638 words

Brain drain challenges and executive retention strategies

There are several challenges facing the modern manager and human resource professional.

~4 min read

View paper →

1,404 words

Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and family health risk

Type 2 diabetes is the type of diabetes that can start in adulthood due to issues such as obesity. It is non-insulin-dependent, but it can be just as deadly as Type 1 Diabetes, which is insulin-dependent and often diagnosed in youth.

~8 min read

View paper →

1,766 words

Vincent van Gogh's early career as art dealer and missionary

Vincent and Theo…and Robert? Popular lives of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) tend to gloss over most of their subject's short life and career in order to focus on the artist's breakdown, intense final period, and suicide.

~9 min read

View paper →

1,677 words

Hayek's social justice theory and contemporary activism through Action Aid and ICTUR

Over the last several years, the issue of social justice has been increasingly brought to the forefront. Part of the reason for this, is the increased awareness of this issue among the various members of the international community.

~9 min read

View paper →

913 words

The American Civil War and the origins of modern warfare

In Hagerman's book, we see that in many ways that the American Civil War was the first modern war, at least in the area of technology and the deployment of mass citizen armies.

~5 min read

View paper →

980 words

Why capitalism emerged in Western Europe and not elsewhere

Capitalism is a concept that defies a simple definition. Yet, from the end of feudalism in the West, to the rise of mercantilism, and finally with the development of the nation-state and the origins of competition, there appears a more definitive system that defines capitalism.

~5 min read

View paper →

4,789 words

Information and communication technology's impact on the hospitality industry

Computers, global telecommunications and the Internet have all fundamentally changed the manner in which companies of all types and sizes operate and market their businesses today.

~24 min read

View paper →

2,014 words

Religious transformation in the 1920s and 1970s: Dumenil and Schulman compared

According to Dumenil's The Modern Temper, the 1920s resulted in a "modern" society because of the culmination of late nineteenth century industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. Far from monolithic, a burgeoning working class rose alongside the new era of middle class women.

~11 min read

View paper →

2,685 words

Enterprise resource planning systems as competitive advantage

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are going through a fundamental transition from a system of record and enterprise-wide accounting system to being the catalyst of entirely new business strategies and initiatives.

~14 min read

View paper →

679 words

Employee compensation and generational differences in labor markets

This has put companies located in countries with mature economies in a precarious position, either cut employee pay, or move relocate to regions with lower labor costs (Freeman).

~4 min read

View paper →