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Steve Jobs and Apple's rise to innovation and dominance

The history of Apple begins with the persona of a single figure: Steve Jobs. In 1976, Jobs, a college drop-out, and friend Steve Wozniak, founded Apple with their own money: $1,300. They created their first prototype, working of the Jobs family basement.

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Leading change and ethical challenges in military brigade command before redeployment

As commanding officer, there are numerous changes and problems that must be addressed before redeployment. While some of the changes will be for the entire team, the majority of changes must be focused on the current leadership team and reestablishing a team environment.

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FedEx lobbying strategy and the regulation of corporate political influence

As a paid lobbyist of FedEx, I would like to see the government encourage more global trade. There are two reasons for this. The first is that global air trade is one of my company's most profitable services, and the other is that our revenues are tied closely to the state of the global economy.

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McDonald's global expansion and cultural impacts on eating habits

Research a global organization a cultural issue affects organization's interactions United States. Define cultural issue global organization. Prepare analysis ethical social responsibility issues selected organization deal a result a global organization.

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Comparing Plato and Machiavelli's theories of ethical leadership

Plato and Machiavelli, and how their ideas on leadership compare and contrast with each other. To do this, their respective works the Republic and the Prince will be used.

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James Collins' "Good to Great" and organizational success principles

Good to Great is written for those who want to achieve greatness. Described as a "researcher and management guru," James C. Collins has authored or co-authored six different books all hinging on the same concepts related to leadership and organizational development.

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Lehman Brothers' use of Repo 105 accounting transactions

In 2007 and 2008 Lehmann Brothers employed an accounting method called Repo 105 which enabled the firm to hide billions of dollars in unprofitable assets from public scrutiny.

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Applying Cooper's ethical decision-making model to workplace harassment

According to Cooper (2012), ethical decision-making encompasses different 'levels' of analysis. The first, expressive, level is based upon gut instincts. Often, these may run counter to formal ethical systems, since they may be based upon impulses of disgust or prejudice.

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Schaltegger and Wagner's framework for sustainable entrepreneurship categories and interactions

Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (2010). Sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability innovation: categories and interactions. Business Strategy and the Environment 20: 222-237.

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Ethical leadership failures and unethical behavior at King Jewels

a) There was no leader providing guidance and keeping a watchful eye on employees for last three years. b) Andy Wong had been busy travelling and expanding business and hence failing to provide the much-needed guidance and supervision

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