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Sir Gawain and the contradictions of the chivalric code

The chivalric code is a paradigm that is both poorly understood and was even more poorly applied, not because the code was not clearly written down and able to be transferred among the people who it applied to but because of its very confusing historical development and even more confusing…

~23 min read

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Moral rights and justice versus utilitarian benefits in Caltex's South African operations

In your judgment, were the possible utilitarian benefits of building the Caltex plant in 1977 more important than the possible violations of moral rights and of justice that may be involved?

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Porter's Five Forces Model applied to Bowne & Company

Bowne & Co., Inc. is a financial services company which has been in business for 235 years. During this time the company has grown to become the world financial services leader in communication services, investor/shareholder relations and communications, and capital markets communication guidance.

~17 min read

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Tourism and consumer behavior in New York City after September 11

Interviews were conducted with five shop owners or managers. Two were managers of food establishments in La.Guardia Airport, one was in Chinatown, one coffee shop owner near Southstreet Seaport, and one near the Broadway Theater district.

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Plato's Gorgias and Socrates' refutation of the Sophists

Gorgias, Plato addresses the Sophists and shows Socrates facing off against several of them in a discussion of justice. As can be seen from this dialogue, different Sophists taught somewhat different doctrines.

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Ben Bagdikian's *The Media Monopoly* and corporate censorship in America

In 1983, fifty corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the United States.

~9 min read

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3,411 words

Factors influencing organizational change and development implementation

This is an article on various aspects of change with special emphasis on the factors for change and subsequent OD activities. It has 11 sources.

~18 min read

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Television's portrayal of idealized life versus everyday reality

Television shows have traditionally ignored the realities of human life. Events such as using the restroom, bathing, shaving and other things have been ignored and are not part of the life of the television characters.

~6 min read

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Goals and pillars of public administration practice

The implementation of the policies devised by the government is referred to as public administration. Moreover, public administration is also a discipline that is taught in many higher education institutions.

~19 min read

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Consumer activism and corporate marketing strategy alignment

Consumer activists are every much a part of modern day life. On the one hand, they attack corporations for deceiving and perverting a simple-minded public; on the other hand, they denounce consumers for their attachment to a frivolous and insipid materialism.

~16 min read

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