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Beason v. United Technologies: disability discrimination under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act

The plaintiff, Donald Beason, brought a case against his employer, United Technologies Corporation. Beason is appealing from a judgment of a federal district court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, that found in favor of his employer.

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Vatican II's legacy and agenda for future Catholic reform

Catholic Ecumenical Councils have been the method since the time of Roman Emperor Constantine to adjust the Catholic Church's policies and canon law to reflect the times in which the faithful live without compromising core Church values.

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The Citizens United decision and its impact on campaign finance law

Since the 1970's the overall issue of the influence of corporations, labor unions, political action committees, advocacy groups and 527 organizations have been facing increasing amounts of scrutiny.

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APA format requirements for academic manuscripts

American Psychological Association recommends a particular format for writing manuscripts in the fields of nursing and business, and in the social sciences. It is colloquially referred to as APA format.

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Cultural and political representation of the Asian warrior in two films

Film is a good medium for cultural and political representation. Images and dialogue shape the audience's viewpoint concerning who they are. Without question, film is a signifying system that one can analyze for patterns of meaning and representation.

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US-China trade disputes and financial interdependence

The American economic slump is running into the Chinese economic slump, creating the conditions for a face-off between Beijing and the U.S. Congress, possibly leading to destabilization of the world's most important bilateral economic relationship. If a clash is to be averted, the U.S.

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Collaborative new product development adoption in small and medium businesses

For small and medium businesses (SMB) product introductions are one of the most significant sources of new customer, revenue and profit growth. As a result, the new product development strategies, tools, techniques and processes they rely on of a strategic importance.

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Texaco and Chevron's ethical dilemma in apartheid South Africa

The case study involves two U.S. corporations, Texaco and Standard Oil (now Chevron), who operated an oil refinery in South Africa called the Caltex plant.

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Failed organizational change in a coffeehouse chain store

While working in a popular coffeehouse chain store, I experienced an attempt at organizational change that did was not especially successful.

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Google's censorship compromise and market withdrawal from China

Google is a leader in today's information economy, not only as organizers but also as producers of data to which millions of American and international users contribute. Google has developed such a remarkable system that, for most users, it is a free service.

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