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Dongria Kondh culture and the Vedanta mining controversy

The Dongria Kondh tribe are among the few truly primitive cultures remaining in the world. The Dongria Kondh live in the plateaus of Niyamgiri hill country in India.

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Is the United States still the world's dominant media economy?

Is the U.S. still the world's most dominant media economy? One could probably make an argument either way on this question. Scholars, authors, and media pundits all have worthy theories and learned perspectives.

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Hiring and staffing practices at Tawuniya Insurance Company

The high costs that are associated with recruiting qualified new hires are well documented and it is therefore vitally important that companies of all types and sizes perform these activities in an effective and efficient fashion.

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Categories and types of tourism: adventure, leisure, and agro-tourism

What are the many and varied categories of tourism and travel? What specific advantage does one form of tourism have over another, and what are the most coveted venues for the business traveler, the leisure traveler, or the adventure traveler?

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Strategic planning frameworks for private hospital management

What is a Strategic Plan? Dr. Dan Beckham explains strategic planning like this: "The allocations of scarce resources to your best opportunities" (Beckham, 2010, p. 6).

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Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang's rejection of Microsoft's buyout offer

The decision making on the part of Yahoo! CEO Yang and the pre-Icahn board of directors is blameworthy as the group utilized overly optimistic future financial prediction on growth and intangible assets to respond to a very reasonable buyout offer by Microsoft.

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Community involvement in educational reform and after-school programs

When one thinks of educational reform, people think of what teachers, principals, and other educators can do for students. However, the reality is that educators can only drive a small portion of education reform and can only institute some change in an educational system.

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Electronic Health Records implementation at an urgent care clinic

EHR: Electronic Health Records (Amatayakul, 2009, ¶ 2). EMR: Electronic Medical Record (Clemons, 2007, ¶ 3). HHS: Health and Human Relations (Bennett, 2009, ¶ 5).

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Best practices for reforming Australia's higher education system

There are three main goals of the Australian higher education system. These goals include learning and teaching, research, and community engagement. The purpose of this discussion is to explore best practice in International Education in Australia.

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Supply chain management and outsourcing in food manufacturing

What information do you need to make available to stakeholders? What opportunities might environmental issues create for your company?

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