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Leadership Ethics as a Political Instrument – Normative Challenges of Global Chinese Expansion for Western Enterprise Cultures
Get PDFChinese enterprises with a global focus are emerging as strong competitors in the international market while simultaneously acquiring foreign companies or substantial stakes in them. Distinct leadership paradigms intersect during interactions or within change processes under Chinese influence, significantly impacting goals, strategies, and actions in leadership culture. Chinese businesses are exporting a leadership culture previously unknown in the West. Its ideal follows the large-scale cultural policy of Sinicization, promulgated by state and party leader Xi Jinping. As an ideal model of Sinicized leadership, it is rooted in Sino-Marxist values and infused with Confucian and market-oriented elements. This article deciphers the concept of Sinicized leadership for the first time as a leadership ethics paradigm, drawing predominantly on Chinese sources. It sets the stage for meaningful comparison with established alternative schools of thought. It addresses a significant desideratum in the field of leadership ethics and introduces a previously lacking systematic framework and conceptual term for Sinicized Leadership as its own approach. It also positions this approach within the context of geopolitical interests, allowing it to be understood as a strategic tool. Consequently, the interest in a values-based understanding of the model primarily lies in the field of foundational research in leadership ethics, which takes important geopolitical contexts into account
Book Review: AI [Artificial Intelligence] Fundamentals for Business Leaders
Get PDFArtificial Intelligence Fundamentals for Business Leaders: Up to Date with Generative AI (Byte-sized Learning Book 1) is a recent book in a series of four on Artificial Intelligence. It is authored by I. Almeida, the Chief Transformation Officer at Now Next Later AI, an AI advisory, training, and publishing business that supports organizations with their AI strategy, transformation, and governance.
This book is organized around understanding AI, Data and Data Management, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Model Selection and Evaluation, and Generative AI. The last chapter incorporates an assignment for leaders. This book employs an effective approach to help readers grasp the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI. The book also guides readers on how to apply these concepts practically in real-world situations for optimal results. Although it doesn\u27t explore a global perspective on AI adoption or the effects of various leadership styles and organizational cultures on Generative AI, it provides detailed explanations along with practical guidance for general readers and leaders in particular
Does Pleasurable Music Indirectly Better Learning?: A Multimodal Approach
Get PDFRecent research has shown that musical pleasure is due to the combination of uncertainty and surprise a musical piece elicits. Additionally, research has demonstrated that music influences arousal and mood, both of which affect learning. However, current research has not adequately tested whether pleasurable music indirectly improves learning by influencing mood/arousal. This study attempts to do so. Twenty-seven participants completed a survey that included the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire. Eighteen participants, whose scores demonstrated that they feel emotion-evoking and/or mood-regulatory pleasure from listening to music, came in for further testing. These participants experienced a music condition, in which they listened to an arrangement of pleasurable Western classical music clippings, and a no-music condition, in which they heard only the test prompts. Two standard memory tests, the CVLT-3 and the RAVLT, were used to measure a participant\u27s learning ability in each condition. Changes in physiological arousal were measured via electrodermal activity (EDA). Each tested participant also completed two standard measures of executive functioning; their executive functioning scores were used for analysis of covariance. Repeated measures general linear model analyses were run to analyze conditional differences in baseline EDA, testing EDA, and memory performance. I expected participants to exhibit a more medium, and therefore more ideal, level of arousal during the music condition compared to the no-music condition. After analysis of covariance, I expected participants to perform better in the music condition than in the no-music condition. Trends were observed and the characteristics of notable participants were examined
Unveiling the Silence: Examining Mental Health Treatment in Japanese American Incarceration Camps and its Legacy on Subsequent Generations
Get PDFThe Japanese American incarceration during World War II under Executive Order 9066 signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt remains a poignant chapter in American history. Unknown and not appropriately understood for so long, this research paper delves into the psychological repercussions of this dark period, exploring the mental health treatment within the camps and the enduring legacy on subsequent generations. Drawing from primary archival records, medical documents, oral histories, statistical analyses, and personal accounts, this research hopes to shed light on the emotional distress, institutionalizations, suicides, and the silent yet profound psychological scars left by this traumatic experience in order to better understand how mental illness was categorized and treated under the premise of incarceration as a way to encourage healing and ensure this never happens again
The Untold truth of master composer, Joseph Bologne
Get PDFThe enigmatic figure of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges(1745-99), has been a subject of romance and adventure since the early 19th century. Joseph Bologne was a composer, conductor, and violinist who made many contributions to the sinfonia concertante, a popular orchestral work that emerged in Paris around 1770.It captured the imagination of the public by offering two or more soloists competing: with each other as well as with the orchestra, in a sort of contest. Bologne played an important role in the musical life of pre-revolutionary France. He also produced violin concertos and some of the earliest keyboard-violin sonatas, wrote operas, and was among the very first French composers to write string quartets. Bologne was the son of a plantation owner and his African mistress. As a young man, he studied with Gossec, a principal composer of 18th-century France, whose symphonies and chamber works helped shape the orchestral forms of the Classical period. Researcher Barry Brook\u27s (1962) work contributed enormously to our modern reevaluation of Bologne. The framework that this paper will be geared toward will be from a historical and music analytic perspective. It will be unearthing parts of Bologne\u27s life that were lost due to the unfortunate past of history due to prejudice towards musicians of color. Composers such as Hadyn and Mozart drew inspiration from Bologne, more than what history has revealed. Not only has Joseph Bologne impacted famous composers and contributed to the sinfonia concertante, he is still impacting music today
In Tune with Cultural Sensitivity: A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Culturally Tailored Music Therapy Interventions for Children Coping with Trauma
Get PDFMusic Therapy, guided by a board-certified music therapist, utilizes musical elements, techniques, and clinical strategies to facilitate interventions tailored to individual client needs, concentrating on achieving therapeutic objectives that address cognitive, communicative, emotional, physiological, psychosocial, and spiritual domains. Within this framework, cultural sensitivity and competence are crucial for a music therapist, as it is one of the first steps in fostering a positive developmental journey for a client. Specifically, for children coping with trauma, music therapy can cultivate a more structured environment of treatment and regimen. Magnifying the scope of trauma through the lens of racial, environmental, and interpersonal influences allows music therapists to examine the severity of these experiences further to ensure proper treatment and development of the child. For that purpose, culturally tailored music therapy interventions can yield a greater positive impact on childhood trauma compared to non-cultural interventions. Through a comprehensive literature review and analysis, this study evaluates interventions utilized in trauma-informed music therapy sessions and contemplates the limitations of non-cultural interventions in addressing traumatic experiences that are rooted within a child’s cultural community. Existing research shows that adapting standard music therapy interventions to align with cultural values, traditions, and music results in openness and safe vulnerability expressed by the child. Implications for further research developments include expanding comparative and longitudinal studies, more individualized case studies, and creating effective standardized models. Therefore, this study strongly advocates the importance of purposeful exploration and integration of more substantial culturally tailored music therapy interventions to utilize for child trauma treatment
Policy Analysis of Alternatives to Immigration Detention Centers: Impact of the Physical and Mental Health of Migrants
No full textResearch on immigration detention centers in the United States demonstrate that the conditions and services provided to migrants are resulting in higher rates of negative mental and physical health. These human beings are being treated horrible while their duration in these prison like detention centers is unknown which results in their mental health to decline. Along with that there are no proper services that are accounted for to help with their physical health which in turn can lead to mental health issues. There are alternatives to detention centers, one model that I will be focused on is the Community Assessment and Placement model that emphasizes a community-based integration while looking at these migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers on an individual level instead of an overall level. There is very few literature out there that talks about alternatives to detention centers, so this paper will help bring focus to what can be done about alternatives to detention centers that are impacting the migrant’s mental and physical health negatively
Loke Mural Project
No full textThis winter, Sarah Jantzi’s Colors class was approached with a project. The Office of Multicultural Programs (OMP) commissioned a mural for the entrance of Loke Hall to represent the diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Valpo community. A survey was sent to the Loke Community asking about what values, ideas, elements, artist inspirations, etc. they wanted to see incorporated into the mural design. Over the course of the semester, students have worked to bring those ideas to life through mood boards, color studies, sketches, and designs. Presentations of final designs were presented to representatives from OMP, and they decided to combine three of the designs into one design for the wall. The design features a large tree with a heart at the center representing life and interconnectedness. The tree is surrounded by colorful birds and butterflies with designs representing the different groups that compose the Loke Community. The Colors class has spent time working on the mural during class by mixing paints and painting the main components. It will then be completed with individualized mosaics designed by over 60 members of the Valpo Community
ManyBabies3: A Replication Study on Pattern Recognition in Infants
No full textMany Babies 3 is a replication study done by labs across the world. This study looks to find empirical evidence while examining an infant’s ability to recognize and create patterns. These patterns are learned through familiarization and follow general algebraic rules. The procedure is done through a single-screen or Head Turn Procedure setup. The data can be collected and programmed using a variety of programs. Our lab specifically chose to use Habit since a majority of its set-up instructions were laid out by the Many Babies Community. The procedure included testing either 16 or 32 infants between 5 and 12 months of age. Each child would have an assigned familiarization set and 4 random test sets of stimuli. There was a programmed attention-getter and a set period of time for looking away as well. It is also recommended to be done as a double-blind study. Unfortunately, after some hiccups, our lab was unable to collect data by the given deadline. However, we can see the continuing relevance of what we are researching from the data other labs are collecting, and Many Babies creating future replications to continue being done
Effect of Isometric Vs. Kinetic Training on Hand Grip Strength
Get PDFIn the realm of exercise, isometric and dynamic resistance training are some of the most commonly used methods of developing strength and muscular hypertrophy. This study aimed to determine which training method resulted in greater improvements in grip strength. Participants’ initial dominant hand grip strength was recorded on a hand grip dynamometer. Participants then completed four weeks of training, half participating in the isometric group, and the others in the dynamic group. Each exercise (3 each) was carried out three times a week for three sets of ten repetitions. At the end of the four weeks, participants\u27 dominant hand grip strength was evaluated again through a hand grip dynamometer. The results were then run through a repeated measures ANOVA to evaluate the mean difference between the two groups pre- and post-data values. These values were then compared to determine a conclusion on which method of exercise–isometric or dynamic–resulted in the greatest improvements in grip strength