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Distinguishing between leadership and management roles

What are the arguments for and against making a distinction between leaders and managers? What is your definition of leadership?

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Childhood obesity in the United States: causes and health consequences

The problem of overweight children in the United States has increased dramatically in the last several years and some claim has reached near epidemic proportions.

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How work innovations and telecommuting have reshaped American family structures

Societal Changes in Work Structure Affected the Family Structure in the Last 20 Years?

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The Punic Wars: Rome and Carthage in ancient conflict

One of the greatest wars Rome ever fought was against Carthage -- and it was actually a war that happened three times.

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Distributed leadership and HR strategy in public elementary schools

Managing personnel in a public administration context can be particularly challenging given the various economic, political and bureaucratic pressures which are often attendant to work in the public sector. These challenges are magnified when that public administration context is a school.

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Single-parent families and effective parenting practices in America

By any measure, effective parenting has always been a challenging enterprise that demands a wide range of skills and behaviors, particularly in single-parent families. Indeed, studies have shown time and again that children raised in what the U.S.

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The rise and fall of early electric vehicles in America

The idea of electric cars, which run on big rechargeable batteries in opposition gas-powered internal combustion engines, has been around for years.

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Japanese real estate market resilience after the financial crisis

The world is now facing the consequences of the internationalized economic crisis.

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Conceptual framework for primary adult nurse practitioner roles and competencies

Advanced practice nursing itself is popularly known as a concept that embraces three dynamics: 1. The specialization or provision of care for a specific population of patients with complex and usually unpredictable health needs; 2.

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Cultural diversity and care in United States nursing homes

The process of aging is inescapable, as every human being is its victim. Aging does not discriminate; transcending gender, economic class, ethnicity, religion and culture. During this process, individuals are subject to the diseases and disabling consequences associated with growing older.

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