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Ethical violations and broken promises in the Jackpot.com scandal

The letter is addressed to Mr. Gross, founder of the Idealab Corporation and therefore one of the chief parties involved in the scandal being discussed. The writer of the letter is obviously displeased with the way that Mr. Gross handled his previous ventures, namely Jackpot.com.

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Digital copyright and the balance between creator control and public access

Digital Copyright problem of the Digital Age is that while information is easy and economical to publish and disseminate, exploitation of digital copyright and intellectual property rights remains a contentious issue.

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Multinational corporations and the UN Global Compact's sustainable development role

What is International Sustainable Development Law (ISDL)? For many years, sustainable development has been one of the controversial issues faced by world leaders and citizens (Parmetier, 2002).

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Nike's ethical obligations to foreign labor contractors and stakeholders

Nike: 1. The facts of the situation are that Nike has faced considerable criticism for its use of foreign contractors, because those contractors operate in low-wage countries. Unions and activists -- the former at least has a dog in the fight -- are behind the PR problems for Nike.

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Servant leadership, gender equality, and work-life balance in corporate management

Two of the most pressing issues in corporate leadership today include gender equality and labor rights. In "Women See Slow Progress in Leadership," Gay (2013) cites numerous empirical studies showing that the glass ceiling remains nearly impenetrable at the highest levels of management.

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Brocade Communications: analyzing mission-vision strategy alignment gap

Brocade Communications systems "provides innovative network solutions that helps the world's leading organizations transition smoothly to a virtualized world where applications and information can reside anywhere" (Brocade.com, 2013).

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Google's dilemma between censorship compliance and ethical standards in China

Google is the largest search engine across the globe, which has significantly transformed the use of the Internet as an information source.

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End-of-life care considerations for a Jewish patient named Sara

When discussing medical care with Sara, one must keep in mind that she is alone now, having been married for 50 years, but now widowed. She seems to have a rather active social circle, and is more of a middle-of -- the road practitioner of Judaism.

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Biopsychosocial analysis of Henry Schein, Holocaust survivor

Henry Schein celebrated his 80th birthday last April, surrounded by his family. However, Schein's family is scattered across the United States, and none of his three children are on speaking terms with the other. The following facts about Henry Schein are useful to know:

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Transformational leadership and organizational change processes

Authority and leadership have an enormous influence on an organization that is going through change. The strong authority figures that embrace transformation leadership styles of management within an organization are very likely to be successful in bringing along the rest of the organization.

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