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WorldCom's accounting fraud and corporate collapse in 2002

WorldCom case took the entire telecommunication industry with a storm when the company started a series of acquisitions in the early 1990s.The low margins that characterized the telecommunication industry at that time used to be never enough for the WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers.

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Starbucks Coffee Company's stakeholder responsibilities and mission

Starbucks Coffee Company. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) operates global chain of coffee shops, both store-owned and franchised. After an extended period of rapid growth, the company has entered into a period of relative stagnation.

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Classic Airlines' declining rewards program and customer loyalty challenges

In addition to being the fifth largest airline company across the globe, Classic Airlines has a fleet of over three hundred and fifty jets that operate in approximately 240 cities with over two thousand daily scheduled flights.

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The Bush administration's use of the Project for the New American Century in justifying the Iraq War

In 2003 the United States President George W. Bush officially declared war on Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein from power. The rationale given by the Bush Administration to justify the invasion of Iraq was manifold. The U.S.

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Strategic planning and privatization in KBR's military contracts

For organizations which operate on an enormous scale to develop infrastructure, engage international markets and contribute the capital to prodigiously expensive projects such as those contracted by national governments, decision-making and action are facilitated by a multi-layered bureaucratic…

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Akbar the Great and the formation of Indian identity

In a certain regard, the Mughal Empire was inherently foreign when it assumed the seat of power that would see India through several hundred years.

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Stephen Covey's seven habits of highly effective people

Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey analyzes the deep-rooted character traits that define a genuinely successful human being.

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A comprehensive review of eight change management websites

Website 1: http://www.change-management.com / - A website sponsored by learning organization ProSci, this site is dedicated to best practices in change management including seminar series offered globally. The site also offers the Change Management Portfolio Toolkit.

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Rising tuition costs and college enrollment decisions

Problems and opportunities facing leaders, communities and organization are always a cause of debate in the society. They can arise in many different ways and exist in many forms and society finds it's our way of meeting these challenges and responding to such opportunities.

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Edgar Schein's three-level model of organizational culture

Organizational Culture and Behavior: Author Edgar H. Schein, professor of management at the Sloan School of Management, MIT, believes that organizational culture has in the recent past embraced themes from a number of disciplines, including sociology, social psychology, anthropology and cognitive…

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