LAW OF AGENCY The law relating to agency in Kenya is contained in the Factors Act 1889 and the common law as modified by the doctrines of equity. Agency may be defined as a legal relationship that exists between a person called the agent is considered by law to represent another known as the principal in such a way as to affect the principal’s legal position in relation to 3rd parties. It has also been defined as a relationship where a party expressly or implied consents that the other should
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115.108: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION ASSIGNMENT 1 Mary Parker Follett has been described by Schermerhorn et al. as an Administrative Theorist within the Classical approach to management. However‚ others have seen her as ahead of her time‚ and have even described her as ’thoroughly modern ’. What were Mary Parker Follett ’s main contributions to management thought and practice; how do they relate to classical management theory and practice and how are they relevant to managers in contemporary
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empowers a wide range of law enforcement agencies to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole. The Federal Law enforcement agencies are only authorized to enforce various laws generally only on a federal level. Majority of these agencies have broad federal enforcement powers‚ but most enforce only narrow portions of federal law. In some cases‚ they may be empowered to enforce state and local law as well. These agencies may generally have nationwide jurisdiction
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THE NATURE OF AGENCY RELATIONSHIP The need to appoint another person to perform one act or another on one’s behalf assumes greater proportion daily. This is so because of the rapid economic developments that has taken place in the recent years. A party may want to do many things but because of lack of time or expertise‚ he is compelled to appoint another person to act on his behalf and whatever that other person does will be binding on him. The question is: ‘Who is an agent?’ An agent is one who
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TOPIC THREE: LAW OF AGENCY * Nature and Creation of an Agent * Duties of an Agent to his Principal * Duties of a Principal to his Agent * Termination of Agency Contract NATURE OF AGENCY What is an agency? Section 135 of Contract Act 1950: “Agency is the relationship which subsists between the principal and the agent who has been authorized to act for him or represent him in dealings with others.” There are two types of agency contracts:- 1. Contract between principal & agent
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Regulatory Agency Regulatory agencies are put in place to ensure that health care organizations and the providers within them promote safety‚ legal compliance‚ and quality care for patients. Regulating health care is vital because if health care organizations were not required to be accredited patients would not feel safe when seeking health care services. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations otherwise known as JCAHO is a regulatory agency. The JCAHO “conducts periodic
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Administrative and Politics Dichotomy Christopher J. Corbett Grantham University Professor Rob McNellis Abstract For many years‚ the political-administrative dichotomy has been one of the most disputed theories of public administration. Despite serious debates and critiques‚ the differences between politics and public administration have been present over the past decades. The question still remains today whether or not politics and public administration can work
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Unfair Dismissal of Agency Workers or Unfair Legislation in the UK for Businesses using Agency Workers? Abstract The contribution encapsulates a legal discussion on the controversial figure of the agency workers‚ from the judicial debate blossomed during the last decade in the British courts‚ as regards their legal characterization‚ until the most recent developments‚ particularly the legislative framework passed in Britain‚ the Agency Workers Regulations. On such footings‚ the investigation focuses
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theory is based on developing universal management principles for various situations. It’s broken down into three emphases. * SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT Theory which focuses on production work flows and productivity of individual workers‚ * ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT THEORY which focuses on the total organization. The emphasis is on the development of managerial principles rather than work methods. * BUREAUCRATIC MANAGEMENT THEORY which focuses on strict implementation of rules and regulation
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3.1 Describe the different types of business that operate within the tourism industry Travel agencies can be categorized briefly into three different types‚ they are include: 1. In bound Tour Operators 2. Outbound Tour Operators 3. Corporate Travel Service Agencies 4. Land operators – Cooperation among travel agencies. For inbound tour operators‚ the customers are mainly tourists and visitors from foreign countries such as USA‚ England and Japan. About the tour operations
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