The Fiscal Ship game is a great way to put fiscal policies to the test. Although it is not extremely accurate nor does it predict the future‚ it allows players to have a visual representation of the impacts fiscal policies can have on the rising national debt. Throughout playing this game‚ I was surprised by the impact of a lot of policies but some of my predictions were also confirmed. But‚ this innovative game lacks in quantitative data to help players better understand the ever changing dynamic
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When professor David Ripley’s son was 3‚ the child fell asleep upon the couch in a timber-frame house his father was building for the family. As Ripley looked down upon his son that day curled up‚ he said to himself‚ "My God‚ if I could put that into a song." Later that day‚ the lyric came to him. Ripley‚ a professor of music who specializes in voice and opera‚ recorded the original composition‚ “The Sleeping of a Child‚” on his 1990 "Mustard Seed‚ Songs of Faith" recording. For many years‚ he
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Introduction Healthcare is ever changing. The healthcare profession is also changing. The career options‚ speciality options within professions‚ employment settings and environments available to practitioners is increasing and getting more varied. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP‚ 2014) alone lists six options available to just one of these professions including sports‚ research‚ lecturing‚ Consultant‚ manager and owning your own private practice. This list is not exhaustive and increasingly
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H Travel Agency Strategy Plan February 25‚ 2013 This paper will look at the challenges that the travel agency is facing‚ detailing a plan for change based on observations of challenges that the HR department is facing. Using metrics to explain change and how they can assist senior management during the planning process. Furthermore there will be an outline for the determination of the HR strategic plan combined with methods for the recruitment and selection methods. The details provided
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Refer notes - creation of agency ] 2. [ Refer notes - Duties of Agent to Principal ] 3. [ Refer notes - Duties of Principal to his Agent ] 4. 4 remedies available: Principal may repudiate the contract - Section 168 Contracts Act‚ 1950 Principal may recover the bribe from agent - Section 169 Contracts Act‚ 1950 Principal may refuse to pay commission to Agent Principal may dismiss agent for breach of duty 5. [ Refer notes - Termination of Agency ] 6. (a) 3 conditions:
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Introduction of Agency Theory The specific definition of the theory based on the sources investorword.com and investopedia.com defined that the agency theory is a theory explaining the relationship between principals such as shareholders and agents. It is essentially involves the cost and way of resolving the conflicts between the principals and agents and change the something slightly to the correct position and decision related to the two group of conflict. Thus‚ the main objective of agency theory is
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Agency problem and its solutions Introduction Principal-agent relationship occurs when a principal contracts an agent. The principal hires the agent to perform a service for him or to act on his behalf. For example‚ in a large corporation‚ shareholders would hire managers to help them to organize the company in dairy business. However‚ agency problems may arise because of the conflict interest and asymmetry information between principals and agents‚ which lead to agency costs. In this essay‚
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Punk rock‚ cartoon-like and text heavy are some common descriptors of cotemporary artist Raymond Pettibon’s work. His work throughout the last twenty five years is a compilation of image and text that has been influenced by previous artists and influences many newer artists as well. The artist known as Raymond Pettibon was born Raymond Ginn in Tucson‚ Arizona in 1957 the fourth of five children. He got the nickname Pettibon from his father a child and then changed it as an adult. He earned a
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Ladies Detective Agency- by Alexander McCall Smith Alexander McCall Smith was born in Zimbabwe 1948. Smith’s first year as a student was in Botswana but then moved to Scotland and was educated at law school. Today he is professor in Medical Law and writer to several world-famous novels‚ including the series about Mma Ramotswe. Smith has been teaching at universities in several African countries‚ including Botswana‚ where he has lived for some time. The Ladies Detective Agency is the first book
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P & O Cruises is one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading cruise lines that offer cruise holiday packages to exotic locations. P&O Cruises covers the five core marketing concepts‚ including: human needs‚ wants and demands; market offerings; value and satisfaction with the product or service; exchanges‚ transactions and relationships; and the target market. The marketer must try to understand the target market’s needs‚ wants and demands. The human needs are basic requirements which include food
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