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Employee selection and performance appraisal methods in the U.S. Navy

Human resource management (HRM) has always been a critical function and process in organizations, particularly those who primarily depend on human resource or manpower for the organization's everyday operations or activities.

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Continental Group ferry operations and European labor market challenges

Over the last several years, globalization has had a profound impact upon the transportation industry. Where, it has created a number of unique challenges for a variety of tour operators. A good example of this can be seen by looking no further than the Irish Ferry company Continental Group.

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Marketing, process, and technology upgrades for the Broadway Cafe

Having operated in much the same manner since 1952, the Broadway Cafe is due for a marketing, process and technologically oriented makeover.

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Understanding municipal public relations and government communications

WHAT ARE PUBLIC RELATIONS? The term public relations can mean different things to different people. Many people have a negative understanding and image of public relations based on what they have seen in or heard from the media.

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Napster and the transformation of music industry distribution

If one is to take the music industry as a case study of the changing nature of commerce with the integration of internet technology, there may be evidence to suggest that the retail approaches traditionally taken by many industries may be subject to extinction.

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Decentralization as a solution to government administration challenges

The issue of decentralization represents a major aspect in the theory of government and organization of the state. From several points-of-view it can be considered to be a success story for the administrations throughout the world.

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Economic and military advantages in the Civil War Union and Confederacy

The eve of the Civil War carried suspense because things were not as they seemed and things did not go as planned. The Union had the ultimate advantage prior to the outbreak of the war because the war would be fought mainly on southern soil, according to Davidson.

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Television's negative health effects on North American children and adolescents

Life in North America has become divided into sleeping, working and watching TV. This has turned into a TV culture in which the make-believe stories that are projected from the TV have become what define us. TV replicates as well as shapes our cultural expectations and norms.

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German immigration to America: settlement patterns and assimilation

Immigration to America is nothing new. People from other countries have been immigrating to America for several hundred years. America then was considered a new country and held the promise of freedom and a better way of life.

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Freud's theory of dreams as expressions of the unconscious mind

Dreams have been a focus of much attention in psychology and philosophy throughout history with many experts sharing beliefs about the origin and meaning. One such expert, Sigmund Freud interpreted dreams through a psychoanalytical lens.

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