Sheri Taylor
As a Single Parent, I've become a master of multi-tasking. I've worked in Managment for over 10 years and graduted with a BS of 3.92 GPA. I'm proof it can be done.
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How to Spend One Week in MichiganWhen planning a trip through Michigan it was very hard to decide what we should see and what we should wait for another trip. There are so many things to explore and see in Michigan and "All in the palm of your hand" -
Visit Jacks on the Waterfront on Michigan's Nautical Mile for Tiki TuesdaysIt's Summer time, and its come time for Tiki Tuesdays. Jacks on the Waterfront is the hot spot for Tiki Tuesdays. -
Wearing Jewelry Could Be Your Home Based BusinessWhat woman doesn't love to wear jewelry? I know both my daughter and I do! Many women across America are hosting parties and selling a line of jewelry product called Lia Sophia. -
A Business Opportunity or a Way to Purchase Wholesale? Power PopsLooking to lose weight for the summer, well you may wish to try power pops. This is a very interesting product as it gets you to eat candy to lose weight. (I wonder what you family dentist would say about this.) -
Are You a Business Opportunity Junkie??" I run into people quite frequently who are desperately seeking to find the quick fix to their financial problems, but they don't seem to take the time to research.
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Key Traits to Be Able to Work at Home SuccessfullyBy keeping this in mind, that it is a business, when your work doesn't get done that means your job is at stake and you won't be eating over the next week!
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Crucial Questions You Should Ask Before Committing to a New Business OpportunityWhen looking at a new business opportunity, there are a few steps involved to be sure you are able to select the best opportunity for you.
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A Business Opportunity for You and Your Family: The Big Yellow Box, by CrayolaIf you are considering this as a business, one consultant put it best, "I don't necessarily think that Big Yellow Box is "better" than other companies. I love it because it is different. " -
An Online College Degree, Are They Worth the Cost?What is your online college degree worth?
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Ergonomic Review of the WorkstationsAlthough this may seem like an extreme cost to the company, by providing Ergonomic workstation we can "reduced workers' compensation costs and absenteeism, and increase productivity" in the workplace.
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Key Roles of a Project ManagerThey key role of a project manager will be to execute all aspects of putting together trade shows. This includes overseeing all staff members involved on the project.
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Project Management: How We Can Apply PMBOK to a Trade ShowThe possible impact if any of these steps are missed could result in loss of sales during the trade show, sales personnel not are prepared, hand-outs or demonstrations not be ready.
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Good Managers, Good Systems - Supply Chain ManagementGood Managers inspires their followers to accomplish shared goals. They shape the organizations values and lead the company into the future. There are 12 characteristics that good quality managers demonstrate.
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Project Management ToolsDepending on the size of the project, software tools may not always be necessary. The bigger and more involved the project is, the more useful these types of tools will become.
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8 Steps to Developing a Training SessionFocusing on the Executive Position to the President, in the training process we are going to focus on two areas, one technical in nature and the other administrative in nature.
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Sales and Marketing: Internal CustomersAs an employee, there are many occasions whereby within a company, the employee's and/ or departments are the customers.
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Marketing and Sales: Businesses or Consumers and Dealing with Objections?As the new role of the salesperson to add new business to the company the discussion has come up if I would prefer the approach of adding Businesses or Consumers, or both and why?
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Sales People and Their Customer ServiceRegardless of what size your company is, it is already important to train all levels of employees about customer service and how to interact with customers.
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What Does Risk Management Mean in the Context of Project Management?While every attempt should be made to identify the risks during the planning stages, "one missed risk, can lead to many missed risks"
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Selling to StakeholdersIn order to determine the important of the stakeholders in the project, we first must identify their influence in the project along with their interest in the project. (Boutelle, 2004).
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Risk IdentificationRisk identification starts at the beginning of the project and continues though the project until the project is complete.
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What is Risk Monitoring and Control?The key to Risk Monitoring and Control is communication among the team members, identifying potential risks bringing them to the project team, analyzing the risks, and planning for them as they arise.
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What Are Stakeholders?By understanding the stakeholders in the project, you can then determine how you deal with those stakeholders to satisfy their needs and desires for the outcome of the project.
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A Link Between Employee's and ManagementOver the past couple of months, I have investigated complaints from the hourly employee's that management has not been keeping their promises concerning employee training and promotion.
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Team and Interpersonal Skills DevelopmentIn this article you will find an example of diagnostics process and change strategies for team and interpersonal skills. In this example I take a company that is looking to increase sales by 50% over the next quarter and address common issues that happen among departments.
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Team and Interpersonal SkillsWhat interpersonal skills are required to build team cohesion? To explain why interpersonal skills are important to a team, and what is the purpose for developing teams within the organization and how can teams help create cohesion between management and employees?
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Analysis of Soft Skills for Team DevelopmentWhereby, each member of the team is bringing a different background, cultural and economic experience to the table.
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This Could Be a Current Promotion in Your Kids School!When you get home from work one day, your 17-year old daughter comes flying into the living room, very excited. A large car manufacturer has approached her school.
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Job Burn Out!It is all too often of a response of a company losing money to cut back on employee's instead of increasing sales.
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The Best Employee Reviews: 360 Degree ReviewTo give an over view of what the 360 degree review is, it is basically a way to give performance reviews, but instead of coming from one person, it can include multiple peers giving their evaluations.
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Motivation of Employee'sIn this example of how to motivate employees, we will use the position of clerical assistant. Many small business and sales positions have assistants that work for them or a group of people.
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Indie Film Industry Comes to Hamtramck MichiganAnyone interested in the Indie film industry Making Great films and getting them to distribution is their goal.
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Organization's Culture and Structure ChangeAs a company grows and the market grows or expands, a company may be forced to change.
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Project Staff TeamI will discuss discussion change and how it can alter or enhance my conception of effective work groups. Identify the elements of group effectiveness that I may be able to influence.
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Leadership StylesAfter looking at the major theories and models of leadership, I have concluded that in our current situation of being a supervisor of the clerical assistant for the department, that the best suited leadership theory for my own personal style would be the Path-Goal Theory.
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THE 4 P'S - PRODUCT, PRICE, PROMOTION and PLACEMENTOur positioning statement......
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Risk Management IntegrationThis memo is to outline how an Engineer and Technologist / Programmer could integrate risk management into their jobs.
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Organizational Structures and BehaviorWith each type of organization structure it has its advantages and disadvantages. These disadvantages can affect the company's bottom line.
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Market Segment, Market Targeting, Positioning, and DifferentiationI have researched several consumer-focused companies, such as Home Depot, Jelly Belly, Ben & Jerry's, Starbucks and Amazon to show you how other companies are using these techniques.
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Types of AccountantsAccounting is goes much deeper than just doing taxes and financial statements.
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How Far Should a Person Bend to Accommodate the Culture of Another?What happens when it becomes costly to accommodate the culture of another? Educating our sales force can be considered to be costly.
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Self - Management SkillsThese skills include decision making, learned willingness, self assessment, self-discipline, self-marking, and stress resistance.
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Power Tools, Tangentially Related Industries and Its Effects on the PEPTThe power tool industry is a seasonal industry, with sales increasing for the Professional, Do it yourselfer and Commercial products in the summer.
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Are You Being Paid Enough? Job Salaries DiscussionWe live in a society where it takes money to look good, to wear the right shoes and cloths, drive the right care, live in the right house.
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Preparation of the Business Plan for a Company in the Power Tool IndustryI foresee a conceptualized vision of the company as one that is focused on developing and bring the best quality power tools to the market.
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Business Strategies for New Parent Company'sBy applying Lewin's three-step process to change, a manager can guide its employees though change in an organization.
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A Marketing View on Two Top Strategic Objectives in the Portable Electric Power Tools (PEPT)During the continuing process of strategic management process, we will need to isolate each step individually in order to study the effectiveness of the process. It will be an ongoing process whereby we have the formulation, implementation and evaluation.
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What Roles Do Financial Institutions Play in Financial Intermediation?Businesses as well as governments sell securities to the public to raise money. In time, investors may sell the securities to other investors.
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Doing Business in a Foreign Host CountryThese are my real life experiences and opinions of how the company could have handled worker issues better. I will also detail additional costs that were incurred and the details and planning that took place over a two year period.
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Common Mistakes in Doing Business InternationallyThese mistakes were made because someone didn't take the time to understand the market they were selling to.
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Organizational Structure, Which Best Suits Your Company in a Global MarketAs a company grows internationally we can expect to see a companies organization grow as well.
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A Medical Equipment Companies Global Expansion, Three Potential CountriesThe three countries I have identified for further consideration and expansion into them is China, Japan and Canada.
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Competition in the Power Tool IndustryAfter reviewing the competition for the in the Power Tool Industry, we have identified 4 main competitors; Black and Decker, Makita, Bosch, and Porter Cable.
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Ionic Breeze, by Sharper Image, Product ReviewI will cover why the ad convinced me and what my expectations are about the product because of the ad.
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Major Forms and Theoretical Causes of Social DevianceAs a society we will need to focus more on the rehabilitation than the punishment of the crimes.
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Who Should Have to "take a Good Ass Chewing" at Their Job?This is an act is an unprofessionally way to handle yourself in the workplace.
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Doing What is Legal and Ethical in the Business WorldIn this paper I will give four examples that DWI could face in its day-to-day business doing what we have to do and doing what is the right.
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Drilling for Oil in IraqWith the reconstruction of Iraqi government into a democratic country, this leaves many business opportunities to do business in Iraqi.
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The 900 Number - TelecommunicationsIn order for our local phone companies to be ethically and morally correct, I would recommend the board of directors of a local phone company that we make courtesy calls once a consumers phone bill reached over $100.00 in fees due to 900 number calling.
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Public and Private Law Ramifications for Cruise ShipsWe will discuss the public and private law ramifications for when cruise ship employee's rob their customers.
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An Overview of Corporate Criminal ScandalsDuring the 1920's companies would often sell stocks and bonds with on the basis of promising high profits.
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To Manage a Diverse Team of ManagersThe way we cope with this diversity of managers is being able and willing to modify company policy and/or standards to meet the needs of the culture we are working with.
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A Link Between Marketing Strategies and Organizational Structure.From the research I have done on these companies, the organizational structure when expanding globally did not change.
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International Strategic Management PracticesAnother consideration we will need to face at a company is whether to expand though distributors or to sell directly.
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What Are Some Obstacles to Successful International Economic Policy Coordination?The trade deficit is not geographical balanced.
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International Sanctions, Tariffs, Quotas, and Trade RestrictionsDo you agree with trade restrictions? Trade restrictions are used to protect local industry.
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Hometown Newspaper, Large Scale Economic IssuesThe news article will include issues such as why the U.S. has run a merchandise trade deficit since the 1980's; the current deficit problems we are facing; the trade of the international investment position of the U.S.
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Is the Lending the Funds from the IMF to Distressed Countries Hurting These Countries?In my opinion, the lending the funds to those countries that are hunting is only hurting the country more.
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International Trade an Opportunity Or/and a Threat to WorkersLocal governments may not have policy's set up to protect workers against from being over worked or doing very dangerous tasks for little or no pay.
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Risk Management SimplifiedWhen dealing with risks, we must assess each one carefully to ensure the risk is worth the reward.
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Different Forecasting ApproachesFinancial statement forecasting is commonly referred to as "pro forma financial statements"
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What Does a Company's Cost of Capital Represent?We need to look at how each type of cost of capital in order to understand how to calculate the cost.
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Deciding Which Type of E-Commerce to Pursue?We can look at 4 different types of sites, by looking at the strengths and weaknesses of these sites, we can determine which type of site would best fit the needs of the company.
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Security for the Small Buisness, a Realistic ApproachKeeping our type of business in mind, and the clients we will be dealing with. We should overly secure customers personal data, such as credit card numbers, Business License numbers and other personal information that could cause someone else harm if that data is lost.
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E-Business, Strategies for MarketingThe "Hot Topic", Internet Marketing, is exactly what we need to discuss and decide what is the best course of action for E-businesses. I've outlined the marketing strategies that were discussed at our local network meeting.
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Selling, Anticipate Changes in the Market and Plan According to Adapt to These Changes.In order to identify company's potential, frame its mission statement, execute its value proposition, and set achievable strategic objectives, it is necessary to perform an analysis of the direct general economic indices that are used to forecast sales of the PEPT.
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How to Survive Group Projects in SchoolThe most important thing to keep in mind is communication. Be sure that the group leader communicates to its team members what is expected of them and team members communicate any problems that may arise so that the group leaders can assist them.
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How to Build Teams for a Global Company with Geographic RemotenessTo build trust, you would need to have them be a part of the creation of the newly formed global sales teams.
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Performance Issues Among TeamsOne of the best ways to improve poor performances is to have contests among the teams and role-play.
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HR Program for Cross-Cultural SupervisorsOur first priority should be to open the lines of communication within the teams to unsure we don't have to deal with these types of situations in the future.
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Why Multinational Companies Seek to Invest in Developing Countries.This guide will help you understand why multinational companies seek to invest in developing countries.
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Investing in Sirius Satellite RadioI feel this new Satellite Radio is similar to the explosion of cable television. Cable television, was commercial free, and skirted its way around rules and regulations of publicly broadcasted television.
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An Overview of the Power Tool IndustryBosch, Makita, Porter-Cable, and Black and Decker.
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Interaction Skills in a TeamIn today's business world more interaction among people from diverse cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds than ever before is necessary.
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What Does Mexico Have to Gain and Lose from Companies Operating in Mexico?A stable macroeconomic country is important when a country wishes to trade globally, it needs to have a stable financial market.
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A Company (Acme Automotive) Doing Business in MexicoThis guide will help employees understand the economic experiences of Mexico since NAFTA.
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Clothing Sales, Do Customers Shop Online More Than at Clothing Stores?Null hypothesis: clothing store spending=online spending Alternative Hypothesis: clothing store spending>online spending.
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Interest of the Stakeholders of a Company for Operating in MexicoFriction costs can arise in Multinational corporations when the public sees practices of the firm as exploitative or unethical.
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An Intake on a Company's President Vested InterestThe role of the board of directors is to have a group that is independent from management that looks out for the interest of the stakeholders.
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Who is Poor in the U.S.?We live in the land of opportunity, and I am going to explain why I struggle with what some suggest as we keep the poor, poor and the rich get richer.
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Work Process Improvement AnalysisOur primary goal is to have responsive Supply Chain using a lead-time strategy to be able to better service our customers with a location in the north east part of the United States.
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How Are Our Children Being Raised in Northville, MichiganThis data will help me recommend types of social services that the community may wish to make available.
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Child Labor Laws in the United StatesIn the United States, child labor was outlawed because it was exploitive and deprives children of a chance to get an education.
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Multi-racial Groups and Their Self-PerceptionsIn developing nations, or 3rd world counties as some may call it, children work to help run family farms and learn other useful skills that they might not otherwise learn.
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Grand Theft Auto in Detroit, MichiganDetroit hits almost every category of crime above the national average.
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Kantianism is the Theory that Looks at the Intent of the Person's ActionsAlthough we can use the words Ethical and Morally almost interchangeable, when it comes to ethics in the law there are two schools of thought. The thought is that the law and ethics govern two different realms, being private and public life.
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Corporate Responsibility and Social ResponsibilityLaws that govern our nation do not only require corporate responsibility, but an economic responsibility for the community it is located in. To be accepted by society it is expected that companies that do well to give back to the community.
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Ohio Summer Camp for the Non Sport Kids - Expedition EarthExpedition Earth is the summer camp for great acitivites for the non-sporty kid!
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Plagiarism and How We Deal with it in Everyday Life and BusinessTo avoid plagiarism we must give credit where credit is due when we use other people's ideas, opinion or theories.
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Ethical Policies in the MediaThis paper was originaly created in August of 2006 for my Ethics class at Colorado Technical University.
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Dell Battery RecallThis paper was created for my Ethics class in September, 2006 at the Colorado Technical University.
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Ethics in Multinational Media CorporationsThis paper was written in September, 2006 for my Ethics class at the Colorado Technical University.