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Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize and imprisonment as a Chinese dissident

Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, and then was jailed as a Chinese dissident who made what he called his "final statement" before beginning his jail term.

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Discrimination and prejudice in hiring decisions against Jamaican candidates

Ethnocentrism is when one judges another culture by the standards of their own culture (Cherry, 2014). Prejudice is when one has a preconceived opinion for which there is no factual or experiential basis. In this case, the department head is being prejudiced.

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Performance evaluations as workplace assessment and motivation tools

In any sector, it is important to conduce performance evaluations to ensure worker productivity and to assess what changes, if any, need to be made to process or administration.

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Measuring effectiveness of pay-for-performance systems in education

How could an organization measure the effectiveness of their pay-for-performance plans?

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United Airlines' "United Breaks Guitars" public relations crisis

Public relations is a very important and significant part of any company's strategic outlook.

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Game theory evolution and contemporary economic applications

The earliest conceptualization of game theory is by Cournot in 1838 where the analysis sought to clarify choices and actions taken in a duopolistic market[footnoteRef:1].

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Competency-based approach to effective counseling practice

Counseling entails giving professional support to a client who is experiencing a personal challenge, with the aim of promoting their well-being and personal growth. For counseling to be effective, a trusting relationship between the counselor and his/her client has to be built and sustained.

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Organizational behavior and effectiveness in security agencies

Organizational behavior refers to the study of an individual's behavior in any business setting. This field focuses on the impacts of structures, groups, and individuals on an institution in relation to their conduct and the impact on the effectiveness of an organization.

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Mazda's Lorax advertisement as greenwashing strategy

Is the Mazda Lorax ad good? The Mazda CX- 5 SUV was advertised in 2012 with a tie-in to the Lorax movie. The advertisement promotes the SUV using Lorax themes. The Lorax is a Dr.

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David Brooks's argument on suicide bombing as cultural addiction

Culture of Martyrdom," David Brooks calls suicide bombing " the crack cocaine of warfare," (1). As a drug-like substance, suicide bombing is addictive and therefore "transforms the culture of those who employ it," just as drug addiction changes one's personality (Brooks 1).

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