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Career anchors and perceived gender discrimination in women's careers

Herrback and Mignonac (2012) performed a study of 300 women employees to examine the relationship between career anchors, subjective views of career success, and perceptions of gender discrimination.

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PESTEL analysis and strategic group mapping in IT consulting

Q1-6 are about the eBook case this week (Infosys Consulting case, which starts on p. 669 in eBook); see Study Guide and/or Readings link).

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Transitioning to college: adapting to new academic and cultural challenges

There are many challenges that college students face as they transition from high school to the higher standards and level of responsibility goes up significantly.

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Hewlett-Packard's joint venture strategy in South Korea's IT hardware market

Fab Five is to provide a strategic plan for the U.S. based computer hardware designer Hewlett-Packard (HP) in its analysis of the internet technology (IT) hardware industry in South Korea, Russia, India, and China.

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School context ecology and culture in educational improvement

Schools represent complex organisms having several components. For achieving school improvement, understanding these components' interrelations is essential. Attempts at improving schooling for the at-risk student population necessitate taking the school context into consideration.

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Analysis of Gladstone's argument against immigration and crime linkage

Immigration is one of the major issues that attracted significant attention in the United States, especially because of the increase in security concerns in the country and throughout the world.

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The Sackler brothers and the American opioid crisis

In 2012, there were nearly 800 million doses of opioids prescribed in Ohio alone -- a figure which equates to roughly 70 pills for every individual in the state. The prescriptions were for 20% of the state's populace (Semuels, 2017).

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Management challenges and responsibilities in modern corporations

Management denotes a process of doing things via individuals, by means of their participation. It entails planning and direction of efforts, together with the organization and application of material as well as human resources, for achieving preset goals.

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How social justice, technology, and demographics shape higher education curriculum

Higher education curriculum and practice responds to cultural, historical, political, and social events. Moreover, the curriculum in higher education institutions is purpose-driven, reflecting the educational theories and philosophies that guide the school’s mission and vision.

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Leadership styles and organizational effectiveness: a comparative analysis of two democratic leaders

Introduction Leadership is a diverse discipline which can be viewed from different contexts. However, leadership is inevitably an individual characteristic.

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