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Masai barefoot technology and cultural exploitation in Western footwear

If the shoe fits: Is Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) a naked example of cultural exploitation? Time-pressed Westerners are always looking for a way to save time and increase their physical fitness. Thus the 'rocker sole' shoe was born.

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Global civil society and the role of international NGOs

Clark, a.M., Friedman, E.J., & Hochstetler, K. (1998). The sovereign limits of a global civic society. World Politics 51 Oct 1998).

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James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State and state legibility

The first section of James C. Scott's (1998) Seeing Like a State spreads out the foundation of the book and clarifies its background data. Modern nation-states have accomplished hegemonic goals via a systematic process of legibility and simplification.

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Aristotle's rhetorical model in tobacco product advertising strategies

The history of tobacco product advertising does not provide a particularly flattering image of corporate America.

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How financial managers create value through investment decisions

The role of a financial manager could be classified as part financial analyst, part psychologist.

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Asymmetric information in medical services and transaction costs

Asymmetric information occurs when one party has superior information to another in a transaction (Investopedia, 2011). An example can be found in the medical services industry -- an example could be treatment of injuries received in an accident.

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The rise of African slavery in colonial North America

The enslavement of people by their fellow humans is a practice known to humanity for several millennia. Yet, the fact that it dwelled and flourished until it took continental proportions in the modern world is still one of the black spots on the conscience of the former colonial powers.

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Overstock.com's failed ERP implementation and frontline reporting challenges

The implementation of new enterprise computer software to run the entire website and distribution network of Overstock.com and the resulting financial reporting inaccuracies and potential fines from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the basis of this analysis.

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Accounting firm responsibilities in detecting and reporting corporate fraud

Accounting fraud is not limited to simply 'cooking the books,' or actively creating a financial statement that gives a deliberately inaccurate portrait of a company's finances. It also involves failing to report known fraud.

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Heroism and tragedy in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde

Arthur Penn's classic 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde relays the true story of a gangster couple whose foray into bank heists turns sour and deadly. Although the title characters are clearly criminals who deviate from normative behavior in many ways, Bonnie and Clyde are heroes.

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