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Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Ineffective criminalization of American business

While most Americans know the names Enron and Worldcom, fewer know the term Sarbanes-Oxley Act; however, despite the alarming impact of the two business disasters, the potential impact of Sarbanes-Oxley stands to exceed the impact of those two bankruptcies many times over.

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Quality management implementation in managed care systems

In the current age of improved answerability for quality of care, every healthcare expert should be conversant in the theory and paraphernalia of quality management) Quality Management-QM is an all-embracing attitude that pervades the management infrastructure, rules and customs of an…

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Feasibility of entering the organic food industry

The purpose of this work is to explore the feasibility of entering into the industry of either retail of organic food or perhaps the possible agricultural realm of the organic food industry.

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The Great Depression: origins, causes, and economic theories

Since its earliest days, capitalism has been plagued by cycles of boom and bust. Nineteenth Century America frequently suffered "Panics" as stock markets temporarily declined, and industrial production experienced downturns followed soon after by notable upswings.

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Reconciling holistic and reductionist approaches to the Gaia hypothesis

The development of the Gaia Hypothesis is described with some emphasis on how the concept has evolved in response to other scientist's skepticism. The Gaia concept itself is described and discussed.

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Hong Kong and Taiwan's separate identities within China

Both Hong Kong and Taiwan have had a long history with China, dating as far back as the mid-1500's. Each country has had vast and far reaching influence on the culture and practices of China, as both independently co-exist with one of the greatest counties of all time.

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Walmart's marketing strategy and competitive advantages in retail

Wal-Mart's history is an example of innovation, leadership and success in a company. It began as a single store in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and has become the world's largest retailer (Slater, 2003). Wal-Mart is often looked to as the industry trendsetter.

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John Donne's evolving conception of death and grief

There can be no question that one of the central themes of John Donne's work, in poetry and prose, is death. Not for nothing did a recent academic biographer of Donne devote an entire chapter to his subject's attitude towards, uses of, and presentation of, the theme of death (Carey 229ff).

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Bilingual education programs for English language learners

The terminology "Bilingual education" has precise and broad connotation relating to children who are not familiar with English.

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Performance measurement systems in total quality management organizations

Total quality management -TQM endeavors to produce an organizational culture that promotes constant development in everything by everyone at all times, and necessitates changes in organizational processes, priorities relating to strategies, individual beliefs, attitudes and behaviors.

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