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Corruption and public planning in the Florida Department of Children and Families

The Florida DCF (Department of Children and Families) provides social services for families, children, refugees, adults, human trafficking victims, elderly people, disabled and homeless community.

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Corporate social responsibility and organizational long-term sustainability

Social responsibility refers to the usage of a balanced organizational approach in addressing corporate aspects of social, environmental, and economic issues in a manner that endeavors to benefit not only the organization, but also individuals, populations, and the whole of society (SECO, 2004).

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Government intervention and the limits of negative liberty

The role of government in regulating the behaviors and activities of certain people and/or in certain situations is not generally questioned by most people. On the same note, the right of people to generally live their lives and be left alone is also presumed to be true in many to most cases.

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California's employment-at-will doctrine and its statutory exceptions

A lot of controversy surrounds the question of whether California is still an at-will state given all the exceptions it has made to the doctrine over the last few decades.

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Ethical dimensions of the 2008 financial crisis and corporate culture

The 2008 financial meltdown has been rated as the worst global economic crisis after the Great Depression of 1930. It shook the financial fabric of all the nations regardless of their economic status. It also led to the closure of most of the world's renowned banks and other financial institutions.

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Corporate culture messaging at BP, Chevron, and ExxonMobil

I decided to look at the corporate culture at BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil. The corporate culture at BP has come under fire for emphasizing cost-cutting over things like safety and the environment (Hays, 2013), so the company has had to take a look at how it defines its corporate culture.

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Poor leadership traits and organizational consequences

Drawing on academic research into the subject, the traits of poor leadership are identified, and divided into a couple of general categories. These categories have implications for understanding the effect that such leaders have.

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The PIVOT Initiative and six sigma implementation at Midwest Bank

Finding the basic problem was easier said than done. As an example, initially, not much significance was attached to the errors caused by manual strapping. There was no evidence of a pattern until multitudes of graphical analyses were performed.

~14 min read

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Starbucks' tax avoidance strategy and UK headquarters relocation

The United Kingdom is one of the largest markets in the world for Starbucks, with over 700 stores, by far the largest in Europe.

~9 min read

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Competitive strategies of Apple and Samsung in the global electronics market

Apple is the global trendsetter in the electronic industry with its tablets, smart phones and computers. The computer manufacture were their core strength for a long time, but it gained momentum in other tech segments later as well.

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