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Corporate governance and accountability in Vietnamese state-owned enterprises

As with almost every culture, the Vietnamese have experienced some of the less wanted effects of economic liberalization: dishonesty, a proliferation of dangerous products dumped on an innocent public, an increase in the amount of swindlers and scam-merchants, local and imported, malicious…

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Legal neutrality and customary international law in international court decisions

This discussion proceeds from the R.Y. Jennings (1996) prompt which asserts that according to the terms of Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, international judges are expected to use the resources available to them in existing international law when rendering…

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Anne Frank's life in hiding and heroic spirit during the Holocaust

Had she lived, Anne Frank would have celebrated her eighty-first birthday in the summer of 2010. One can speculate endlessly on the woman she might have become. Perhaps, like Elie Wiesel, she would have made it her mission to educate the world about the Holocaust.

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Leadership roles, resource allocation, and organizational change

Leadership is critical to any organization. The leader sets the tone for the organization in terms of what it wants to achieve and how it will achieve. Any given organization is a vast set of resources and it is the role of the leader to pair those resources with the objectives of the organization.

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Glenn's multivalent logic and legal traditions coexistence

In this paper, we present an analysis of the multivalent nature of legal traditions with a view of exposing the underlining principles of the concept. The relevance and significance of the multivalence to the legal tradition systems is also analyzed.

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John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" as naturalistic depression fiction

John Steinbeck's Naturalism and Direct Historical Representation: The Great Depression and the Grapes of Wrath Literature cannot help but be reflective of the period in which it is written.

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Jewish Home Lifecare's organizational structure and management

With over 160 years experience, Jewish Home Lifecare is a leading provider of nursing and support services for the elderly Jewish community.

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Vision statement failures at Mentor Graphics over one decade

Mentor Graphics a computer design and software firm spent an entire decade grappling with developing a concrete and clearly defined vision for the organization. Over the ten-year period no less than six changes to the company's vision were introduced and subsequently discarded.

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Payroll efficiency and productivity through information technology integration

One of the largest drains on a businesses' bottom line revenue comes in the form of payroll, otherwise known as labor costs.

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Poe and Bierce: psychological manipulation in "The Tell-tale Heart" and "An Occurrence at Owl Creek"

Literature makes impressions upon readers when they can relate to experiences and characters. When readers feel a connection, they will remember characters and stories long after reading.

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