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Trust and strategic relationships in supplier management practices

The objective of this study is to examine procurement and supplier management and the potential behavior and trust of suppliers and to discuss this in light of current academic debates and provide practical illustrations to support the answer.

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The evolution of sound technology in cinema from silent films to digital era

Music as sound has influenced the film producers more than any other thing in the production filed. The art of storytelling adopted by musicians such as Pink Floyd and Beatles inspired the directors of films to experiment with their sound design in films.

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Regulatory failures in accounting and auditing during the global financial crisis

Since the early 2008, financial institutions started to go through chaos all over the globe. The stock markets were beginning to crash, businesses were shutting down, and investors were losing their money.

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Target's organizational culture and branding strategy

Target is a major American-based retailer and general merchandiser whose primary competitors include Wal*Mart and, to a lesser degree, Costco and K-Mart. However, Target has differentiated itself from its competition with successful branding strategies.

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The rise of military drones and their controversial use

Drones have become increasingly popular among the U.S. army and the reason is that they have ability to transform (has already transformed to quite an extent) the way America has been fighting and the way it has been thinking about its wars.

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Promoting employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities

Strategies and Best Practices for Supported/Transitional Employment for Individuals with Disabilities People with disabilities are often deprived of employment opportunities and condemned on grounds of low performance, if any organization tends to offer them jobs.

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Lee Iacocca's trait leadership and the failure of integrity at Ford

According to Peter Northouse's book, trait leadership focuses on identifying several qualities: intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity and sociability.

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Merck's ethical failures in developing and marketing Vioxx

How could Merck management have handled the research, development and marketing of Vioxx in a more ethically responsible fashion, if at all?

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Universal and contextual emotions in human facial expressions

From the perspective of many psychologists, there is no set formal definition for emotion. We know that emotion is universal insofar as all humans experience and express emotion.

~33 min read

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Financial audits, fraud audits, and CEO accountability in MF Global

Discuss the key difference between conducting a financial audit and a fraud audit, and the related level of responsibility of the auditing firm.

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