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Psychological, academic, and social consequences of college exam cheating

Students cheat for a number of different but related reasons: to finish a course quickly and with as little effort as possible; to ease the burden of a heavy work load; or to earn a grade beyond what the student could achieve on his or her own. Types of cheating depend on the nature of the course.

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Unconscious bias and diversity management in retail service organizations

American society has changed tremendously for the better since the Civil Rights Era of the 1960s. However, in many ways, the most substantial benefits of that era of U.S.

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Team-based compensation systems and organizational productivity

This special report presents a study on team-based compensation systems to: analyze different issues, problems and benefits associated with implementing this kind of reward program in an organization.

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Boeing's long-term strategic planning process and customer relationships

Boeing's planning process is usually oriented to a long-term time horizon. The company's two main industries are in defense and in civilian aircraft. Each of these industries is characterized by complex products, long lead times for new product development and customers that accept these terms.

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International human resource management in multinational corporations

Over the last several years, the issue of multinational corporations (MNCs) and transnational organizations has been increasingly brought to the forefront.

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Riordan Manufacturing's compliance plan and dispute resolution procedures

Riordan Manufacturing is an international plastic producer, which has along the years managed to create and sustain a stable relationship network with various stakeholders across the globe.

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Teaching constitutional protections through role-play and group discussion

A good activity for teaching constitutional concepts would encourage students to consider the conceptual implications of life without the benefit of constitutional protections.

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Whirlpool Corporation's subjective and objective risk assessment standards

The employer in this case tried to impose the subjective standard of risk assessment on employees.

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Was Sherron Watkins actually a whistleblower at Enron?

Sherron Watkins justified? The debacle of the financial meltdown of Enron caused tremendous suffering to many innocent investors and employees at the company.

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Classical and behavioral theories in organizational management

Classical theory is concerned primarily -- perhaps even solely -- with the organization of work, employees, and resources in a way that maximizes efficiency and thus profitability.

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