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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Public Administration
Public Administration
Introduction
In a continuing effort to be responsive to residents' concerns and satisfaction, the Roanoke Housing and Redevelopment Authority requested the assistance of the Virginia Tech Center for Housing Research in assessing resident satisfaction. The approach developed with the Center was twofold: a series of focus groups ...
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Educational Attainment and Occupational Status within the Hispanic versus the Asian Group
Educational Attainment and Occupational Status within the Hispanic versus the Asian Group
We first examine the degree to which foreign birth explains the lower educational attainment of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans compared to whites. Although foreign birth is a partial ...
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The Wal-Mart Effect
As for exploiting employees, Michael J. Hicks study shows that there was in excess of a 40% fall in job turnover in retail trade after a Wal-Mart is constructed. Since job turnover is a direct reflection of employee satisfaction, Hicks study refutes the idea that Wal-Mart suppresses its ...
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management
EEO and Affirmative Actions
In the recent years Human Resource Management has gained a very crucial role in the society. The effective and smooth running of the entire organization is heavily dependent on the way human resource is managed throughout. For the efficient functioning of ...
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Chamary and Hurst “The Price of Silent Mutations”
Chamary and Hurst “The Price of Silent Mutations”
Thesis Statement
Growing body of evidence shows that 'silent' mutations do have effects on fitness, so are not silent at all.
Introduction
Silent mutations occur when the change of a single DNA nucleotide (A, T, C, ...
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Political socialization
Socialization in childhood has been extensively studied. Children first acquire warm feelings towards authority figures who might appear in fairy stories (such as queens and princesses). Similarly warm feelings to elected officials (presidents, prime ministers) emerge later, party identification later again, and something like a reasoned ideology not until ...
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Criminal Justice System
Criminal Justice System
Historically, each of the 13 original states has its own unique structure of the court. This independence continued after the American Revolution, as a result of the wide differences between the various states, some of which still exist today. Because each state adopted its ...
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Conflict Management
Conflict Management
In search of an article on conflict management at workplace, it was educational to come across an article that read; One topic that is of interest to most people in the workplace is conflict; how it works, how to avoid it, and how to deal with it when ...
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PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE
Physician Assisted Suicide
Physician Assisted Suicide
Introduction
A plea for death by the late Sue Rodriguez from British Columbia Canada, a patient with ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) with every intention of taking her own life. Sue was aided in her suicide by A Canadian Physician in violation ...
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Problem Sets
Circulatory shock, commonly known simply as shock, is a serious, life-threatening medical condition characterized by a decrease in tissue perfusion to a point at which it is inadequate to meet cellular metabolic needs. (Collins, 35-41) As the blood carries oxygen and nutrients around the body, reduced flow hinders the ...