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Reusable cup recycling system for Starbucks in New York City

The "Big Apple" may not be in imminent danger of sinking under a mountain of trash, but New York City is faced with some profound challenges as it seeks to reduce the amount of consumer waste entering the waste stream each day.

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Leadership and organizational politics in culture change

The successful leader in an organization must upgrade his or her skills because the goals of change and improvement in companies are accomplished through "the use of power and politics" (Clement, 1994, p. 33).

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Shirley Peddy's art of mentoring and organizational leadership

Mentoring is a subset of leadership, an experience too often relegated to the context of situations too soft to be considered corporate. However, Shirley Peddy shows that mentoring is one of the core facets of enterprise-level leadership.

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Menopause as natural life transition: moving beyond medical classification

A midlife counterpart to puberty, menopause is a natural process that affects every female human being. Menopause is defined officially and most practically as "the state of an absence of menstrual periods for 12 months," (Stoppler 2010).

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Barriers to effective organizational communication in global companies

In the modern international marketplace environment, organizations are more complex, diffuse and diverse than ever. And yet organizations must also be more responsive to the external environment and to consumer needs.

~11 min read

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Three major U.S. financial sector laws from 1960 to 2010

The past half century has been a turbulent period in America's banking and financial sector history based on a need for news laws in an increasingly globalized marketplace.

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The rise of Christianity and Taejong-kyo in Korea

The Cult of Tan'gun (Taejong-kyo): This faith is said to be the oldest religion in Korea, dating back as far as 4,000 years.

~8 min read

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Strategic analysis of the online social networking industry

Online social networking is a fairly recent socio-technological phenomenon that has been facilitated by the increased usage of the Internet. Through online social networking, users can expand their professional and personal contacts, by making connections through other individuals.

~10 min read

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Radio broadcasting careers and industry viability in 2010

What are the requirements for breaking into broadcasting on the radio side? Is a college degree necessary? What kind of training do radio stations expect an applicant to have? Is it important for the applicant to have a certain kind of voice?

~12 min read

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Alienation and transformation in Zits and The Metamorphosis

One day, Gregor Samsa awakes to find himself transformed into a gigantic cockroach. Zits, like many adolescents, one day awakes to find himself in a body he feels that is not his own.

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