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Manager Bryan Stetzer's approach to work-life balance policies

There has been an increase in the attention that organizations are giving to the balance of work life issues including such topics as ethics, social responsibility, flexible work arrangements, spouse employment, and family considerations.

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846 words

Creative intelligence's impact on organizational decision making and leadership

Creative intelligence has a significant and lasting impact on decision making in organizations. Leading theorists in transformational leadership contend there is a correlation between the ability to motivate and creative intelligence

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633 words

Tool use and cooperative hunting in Ivory Coast chimpanzees

Dim Forest, Bright Chimps" by Christophe Boesch & Hedige Boesche-Achermann is a somewhat anecdotal review of the authors' experiences studying chimpanzees that inhabit the rainforest of the Ivory Coast.

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Limitations of Louis XIV's absolutist rule in France

limitations of Louis XIV's absolutist rule on economic, religious and domestic developments during his reign (1643-1715)

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813 words

Civilian Human Resource Agency organizational strengths and weaknesses

This is a military organization that employs civilians in a variety of occupations from scientists and engineers to administrators and customer service representatives.

~5 min read

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Compensation strategy to improve retention for airline customer service agents

Outline a total compensation strategy, including incentives and benefits, that you would recommend the company use to improve motivation and employee retention for this job position.

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Critical analysis of Gerber's E-Myth framework for small business scalability

Widely praised as a foundational book in entrepreneurial research and an essential book for small business owners, E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber tackles the myths of entrepreneurship and attempts to provide a framework of scalability of strategies for startups and small business owners.

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Roman architectural influence on Los Angeles buildings

Take a drive around the always-crowded streets of Los Angeles and you'll notice scores of buildings whose architects drew their inspiration at least in part from the ancient world -- from Babylon and Mesopotamia as well (more commonly) Greece and Rome.

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Wealth, social class, and death in The Great Gatsby

Possessions in the Great Gatsby," the author discusses the "debilitating effects of money and social class on American society" (210).

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Preconceived notions about race in "Everyday Use" and "Recitatif"

Preconceived notions lead to trouble most of the time. People often allow themselves to fall victim to preconceived notions rather than to consider things and arrive at their own conclusions.

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