PLEA BARGAINING Plea bargaining is defined as the process of negotiating an agreement among the defendant‚ the prosecutor‚ and the court as to an appropriate plea and associated sentence in a given case. The advantage for the defense is that less work is required on their part and they typically receive the same amount of money in return. An advantage for the prosecutor is they get a conviction and can alter the sentence any way they see fit as well as maintain an acceptable conviction rate. The
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Collective collaboration Evolution of Web 2.0 and Social Networking Nowadays people often throw around these jargon terms like Web 2.0 or Social Networking. What do these terms actually mean? In order to have a basic understanding of these terms or concepts‚ it has to be broken down into three steps. Firstly‚ in the early and mid-90’s‚ websites “spoke” to website visitors and that was it. The websites had information and they provided it to the visitors and that is all that happened‚ hence one-way
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Many references found on the subject of plea bargaining project the same message as to why the process has become such a common element of the justice system. The universal missive seems to be advantage for all parties involved‚ even the victim. There are obvious advantages in terms of time and cost for the judicial system. For judges and prosecutors‚ plea bargaining provides relief to hectic schedules and an overcrowded docket. Any case resolved outside of the court setting can also ease the
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We can achieve success through collective effort rather than as Individuals. In mathematics we say One Plus One is equal to two. But when it comes to people‚ it is only partially true. Most of the times two people can carry out much greater tasks than the sum of the tasks they carryout individually. This is known as the synergy effect. For instance‚ the Canada Geese are migratory birds that fly in a ‘v’ formation. As each goose flaps its wings it creates an "uplift" for the bird that follows. The
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Collective rights are the rights guaranteed to certain groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons. In Canada Aboriginal peoples; such as the First Nations‚ Inuit‚ and the Métis‚ the Francophone and the Anglophone populace are recognized as the founding peoples of Canada. The rights belonging to the groups are entrenched in the constitution because they are a part of the collective identity and are the founding peoples of Canada. Rights develop over time; they are not things
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Private goods 1. A private good is a good or service which a person will be excluded from owning or using if they do not pay for it. If you do not pay for items like food‚ cars or clothes you will be excluded from using them. 2. Consumption is rival (or depletable)‚ and that they are excludable by price. If one person has the good or service‚ the benefits of it are not available to others‚ that is‚ it is rival or depletable. Individuals can only have the good or service if they pay for it‚ that
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INTRODUCTION Collective bargaining is a negotiation process between employers and employees on the terms and conditions of work which form the enterprise agreement (Natalie 2010‚ p.199). Good faith bargaining on the other hand‚ generally refers to duty of the parties to meet and negotiate at reasonable time with willingness to reach an agreement on matters within the scope of representation (Riley 2012‚ pp.22-29). According to Fair Work Act 2009 “To bargain collectively is the performance of the
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part 1 What is Strategy? 1 What is Strategy? 1 What is Strategy? Chapter 1 What is Strategy? Chapter 6 Assessing Organizational Performance Chapter 2 The General Environment Chapter 5 The Internal Environment: A Resource-Based View of Strategy Chapter 3 The Competitive Environment Chapter 4 The Internal Environment: Value Creating Activities Learning Objectives After completing this chapter you should be able to: • • • • • • Explain what is meant by strategy Describe
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Bargaining Power Model- The Laws of Human Resources Application of the Bargaining Power Model to Evaluate the Outcome of the New York City Transit Employees Strike of 2005 Background: On December 20‚ 2005 the Transport Workers Union (TWU) called a strike in the city of New York after initial talks to resolve issues on a new contract with the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) failed. The strike was‚ “Over wage rises‚ health-care and pension costs and the retirement age of employees.”
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Porter’s Five Forces (Industry Analysis) Bargaining Power of Suppliers: The automobile supply companies have limited bargaining power. There are so many supply firms and there are so many parts that are required to produce an automobile‚ requiring numerous suppliers‚ one would think that the automakers would be at the supplier’s mercy. However‚ the suppliers really have very little power. The suppliers tend to rely on one or two automakers to purchase the majority of their products. If the
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