Often‚ injury and harm is the result of a chain of events. The person who is the actual cause may or may not be legally responsible. Proximate cause is that act in the natural‚ direct‚ uninterrupted sequence of events without which the injury would not have occurred. Proximate cause seeks to decide who‚ in that chain of events‚ is responsible for the harm. This can get complicated. First case: Henry runs the red light and‚ as a result‚ collides with Mary’s car which is proceeding lawfully through the
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3M has been known for decades as an entrepreneurial company that pursues growth through innovation. It generates a quarter of its annual revenues from products less than five years old. 3M started life as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company back in 1902. Its most successful product - flexible sandpaper - still forms an important part of its product line but this now comprises of over 60000 products that range from adhesive tapes to office supplies‚ medical supplies and equipment to traffic
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QHT1 Objective 304.4.4-01 Why Entrepreneurial Organizations Seek Opportunities for Innovation An entrepreneurial organization is a business that provides time and space for employees to seek creative ideas‚ promotes those ideas‚ and supports those ideas by building the project. Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs‚ the means by which to exploit change as an opportunity for a different or enhanced product or process. The definition of “entrepreneur” from Dictionary.com is “a person who
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it into meaningful views or understanding. \ I think the common errors in our perception of other people are illusion and hallucination. An erroneous perception of reality or an erroneous concept or belief will lead people in wrong way. The previous section outlined the initial plausibility of the ordinary conception of perception—“openness to the world”—which is challenged by the arguments from illusion and hallucination. The other large assumption which generates the problem of perception is that
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Curley’s wife has lost her dream and she lives an unhappy life. In the story it states‚ “I tell ya I could’ve been in shows. Not just one neither. An’ a guy tol’ me he could put me in pitchers… She was breathless with indignation”(Steinbeck‚78). This shows that Curley’s wife had a dream but then lost it. In the story it states‚ “He says he was gonna put me in movies. Said I was a natural. Soon’s he got back to Hollywood he was gonna write to me about it… I never got that letter”(88). This shows
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his feelings for the girl to her face. It made me slightly agitated at times because it was like he was really in love with the girl‚ just from a distance. Like why not just confess your feelings? Sure‚ you may get rejected‚ but at least you won’t have any regrets about the situation. You did what you were originally supposed to do. Not to mention‚ the person can never say that they weren’t aware of your
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Chapter 2 Types of Innovation LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • Distinguish the different forms that innovation can take‚ such as product‚ process and service innovation • Differentiate and distinguish between the different types of innovation‚ such as radical and incremental innovation • • Describe each type of innovation Analyse different types of innovation in terms of their impact on human behaviour‚ business activity and society
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What do Sylvester and Tom of “Tom and Jerry” fame have in common? Besides being cats in famous TV cartoons‚ the two are always portrayed as the villain‚ while the other animal is the hero. In the case of Sylvester‚ the “puddy tat” whom Tweety Bird refers to every time the yellow chick senses danger by saying “I thought I taw a puddy tat! I did! I did!” it signals for granny to protect the poor bird by clobbering Sylvester with a long-handled broom. Besides Tweety‚ Sylvester has another enemy in
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Innovation and Technology Introduction Technology is recognized as one of the most critical factors driving business and organizations. The extensive use of technology in turn has highlighted the need to develop criteria and standards for outcomes in its application. According to Zabel (2004) the impact of technology is not as straightforward as it seems and cautions against assumptions that technology always has positive impacts to organization. In a similar manner‚ Morris (2006) points out
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false. Arguments can be deductive or inductive. Deductive vs. Inductive A deductive argument is an argument in which the premises appear to provide complete support for the conclusion. An inductive argument is an argument such that the premises appear to provide some degree of support for the conclusion. If the premises actually provide the required degree of support for the conclusion‚ then the argument is a good one. A good deductive argument is a valid argument and is such that if all its premises
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