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Listening and compromise: conflict resolution in organizations

People loved to be agreed with. The more time people spend in social relationships, the more likely they are to disagree. In social organizations, management decisions usually take precedent whether or not there is a general consensus.

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IPv4 address exhaustion and the transition to IPv6

The explosive growth in the number of devices that are connected to the Internet has placed enormous pressures on the system's infrastructure.

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Global warming and greenhouse gas emissions: environmental impacts and policy responses

Global climate change is one of the most important environmental challenges facing the world today. The steady yearly average temperature increases measured by scientists worldwide serve to destroy ozone which in turn pokes significant holes in the earth's ozone layer.

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Language diversity and critical thinking in Eastern and Western cultures

Language and language diversity has a significant effect in influencing critical thinking because it shapes the individual's worldview or his/her perceptions of the realities that s/he experiences everyday.

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Evolution of fast food in America from the 1950s to present

The past 55 years have witnessed a number of history-changing events, but one of the most enduring to have emerged from the political and social turbulence has been the propensity of people around the world to eat fast food.

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Preston Tucker's revolutionary automobile design and business conflict with American manufacturers

Preston Tucker was a revolutionary and at the same time a rebel, an inventor and at the same time, a hero. He was a man before his time who managed to design an automobile that was so very advanced for this time that till today no one has been able to catch up with that invention.

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Suzanne Lebsock's "A Murder in Virginia" and post-Civil War justice

Suzanne Lebsock's a Murder in Virginia presents a glimpse into post Civil War southern justice. The book recounts the events surrounding a murder case in 1895 Lunenburg County, Virginia in a rather unique manner.

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Political oppression and the construction of otherness in authoritarian systems

Political conflict and oppressive political power are most often associated with the desires and in some cases even the whim of the ruling body, be it authoritarian or otherwise.

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Russia's political and economic challenges under Putin's presidency

In the initial years after the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, President Boris Yeltsin faced vigorous opposition by the communist old guard in the government.

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Communicating IT value through cost-benefit analysis and organizational alignment

Although technology's importance is acknowledged in most organizational rhetoric, this does not discount the need for members of Informational Technology departments to communicate the particular vitality and integrity of IT to their specific organization's mission, values, and goals.

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