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Open versus closed organizational structures and employee advancement

Open organizations are very welcoming to new employees at every level of the organizational hierarchy. In this type of employment structure, the "job makes the person" (123).

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International business cultures in Japan-Sweden joint ventures

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Differences between domestic and international business negotiations

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How the Jamestown Colony could have succeeded with better planning

When British settlers first tried to colonize the American Continent, they experienced several setbacks that almost cause them to abandon the idea altogether.

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Culture and social learning's influence on business ethics

Society strongly influences the perceptions and expectations of individual in virtually every conceivable area of life. Much of the way the individual views himself and the external environment is determined by social learning.

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Divine providence and vengeance in The Count of Monte Cristo

"While I was in a dark wood wandering." The French author Alexander Dumas named the central character of his novel The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes for a reason: it is a clear allusion to the Italian poet Dante, who traveled to hell and back again, as chronicled in his great poem the…

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Controlling shareholders and corporate value in Taiwanese firms

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Athenian morality and imperialism in Thucydides' Peloponnesian War

Did 'might make right' during the Peloponnesian War? "...we both know that decisions about justice are made in human discussions only when both sides are under equal compulsion; but when one side is stronger, it gets as much as it can, and the weak must accept that." -- Athenians at Melos (Book 5,…

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John F. Kennedy's inaugural address and Cold War diplomacy

John F. Kennedy's inaugural address is remembered as one of the most poetic inaugural speeches of the 20th century because of its famous phrase "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Kennedy was a new, young, Democratic president elected during the height…

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Wound care standardization and nurse training for elderly, diabetic, and burn patients

Proper wound care is crucial for all patient health outcomes, but especially for three key populations: the elderly, individuals with advanced diabetic conditions, and burn victims.

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