636 words

Implementing print periodical subscriptions to enhance firm research and compliance

For basic firm research, the three following periodicals in print have been essential in the history of the firm.

~4 min read

View paper →

781 words

Supply and demand simulation in the apartment rental market

What causes the changes in supply and demand in the simulation? Supply and demand changes are instigated in the simulation by changes in pricing.

~4 min read

View paper →

617 words

The role of traits, motivation, and power in leadership effectiveness

There is little doubt that certain traits such as the Big Five need to be present in all leaders to some degree, the overall effectiveness of a leader is not dependent on the possession of specific traits as much as on how a leader's specific set of traits is utilized.

~4 min read

View paper →

717 words

Hobbes, Nietzsche, and Augustine on human nature and existence

"Why should I buy expensive art when I can make my own." Hobbes was, more than anything, self-focused. When one first reads Hobbes, t is easy to think that Hobbes essentially believed that all human beings are selfish, that they basically are motivated by their own self-interest.

~4 min read

View paper →

837 words

Multiculturalism in British education and society

The modern world is exponentially smaller, in terms of the ease of transportation and the transfer of information, than it ever has been in the past.

~5 min read

View paper →

916 words

Measuring employee compensation costs under FASB accounting standards

According to FASB, discuss at what point, and how compensation cost should be measured. The compensation cost should be measured with the use of an intrinsic value-based method of accounting.

~5 min read

View paper →

676 words

Age and distribution of oceanic crust across Pacific and Atlantic

The oldest oceanic crust in the three oceanic plates -- Atlantic, Pacific and Indian -- can be approximated at 200 million years. This is rather intriguing especially in a context in which the land crust is approximated to being as old as 4 billion years (Patchett and Samson, 2003).

~4 min read

View paper →

769 words

Leadership versus management in organizational behavior

Scholars and philosophers alike have been trying to define leadership for centuries, albeit without much success. True, leadership is, in part, decision making at the nth level. Leaders and managers are not the same, just as leadership theory and managerial theory are similar but not synonymous.

~4 min read

View paper →

579 words

Why George Washington University appeals to prospective students

George Washington University provides one of the most complete and holistic experiences available to a university student.

~3 min read

View paper →

942 words

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.

~5 min read

View paper →