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Morality in modern global society and personal life

Moral? When considering the ever-changing world of global business, commerce, communications, media, travel and spirituality, the concept of morality has certainly been metamorphosed several times over in order to keep up with these shifting tides.

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Should parents be held legally responsible for their children's crimes?

I believe that parents should be held accountable for their children's criminal actions and according to an article in Business Wire 72% of Americans agree. ("Harris Interactive Study Reveals Three Quarters of Americans Believe Parents Should be Held Liable for Children's Criminal Actions").

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Mental discipline and cognitive development in law enforcement careers

The use and control of one's own mental faculties is of the utmost importance when involved in the serious and important business of government work. The word "government" itself literally translates to "controlling the mind" in Latin.

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Jay Leno's quote on artificial scarcity and capitalist market manipulation

Leno's quote about creating an artificial shortage of fish draws in some lessons about the business world to the old adage.

~6 min read

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Strategic implementation plan for Alpacas by the Sea

Alpacas by the Sea is aware of the key components of implementing a business strategy, hence it will make sure employees carry out all activities required. Potential strategies tend to fail because their implementation neglects some vital components.

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Costco's cost leadership strategy and employee retention model

The case notes that Costco's mission is "bringing the highest quality goods at the lowest possible prices while providing excellent customer service and adhering to a strict code of ethics…" and then the mission outlines the code of ethics.

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Formulating coaching philosophy: self-awareness, esteem, and disclosure

Every coach would like to be a successful coach and that is the main target of each coach as they go about their coaching business each day.

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Auditor failures and gatekeeper roles in Enron and Parmalat

The objective of this study is to answer the questions of: (1) In what ways did the failures by the auditors and other gatekeepers contribute to the failures of Parmalat and Enron? (2) In what manner could it be ascribed to the corporate vulture and lack of ethics from a global perspective?

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Leave No Trace principles and de-marketing in sustainable ecotourism

Leave No Trace includes seven principles for sustainable behavior in the outdoors, related to the ethics of stewardship for the environment.

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Five traits for attracting venture capitalists to new businesses

In no particular order, they are scrutinizing your business with a critical eye, beefing up of management, keeping up a high profile, targeting of the search, keeping a lookout and the investigation of possible venture partners.

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