Lessons from Alibaba.com: government’s role in electronic contracting Qin Hu Xun Wu and Clement K. Wang The authors Qin Hu is a Lawyer, Legal Counsel of China Merchants Sekou Industrial Zone Company Limited, Shenzhen, China. Xun Wu is based at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Clement K. Wang is Associate Director (Research), NUS Enterprise Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Introduction Story of Alibaba.com The development of
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CHAPTER 16 T (T or F) After an assignment, only the assignee has a right to the obligor's performance. T (T or F) The person who makes an assignment is the assignor. F (T or F) A gratuitous assignment is always revocable. F (T or F) Consideration is required in order to have a valid assignment. T (T or F) The general rule is that an assignee stands in the shoes of the assignor. He acquires the rights of the assignor but no new or additional rights. F (T or F)
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Contracts and Procurement Management Notes: E-PROCUREMENT E-Procurement is the business to business (B2B) purchasing of goods and services through the Internet. These days, E-procurement is an invaluable tool for streamlining the procurement process. There are several varieties of e-Procurement, each of which can offers benefits to manufacturing enterprises in ensuring both that materials are delivered in time to meet production schedules and that they are at the best price to maximize profit margins
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office. His practice focuses on commercial finance, bankruptcy and associated business and commercial litigation. David is a co-author of American Factoring Law (Bloomberg/ BNA, 2009), together with David Flaxman and Jeremy B. Tatge. JEREMY B. TATGE OWNER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CAPITOL FACTORS COMPANY, LLC Jeremy is owner and chief executive officer of Capitol Factors Company, LLC, doing business as Capitol National Factors Company, a start-up commercial finance company in Oak Hill, VA
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QR Codes Project Azza Sayed, Farah Zaghloul, Leena El Gebaly, Majed Al Suwaidi, Zahra M. Anwar Business Information Systems 101 Mr. Ali Khawaja 27th September 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction to QR Codes 3 QR Code History 3 Features of QR Codes 5 Creating QR Codes 7 How Can You Read Them? 8 Where are they being used? 8 Where is it going? 10 Where could they be used? 10 Bibliography 12 Introduction to QR Codes Binary Punch Card An early form of barcodes was punch
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January 1, 2012 8:52 PM Chapter 44 Lecture Note # 1 by Spring Walton Note edited by Spring Walton on 01/03/2012 08:07PM Chapter 44 Consumer Protection I. Introduction Consumer law issues include those of contracts (including UCC sales), torts, crimes, and product liability, often acting as a backup to the failures and shortcomings of those other areas of the law. All of them provide some measure of consumer protection, yet none stand alone as being complete. They are interdependent
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a financing statement can mean the difference between having a secured claim and an unsecured claim. However, what you might not expect is the degree of error necessary to render a financing statement “seriously misleading” under revised Uniform Commercial Code §9-506, thereby rendering it ineffective. The new legal standard, coupled with strict search logic standards being adopted by filing offices are making it much easier to challenge the perfection of a security interest on the basis of minor
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point in time -moral obligationlike a promise to do sthhelp a friend with homework -promise that is legally bindingpay for a good that was bought -common lawall covers all contracts, unless changed or replaced by statutory law e.g Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)sales of goods Administrative agencies -service, employment, insurance, real estate contractscommon law -contract lawpredictability + stability -“pacta sunt servida”an agreement shouldn’t be broken -promisor=person who makes the promise
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1. Can this transaction and the resulting contract be considered unconscionable within the meaning of UCC § 2-302 based on the price that was charged from the Jones’? HOLDING: Yes. The contract should be reformed to deal only with what had already been paid. RATIONALE: The court ruled that the contract was unconscionable according to section 2-302 of the Uniform Commercial Code. The court ruled that the $600 difference between the selling price and retail value was enough evidence to
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Subject Discipline/Course Number: Business Law BSAD C131-50 CRN: 50074 [->0] Instructor’s Name: Anthony (Tony) Damiano Class Day/Time/Class Room: On-line Contact: [->1] or (760) 371-0633 (AT&T Cellular Service) After Hours: Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday-Saturday 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM (All times are Pacific Standard) General Course Information: It is every student’s responsibility to ensure proper enrollment or withdrawal from this class. You are responsible for your administrative
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