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Locke, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and Rousseau compared

The philosophies of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau encompass a spectrum of thought on how a state should be governed.

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NASA's Integrated Financial Management Project and organizational culture

Like most government organizations, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) passed through several stages of development and bureaucracy. Upon its creation in 1958, the agency was run with a combination of research freedom and tight management.

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Management's role in people development and organizational performance

Humans are our greatest asset, but a constant challenge is to recognize that fact within an organization and to bring about best practices methods of achieving the greatest contribution from the human assets.

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Patriotism and Okada's No Boy: conflicting definitions during wartime

The current war in Iraq has brought out displays of patriotic fervor throughout the country. People proudly display the American flag on their homes and cars.

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Mold spore trapping and respiratory disease exposure

People are exposed to aeroallergens in a variety of settings, both at home and at work. Fungi are ubiquitous airborne allergens and are important causes of human diseases, especially in the upper and lower respiratory tracts. These diseases occur in persons of various ages.

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Jean-Bertrand Aristide's "Eyes of the Heart" and global poverty

Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization, by Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Specifically, it will discuss the book as if explaining it to a friend who had not read the book, so they would be able to understand the whole book with out having to read it.

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The three engines of globalization: technology, capital, and management

Globalization, fostered by free flow of information and rapid progress in technology, is a driving force that no country can turn back. It does impose market discipline on the participants which can be harsh, but is the mechanism that drives progress and prosperity.

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Strategies and methods of direct foreign investment entry

One of the modes of business today is international operation. The reasons for entering international markets may come to an organization because of many reasons; some are a reaction to the situations in the domestic market like competitive pressures, over production, declining domestic sales,…

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School culture and safety: a quantitative analysis using ISSS and SCS surveys

Many studies have been done on safety in schools. Likewise, many studies have been done on the culture of various schools. Unfortunately, there has not been significant research on a link between the two.

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Immigration's role in developing the American economy

Illegal and often even legal immigrants are all too often looked upon in the these days as parasites with dark skin, too many children and no desire to learn English, as people who will come and take away jobs from "real" Americans.

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