For other uses‚ see Common law (disambiguation). Common law‚ also known as case law or precedent‚ is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals‚ as opposed to statutes adopted through the legislative process or regulations issued by the executive branch[1]. A "common law system" is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law‚[2] on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions.[3] The body of precedent is
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Professional Ethics “Nurses represent the largest group of health care professionals” (Sarikonda-Woitas & Robinson‚ 2002‚ p. 72). Professional nurses are accountable for his or her ethical conduct. Medical professionals have a legal and ethical responsibility to deliver safe‚ quality care taking into account the patients’ individual needs and allowing self-determination. The nursing codes of ethics are formal statements guiding professional conduct and informing the public of the nursing professions
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Long working hours harms more than it can benefit Introduction ‘Working hours of laborers has become increasingly burdensome and invasive’ (Donis‚ 2003). Over the past half century‚ economy growth has caused large amounts of changes in work organization and management. As an important aspect of work organization and management‚ working hours of stuff has caused much concern. However‚ working hours seem to become longer as the economy growth. According to Acirrt (cited in Pocock 2001‚ p.4)‚ full-time
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Attendance Number: ------------ Section: ------------------------ Scientific Research Skills HSS 110 First semester 2012/2013 Working Sheet Course Activities & Assignments 1) Select the topic that you are interested in (in a form of variable) ‚ start from general idea or area‚ attach your reading in your portfolio: -------------------------------------
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Common Contracts paper Alyssa Baker-Brake LAW/421 Lina Malanzo 07/01/13 Contracts are a written promise to do something‚ or not to do something. The purpose of the contract is to ensure that both parties will perform the duties that they have promised to do‚ or to prevent something that was promised to prevent. Contracts are here to ensure that people follow through with their word when they promise to do something. With a contract‚ you can make a promise a legal obligation. I have personally
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Working in Groups Description of this Guide In this guide we shall consider generally how groups are formed and the different type of groups you may be faced with at university. We spend more time looking at the group project and how to develop an effective team. The other sections look at the different forms of study groups that you may encounter at university. All group work extends your inter-personal skills and this guide will help you identify what these skills are. Learning Outcomes
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DEVELOP ORGANISATIONAL MARKETING OBJECTIVES UNIT-1 TASK-1 In case study we have to appointed the new marketing manager for “Cocoa Delight” a chain of gourmet chocolate stores in Melbourne. According to case study‚ I must complete a viability report for each of the marketing opportunities. The cocoa Delight has target to open 100 stores in Australia till 2016.For that they try to examine the two way either franchising or joint venture partner. The ceo help to provided with consultant report for
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The Objective in Corporate Finance “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does not matter how you get there” Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business Aswath Damodaran 2 First Principles Invest in projects that yield a return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle rate. • The hurdle rate should be higher for riskier projects and reflect the financing mix used - owners’ funds (equity) or borrowed money (debt) • Returns on projects should be measured based on cash flows
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Goals and Objectives: SMART Matrix The words Goal and Objective are often confused with each other. They both describe things that an organization may want to achieve or attain but in relative terms may mean different things. Definitions Goals and objectives describe what the program/project is striving to accomplish. Goals depict the general programmatic outcomes‚ while objectives specify more specific outcomes. It is common to have several objectives for each program/project goal. A goal
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When arguing with someone in an attempt to get at an answer or an explanation‚ you may come across a person who makes logical fallacies. Such discussions may prove futile. You might try asking for evidence and independent confirmation or provide other hypotheses that give a better or simpler explanation. If this fails‚ try to pinpoint the problem of your arguer’s position. You might spot the problem of logic that prevents further exploration and attempt to inform your arguer about his fallacy. The
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