boss

Examples of boss in the following topics:

• Krackhardt's Graph Theoretical Dimensions of Hierarchy

  • This means that all actors in the graph (except the ultimate "boss") have a single superior node.
  • That is, each actor (except the ultimate boss) has a single boss.
  • The amount of deviation from this aspect of the pure out-tree can be measured by counting the difference between the actual number of links (minus 1, since the ultimate boss has no boss) and the maximum possible number of links.
  • This dimension then measures the extent to which actors have a "single boss. "
  • The deviation of a graph from this condition can be measured by counting the numbers of pairs of actors that do not have a common boss relative to the number of pairs that could (which depends on the number of actors and the span of control of the ultimate boss).

• Career Benefits: Advancement

  • Public speaking is a great tool for career advancement because it provides opportunities to impress the boss, seek publicity, and network.
  • No matter what your goals are, showing your boss that you deserve a raise, advertising your "personal brand," or finding new career opportunities, public speaking can help you achieve them.
  • If you're trying to impress your boss, public speaking can be a great showcase for your professional abilities.

• City Government and the "Bosses"

  • Each city's machine lived under a hierarchical system with a "boss" who held the allegiance of local business leaders, elected officials and their appointees, and who knew the proverbial buttons to push to get things done.
  • "Boss" Tweed in the mid-nineteenth century .
  • Under "Boss" Tweed's dominance, the city expanded into the Upper East and Upper West Sides of Manhattan, the Brooklyn Bridge was begun, land was set aside for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, orphanages and almshouses were constructed, and social services—both directly provided by the state and indirectly funded by state appropriations to private charities—expanded to unprecedented levels.

• Urban Politics

  • Machines sometimes have a political boss, and often rely on patronage, the spoils system, "behind-the-scenes" control, and longstanding political ties within the structure of a representative democracy.
  • One of the most well-known machines was that of Tammany Hall in New York, long led by William Tweed, who was better known as "Boss Tweed."
  • There is one great central boss, assisted by some trusted and able lieutenants; these communicate with the different district bosses, whom they alternately bully and assist.
  • The district boss in turn has a number of half-subordinates, half-allies, under him; these latter choose the captains of the election districts, etc., and come into contact with the common healers.
  • This political cartoon from 1899 shows people from all walks of life revolving around a political boss, Richard "Boss" Croker.

• Automorphic equivalence

  • Even though actor B and actor D are not structurally equivalent (they do have the same boss, but not the same workers), they do seem to be "equivalent" in a different sense.
  • Both manager B and D report to a boss (in this case, the same boss), and each has exactly two workers.

• Layers in an Organization: Tall vs Flat Organizations

  • A small business is an example of a typically flat, centralized organization where the founder/owner is the boss and makes all the critical decisions.
  • A small business is an example of a typically a flat, centralized organization where the founder/owner is the boss and makes all the critical decisions.

• Mistakes in Communication-Part II

  • When I directed a residence hall at Washington State University, I had a wonderful boss.
  • MISTAKE NUMBER FIVE: DIRECTING CONCERNS TOWARD A PERSON AND THAT PERSON'S BOSS SIMULTANEOUSLY
  • If you're fighting for something in a big organization, let your boss run interference for you if he or she will.
  • This both shows respect for your boss and protects you.

• Role Theory

  • Examples of roles include father, mother, son, brother, sister, friend, girlfriend, boss, CEO, employee, and secretary.
  • An example of social theory is that a boss behaves in a particular way because society expects her to and she has similar expectations of her own conduct.

• Flat versus tall organizations

  • The founder/owner is the boss and makes all the critical decisions.

• Democracy

  • Progressives sought to enable the citizenry to rule more directly and circumvent political bosses.
  • About 16 states began using primary elections to reduce the power of bosses and machines.
  • The main motivation was to reduce the power of political bosses who controlled the Senate seats by virtue of their control of state legislatures.