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Taking a bath: an accounting practice and ethical analysis

In an accounting context, what is a definition of 'taking a bath?' The representatives of a company, including its accountants, have a responsibility to make the company look as good as possible to increase its perceived market value and to enhance shareholder value.

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Biblical significance and archaeological findings of Tel-Dan

The city of Tel-Dan represents an important site in terms of both religion as well as archeology. This paper strives to reveal its biblical significance, as well as archeological findings, all with the ultimate scope of getting a better understanding of the site.

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Getty Images' strategic approach to retaining photographers and improving competitiveness

The first most important strategic point for Getty Images to consider would be retaining its pool of professional photographers.

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Emotional intelligence and conflict resolution in achieving peace

The 4th edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defined Peace as an inner contentment. It is an emotion where one is satisfied and fulfilled and where he is agreeing that things happening with and about him are exactly what he hopes in life.

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Ford and General Motors: rise and decline of American automakers

Ford Motor Company is the fourth largest automaker in the world and has been operating under varied brand names including Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. Started by Henry Ford in 1902, Ford continues to be a family owned business for more than 100 years.

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Competitive strategies for K-Mart and Sears in retail rivalry

If you were CEO of K-Mart what strategies would you recommend for the company? Should K-Mart and Sears keep their own identities and have unique competitive strategies or should they be combined in some way with a new overall corporate competitive strategy?

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Customer loyalty and privatization in entrepreneurial ventures and nonprofit organizations

Why are some entrepreneurial ventures successful almost immediately while others fail to even reach break even status? What considerations should small business entrepreneurs keep in mind when they are deciding whether a company should follow a growth or a stability strategy?

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Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal response to the Great Depression

The Great Depression came as a plague upon the world, with world leaders having to take immediate measures in order to rejuvenate the economies. The U.S. President during the time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, devised a series of programs meant to recover the country from The Great Depression.

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Corporate social responsibility programs at Microsoft and Cisco

Do Corporate Social Responsibility Programs Work? In answering the question of whether or not Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs actually lead to companies being more socially responsible or merely using these programs as a means to polish up their brands and images, this paper analyse…

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Illicit small arms trafficking and militant violence in Nigeria

Nigeria's relatively recent exploitation of its oil deposits has brought the nation increasing wealth over the past decade, but rather than having fully beneficial effects on Nigerian society the new found wealth has led to increasing fractures in the Nigerian power structure as various militant…

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