Literature Review Graduate 4,221 words

Intrinsic Motivation and Transformational Leadership in Professional Services

Explores how intrinsic motivation and transformational leadership methods can improve performance and profitability in professional services organizations.

Business

~22 min read

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Research Paper Graduate 4,545 words

Diversity in Virginia Community College Faculty: A Mixed-Methods Study

A mixed-methods study examining minority and women faculty diversity across seven Virginia community colleges, using surveys, interviews, and 12 years of hiring data.

Education

~23 min read

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Research Paper Graduate 6,793 words

IKEA's Corporate Diplomacy in Russia: Corruption and Strategy

Examines IKEA's entry into the Russian market, focusing on bribery scandals, corporate diplomacy, intercultural negotiation, and strategic management under political risk.

Business

~34 min read

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Reflection Paper Graduate 2,661 words

Executive Ethics: Beliefs, Practices, and Leadership Challenges

An interview-based analysis of C-suite ethical decision-making, exploring virtue ethics, situational ethics, and the triple bottom line in executive leadership.

Ethics

~14 min read

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594 words

Science and faith in contemporary philosophy of religion

While it is likely that some Americans are still pondering the problem of evil and other immediate questions about our human relationship with the divine, it is striking how thoroughly the verifiability of God and the basis of belief in a largely secular world have eclipsed other aspects of the…

~3 min read

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2,748 words

Coca-Cola's 2000 racial discrimination lawsuit and settlement

Coca-Cola has faced a number of issues with regards to diversity and human rights over the years.

~14 min read

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1,805 words

Vernacular architecture in Al-Alkhalaf village, Saudi Arabia

Vernacular architecture is architecture which is representative of the anthropological and historical community in which it exists.

~10 min read

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860 words

Obama's spending package and transportation infrastructure modernization

How might this impact global supply chain efficiency?

~5 min read

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1,603 words

Challenging cartographic myths through African coastal exploration

I am writing to propose an exploration. The trip would go south, down the coast of Africa. This trip does highlight some technological barriers, but there are potential economic and other benefits that may result.

~9 min read

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668 words

Standardized testing reform and student assessment methods

The mere mention of "standardized tests" incites strong feelings on both sides of the divide. Proponents argue that such tests provide an objective measure of student achievement and ensure that all children have access to an agreed-upon body of knowledge.

~4 min read

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