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Organizational congruence and strategy implementation at Whole Foods Market

Congruence in a powerful measure of the overall health and functioning of an organization -- a key to understanding the organization in a static snapshot and to forecasting how well the organization can execute change strategy and adapt to a competitive landscape that is in a constant state of…

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Holton's factors model for evaluating training program effectiveness

Operational processes and technologies are constantly evolving and more at speeds never before seen in organizations. It is more often than not these changes require the development of new skills sets from employees.

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Voter anger toward the establishment and Middle East wars

The purpose of this presentation is to inform the audience about why voters are angry in today's political climate so that they might better understand their choices at the polls this November.

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Toxic leadership's impact on military unit performance and morale

An effective military unit is built on the firm foundation of quality leadership; leadership drives performance outcomes and creates the organizational climate and culture necessary for success.

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Pornography and social meaning: a symbolic interactionist analysis

The issue of pornography -- usually phrased as the "problem of pornography" is a perennial one, at least in the United States with its conservative Christian heritage and current political and cultural climate.

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Childhood obesity intervention strategies in Virginia schools

Richmond is the capital of the state of Virginia. Its mild climate has made it attractive to visitors and residents alike, and makes outdoor physical activity pleasurable, as summers are not prohibitively hot and winters are not prohibitively cold.

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International fraud in Mali and Senegal: institutional and resource-based perspectives

The growing forces of globalization and market liberalization have generated a wide series of effects upon all features of the everyday life. More importantly, these changes are obvious not only within the highly developed economies, but also in smaller and less prosperous countries.

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Chicago's transformation through the 1893 World's Fair and economic recovery

Erik Larson's the Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America opens the door to an interesting comparison with life in America in 2009, and one of those comparisons in particular is the need for America to pull itself up out of the mire of a deep recession…

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Cusco's foundation and development into an Inca empire

As the oldest city in America with over 3000 years of age, Cusco has undergone numerous cultural changes and has attracted both settlers and tourists. The city is believed to have been inhabited by nomad tribes more than 10,000 years ago.

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Gypsum application for erosion control in saline loamy sand soils

All soils are three-dimensional natural bodies comprised of both mineral and organic materials, with the specific composition of a soil at a given site and point in time being the result of the interaction of five interrelated factors-parent material, climate, plants and animals, relief, and time…

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