Essays on Social capital

It is headquartered in Austin, Texas and employed about 72,700 people as of September 30, 2012, of whom 16,400 were part-time employees and 3,200 were seasonal employees (“Company Profile”, 2013). McGregor Theory Y Role at Whole Foods In 1 960, Douglas McGregor wrote The Human Side of Enterprise, which framed two sets of molds about…

Robert D. Putnam has argued that non-political organizations in civil society are vital for democracy. They result in building social capital, trust and shared values, which politically, help hold society together. Putnam’s civil society is the idea that positive outcomes in government are a product of civic community, for example, networks of trust such as,…

Organizational Behavior Module 1 – Written Assignment OB in Action Case Study In the case study about Whole Foods Markets, it talks about their core principles explained by their Cofounder and Co-CEO, John Mackey. He also explains what capitalism is and how it flourished. The basic principles that helped capitalism flourished is, property rights. People…

Success: The Role of Competency, Network-Building and Character             Whether it is in the field of business, medicine, the law profession and entrepreneurship among others, success can only be achieved through the combination of several factors. Among these are competency, network or alliance building and character. Although different disciplines and field have their own definitions…

Environmental awareness represents an understanding of the values of nature and the value of human activity associated with nature. As such, it is a socially constructed phenomenon and is culturally defined. It reflects global ideas but also the specific social, economic, political and physical world in which the citizens live and varies as their situation…

Cost Benefit Analysis of Voting Brief Introduction             Political theorists and scholars observe that it is not only the right to suffrage, pertaining to freedom of choice in voting a candidate and relevance of partisanship, as the common denomination of voters during election. The contemporary voters reflect on the candidate’s capability and social influence, in…

Social capital refers to the networks as well as the shared norms, values and knowledge that enable co-operation within or between groups. The goals that these networks are involved in might not be praiseworthy, but what matters is that they are pursuing shared objectives. For social capital to take effect, individuals must be able to…

Summary Written by Maria Chavez, Everyday Injustice: Latino Professionals and Racism analyzes the growing prominence of Latinos in professional work environments, yet still feel the effects of discrimination and racism. Examining the various experiences of privileged Latinos who were fortunate enough to obtain high-ranking jobs, Chavez observed and recorded the findings of selected Latinos who…