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Gender and age discrimination at Perfect Products plc

While there are abundant problems in the conduct of this company, beginning with the accountants' attitude and behaviour (especially cogent in this era of accounting scandals in the United States bringing accounting propriety issues to top-of-mind status globally, and especially in the G-8…

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Church shareholder activism and human rights protection efforts

The purpose of this work is to critically examine the involvement of churches in shareholder activism and its contribution to the protection of human rights.

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Managing recruitment and selection in human resources

Being able to successfully manage the recruitment and staffing of an entire Human Resources (HR) department is the foundation of a successful enterprise.

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Max De Pree's leadership philosophy of serving community through non-profit organizations

Max De Pree, author of Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community, was the CEO of Herman Miller, the office furniture company, and had written two books before this one.

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Samuel J. Palmisano's leadership at IBM and Covey's theory

Covey's leadership theory. It will profile IBM leader Samuel J. Palmisano, including his leadership style and qualities that set him apart from other corporate leaders.

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Social capital in churches and workplaces

Social capital refers to "the connections among individuals' social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them" (Putnam, 2000).

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Economic and social challenges of German reunification after 1989

Years before President Reagan told Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev "Tear down this wall," the Eastern European communist bloc showed signs of crumbling.

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Corporate fraud and leadership failure at Tyco International

Tyco International grew into a conglomerate under Kozlowski's ruling. The executive's goal was at all times to maximize profits, regardless of the means. As such, he was the mastermind behind numerous and dubious acquisitions and mergers.

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Corporate social responsibility implementation at Walmart

The aim of this paper is to identify if and how a multi-national organization understands and implements the concepts of social responsibility and in turn, how these concepts have affected the company's operations.

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Forensic accountants' role in detecting and preventing fraud

This will be accomplished by focusing on the most common types of frauds and the way they are impacting stakeholders. Once this occurs, is when we can provide specific insights that will highlight how these challenges can be mitigated over the long-term.

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