What are the three requirements for a transaction to be covered under the Sale of Goods Act in British Columbia?
Do goods have to last a reasonable period of time under the Sale of Goods Act?
Are there any provisions of the Sale of Goods Act you are unable to contract out of in BC? List and explain.
give me answer in your own words
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Discuss the implications of the following statement: “…We came to believe that quality of care in facilities credentialed by the Joint Commission International (JCI) in foreign countries, and in India in particular, is as good as or better than that in the United States, and offers a 70-80 percent cost differential in many cases…”
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Question 1.
If, as Frederick Herzberg claims, money is not an effective motivator, why do so many organisations rely on pay to motivate employees?
Question 2.
In their work on power in organizations, John French and Bertram Raven propose five ‘bases of social power’. With reference to examples, discuss these five bases and explain how they might be seen in organizations.
Question 3.
According to Robert Michels, “Who says organization, says oligarchy”. With reference to theory and examples, explain the concept of oligarchy and how this might be seen in action in organisations.
Question 4.
Drawing on the work of David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney, discuss the differences in principle and practice between ‘problem solving’ in organizations and ‘appreciative inquiry’.
Question 5.
With reference to the work of Herbert Simon and Philip Selznick, and providing real-life examples, discuss the principles of rational decision making and explore the reasons for non-rational decision making.
Question 6.
Discuss the difference between power and authority and explore the characteristics of power in organisations and how it might be enhanced.
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BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
1 PAGE ESSAY QUESTION
(I'll give you thumbs up.)
What's the diferrence between presidential and parliamentary
systems of government?
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BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
1 PAGE ESSAY QUESTION
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In your opinion, should the same person be both CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors?
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1. Five samples of table legs produced in an automated cutting process were taken each hour for 20 hours. The length of a table leg in centimeters was measured, and yielded averages and ranges show in the below table. Assume the sample size (n) is 5.
Sample |
Avg Length () |
Range (R) |
1 |
95.72 |
1.0 |
2 |
95.24 |
0.9 |
3 |
95.18 |
0.8 |
4 |
95.44 |
0.4 |
5 |
95.46 |
0.5 |
6 |
95.32 |
1.1 |
7 |
95.40 |
0.9 |
8 |
95.44 |
0.3 |
9 |
95.08 |
0.2 |
10 |
95.50 |
0.6 |
11 |
95.80 |
0.6 |
12 |
95.22 |
0.2 |
13 |
95.56 |
1.3 |
14 |
95.22 |
0.5 |
15 |
95.04 |
0.8 |
16 |
95.72 |
1.1 |
17 |
94.82 |
0.6 |
18 |
95.46 |
0.5 |
19 |
95.60 |
0.4 |
20 |
95.74 |
0.6 |
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Choose a product you are familiar with. List the target market of that product, the behavior you would want consumers to do for that product, and the mental steps that may be necessary to move consumers to the behavior.
Hint, here are some other mental steps/intervening variables, communication objectives in addition to awareness - knowledge of a benefit, preferring one brand over another
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What rules concerning the formation of sales contracts would you change? Why?
provide summaries, NOT quotes,
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C. What serious biases or misassumptions do groups that are involved in inter-team conflict sometimes experience? How do these biases and prejudices affect the ability of teams to accomplish their goals? Support your discussion with at least two (2) external sources.
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A two paragraph minimum is required for each answer. 1. Defend or refute: Servant leadership should be conceptualized as a behavior rather than a trait. 2. What is the benefit to the leader of having a high quality relationship with employees? 3. Northouse writes, “In any decision-making situation, ethical issues are either implicitly or explicitly involved.” Give an example of a leadership decision that has explicit and implicit ethical dimensions. 4. While ethical behavior is important for everyone in an organization, why is it especially important for leaders?
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Max Tennyson is a small business owner, specializing in renting vacation cottages in Europe and Africa. Up to now, his business, Tennyson’s Travel, has been manageable with spreadsheets and manual records. All business has been conducted in the travel office or on the phone. TT has been experiencing phenomenal growth, at a rate of 25% a year. Max has only 3 employees currently but is now looking to expand the operations, up to 10 employees. He knows that he needs to automate the records and is unsure where to start. He also believes that he needs to create a website. Keep in mind that both the travel agents and customers would like to search the inventory using criteria, such as price, location, property type, number of bedrooms and how many people total can sleep in property.
Max hires you to analyze his business/industry and come up with a plan to automate his small business.
In a Word document memo, explain the problem or opportunity and define the project scope and constraints. (Word – PROJECT STATEMENT AND SCOPE)
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Evaluate the pros and cons of the following: Remaining with a government-operated system of administering airport security, versus returning to privately owned and operated, contracted airport security organizations. In your evaluation, consider factors that resulted in the creation of the Transportation Security Administration. Includein your discussion San Francisco International Airport’s ability to remain secure while utilizing a private company under contract with the federal government. As always, draw upon previous module knowledge to help you conduct your analysis.
Required pages: 2-3 pages
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Develop an EHR project charter and implementation plan, including the individuals that would be on the project team. Evaluate the primary risks and barriers you might encounter with some specific strategies to overcome those barriers.
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