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Definition and Use of Global Intellectual Property

experience is valuable only at the place where they work. It is not portable" (Drucker, 1999; p. 79). In contrast, knowledg...

Oligopolies and Monopolies

in technology, the number of companies already in the industry and their market positions, human capital, and more (Basto, Noyola-...

Policy Analysis and Systems Theory

to cybernetics and to systems dynamics, which demonstrate changes in a network of variables (Heylighen and Joslyn, 1992). Systems...

Real Wage Rates, Wage Differentials, and Human Capital Investment

to answer the call of marriage and motherhood, ultimately leaving the workforce not long after having what would be a tremendous a...

OPEC's Influence, Nation States, and Power

seen as having its routes in economic rather than military force. It is the power of trade embargos that have aided in seeking to ...

Management vs. Leadership

extend the list to five. Those functions are planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling. In the past, managers ha...

1939 to 1942 Blitzkrieg German Success

2, nd). At the same time, Russia and other countries were also designing and building lighter tanks that were also faster (World W...

Proposal on Distance Learning and 'Desocialization'

of distance education models. Ackley commented that Online instructors are often hired more for their technological skills than ...

Sport and Leadership

to be the same for leaders across contexts or cultures and second, some believe leadership skills cannot be taught or trained (Mar...

Employee Training and Organizational Learning Initiatives

TQM is as much at home in the services as it is in manufacturing. At the time that TQM was at its height...

NPO and Effects of the New Policy Agenda

Agenda (NPA) is an ideological preference for markets over state controls in the allocation of of scarce resources (Copestake, 199...

Definition and Examples of Virtual Communities

formation of a virtual community may occur in many environments and as a result of many different pull factors, from entertainmen...

Presidency of Teddy Roosevelt

the people", and that it was his responsibility and obligation to act on behalf of what was good for the nation - using whatever l...

Utilitarian Views on Homosexuality

Mills view of homosexuality and same sex marriage be? How would one construct an argument against the morality of homosexual sex ...

'First Follow Nature and 'An Essay on Criticism' by Alexander Pope

writes in lines 11 through 14: "In Poets as true Genius is but rare, / True Taste as seldom is the Critics share; / Both must alik...

Stress and Cardiovascular Reactivity

on the other hand are the event or situation which leads to certain physiological changes or reactions. Stressors can be ...

MODS

Anyone who has had the opportunity to spend time with an individual who has received a transplanted kidney, liver or even a heart,...

Racism and Social Stratification

who was once homeless. Individuals can go from that lowest category to the highest, but it is very rare. Social stratification is...

Definitions to Business Terms

then making sure the product is distributed in a fashion that is can be it for consumers to purchase. Unlike many business theori...

Educator Supervision and Appraisal

1993, p. 15). The purpose of supervision in any field is to "ensure that staff performance is up to standard, organisational and ...

God's Image and Genesis

under the dominion of God. However, nothing in scripture -- or history for that matter -- suggests that human beings are similar...

Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Lessons Learned From Them

a former assistant secretary of defense, in his report to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a dozen years ago....

Nottinghamshire Police Force and Accountability

the 1990s in a general sense, but critics say that there is a weakening in respect to community relations (Downing, Stepney & Jor...

Natural Law and How It Developed

also wrote that one could live justly only if they lived in a just society (Beck, n.d.). Plato had a number of caveats about a jus...

Socrates, Human Nature, the 'Good Life,' and Plato's Gorgias

interlocutor" which is consistent with the importance he places on self-knowledge as a way to attain good and happiness. Callicles...

Operations Management and IT, TQM, and JIT Effects

* Manufacturing flexibility is essential (Green and Inman, 2000). * Customers define quality (Green and Inman, 2000). * Team effor...

Biodiversity and Globalization's Impact

they were the same species, and researchers found 950 different varieties of beetles, where eighty percent of the species had been...

Analyzing the Bombing of Oklahoma City

may help one understand how and why the bombing of the Alfred P Murrah building occurred. Conflict theory, unlike functionalism o...

GE CEO Jack Welch and Lessons Learned from His Autobiography

This paper examines the corporate leadership climb of Jack Welch and the management techniques his autobiography provides with com...

Homeostasis and Universal Intelligence

and complimentary or alternative therapies (Chang, 2001). Travelbee (2002) in particular recognizes the spiritual dimension of ho...