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Texaco and Chevron's ethical dilemma in apartheid South Africa

The case study involves two U.S. corporations, Texaco and Standard Oil (now Chevron), who operated an oil refinery in South Africa called the Caltex plant.

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Cosmetic plastic surgery for teenagers: ethical and legal concerns

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in 2007, more than 87,000 teenagers had cosmetic surgery; and that number has grown exponentially since.

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Historical development of the corporate form in America and Europe

Establishing a precise date for the beginning of the corporate form of doing business is subject to considerable debate. There are vestiges of businesses that operated as a continuous organization with changing memberships dating from ancient times.

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Youth LifeLine America's comprehensive approach to youth empowerment

The profiled organization is Youth LifeLine America, http://www.youthlifelineamerica.com. The organization is a not-for-profit 501 c3 tax-exempt status and domiciled in O'Fallon Missouri, United States.

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Contemporary leadership challenges in hyperconnected and diverse organizations

What are the biggest challenges that the leaders of today and tomorrow have to face? Leaders of today and tomorrow cannot rest on the assumption that a position authority will allow them to continue serving in a position of power.

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Eligibility and rationale for a food service management degree

I have selected the degree program that leads to a Bachelors of Science in the area of Food Service Management Business. Specifically, they are ..(Pl fill the names of the degree and the college applied here)

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Marsh & McLennan's response to fraud allegations and leadership reform

"Staggered" by accusations that it cheated its customers, Marsh & McLenan Companies, "the world's biggest broker of commercial insurance," released a statement on November 9, 2001 that it was going to be forced to lay off 3,000 employees in the coming months.

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Ethical failures and prevention in the Bernie Madoff fraud case

The objective of this study is to identify the ethical issues and questions in the Madoff fraud case.

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Larry Page's leadership and Google's innovative organizational culture

Larry Page is the current CEO of Google, and one of the company's co-founders, along with Sergey Brin. The rampant success of Google in its short life makes it one of the most fascinating companies, and even during the period where Page was not CEO he was a strong influence over the company.

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Whistleblowing in corporate culture: Kim Emigh and WorldCom

Whistle blowing refers to denunciation of fraud or wrongdoing in a company by the company's employee.

~10 min read

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