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Antigone's tragic downfall: defiance, arrogance, and individual conscience

Antigone is one of the best known tragic heroes produced by writers in Ancient Greece, as Sophocles succeeded in providing the world with a character to influence tragic plays to come.

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Ethical failures and stakeholder impact in the ChoicePoint data breach case

A productive organization is one that ensures customer satisfaction and protects the interests of its workers, thereby enhancing the welfare of the society and business.There is a growing belief that good ethics mean good business for an organization; however, ethical cultures emerge from strong…

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Southwest Airlines' corporate culture and competitive advantage

Southwest Airlines' culture continues to serve as the foundation for the company's ability to respond with agility and profitability to drastically changing conditions in the airline industry.

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Jim Collins and his framework for organizational success and growth

Jim Collins is an American business consultant who provides lecturer on the subject of company growth and sustained progress. In 1992, he won the 'Distinguished Teachers Award' while working as a teacher at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

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Historical development of organizational psychology in industrial and military contexts

Organizational psychology is the study of human group and individual behavior in the vocational environment (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2008).

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Evolving role and challenges of public school principals in the 21st century

The role of the public school principal is highly pressurized, often impeded upon by a diverse set of political demands and beset by constant challenges relating to budgetary, parental, educational and community-based conditions.

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Why I seek an MBA to advance clean energy innovation

Thank you for your courtesy and consideration, and for the opportunity to apply for admission to the MBA program at the Ross School of Business.

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An analysis of the efficiency of Malaysian banks

Malaysia is characterized by the World Bank as being a middle-income country. Modeled after the Anglo-American system, Malaysian banks are restricted in their operation to accepting deposits, granting loans and other specified activities, and they are kept at an arm's length from corporate…

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Street gangs' transition from family to business organization in Chicago

This paper summarizes and critically evaluates the article "Are we a family or a business?" History and disjuncture in the urban American street gang.

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Don't ask, don't tell and military integration debates

'Don't ask, don't tell': The debate rages on 'Don't ask, don't tell' (DADT) is the policy that permits gay and lesbian men and women to serve in the military only if they conceal their sexuality.

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