Contract Design Decisions: An Empirical Analysis of Federal Contract Characteristics by Craig R. Smith Assistant Professor School of Public Administration & Policy Eller College of Management University of Arizona Tucson, AZ & Deanna Malatesta Assistant Professor School of Public and Environmental Affairs IUPUI Indianapolis, IN As American government expanded from its relatively humble origins, public administrators and managers had to seek out and employ additional methods to meet citizen
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES OUTSOURCING AT WILL: UNJUST DISMISSAL DOCTRINE AND THE GROWTH OF TEMPORARY HELP EMPLOYMENT David H. Autor Working Paper 7557 http://www.nber.org/papers/w7557 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 February 2000 The author is indebted to Daron Acemoglu, Joshua Angrist, John Donohue III, Edward Glaeser, John H. Johnson III, Lawrence Katz, Sendhil Mullainathan, Andrew Morriss, Richard Murnane, Stewart Schwab, Douglas
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Recognition in Financial Statements Securities and Exchange Commission 17 CFR Part 211 [Release No. SAB 101] Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission Action: Publication of Staff Accounting Bulletin Summary: This staff accounting bulletin summarizes certain of the staff's views in applying generally accepted accounting principles to revenue recognition in financial statements. The staff is providing this guidance due, in part, to the large number of
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Standard Bidding Document Procurement of Works Medium Contracts [With Provision For e-Submission] [For use in NCB/ICB for works up to Rs,500.00 Million] Public Procurement Monitoring Office Tahachal, Kathmandu August 2011 STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENT | | | | Preface This Standard Bidding
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Executive Summary Brenton-Cooper Medical Centre (BCMC) has outsourced its MRI operations to Quinte MRI, a seasoned and highly recognized MRI service provider. Unfortunately, after six weeks of operations Quinte MRI’s leased MRI machine is not meeting its expected outputs as projected and is causing concern to both Quinte MRI and BCMC which has begun to lose revenue via referrals away from its clinic. Further, BCMC’s reputation is now at risk which could result in additional loses to the centre.
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Remoteness of Damages in Torts Before we begin looking into the depth of the topic, let us start with a few definitions to draw out the basic structure of what all will we cover. 1) Tort – A tort is a civil wrong that causes unlawful harm to a person, giving them legal liability to sue the wrongdoer, or the ‘tortfeasor’. 2) Damages in Tort – These are the different forms of compensation usually given to a victim for injury or harm caused. 3) Remoteness – In Tort law, it is the set of rules
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Agreement, could be brought under applicable law. The Agreement applies, without limitation, to claims based upon or related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, defamation (including post-employment defamation or retaliation), breach of a contract or covenant, fraud, negligence, emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secrets, unfair competition, wages or other compensation claimed to be owed, breaks and rest periods, termination, tort claims, equitable claims, and all statutory
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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT This Independent Contractor Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of ___________________ (the “Effective Date”) by and between ____________________ (Independent Contractor), a INDIVIDUAL [individual/corporation/partnership/etc.] (the “Contractor”), and PORTERHOUSE FINE MEATS, a LLC [corporation/partnership/etc.] (the “Company,” and together with the Contractor, the “Parties”). RECITALS WHEREAS, the Company wishes to engage the Contractor as
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CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE HND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS OUTCOME 2 THE IMPACT OF RELEVANT/APPROPRIATE STATUTES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLIER, SELLER AND BUYER FRANK RICHARDS OUTCOME 2 THE IMPACT OF RELEVANT/APPROPRIATE STATUTES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLIER, SELLER AND BUYER FRANK RICHARDS OUTCOME 2 THE IMPACT OF RELEVANT/APPROPRIATE STATUTES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLIER, SELLER AND BUYER CASE STUDY City Mall Plc is a large
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* MECHANISMS FOR DEALING WITH SHAREHOLDER-MANAGER CONFLICTS * * AGENCY VERSUS CONTRACT * * FURTHER READING: Agency theory suggests that the firm can be viewed as a nexus of contracts (loosely defined) between resource holders. An agency relationship arises whenever one or more individuals, called principals, hire one or more other individuals, called agents, to perform some service and then delegate decision-making authority to the agents. The primary agency relationships in business
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