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EDS's acquisition of A.T. Kearney: sales strategy and integration challenges

Assessing the spectrum of sales management strategies that EDS can choose to pursue after the acquisition of A.T. Kearney illustrates how a merger can contribute significantly greater profits and growth or serve as a major distraction. EDS found in A.T.

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University of California Davis Medical School's dual admissions programs

Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), the Medical School of the University of California at Davis ran two admissions programs for the entering class of 100 students. One was a regular admissions program and the other a special admissions program.

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Plato's methods of understanding truth in The Republic

It seems that from the very beginning of time, people have engaged themselves in a continuous attempt to understand who they are, what life is, what the truth is and what is the amending of our existence.

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The Aryan Nations as a Christian terrorist organization

Although not the only white supremacist group in the United States, the Aryan Nations is one of the most notorious. According to the Aryan Nations Web site, the organization "came into being" in 1974 by Pastor Richard G. Butler as the "political wing" of Rev.

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Essential management skills for organizational leadership development

As you reflect at the completion of your graduate program, what are the most effective skills and personal attributes that you most need to develop in the next 3 to 5 years?

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Separating scientific fact from conjecture in climate change debate

The issue of climate change -- of human caused global warming, to be exact -- has been the subject of much debate among politicians and scientists alike.

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Green marketing strategies and consumer environmental awareness

As consumers become more aware of an ailing environment and the potential economic benefit that can be derived from 'going green', businesses are increasingly adopting 'Green Marketing' practices to meet the rising consumer expectations and increasing demand.

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Sexual abuse and gendered oppression in Harriet Jacobs's slave narrative

However the female experience of slavery was different than that of men in several ways. Most notably, they were subjected to sexual advances that men were not usually subjected to. These advances usually started at a very young age.

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Emilia's progressive feminism in Shakespeare's Othello

The character Emilia reveals the feminist subtext that underlies Shakespeare's Othello. The audience first meets Emilia in Act II, scene one of Shakespeare's Othello, when the whole crew reaches Cyprus on the ship. Emilia is immediately presented as a strong and confident woman.

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Separation of powers and checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution

Separation of powers is the concept adopted by the Founding Fathers that prevents any branch of government -- executive, legislative, or judicial -- from governing the U.S. without "checks and balances" from the other two branches.

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