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Good and Bad Relationships

be able to trust one another in any kind of relationship. They must be able to trust each other to keep their promises, trust the ...

Safety and Health

also places emphasis on the role of ongoing training and self improvement. Even if we look at commercial models for the way an org...

Examining Ancient Civilizations

extant of the distinctive grey geometric ware produced in Crete during this period. Towards...

Failed Information Technology Project at Washington Mercy Hospital

but fails to deliver in terms of system response. The hospital and its IT contractor, DCS, are entering non-binding mediation in ...

Organizational Change

been present in older civilizations such as the ancient Greek or Chinese societies (Haralambos and Holborn, 2004, Bilton et al, 20...

Why EMI and Glaxo Achieved Such Different Results in the Medical Industry Despite High Levels of Innovation

their developments to be a commercial success. One area of criticism that is often seen where companies fail is the failure to inv...

The Importance of Being on Time for Appointed Military Duty

to be found. At times, this means that the person on duty has to remain on duty for an extended period of time; or it can mean tha...

HUMAN RESOURCES AND SUCCESS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

proximity to Cisco or Cisco-owned companies (Goldblatt, 1999). In addition to examining a potential acquisition targets books, Cis...

Hansa Pilsner Case Study; Marketing Questions

address issues such as the markets failure to understand exactly what a pilsner beer was, these meant consumers did not have a rea...

Rationale for an Executive Health Spa

in effecting total relaxation, serenity and wholeness healing techniques, which is the reason it is described here. The Cen...

Munich Putsch Failure

groups that had formed at the time. The police had chosen to use their power to protect the rights of groups such as these rath...

Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson's Domestic Policies

first State of the Union, Kennedy remarked: "We take office in the wake of seven months of recession, three and one-half years of ...

Japan's Post 1991 Reform Failure

the crisis took place, they were all but a part of an even bigger force: the fact that a majority of Asian countries are all seeki...

American Society and the Distribution of Health Care

In six pages health care system distribution in the United States is considered in a discussion of why the Clinton proposal failed...

Reasons for Small Business Failure

establish and maintain a sound strategy also could be added (Anonymous, 1999). Fewer numbers of businesses even attempt to survi...

Failed Vietnam Policy of the US

all kinds of arms and munitions. In their relations with Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, each member of the Geneva Conference undertak...

Democratic and Nondemocratic States and the Concepts of Sanctions v. Rights

In three pages this essay uses the example of Bosnia in a consideration of why sanctions fail in nondemocratic states with inalien...

The Role of the Executive and Legislative Branches in Foreign Policy Decisions

This paper examines the role played by the executive and legislative branches of the US government in foreign policy decisions. T...

Failed Reconstruction Following the US Civil War

two was difficult. Healing did not come quickly or easily. Hatred between the two entities continued to exist. The South did no...

Higher Education Plans of George W. Bush

In a paper consisting of seven pages Bush's higher education policy proposals are discussed and include an advance memo of major i...

Failure of Intergroup Contacts and Prejudice Reduction

In eight pages this paper discusses why intergroup contacts fail to reduce social prejudice. Eight sources are cited in the bibli...

Martin Luther's Successful Reformation

In five pages this paper discusses Martin Luther's successful Reformation movement in terms of why his succeeded where others incl...

Three Essays on a High School Education

In this research paper consisting of five pages an examination of three essays taken from the multicultural text Rereading America...

A Review of Getting to Yes Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

A 5 page review of the the book Getting to Yes Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. This paper highlights the usefulness of t...

Analyzing the Book Sex on the Brain by Deborah Blum

The writer analyzes the book Sex on the Brain by Deborah Blum and gives a chapter by chapter synopsis. The writer concludes the pa...

The Golden Notebook by Lessing

In three pages this paper discusses children being failed by women as portrayed in the 1962 book. Three sources are cited in the ...

A Review of The Puritan Dilemma

A 5 page essay reviewing the book by Edmund Sears Morgan. This book explores the life of John Winthrop. 1 source....

A Rview of Speaking Into the Air

A 5 page review and analysis of the book by John Durham Peters' book Speaking Into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communicatio...

Outlining a House of Lords' Appeal

In six pages a case that failed to launch a successful appeal, the 1987 Chapman & Another v CPS Computer Group PLC case, is ar...

Schools and Gender Bias

the boys can get in there and do their work" (2). The authors ask the reader to imagine how discriminatory it might seem if the te...