Australian Business Entities: Structure, Liability, and Registration

Business Organisations and Legal Structures

Agency in Business Organisations

  • Partnerships and companies contract through agents.
  • Partners can be agents of the partnership; directors are agents of the company.
  • In most cases, agents will have actual authority.
  • If no actual authority exists, ostensible authority may apply.

Types of Business Structures

Associations (Not-for-Profit)

These organisations are not for profit, but for members.

Types of Associations:

  1. Unincorporated Association (More than 2 members)
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Core Concepts in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Major Contributing Disciplines to Organizational Behavior

The major contributing disciplines to the field of Organizational Behavior (OB) are Psychology, Sociology, Social Psychology, Anthropology, and Political Science.

  • Psychology: This discipline, which seeks to measure and explain behavior, provides significant input into understanding individual behavior in organizations. Key areas include learning, perception, personality, emotions, motivation, job satisfaction, and decision-making processes.
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Essential Strategies for High-Performance Sales Leadership

The Core Responsibilities of a Sales Director

The five key roles of a Sales Director are:

  • Sales Planning
  • Sales Control
  • Sales Team Management
  • Key Account Management
  • Participation in the Board of Directors

From Salesperson to Sales Director

A good salesperson is not necessarily a good Sales Director. While competence is often defined as Competence = (Knowledge + Skills) x Attitude, the transition requires mastering the five key directorial roles and demonstrating responsibility.

Achieving Customer Loyalty

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Ecosystem Nutrient Cycling and Global Biodiversity Conservation

Nutrient Cycling and Ecosystem Dynamics

The Origin and Movement of Mineral Nitrogen (N)

Nutrients generally move among organisms. The **origin of mineral N** involves converting atmospheric N₂ into mineral forms (NH₄⁺, NO₃⁻) through:

  • Biological fixation (by bacteria in roots or soil)
  • Lightning fixation
  • Industrial fixation (fertilizers)

N Cycling Steps:

  1. Plant uptake and incorporation (mineral → organic N)
  2. Resorption before leaf fall (retranslocating nutrients)
  3. Decomposition of litterfall (organic
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Essential Java Algorithms and Programming Fundamentals

Bubble Sort Algorithm in Java

Bubble Sort is a fundamental sorting algorithm that repeatedly steps through the list, compares adjacent elements, and swaps them if they are in the wrong order. It is known for its simplicity, though it is inefficient for large lists.

import java.util.Scanner;

class program {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter number of elements: ");
        int n = sc.nextInt();
        int arr[
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International Tax Policy, Capital Mobility, and Competition

National Tax Strategy and Capital Allocation

The decision on the setting of tax rates assumes strategic connotations for each country. It must assess revenues from its own fiscal measures and consider the other country’s possible response to its own choices.

The introduction of the tax levy on capital gains, being a distorting instrument, can only lead to a loss of efficiency and, therefore, a decrease in welfare.

The tax is relevant only for its ability to influence the allocation of capital between

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Criminal Trial Procedure: Opening, Pleadings, and Plea Agreements

The Order for Opening of the Trial

The Order for Opening of the Trial signifies the formal acceptance of the indictment, recognizing the right to prosecute. This order is definitive and is not subject to appeal.

A trial is opened unless there is no reasonable suspicion that the accused perpetrated the alleged act, or when the act is not a criminal offense, or if the accused is not subject to criminal responsibility.

Dismissal of the Case

Dismissal is the resolution opposing the opening of the trial.

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Death of a Salesman: Themes, Characters, and Analysis

Key Facts About Death of a Salesman

  • Full Title: Death of a Salesman: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem
  • Author: Arthur Miller
  • Type of Work: Play
  • Genre: Tragedy, social commentary, family drama
  • Language: English (with emphasis on middle-class American lingo)
  • Time and Place Written: Six weeks in 1948, in a shed in Connecticut
  • Date of First Publication: 1949
  • Original Publisher: The Viking Press
  • Climax: The scene in Frank’s Chop House and Biff’s final confrontation with Willy at home
  • Protagonists:
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Essential Time Value of Money Calculations and Financial Formulas

1. Simple vs. Compound Interest Calculation (4 Years)

Scenario: 4 years at 3% on a principal of $1,330.

  • Simple Future Value (FVs): FVs = P(1 + rt) = 1330(1 + 0.03 · 4) = $1,489.60.

  • Compound Future Value (FVc): FVc = P(1 + i)n = 1330(1.03)4 = $1,496.93.

  • Extra Interest Earned: FVc – FVs = $7.33.

2. Comparing Simple and Compound Interest in Year 10

Scenario: Calculating interest earned in the 10th year (7% on $2,800 principal).

  • Simple Interest: Yearly interest = 2800 × 0.07 = $196.

  • Compound Interest in Year

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Mammalian Adaptations: Locomotion, Metabolism, and Reproduction

L8 – Mammalian Locomotion I: Terrestrial Adaptations

  • Cursorial: Running adaptation characterized by long limbs and reduced digits (e.g., pronghorn, cheetah).
  • Advantages of Cursorial Locomotion: Increased range, successful migration, and endurance in predator–prey interactions.
  • Cursorial Adaptations: Longer distal limbs, reduced or fused bones, and loss of the clavicle.
  • Horse Evolution: Extreme digit reduction resulting in a single toe, optimizing efficient endurance.
  • Ricochetal: Bipedal hopping utilizing
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