X. - AGENCY CHAPTER 1 NATURE‚ FORM AND KINDS OF AGENCY Art. 1868. By the contract of agency a person binds himself to render some service or to do something in representation or on behalf of another‚ with the consent or authority of the latter. (1709a) Art. 1869. Agency may be express‚ or implied from the acts of the principal‚ from his silence or lack of action‚ or his failure to repudiate the agency‚ knowing that another person is acting on his behalf without authority. Agency may
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“Computer’s Cannot Teach Children Basic Skills” by David Gelernter. In this article‚ Gelernter states the benefits and the downfalls of having computers in the classrooms. He also states how we are beginning to spend too much money on computers that aren’t even needed to be able to teach basic skills. The main point that is made by the passage is that we rely too much on technology‚ such as computers or phones when they are technically not needed. There are things such as spell check that correct
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Word count: 2251 Background: Agency theory (Jensen & Meckling 1976) has provided useful insight into the financial dealings between an enterprise (principal) and its stakeholders (agents). It is unlikely that the economic interests of these parties will be exactly the same because it is human nature to maximise one’s own benefit even at the expense of others. (Peacock‚ p278) Question: Explain how agency theory may be applied in explaining the relationship between small business and a financial
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and Family Agency‚ (Tusla)‚ became the dedicated state entity in Ireland to deliver services to children and families‚ with legal responsibility towards safeguarding the welfare and protection of children at risk of abuse. Operating under the Child Care Act (1991)‚ and the progressive Child and Family Agency Act (2013)‚ the Child and Family Agency (CFA)‚ has a central role in supporting communities to keep children safe‚ and provide care for children in circumstances where their parents are unable
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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) For a long period of time‚ illegal drugs have become a nuisance in the society. Many lives have been taken and wasted because of illegal drugs. Many families have also been broken due to drug involvement of one of the family members. The futures of the young people have also been risked by drugs. As such‚ the government has taken all the effort to curtail the illegal drugs in the society by enacting laws criminalizing illegal drug-related activities‚ implementing programs
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AGENCY THEORY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE By Alex Ganas Department of M.B.A At the university of I.S.T / L.S.B.U There has been considerable discussion of managerial agency and firm performance problems that arise from the separation of ownership and control. Economists have long been concerned with the incentive problems that arise when decision making in a firm is the province of managers who are not the firm ’s security holders. The adoption of the agency logic increased during
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1. An agency problem is prone to exist in public corporations because: E. management is frequently separated from ownership.2. Larson‚ Inc. has total assets of $248‚000 and an equity multiplier of 2.5. What is the debt-equity ratio? E. 1.5 3. Kate wants to invest $1‚000 for five years. Which one of the following will provide her with the largest future value? B. 7 percent interest‚ compounded monthly 5. Hilltop‚ Inc. earns $.12 in profit on every $1 of sales. The firm pays out 55 percent of its profits
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Petitioner-appellant Vicente M. Domingo‚ now deceased and represented by his heirs‚ Antonina Raymundo vda. de Domingo‚ Ricardo‚ Cesar‚ Amelia‚ Vicente Jr.‚ Salvacion‚ Irene and Joselito‚ all surnamed Domingo‚ sought the reversal of the majority decision dated‚ March 12‚ 1969 of the Special Division of Five of the Court of Appeals affirming the judgment of the trial court‚ which sentenced the said Vicente M. Domingo to pay Gregorio M. Domingo P2‚307.50 and the intervenor Teofilo P. Purisima P2‚607.50 with interest
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including how it conducts business‚ how it sells its products and services‚ and how each link of their supply chain works and connects with the rest of the chain. While each brick and mortar location and travel website are similar to their counter parts‚ each one has a varying supply chain they use in order to get their product and services to the customer. We will take a look at how a brick and mortar travel agency uses its supply chain‚ and how changing to a website location can and will affect
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SELF-HELP CLASSICS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • James Allen As a Man Thinketh (1904) S Andreas & C Faulkner (eds) NLP: The New Technology of Achievement (1996) Marcus Aurelius Meditations (2ndC) Martha Beck Finding Your Own North Star (2001) The Bhagavad-Gita The Bible Robert Bly Iron John (1990) Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy (6thC) Alain de Botton How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997) William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of
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