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California K-12 school nutrition policy and recommended improvements

An in-depth investigation of the California school nutrition policy for K-12 grades and recommended policy changes to that policy

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The Abilene Paradox: causes, symptoms, and organizational solutions

The Abeline Paradox, as described in Jerry B. Harvey's essay of the same name, occurs when a group of individuals embark upon a project that all of them agree, privately, is insane (like taking a long trip to Abeline, Texas on a hot summer day), but no one speaks up to stop the insanity.

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Machiavelli's theory of national defense and military preparedness

Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Specifically, it will argue the disadvantage of being defenseless or helpless in the face of attack. Machiavelli says, "A man who wishes to make a vocation of being good at all times will come to ruin among so many who are not good" (Machiavelli 37).

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Plato's allegory of the cave and modern moral blindness

If he were simply presenting the idea that humanity is often blind to the fullness and vast resources of the world and what it offers, using the cave as a metaphor would have been enough for Plato to make his point.

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John Kotter's eight-step model for successful organizational change management

Role do Leaders Take in Change Management? Leaders matter a great deal when it comes to an organizations' need for change -- whether that change is long-planned or forced by a serious of unforeseen events.

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Managing conflict at Medford Enterprise Software during SaaS transition

The company has been developing enterprise software for manufacturing companies for over 40 years, often relying on the COBOL programmers who have worked there for over two decades to complete relative simply code fixes.

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The Unification Church, Church of Satan, and Heaven's Gate: comparative analysis of cult structures and recruitment

The late twentieth century witnessed a dramatic "rise in the number of obscure cults and the increasingly fevered pitch of their rantings."

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Learning mechanisms and patterns in reducing medication administration errors

DRACH-ZAHAVY A. & PUD D. (2010) Learning mechanisms to limit medication administration errors. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66(4), 794 -- 805.

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Management strategies for competitive advantage in dominated markets

In this paper, we are focusing on how managers can be able to improve issues that will have an impact on the success of their business. This is accomplished through studying the most effective management techniques in various scholarly journals.

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Innovation, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship in global business

Innovation and intellectual property protection have become crucial for business success under these increasingly competitive market environments. The fast paced business culture and the changes that Organizations encounter require good leadership skills from the business manager.

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