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The accounting function and financial analysis at General Motors

This paper will be aimed at providing a full background of the financial situation at General Motors, focusing on the role of the accounting function within this organization and the results it produces. The paper will be structured in five different chapters.

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Self-monitoring scale and personal need for structure assessment

Purpose of the Assessment: The purpose of the self-monitoring scale is to determine how sensitive the subject is to the expressive behavior of others, and the subject's ability to modify self-presentation.

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Cultural diversity challenges for small multinational companies globally

At times, in their ignorance of another country's cultural values, business leaders of one company operating in other countries may crash head-on with leaders and employees. Ruth Benedict (1887-1948), U.S.

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Structural adjustment programs and foreign direct investment in Bolivia

Structural adjustment programs are meant to help countries pay down their debt and have more capital, trade, and cash flow. This is done so that they can be not only more economically sound but so they can offer more to other countries, as well.

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Year-round versus traditional school calendars and student achievement

Continued interest in improving educational achievement has prompted school districts across the nation to consider alternatives to the traditional nine-month school calendar.

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Executive Order 12898 and the environmental justice movement

The objective of this work is to examine whether the issuance of Executive Order 12898 in 1994 has made a recognizable difference in assisting the environmental justice movement reach its goal of achieving environmental protection for all communities.

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MGM Mirage's business strategy and competitive position in hospitality

Today's companies strive to achieve, maintain and consolidate a high competitive position within the market and within their industry. They manage this through a full satisfaction of the customers' needs and wants.

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Points-based licensing and violations reduction for airfield drivers

ASSIGNING POINTS to AIRFIELD DRIVERS LICENSE REDUCE NUMBER of DRIVING VIOLATIONS? The aviation industry has evolved from its humble origins just over a century ago to become one of the most important resources for many countries around the world today.

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Generational boundary dissolution in adoptive families

Generational boundary dissolution presents as a crisis in many families. Generational boundaries are important for the development of the individual, within the framework of the family system. The area of generational boundaries is a relatively new concept in the field of family therapy.

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Leadership styles across organizational and societal cultures

The focus of all leadership research shifting from traditional to transactional models of leadership has charisma as the central concept (Pillai, Schriesheim, & Williams, 1999).

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