Psychological Contracts: an introduction to the concept Richard Hall Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies University of Sydney While the origins of the concept of ‘the psychological contract’ can be traced to the 1960s‚ the idea gained widespread currency in the academic and research fields of organisational psychology‚ organisational behaviour and HRM in the 1990s following the publication of a key article‚ then a book‚ by Rousseau (1989‚ 1995) which stimulated renewed interest
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Construction Contracts Introduction For this assignment the writer is going to discuss the nature and types of construction contracts and will explain the legal responsibilities of the various parties involved in the design and the construction process. Using different types of sources an explanation to the basic principles of contract law and how they apply. From doing this there will then be an explanation to what extent standard forms of contract are special types of contract. Contract that has
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Q-1. Discuss about different Sources of Business Finance. Different Sources of Business Finance Business is concerned with the production and distribution of goods and services for the satisfaction of needs of society. For carrying out various activities‚ business requires money. Finance‚ therefore‚ is called the life blood of any business. A business cannot function unless adequate funds are made available to it. The initial capital contributed by the entrepreneur is not always sufficient to
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Social Contract Theory Social contract theory‚ nearly as old as philosophy itself‚ is the view that persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live. Socrates uses something quite like a social contract argument to explain to Crito why he must remain in prison and accept the death penalty. However‚ social contract theory is rightly associated with modern moral and political theory and is given its first full
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environment and society and that taught societal mores can either corrupt or create productive members of said society. If the belief that people are inherently savage and evil is correct‚ then it must also be true that a person’s genes are the sole component in their personalities. An example of this theory is evidence supporting the idea that serial killers are inherently evil‚ according to scientific studies. In a study by Dr. Richard Davidson‚ people with violent tendencies showed to have
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A standard form contract (sometimes referred to as an adhesion contract or boilerplate contract) is a contract between two parties that does not allow for negotiation‚ i.e. take it or leave it. It is often a contract that is entered into between unequal bargaining partners‚ such as when an individual customer is given a contract by the salesperson of a multinational corporation. The customer is in no position to renegotiate the standard terms of the contract and the company ’s representative usually
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CONTRACTS PROJECT ON NOVATION INDEX INTRODUCTION ………………………………………. 4 DEFINITION IN INDIAN CONTRACT ACT …… 5 ELEMENTS OF VALID NOVATION …………….. 5 KINDS OF NOVATION ……………………………… 5 CHANGE OF PARTIES ………………………………. 6 SUBSTITUTION OF NEW AGREEMENT …….. 7 NOVATION AGREEMENT IN BUSINESS ……. 8 MATERIAL ALTERATIONS ……………………….. 10 ASSIGNMENT VS NOVATION UNDER ENGLISH LAW…………………………………………................ 11 STATUTORY SUBSTITUTION OF
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Overview‚ Part Two Procurement and Contract Law Procurement Law Overview‚ Part Two Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contract clause permits the government to partially compensate contractors for supply and services which have been accepted by the Government‚ as long as the contractor demand it and the sum is no less than $1‚000 or 50% of the full contract amount. These interim payments diminish the contractor needs to finance expenses to fulfill the contract. As permitted by the Contracting
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0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 Definitions Articles of Agreement General obligations of the Employer General obligations of the Contractor General obligations of the Architect General obligations of the Quantity Surveyor Contract documents Contract bills and contract price Contractor’s site agent and other staff Clerk of Works Liability against injury to person and property Insurance against injury to persons and property Insurance of the Works (Contractor’s liability) Insurance of the Works
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things. (Wyman‚P. 2011). By testing all these types of learning people will see what they find easiest to use and then be able to adapt it to their studies. Effective study skills could definitely be described as the sole foundation of a sound education when doing independent learning. A learner would acquire knowledge by his or her own efforts‚ therefore good study skills are vital (Meena. 2012). This comes into effect on a distance learning
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