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The learning organization and managing institutional change

"Nothing endures but change." The "learning organization" is without a template. Writers have tried to give it an ideal form or a template in "which real organizations could attempt to emulate." (Easterby-Smith & Araujo 1999).

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Pine Valley Furniture Company's data management systems and customer analytics challenges

Furniture manufacturers' and retailers' profitability is directly dependent on their ability to manage customer records, financial and transaction data, supply chain and production cost data accurately and efficiently.

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Genetic inheritance and progression of Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease and laboratory investigation of this disease. Huntington's disease can attack just about anyone, but it is involved in the genetics of a family.

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Whistleblower protections and corporate accountability procedures

Whistle blowing is a business ethics concept that has enjoyed a surge in media attention following corporate scandals such as those suffered by ENRON and WorldCom.

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Benefits and vulnerabilities of globalized supply chains

Assessing the benefits and vulnerabilities of globalized supply chains needs to take into account the entire spectrum of risks and large-scale interruptions that can impede or even shut down supplies of needed materials and components.

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Deviance, identity, and social exclusion through body modification

The term 'deviance' is a difficult one to assess objectively. Its implications are of an act, pattern of behavior or psychology which reflects a clear and significant divergence from sociological norms. However, this is a definition that is inherently riddled with philosophical problems.

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Marijuana legalization debate: examining historical context and arguments

The purpose of this paper is to objectively define the various criterions that make up each side in the marijuana legalization debate and conclude which arguments hold the most veracity.

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1,284 words

American inaction and the Holocaust: examining historical responsibility

Holocaust: Where Were the Americans? The Holocaust is the most horrific act of genocide in history. Millions of Jews, and hundreds of thousands of others, were killed in cold blood.

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Bruno Latour's critique of science and society in "The pasteurization of France"

Since its inception, science as a field of systems, methods and knowledge has dominated and led intellectual development of societies. As early as the 16th century and until today, science is considered a driving force that is both exclusive and encompassing.

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Nordstrom's adaptation to economic change through discount retail expansion

Since 1901, Nordstrom has traditionally been associated with the high end retailers that deliver luxury goods and clothing to consumers.

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