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Addressing leadership in public organizations from two perspectives, Van Wart (business and public administration, California State U.-San Bernardino) details the competencies that organizational lead
Now in its third edition, this guide to sustainable business practices has been revised to reflect changes in population density, resources, economic growth and globalization concerns that have arisen
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Traces the development of American minority group relations, beginning with the arrival of white Europeans and moving through the 18th and 19th centuries and the explosion of immigration and its atten
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As Japan moves from a "catch-up" strategy to a post-developmental stage, it is changing its actions and reactions both in terms of international political economy and domestic policy
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