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Modernizing public administration: challenges and strategic responses

The article from Vigoda (2002) discusses the changing role that many public administrators are facing. Where, a host of different governments have become large and bureaucratic at all levels. This is challenging, because it reduces their responsiveness to address the demands of citizens.

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The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test: assessment, administration, and applications

Dunn, L. And D.M. Dunn. (2007). Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test.-Review: Kush, J. (2007). The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, typically known as PPVT-III is in individual intelligence test designed to measure an individual's receptive (aural) vocabulary development in American Standard English.

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Teen pregnancy rates and socioeconomic factors in the United States

Formally, teen pregnancy is based on a woman who will not reach her 20th birthday by the expected birth of her first child. This definition does not assume marriage, nor if the woman is legally an adult (depending on the country).

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Common issues in e-commerce website implementation and testing

In your opinion, what are common issues that you foresee happening after the implementation of an e-commerce Web site? Why?

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Comparing remedial math instruction quality in online versus face-to-face settings

Technology-based learning is a fundamentally new and potentially transformational aspect of post-secondary education.

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Drug-associated psychoses and criminal responsibility in law

The insanity defense exists in a variety of forms across Anglo-American jurisdictions. Many jurisdictions follow a version of the established M'Naghten Rules (M'Naghten's Case, 1843), which refers to a fault of cause coming from an illness of the mind.

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Nike's differentiation strategy and athlete endorsement marketing approach

In general, Nike has adopted a broad differentiation strategy. The company has both breadth and depth of target markets, but within each market seeks to be a premium provider of athletic gear. The company is marketing-intensive, focused on high profile athletes and blanket advertising coverage.

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Service recovery strategies and customer loyalty at Panera Bread

To complete this consultation the owner/manager of a local Panera Bread, which is a chain of franchised and company-owned restaurants was interviewed.

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Jesus's prayer for unity and protection in John 17:13-26

It was difficult to read these words, knowing that they were what Jesus was thinking at the end of his worldly life -- but he is joyful, as we are joyful in his sacrifice.

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The shift from state-sponsored to non-state warfare and conflict

As the way in which humans fight war progresses from conventional warfare to more modern conflicts, the state becomes less and less involved in the warfare itself. Other key players including religious, value-oriented, ethnic, and political groups play the leading roles in conflicts.

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