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Whistleblower
Whistleblowers perform an important service for the public and the Department of Justice (DOJ) when they report evidence of wrongdoing. All DOJ employees, contractors, subcontractors, grantees, subgrantees, and personal services...
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Sunshine Laws
State sunshine laws are the laws in each state that govern public access to governmental records. These laws are sometimes known as open records laws
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Self-Regulatory Organization
A self-regulatory organization is an organization that exercises some degree of regulatory authority over an industry or profession. The regulatory authority could exist in place of government regulation, or applied in addition to...
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Public Private Partnership
A public–private partnership is a long-term arrangement between a government and private sector institutions. Typically, it involves private capital financing government projects and services up-front, and then drawing revenues from...
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Political Action Committee (PAC)
In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a tax-exempt 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.
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Information Flow within an Organization
What is information flow and why is it important? Information flow is the exchange of information among people, processes and systems within an organization.
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Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a self-governing political unit similar to a state.
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Civil Society Organization
A civil society organization (CSO) or non-governmental organizaiton (NGO) is any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national
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Politics and Power in an Organization
Power refers to the ability to influence others, while politics refers to the use of power to achieve personal or organizational goals.
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Political Power Games in an Organization
Also, Mintzberg (1985) classifies the political games played at organizations, as: insurgency, disapproval of insurgency, power building, nullifying rivals, etc.
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How Playing Music Helps Anxiety and Changes Your Brain
Playing a musical instrument is one of the best things you can do to exercise your mind and improve your overall mental state. Playing an instrument is very different from listening to music. Listening to pleasant music is great, but...
The Guardian
Pretty radical: a young woman's journey into the heart of Poland's far right
We follow 19-year-old Paulina, who joins Poland’s far-right National Radical Camp. She is quickly selected as a candidate in local elections because she’s ‘a pretty young woman’ who might improve the image of an organisation thought to...
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Leopard Gecko Rescue
Meet Jelly the leopard gecko and hear how she was rescued from the poor condition she was in to how Animal Wonders was able to help her become happy and healthy.
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How Do I Do What You Do?
Jessi answers the question, "How do I do what you do?" and shares 4 essential things that are needed to do what she does.
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Animal Wonders a History
Jessi tells the tale of how Animal Wonders came to be. As always she's joined by a few of the animal ambassadors.
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Animal Updates: Rook, Joy, and Cheeks
Jessi gives updates on Rook the Raven, Joy the Macaw, and Cheeks the rabbit. Spoiler: they're all doing amazing!
Global Ethics Solutions
Kesedaran Rasuah Undang-undang dan Konvensyen Rasuah Antarabangsa (International Bribery Laws and Conventions)
Bahagian ini dalam keseluruhan kursus memberikan gambaran keseluruhan undang-undang antarabangsa dan konvensyen yang paling biasa termasuk FCPA atau Akta Amalan-Amalan Rasuah Asing, Konvensyen OECD dalam Menangani Rasuah, dan Konvensyen...
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Types of Power
French and Raven, researchers at the University of Michigan, identified five bases — or sources — of social power in 1959: legitimate, reward, referent, expert, coercive
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Opportunitistic Behavior
Opportunistic behavior is an act or behavior of partnership motivated by the maximization of economic self-interest and occasioned loss of the other partners.
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Influence (Organizational Behavior)
Influence is the ability to affect the actions and behaviors of others. Influence is similar to power and derivers from numerous sources. Researchers identified six sources of power, which include legitimate, reward, coercive, expert,...
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Bases of Social Power
French and Raven identified those five bases of power as coercive, reward, legitimate, referent, and expert.
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Bandwagon Effect
The bandwagon effect is the tendency for people to adopt certain behaviors, styles, or attitudes simply because others are doing so. More specifically, it is a cognitive bias by which public opinion or behaviours can alter due to...
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3 Easy Steps for ADHD Organization | ADHD Skills Part 3
Disorganization causes a lot of frustration and wasted time looking for things. And it can frustrate the people around you. Here are 3 steps to keep up with your stuff - Place, Retrieve and Return. The starting point for organization is...
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Kotter's 8 Accelerators of Change
What is Kotter's 8 Accelerators of Change? The eight change accelerators, identified by John Kotter, are as follows: Create a sense of urgency around a single big opportunity. Build and maintain a guiding coalition. Formulate a strategic...