FINAL EXAM Ruth carelessly parks her car on a steep hill‚ leaving the car in neutral and failing to engage the parking brake. The car rolls down the hill‚ knocking down an electric line. The sparks from the broken line ignite a grass fire. The fire spreads until it reaches a barn one mile away. The barn houses dynamite‚ and the burning barn explodes‚ causing part of the roof to fall on and injure a passing motorist‚ Jim. Can Jim recover in negligence from Ruth? Why or why not? Negligence
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management positions in human resources: (1) information input (2) mental processes (3) work output (physical activities and tools) (4) relationships with others (5) job context (the physical and social environment) (6) other job characteristics (such as pace and structure) (PAQ‚ 2013) Using these metrics provide a clear view of the person’s
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BLAW201 BUSINESS LAW I Professor Richard P. Freedman 215-895-2127 (Drexel) 3601 Market Street‚ Room 708 856-429-0020 (NJ Office) Office Hours: Tu & Th 6-8 AM; Tu after class; or by appt. 215-895-6975 (Fax) freedmrp@drexel.edu COURSE SUBJECT MATTER The subject matter of the course will be a comprehensive review of the law of contracts. In addition to the chapters referred to below‚ handout questions will be distributed to be discussed by the class at the end of the
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Tutorial 5 Suggested answers of the tutorial questions EXERCISE 15.31 Customer response time 1 Date March April Days taken Action 10 LO’s order received by sales department 0 0 14 Order forwarded to manufacturing department 4 4 28 Fabric received from supplier 14 18 8 26 5 Manufacturing commenced 16 Manufacturing completed and order sent to warehouse 30 Order delivered to customer 11 14 Total customer response time 2 3 Cumulative days Order receipt time (days) Waiting
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project success. 2. Should the key people be supported on overhead? Why or why not? Answer – The Scott project was a very strategic project in nature‚ and quality delivery and performance on this project had potential of bringing in a lot of future business for the company. Given the current project context where there is a gap in the project‚ and the company may need to support key people on overhead else risk key people being allocated to other projects‚ which would impact the quality and ability
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Contracts Cyril made two contracts. The first was to have his house painted one month from the date of the written contract. The second was for his neighbor’s 1957 Ford Thunderbird. Each contract was definite and clear in all respects. As to the house painting‚ Cyril inquired with the painter as to when the work could begin. The painter explained that he was extremely busy and was not sure if he could fulfill the contract. Cyril flew into a rage and immediately hired someone else
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State of Utah v. Travis Dee Timmermann FACTS: In the early morning of June 30‚ 2007‚ the Timmeran’s neighbor heard a woman screaming “stop it!” and “help me!” Around 7:00 am‚ the neighbor notified the police. Officer Mclelland asked Mrs. Timmeran to fill out a witness statement. In her three page statement‚ Mrs. Timmeran wrote that Mr. Timmeran repeatedly to hit her and force her to have intercourse. Another police officer asked her to submit to a sexual assault examination at the hospital. At
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the strategies and recommendations to improve the financial performance of Middlefield Hospital. The problem started when the chief financial officer (CFO) indicated that the financial performance of the hospital has been deteriorating over the last 6 months. Hospitals throughout the world are operating on tight budgets. Therefore operational managers must find ways to reduce cost and “manage productivity across all areas and job categories” (Langabeer‚ 2008‚ p. 129). There are many factors contributing
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Role of a Stakeholder Kristy Kobzeff MGT/420 April‚ 6 2015 Jorge Pedroza Role of a Stakeholder The role of stakeholder in implementing a quality management process is one that has many facets. When an organization decides to embark upon a quality management process there are many people‚ internally and externally‚ dependent upon or affected in some way by the final product‚ output or process ("Tutorials point"‚ 2012). In order to decide who the stakeholders will be in the process‚ management of
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Case Scenario: Big Time Toymaker Case Scenario: Big Time Toymaker Did the parties have a contract? If there was a contract between Big Time Toymaker (BTT) and Chou it was a bilateral contract that was binding when BTT (offeror) paid Chou (offeree) $25K in exchange for limited negotiation privileges for a 90-day period. Consequently‚ BTT bought the rights to negotiate the distribution agreements for Chou’s board game. A bilateral contract is an agreement of two promises and two performances. The
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