sector. The portion we read is centered around both the individual (operator) and the organization as a whole. The idea that bureaucracies are inefficient based solely on red tape is discredited with this piece. There is no simple solution to improving the bureaucracy. Finally, Wilson demonstrates that a great deal of variables and ideas contribute to bureaucratic inefficiency. Wilson’s discussion began with the

with the quickest method of production. An individual uses efficiency when trying to find the fastest way to get from point A to point B. One might decide that the fastest way to get from being hungry to being full would be to stop at a fast food restaurant. They do not consider the outcomes, they are only focused on the quickest way to achieve their goal. Calculability basically enforces ‘quantity over quality’. This component calculates the best method of production based on how many of something

in which an infant’s native language is beginning to form, starting at birth. Primary language acquisition continues to develop throughout the rest of childhood within the critical period. Skinner argued that children acquire and develop language based purely on the behaviorist theory, which states behaviors are developed and focused around conditioning. If a certain behavior produces a positive outcome, the individual is more likely to repeat that behavior. However, if a certain behavior produces

According to John Bryson, Strategic planning is a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization is, what it does, and why it does it. To deliver the best results, strategic planning requires broad yet effective information gathering, development and exploration of strategic alternatives, and an emphasis on future implications of present decisions. Strategic planning can help facilitate communication and participation, accommodate divergent

Automation and Orchestration solutions go much further and can check for the presence of required and/or prohibited applications (such as peer-to-peer software), particular files or file types, or even a range of custom registry-level checks. Some

like to cover on the topic. What is plagiarism? Why do students plagiarize? What is the difference between intentional and unintentional plagiarism? What is the importance of citing? What is citing, direct quoting, and paraphrasing? What is common knowledge? By understanding these areas in the context of plagiarism we as students can ensure that we will not be guilty of cheating on an assignment by using words and Ideas

Reflection Paper on “Heard Around the Common” I had a variety of goals for taking “Designing and Producing Media for Education.” First, I wanted to learn theories of multimedia design, specifically for educational purposes, and then have the opportunity to immediately apply those learnings to a hands-on production process. Second, I wanted the chance to interact with other educational media designers, such as Harvard’s TIE students. While there are many designers and media theorists