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Sam Walton's business strategy and Walmart's operational success

When Sam Walton was franchising a Ben Franklin's variety store in Newport, Ark., in the late 1940's, he had a simple but significant idea. Walton, like most retailers, was always looking for a deal from his suppliers.

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Parental motivation in Chinese as a foreign language programs by ethnic group

The rapid economic growth in China has drawn international attention around the world (Congressional Research Service, 2007). It is noted that China is now playing a prominent role on the world stage.

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Financial indicators for monitoring company health and performance

The first section provides a definition and description of various financial indicators that can be useful for managing a company on a day-to-day basis, including net turnover, return on equity, return on assets, equity-to-assets, earnings to operating costs, price to earnings and share price…

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Methods for training faculty to use computers in classrooms

The objective of this work is to examine the methods used to train faculty to use computers in the classroom. This work will develop and analyze these training and development programs and will evaluate training models for relevance and purpose.

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Reality therapy and other counseling strategies for substance abuse

"This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs." "Don't drink and drive." The slogans are familiar, yet these Madison Avenue buzzwords have not eradicated the problem of substance abuse in American society -- or the problem of substance abuse around the world.

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The 1828 election and the origins of the modern two-party system

In the Birth of Modern Politics, Lynn Parsons examines the role that Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the election of 1828 played in the creation of today's modern two-party political system.

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Conflict theory and social change in sociology

In the study of sociology, conflict theory states that the society or organization functions so that each individual participant and its groups struggle to maximize their benefits, which inevitably contributes to social change such as changes in politics and revolutions.

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Somatic psychology efficacy in treating adult-child relationships and physical conditions

The Somatic Relationship Between the Adult-Child and Their Parents: A Grounded Theory Study The relationship between a child and parent is one of the most complex in psychological literature.

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Business continuity planning during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is thought to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs.

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Individual learning effectiveness through autonomy, mastery and purpose

The intent of this literature review is to evaluate how individual, organisational, and structural learning takes place, taking into account existing concepts, empirically derived research results, and frameworks to analyse learning in each respect context.

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