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Ethical dilemma at Allied Medical Products: loyalty versus integrity

The functionality and long-term viability of an organization may be as much contingent upon the strength of its ethical resolve as on the quality of its physical output. This is a reality which I became distinctly aware of during my two-year tenure as the head manager for Allied Medical Products.

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2,714 words

Coca-Cola's management and technology challenges in digital innovation

Over the last 100 years Coca Cola has become an American icon, with a worldwide presence in nearly 200 countries. Despite this success, Coke has become large and cumbersome, where the company has over 300 different bottling groups around the globe.

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Assignability of noncompetition agreements in Kentucky employment contracts

PARTIES: MHA as plaintiff appellants / Kethan as defendant appellee. Are noncompetition agreements assignable in Kentucky, and if so is the assignment of Kethan's employment agreement a modification of the existing agreement that is required to be in writing and signed by all parties?

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India's emergence as a global power: comparing Pant and Sikri

Indian Foreign Policy -- When Will it Emerge? As India continues to emerge as an important player in international power circles -- and has entered into a provocative nuclear deal with the United States

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The philosophical distinction between belief and knowledge

Although the majority of the great philosophers seem to equate knowledge with belief, in at least its most basic sense, questions remain regarding what is fact and what is only believed to be fact.

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Populism, progressivism, and the New Deal as reform movements

Populism has a strong tradition in American political culture, especially since the late nineteenth century.

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621 words

Comparing leadership approaches and managerial styles in organizations

There are various applications of leadership, each of them revealing diverse features.

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1,567 words

Raj Patel's critique of injustice in the global food system

In a world where obesity is the number one public health concern in many countries at the same time as the rest of the world is suffering from under-nutrition, it makes sense to ask about the global food system that would allow, or even create, such gross inequities.

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Consequences of marijuana legalization in California

On November 2, 2010, the California voters will have the opportunity to become the first state in the United States to legalize the sale and possession of marijuana.

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Refining research topics for organizational and HR studies

The first was bias in that one should not study their own company. The second was the topic is too vague -- "compatibility problems" could mean a lot of different things. In order to turn this into an acceptable topic, those two issues need to be addressed.

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