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International versus domestic investment strategies for national pension funds

The foreign investment strategies of national pension systems vary widely. In the United States, the Social Security fund keeps its reserves in government bonds, while other countries such as Singapore have tens of billions of dollars of their worker's invested abroad.

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The internet's role in accelerating global cultural conflict and change

The impact of the Internet on globalization is visible from the pervasiveness and visibility of brands globally to changes in the everyday lives of members of different cultures around the world.

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Strategic management and company overview of Me Gusta Marketing

Me Gusta Marketing is a boutique advertising agency that specializes in social media promotions. The company was founded in late 2010 and currently has three employees. The firm is in the advertising industry, and competes with a niche strategy.

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Evaluating Mary's after-school program research design for juvenile crime prevention

Over the last several years, juvenile crime has been increasingly brought to the forefront. As, nearly half of all crimes for this demographic are committed between: 7 AM and 5 PM. To deal with these issues, Mary wants to start an after school program for at risk youth.

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Evidence-based substance abuse treatment models in criminal justice systems

The United States currently incarcerates a higher percentage of its citizens than any other industrialized nation in the world.

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Liberty, justice, and charity in Leibniz's political philosophy

Stone's treatise on Liberty fascinating particularly since I have been much intrigued by philosophers' depiction of an ideal metropolis (with, therefore, ideal liberty) in general, and with Leibniz's political jurisprudence (and ideal liberty) in particular.

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Security risk assessment of Hilcorp Energy Company's IT infrastructure

Hilcorp Energy Company is a medium sized organization specializing in the exploration of oil and natural gas. The company headquarter is located in Houston in the United States. However, the company has other operating locations in Gulf Coast region, the Rockies and Gulf of Mexico.

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The Industrial Revolution's transformation of work structure, identity, and time

Industrial Revolution heralded a shift in the way that goods were produced. Technological developments in particular began a shift in emphasis away from human capital towards financial capital.

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Balancing employee compensation and cost savings in human resources management

While it is unquestionably part of a human resources manager or director's job to ensure that the company achieves some level of cost savings -- and definitely cost benefit -- in its human resources expenditures, this does not mean that keeping compensation packages at the minimum possible level is…

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Riordan Manufacturing's compliance plan for alternative dispute resolution

Plans for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques can help control the environment of an organization by establishing the values and expected integrity of the members of the organization (Bibi 2011; COSO 2009).

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