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The United States Navy's environmental sustainability initiatives and practices

Recognizing the need for more fuel-efficient and environmentally sustainable practices, a growing number of public and private sector organizations are taking the lead in making it a priority to develop and implement these initiatives in recent years.

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Establishment and character of early English colonies in America

The history of the United States colonies shows a significant distinction in the nature and character of the colonies that contributed to the difference in their establishment.

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Sealed bidding and competitive proposals: contractor advantages and disadvantages

As part of their job description, contracting officers have to make a wide range of decisions relating to procurement. One of these decisions is whether to use competitive proposals or sealed bids. In this text, I compare and contrast competitive proposals and sealed bidding.

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Comparative analysis of Virginia, Massachusetts, Plymouth, and Maryland colonies

The first discussion presents an analysis regarding the nature and character of the four U.S. colonies in the new world. The analysis traces the similarities and differences in the character and nature between the colonies.

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U.S. homeland security response to chemical and biological weapons

Terrorist attacks involving chemical and biological weapons are feasible. The possibility of such terrorist attacks recurring, or happening should be judged on realistic parameters based on the past terrorist attacks.

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Managing negative group roles in a workplace sales environment

My very first encounter with negative group roles was when I was seventeen years old and while working part-time at a local electronics store. At the electronics store, we were divided into various groups that were headed by different group leaders.

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The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award's global impact on organizational excellence

During the mid 1980s it was becoming increasingly apparent that American businesses were losing their competitive edge to foreign rivals who were transforming quality management into a potent competitive differentiator and value-creator in global markets.

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Coding open-ended survey questions about new principal experiences

drafted in a more generous and open manner than questions in surveys should be, there would be greater difficulty in coding them, and more less commonly used methods may have to be found to code some of the questions.

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SAP tools for data mining and business intelligence solutions

In any data mining and evaluation operation, there are a number of tools that can be used. The most important part of the tool set is to be able to have access to current data, and to be able to utilize that data in a manner that is conducive to the business model.

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Alignment of espoused and expressed culture at Trader Joe's

Why or why not?

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