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Why working mothers are leaving the workforce and what can be done about it

The 1960's saw an explosion with regard to the women's movement in America. Historically in the United States, women had stayed home to raise the children while men went out and climbed the career ladder.

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Teacher-centered and student-centered educational philosophies compared

Progressivism, Social Reconstructionism and Existentialism vs." Essentialism and Perennialism The face of the American educational system has been changing dramatically over the past several decades.

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Community Health Systems' hospital acquisition strategy in non-urban markets

Community Health Systems (CHS) is a large corporation that owns and operates full-service hospitals in non-urban areas. In most such areas, CHS is typically the sole or primary acute care services provider.

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Centralization and decentralization in American and Japanese education systems

Public education provides for many things in one's life, such as improved social standing, an educated electorate, and a greater opportunity for citizens of a democratic society. Education is a marker for career achievement and serves as an indicator of social equality or inequality.

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Characteristics that distinguish effective managers from ineffective ones

You're fired!' No other words can so easily and succinctly reduce a confident, self-assured executive to an insecure, groveling shred of his former self."

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Relationship selling and adaptive selling in services industry buyer-seller dynamics

The intent of this analysis of current research on salesperson and customer interactions includes the dynamics of buyer-supplier relationships, an overview selling model definitions and research efforts used to validate them, and a comprehensive review of key findings from research into these…

~41 min read

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Teacher retention and attrition in special education

While many areas in education are experiencing teacher shortages (McKnab, 1995; Merrow, 1999), historically, the retention of special education teachers in particular is a critical concern in many schools across the nation.

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Effectiveness of intensive day treatment for dually diagnosed African-American and Latino adolescents

Abuse of substances on the part of adolescents has grown to be a national concern in the United States and has sparked many studies in this area in the last decade.

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Motor vehicle recalls and their effects on consumer brand perception

In this research, we evaluate the effects of motor vehicle recalls on consumers' perception of brand and safety. The perceptions of the consumer are evaluated as well as the brands that are susceptible to recalls. Our focus however, is on Ford Motors.

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Employee satisfaction surveys and organizational productivity outcomes

The purpose of engaging employee satisfaction survey not limited just to the discovery of the level of employee satisfaction but to find a way of determining the level of improvements through results that are obtained.

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