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Managing scope, cost, and human resources in a Keppel shipyard project

In the past, the role of the human resource (HR) department was generally restricted to the hiring and firing of staff (Huczyniski & Buchanan, 1996).

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Maria Bailey's misrepresentation of her business through consequentialist and deontological ethics

Maria Bailey clearly and blatantly misrepresented the size of her start-up business, but shrugged it off saying she knew what she was "capable of doing" and just wanted to show potential clients "what we were going to be," rather than tell them the truth about how fledgling her business actually…

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Supply chain management implementation and effectiveness in manufacturing organizations

This chapter aims to give an outline and scope of the study that will be undertaken in this work. The study lays out the issues faced by manufacturing organizations when it comes to the management of supplies, inventory, operations and distribution.

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Pedagogy for understanding in special education technology instruction

Almost thirty years ago, the American federal government passed an act mandating the availability of a free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children.

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United States attitudes toward European defense after the Cold War

In December of 1991, the Soviet Union - Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire" - ceased to exist. Communism was dead. The Cold War over. Long live freedom and democracy! The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was replaced by a weak and impoverished federation of fifteen republics. America stood alone.

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Motivating NBA players: the Memphis Grizzlies example

The game of basketball, primarily, involves the continuous struggle of the teams for about 45 minutes in defending their sides, while striking the ball at the demarcated floor, hanging on and throwing efficiently to the basket.

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Dell's global operations and product strategy

Dell Inc. The head office of Dell is at Austin, Texas at the same place where the company was based. Dell Americas is also located in Texas, which is the regional business unit for the United States, Canada and Latin America.

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American patriotism following Pearl Harbor and September 11 attacks

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and George W. Bush used similar policies to combat further attacks and unite the nation

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Nurse perceptions of a new sickle cell disease program at Yale New Haven Hospital

Nurses Perception: Effects of the New Sickle Cell Disease Program on the Management and Care Ofadults With Sickle Cell Disease

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Soviet recruitment of the Cambridge Five spy network

Jeffrey Burds, Chapter 19 of World of the Shadows: An International History of Espionage (The Golden Age of Soviet "Illegals")

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