Liquidated Damages v. Penalty Are Causation and Loss Really Required?‚ Pooja Sharma* In a contract‚ the parties may name a sum to be payable in the event of breach. If such sum is a genuine pre estimate of loss it is termed liquidated damages‚ and if it bears no reflection on the loss suffered‚ it is termed a penalty. Courts are reluctant to enforce penalty clauses and in such cases the sum stipulated is normally reduced. It has been perceptively observed by Fansworth that in comparison to the
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“Heigh-Ho‚ Heigh-Ho‚ it’s off to work we go(??).” In today’s workplace‚ this can be a happy tune to start the day or a sad death march towards another paycheck. The employer/employee relationship plays a major factor in the tone of this tune. For some employees the work place is an undesirable destination and for others it may be a paradise. If an employee‚ is fortunate enough to have an employer that demonstrates great leadership and creates a positive work environment‚ then that employee will most
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Alfred Adler and Karen Horney I agree with Alfred Adler when he states that a sense of inferiority drives people to succeed. I can relate to this theory because I am very affected by others’ actions around me. If somebody that I idolize is prospering in a certain area‚ I may feel inferior and strive to meet his or her level. For example‚ when running with a partner who is faster than me‚ I always push myself and increase my pace significantly. Many people are driven by
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the dogmatic characteristic has corresponded with males. In “Bros Before Hos”: The Guy Code” the author states “The Boy Code leaves boys disconnected from a wide range of emotions and prohibited from sharing those feelings with others” (Kimmel 548). In essence‚ men should not provide any emotions‚ because they will be going against societies expectations. Furthermore‚ this could lead to emotional illnesses. In “Bros Before Hos”: The Guy Code” by Kimmel‚ the author states “boys are more prone to depression
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Major Contributions of Karen Horney Karen Horney was a German psychologist who made major contributions in psychology. Some of these contributions include things like in feminine psychology‚ theory of self‚ and self-psychology. On psychology.about.com it is stated “Her refutation of Freud ’s theories about women generated more interest in the psychology of women.” (Cherry‚ 2013) Although Karen Horney did follow a great deal of Sigmund Freud ’s theory‚ she did not have the same opinion with his
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The candidate that I would hire would be Karen Comfort‚ BSN. The reason why I would hire Karen Comfort‚ BSN is because she seem to be the most reliable candidate who meets most to all of the criteria needed to feel the position of the medical consultant for the sales division. Karen Comfort BSN‚ have been employed in various positions in a variety of medical specialty practices. She has also worked with medical doctors and hospital administrators so that means that she has experience with working
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Karen Blixen’s Life by Dates 1885‚ April 17: Born at the family estapte‚ Rungstedlund‚ on the Oresund north of Copenhagen‚ to Wilhelm Dinesen (1845-1895)--soldier‚ landowner‚ sportsman‚ writer of Letters from the Hunt‚ and Danish parliamentarian--and Ingeborg Westenholz Dinesen (1856-1939)--daughter of a wealthy ship owner‚ activist‚ Unitarian‚ and first woman elected to the Rungsted parish council. Karen and her two sisters were educated at home‚ as was common for women of the wealthy class‚
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have been in my life for years; conflicts were resolved peacefully and compromises were made. Out of my whole group of friends‚ Karen is the closest to me. We met in middle school and have been friends ever since. Karen Sanchez has been my best friend for years because we have many similar interests‚ we have compatible personalities‚ and she is my one trusted confidant. Karen and I have many similar interests. She has showed me many of my favorite TV shows‚ songs‚ and video games. She was the one who
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Karen Leary Case Analysis 1) What is the most significant problem in the case? The most significant problem lies between Karen and Ted is cultural difference. Besides‚ they seem to have communicating problem derived from cultural misunderstanding. Therefore‚ the problem is caused by both of them. But the solution should be approached from Karen first because she is the manager (and also the vice president) over Ted. She is responsible to take care of her employees. 2) What are
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Memo To: Ms. Boyce‚ Chief Executive Officer From: Student‚ Personnel Management Consultant Subject: Karen Carlin Case Study: Issue Analysis and Proposed Solutions Date: 21 October 2010 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memo is to analyze and propose solutions for the issues Karen Carlin faces as she takes on the supervisor role for the schedule typist department of Hepplewhite & Boyce. The three issues to be analyzed are (1) lack of productivity‚ (2) insubordination and abuse of company resources
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