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Overstock.com's CIO and the risks of internal honesty

CIO Who Admitted Too Much," Evan Shuman (2005), addresses the issue of Overstock.com's Shawn Shwegman and the fact that he wrote a letter admitting his own failure as CIO in creating effective databases to handle all of the company's administrative demands.

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The paradox of technology in the twenty-first century

The 21st century has emerged as the century of technology that has dramatically and irreversibly changed both society and civilization; globalization has sparked a revolution in information and communication technology, resulting in the emergence of an information age that boasts the arrival of new…

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Multinational companies and social responsibility in developing countries

It is surprisingly to recall that multinational companies have recorded surging profits and rising expansion in their production and activities.

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Standardized professional exams for CPAs, social workers, and real estate brokers

Today's careers are very different from careers of the past. Many professional career require the candidate to take and pass a standardized test before a diploma, certification or licensure is obtained.

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Lee Iacocca and Chrysler's corporate turnaround

In 1979, the Chrysler Corporation, headquartered in the city of Detroit, was facing bankruptcy and due to its position as a key component of America's economy, it was suggested that Chrysler undergo a court-supervised reorganization in order to prevent a full-fledged collapse of the company.

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Developing inclusive organizational leadership for diverse American workforces

The past thirty years have been marked by unprecedented changes in the operations of the American marketplace, and thus have necessitated a shift in the American corporate approach to organizational leadership.

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Drug testing pregnant women without consent: Ferguson v. Charleston

Drug testing without the consent of pregnant women [...] this question in the moral terms of utilitarian considerations, including who will be helped and who hurt over the long-term, and the matters of rights for all involved.

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Patents and copyrights as recognition of independent initiative

I would argue, in principle, that patents and copyrights perform the same essential function in the market, that they do not create monopolies, but that they are justified by slightly different underlying rationales.

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Home ownership and the American real estate industry's development

From the beginning of the republic, the right to own real estate in the United States has been recognized as an important right of all citizens, rich and poor (Mozilo).

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Social learning theory and crime in American Gangster

Movie American Gangster. This is a 2007 film that was directed by Ridley Scott and is crime-based film that was adopted from New York Magazine story "The Return of Superfly" and is based on real life situation.

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