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Knowledge-sharing networks and organizational communication technologies

Trust and transparency have emerged as more critical than ever for organizational and personal communication to flourish. This is paradoxical given the hype and heavy promotion of social networks today, as their success is predicated on trust being earned.

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Strategic evolution of outsourcing: from cost reduction to knowledge transfer

There are many strategic factors that companies consider before outsourcing one or several of their functional areas, processes, strategies and systems to outsource.

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Sales professionals' influence on marketing strategy and customer understanding

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Gambling as a social problem: adolescent risk factors and correlations

Gambling a Social Problem? Gambling is an act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning. It also involves a significant risk as the material good (usually money) wagered in the game may be lost if the player does not win.

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Total Quality Management, continuous improvement, and quality circles

The concepts of Total Quality Management (TQM), continuous quality improvement and Quality Circles (QC) form the foundation of many company's efforts to continually improve their internal processes, procedures, systems and organizational structures so that customers' expectations are met or…

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Confidentiality and duty to warn in HIV counseling ethics

In counseling, the most important consideration, in addition to providing a healing paradigm for patients, is probably the fact that this paradigm should be provided in an ethically acceptable way.

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Managing invasive Burmese pythons in Florida's ecosystems

These outsiders then upset delicate biosystems that are already under stress from human encroachment, pollution and other problems.

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Federal preemption and Arizona's immigration law SB 1070

Arizona's new immigration law, the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act - SB 1070, is one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in recent memory.

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International trade's impact on U.S. economic performance and competitiveness

The intent of this analysis is to evaluate the importance of international trade to the U.S. economy, specifically focusing on financial linkages, trade patterns and the use of the Gross Domestic product (GDP) as a measure of economic competitiveness and efficiency.

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Competitive forces shaping airline industry profitability and strategy

Defined by the need for exceptional asset and process efficiency, in addition to standardization to reduce operating costs, the airlines industry continues to be one of the most challenging to operate in at a profit. Figure 1, Profitability of Selected Industries Analysis by Dr.

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