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Organizational failures and communication breakdowns in the Challenger disaster

Is any one part, group or organization responsible for the disaster? On January 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger exploded minutes after it took off from the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Union membership decline in the United States since the 1950s

When unions were first introduced, membership in the United States rose steadily, but has declined sharply over the last few decades.

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Michie Slaughter's seven principles for building entrepreneurial organizations

Keys to Shaping the Entrepreneurial Organization," is a summary of all the things about making one's own way in business that the author, Michie P. Slaughter, learned from his mentors.

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LG Corporation's strategic planning and strategy-in-action implementation

A close analysis of the strategy-in-action approach reveals that it has several loopholes that make in not a preferred choice for managers of large corporation such as LG.

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The four management functions and required managerial skills

The contemporan manager is faced with a wide array of challenges. he/she must for instance intensify his efforts to ensure higher levels of customer satisfaction, employee integration or organizational competitiveness.

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Masculinity, violence, and tradition in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

Okonkwo, one of the most respected leaders of the village of Umuofia and Umuofia'a greatest warrior, is a man who believes in the value of masculinity -- in masculine violence and domination. His father, Unoka, was a weak, fearful and artistic man, who engaged in a profligate lifestyle.

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Traditional and modern values in Whale Rider, the Namesake, and Metamorphosis

The struggle between traditional and modern values has been a major subject in art and literature throughout the modern age, and especially in the latter half of the twentieth century and the twenty-first century.

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Soviet media control and the unintended consequences of glasnost

From 1909 to 1991 were defined as political instruments by the Communist Party leadcrship to further political and ideological aims. Directed from above, the structure of the Soviet communication system reflected the understanding of media as a specialization and mobilization force.

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The Treaty of Lisbon's implementation and early impact on European Union operations

Treaty of Lisbon is the culmination of many years of negotiations highlighted by heated debates, compromise, and disappointments.

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Strategic management and organizational structure in a nursing home

An internship at a nursing home provides an excellent avenue for examining first hand the real-world applications of the concepts and theories of strategic management and organizational behavior.

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