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Survey research methods and risk assessment frameworks for organizations

Alreck, P., & Settle, R. (2011). The survey research handbook (3rd ed.) New York, NY: McGraw Hill. Alreck's book offers an effective method in research.

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Social media's effect on e-commerce adoption in Saudi Arabia

Social Commerce in Saudi Arabia: How the Social Media Affect the E-Commerce in Saudi Arabia

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Stryker's growth strategy through organic expansion and acquisitions

Stryker has been around for more than half a century and it was all started with the company's founding doctor's vision and initial selling of inventions and his general orthopedic practice. Since then, the success and growth of Stryker has continued to grow with leaps and bounds.

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Waste Management, Inc.: strategic analysis and competitive positioning

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Public interest and administrative responsibility in ethical governance

Public administration is one of the constructs upon which every government functions. It incorporates the concepts of administrative responsibility and public interest upon which the idea of ethical obligation and the dilemma brought about by the privatization of government functions ride.

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Abraham Lincoln's leadership style and management by walking around philosophy

Leadership can be defined as "a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal" (Northouse, 2011, p. 6). A great leader, therefore, has the ability to get his subordinates working together towards the achievement of a common vision.

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Indian pharmaceuticals and the U.S. drug market competition

Many Americans have responded to the high prices on U.S. pharmaceuticals by purchasing them from other countries. Several countries have built cottage industries around shipping drugs to the United States.

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Recruitment and hiring practices in a marketing department

Aaron, the VP of Human Resources runs into Recruitment Manager Jamie and Calvin, Marketing Director in the hallway. Aaron: Jamie, are you interviewing for the new Assistant Director of Marketing Position?

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Leadership and quality management in Toyota's recovery from recalls

Toyota Total Quality Management. According to management guru Jim Collins, author of the book Good to Great, "before vision, before strategy, before tactics, before organizational structure, before technology" a great company is founded upon the idea of starting with the right people (Collins 2001:…

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Path-goal leadership theory and employee autonomy at J.P. Morgan Chase

Morgan Chase is the world's largest investment banking firm "with $2.3 trillion in assets, $1.1 trillion in deposits and approximately 260,000 employees" (Heineman 2013).

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