and promising national markets two of the most crucial elements in the strategic decision regarding market-entry are the level of corruption and existing trade barriers. One form of corruption that is crucially important to firms is the theft of intellectual property. In particular‚ software piracy has become a hotly debated topic due to the deep costs and vast levels of piracy around the world. The purpose of this paper is to assess how laissez-faire trade policies and corruption affect national software
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The significance of taxation. Today‚ the tax subsidy is major feature of the U.S. health care market. Results suggest that the tax subsidy increased the growth of group insurance‚ particularly among union members and employed persons. This is a critical effect because group insurance is not only less expensive than individual insurance‚ but it is also easier to obtain‚ and households with access to group health insurance are far more likely to purchase health insurance coverage than those without
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Stigmatization of Intellectual Disabilities Why are intellectual disabilities stigmatized‚ and why do they continue to persist in the present day? This is a subject that is very dear to me‚ because I have interacted with people affected by these stigmas first hand. When I was in high school‚ I volunteered at a Special Olympics event every fall. Being at this event and working with the athletes really opened my eyes to the realities of the everyday struggles that people affected by these illnesses
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‘The strategic importance of knowledge management and intellectual capital has become increasingly central to the development and sustainability of a business’s competitive advantage.’ Explain what is meant by this statement. Illustrate your answer with examples from one organisation with which you are familiar. “The only certainty is uncertainty” 1 with this in mind the knowledge and intellectual capital of an organisation is a critical factor in defining competitive advantage and a key strategic
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different because of their political systems and military systems. They were similar and different in so many ways. The City-States of Greece and The Persian Empire had great educational systems. Both were prodigies in warfare and solving problems in their own countries. They had unbelievable ideas of warfare like the Persians lining up ships and putting planks of wood over them and marching 70‚000 men across the sea‚ or the Greeks funnelling the massive army of Persians into a canyon were their
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An executive summary for managers and executive readers can be found at the end of this article Commercializing intellectual property: a university-industry alliance for new product development Cyril M. Logar Professor of Marketing‚ West Virginia University‚ Morgantown‚ West Virginia‚ USA Thomas G. Ponzurick John R. Spears Professor of Marketing‚ Department of Marketing‚ West Virginia University‚ Morgantown‚ West Virginia‚ USA Research Associate‚ West Virginia University‚ Morgantown‚ West
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The development of the Greek polis--whether a military oligarchy in Sparta or democracy in Athens--allowed citizens to participate in political issues. This concept of the "rule by the people‚" mainly in Athens‚ gave the citizens a sense of freedom and harmony. Greeks applied the label "polis" to all of the states‚ regardless of their political distinctions‚ because each was a koinonia‚ a community. After this period‚ the concept of the polis began to change. The regulation of power changed‚ along
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The Importance of Burial in Greek Religion For the most part‚ the Greeks did not believe in a different afterlife for the good or bad—i.e.‚ no heaven or hell. In their view‚ the afterlife was almost universally grim; the important detail for the dead was whether they were buried or unburied. Those who did not receive proper funeral rites were doomed to wander by the river Styx‚ the entrance to the Underworld‚ for eternity; their souls could never be at rest. Thus‚ denying burial to a corpse
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Significance of the Study Researchers. The study will improve and develop the compliance of respondents from the data gathered and insights elicited as a basis for their planning‚ implementation and evaluation. Nurses. This research may help the nurses to conduct and supplement information to the respondents through community health teaching regarding oral contraceptives specifically compliance of oral contraceptives users. Health Care Provider/ Physicians. They will be able to provide all
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purpose of a state in ancient Greek philosophy and Machiavelli’s political thought Introduction What is a state? In different times in different places different people understood the meaning of this word in a different way. Definition for this term was being gathered for ages modifying and evaluating as the times went by (already since the times of Ancient Greece (beginning ~1000 BC)). It can be explained by differences in level of knowledge people had‚ political situation‚ and “moods” which
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