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Ironically, the definition of the term “definition essay” is not very specific.  Definition essays are short pieces of writing on a particular topic.  However, not every essay on a topic can be properly labeled a definition essay.  Instead, a definition essay is an attempt to describe the topic thoroughly enough for the reader to understand it very well and might be compared to an encyclopedia entry for the topic.  Any of our example essays could provide a good start on a definition essay about the topic.  However, we have collected a sample of our best definition essays and included them below to help you explore the genre.  

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Paper Undergraduate
Theoretical perspectives of criminal behavior and control
There are psychological, sociological, and biological theories concerning criminality and white-collar crime. By understanding how these theories interact the security manager can develop a policy to reduce potential opportunities for employees to engage in white-collar criminal activities. One key to controlling white-collar crime is that the employees know that honesty is monitored and rewarded and instances of theft and fraud have high probabilities of being discovered. Preventing white-collar crime is not so much about having sanctions and rules to follow but setting the right environment for the employees that does not allow opportunities for exploitation to take place (Coenen 2013). The security manager cannot control for or directly manipulate the biological foundations of crime in individuals but can produce an organizational environment that allows for learning of attitudes and behaviors that promote honesty and deter selfish and criminal behaviors.
Essay Doctorate
Integration of Six Sigma and project management for organizational improvement
This paper is a critical review of the relevant literature in whether integration of six sigma and project management improves results. This paper researches the primary literature pertaining to the question and then critically analyzes each source, writes a review of each case, and suggest future directions for the particular field of study.
Paper Undergraduate
Measuring student engagement with mathematics through dependent variables and test items
This paper looks at a range of tools and methods for quantitative analysis within the realm of the social sciences. This paper examines the structure and benefits of a range scaling methods and explores the difference between a variety of research design constructions. Finally, this paper examines the difference between causality and correlationality.
Essay Doctorate
Clinical decision support systems in healthcare organizations
This paper discusses clinical decision support systems, which have increasingly been integrated into health care organizations. The first two sections provide a basic overview and description of these systems and their use in the health care sector. The second part explores the value of these systems in helping advanced practice nurses in making informed decisions and providing quality health care.
Paper Undergraduate
A five-year career development plan to become a human resource manager
This paper discusses a five-year career development plan in the human resource department with the career goal of becoming a HR manager who will link human capital management with the organization’s real work. The plan includes a discussion of various aspects including career goal and objectives, promotional opportunities for career growth, methods of career management, and job satisfaction attributes. The final two sections identify three action steps to reaching the stated career goals and objectives and potential barriers to reaching these goals and objectives.
Paper Masters
Generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting standards
In the 21st century, particularly after a combination of the Global Recession and issues surrounding companies like Enron and Arthur Anderson, there has been a new paradigm about accounting in the media, for…
Essay Doctorate
Greidanus's approach to selecting and preaching biblical texts
This paper consists of a chapter-by-chapter summary of the theological work The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text. As Greidanus (1988) in his title implies, the book is an attempt to guide modern preachers to make the Bible interesting and alive to modern congregants without losing the true purpose and intention of the holy text.
Paper Undergraduate
Humanism as a reaction to behaviorism in psychology
One can define humanism as a school of thought or belief system which connects to both the fields of philosophy and ethics and which places a focus on the power of the individualism.
Essay Doctorate
Schedule and risk management for children's toy product development
This paper discusses project scheduling and risk management, which are important components of project management. The first section provides a project schedule that defines what the project will do, each necessary task and a timeframe for it to be conducted, and a timeline through which each task will be completed. The second part focuses on risk management based on being part of a project risk team to help in the effective implementation of a project.
Paper Undergraduate
Google's acquisition of Groupon using net present value analysis
This paper is about finance, in particular a net present value ( NPV ) calculation and as well a discussion of a potential acquisition of Groupon by Google. The benefits and risks to shareholders of both companies is discussed in a long – form write – up on the merits of acquisitions.