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Ho Chi Minh's vision for a unified communist Vietnam

Today, Southeast Asia is seen as a hub for international business. The increasing emphasis on globalization and free trade between the western and eastern hemispheres is bearing a determinant impact on the outlook for such nations as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

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The learning organization and managing institutional change

"Nothing endures but change." The "learning organization" is without a template. Writers have tried to give it an ideal form or a template in "which real organizations could attempt to emulate." (Easterby-Smith & Araujo 1999).

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American inaction and the Holocaust: examining historical responsibility

Holocaust: Where Were the Americans? The Holocaust is the most horrific act of genocide in history. Millions of Jews, and hundreds of thousands of others, were killed in cold blood.

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Nurse turnover and its impact on patient care quality

At Ford Hospital, the current staff turnover rate is 25% after one year on the unit. In settings where nurse turnover exceeds 12%, the following clinical, organizational, and financial challenges have been noted:

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Universal workers in healthcare organizations and patient care

Medical work places are often among the most hidebound when it comes to organizing their workplace strategies and habits along new lines. But such a reorganization is often vital to provide the best possible care to patients.

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Military intervention, humanitarian aid, and the ICC in Africa

Military intervention or peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) are all noble, useful, and imperfect institutions designed to cope with crisis situations.

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Economic ordering quantity: costs and optimal inventory levels

The two basic types of cost that are involved in the calculation of the optimal economic ordering quantity -- the lowest level of inventory that can be kept/ordered to minimize ordering costs and remain profitable and well-supplied for sales, are setup costs and production costs.

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Achievement gap theory and affirmative action in MBA education

The impact of Affirmative Action on the Professional Success of African-American MBA Graduates Affirmative action as it stands in the professional and business sphere has generated a wide spectrum of controversy.

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Gender, urban planning, and identity in San Francisco neighborhoods

Both of these articles look at problems in urban planning combined with how different areas attract and support certain genders.

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Affirmative action's effects on employee selection, recruitment, and retention

The modern industrial society we know today is very different from hundreds of years ago where the majority of individuals worked for themselves on a farm, as a baker or in some other self-employment capacity. Once people begin to labor for others, that's when problems began.

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