Essays on AG

ABSTRACT

The research argues that although a gas flaring stoppage is not successfully in-place in Nigeria, fitting the appropriate technology with complementary economic and institutional factors can lead to near-zero or zero gas flaring. Nigeria is a developing country with a unique culture of many tribes and one of the largest growing urban populations in the world. Infrastructural, political and economical challenges to meeting the goal are introduced. Reinjection of gas back into wells is not available as an option to gas flaring because a large region for gas production is wetlands (Buzcu-Guven et al. 2012). Wetlands ...

There are literally a lot of elements that hold at least a certain level of relevance in the geochemical and bio-geochemical industry or cycling. One important thing to know about these elements is that most, if not all, of them are non-renewable. Most are stored in ores found underneath the earth’s surface. What makes the process of obtaining those elements more problematic is the fact that they need to be mined, extracted, and processed before they can be deemed usable for industrial and consumerism-related purposes. These ores are abundant and this is why at this point, they are practically inexhaustible. ...

Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers have been a vital part of the business world for many years. In today’s tough and dynamic economic environment, many companies are in most cases faced with decisions regard this particular actions with the aim of maximizing profit and shareholders value. Through strategies such as takeovers and mergers, a company can develop a competitive advantage and consequently manage to increase the shareholders’ value. This can happen through various forms such as two or more companies combining efforts, partnering on a given product, or even one company outright acquire the other company thereby taking over all it operations including ...

- Introduction A simple multi-storey residential unit at Suresh Nagar, Gwalior in India had been chosen. It had been designed by the team of design campus comprising of architects, engineers and designers. Figure 1: Front-side view of the multi-storey building

The total area of the ground floor plan is 2400 sq. ft. It is a G+3 structure i.e. it consists of four floors including the ground floor. The structure is a reinforced framed-structure supported on the column-beam frame. The lowermost floor that is partially under the ground level has been allotted for parking of vehicles.

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In an ideal world, all workplaces would be free from discrimination and unfairness. However, because the workplace is run by human beings, each person brings his or her own ideas and opinions into the workplace. This is compounded by the fact that most companies have a hierarchical structure, and some people are necessarily put in charge of others; when these people do not have a good sense of what is equitable and fair insofar as management behavior is concerned in a company, issues can occur in the workplace.

Favoritism is one of the biggest problems that an employee can face in the ...

Question One

Combating terrorism is a primary responsibility of the government in this age where terrorist activities are common. The United States government established the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an agency that should be responsible for combating crime that are of a federal nature. The bureau is charged with responsibility of surveillance and investigations of all federal crimes including terrorism. The law gives the FBI the principal responsibility to ensure political surveillance.

This is done in order to detect and avert acts of terror. Terrorists are arrested and prosecuted in federal courts. Since the 9/11 attacks, the FBI surveillance has been enhanced ...

Question One

Enemy combatants are extremely guarded as they are regarded as enemies of the state. They are usually under the control of the secretary of the state. With regard to alien terrorist, the law requires that he or she must be detained in prison awaiting trial. He will be tried in a civilian court and the prosecution will have to prove his case. The burden of proof is that of unreasonable doubt. If a person is found guilty of acts of terrorism by the trial court, he or she will be deported by the United States. This is, however, subject to several ...

Memorandum

In line with the requirements of the court where I have filed a case against my Muscadine products supply, the case has been referred to mediation. The court has a rule requiring that a mediator handle all cases before it. It is only when the arbitration option fails that the court will hear the matter and makes a determination through the judicial process. Given that you are the mediator for this case, I would like to share with its full details as bellow.

Facts of the Case

The suit arises from a business relationship that has been going on between my supplier and I for three years. I ...

Philip Kotler in 90-ies argued about the transition from product-oriented to consumer-oriented market, today this transition can be assumed completed with a high probability (Kotler and Armstrong, 2012). With the advent of digital in the life (online) and business (e-commerce) customer’s voice became much louder, in some cases, thunder, and serve as a mouthpiece for social media. Customer relationships got paramount role for business. Quality of service is seen as an important area of activity. No matter how much the company spent on improving services, these costs will be repaid only if the existing and potential customers know about company’ ...

Introduction

The case study by Rebecca Henderson and Cate Reavis, entitled What’s Driving Porsche? Is an investigation into the current realities for the Porsche car company (Henderson and Reavis, 2009). Porsche has made some significant changes in recent years, ceding control and gaining control within certain parts of the automotive industry; the purpose of this report is to give a thorough discussion of the changes that are occurring in the automotive industry, particularly the luxury automotive industry, and examine how these events have affected Porsche as a company and as a brand. The transitory nature of the automotive industry branding tactics have ...

Siemens AG is an engineering and manufacturing multinational conglomerate headquartered in Munich, Germany. Siemens classify their core activity areas into electrification, automation and digitalization with the reportable sectors (till 2014 end) being Energy, Healthcare, Industry and Infrastructure & Cities . From 2015 onwards, the major business divisions of the company has been classified into Power and Gas, Wind Power and Renewables, Power Generation Services, Energy Management, Building Technologies, Mobility, Digital Factory, Process Industries and Drives, Financial Services and Healthcare. Other than these core areas, Siemens is also involved in Equity investments and Real Estate. Siemens AG was founded in the year ...

Introduction

Chrysler Group LLC is one of the largest automobile manufacturing companies in the world. Along with General Motors and Ford Motor Company, these three companies are known as the “big three” in the US market. Chrysler is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Currently, Chrysler is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian Automaker, Fiat S.P.A. The flagship brands of Chrysler are Chrysler 200 and 300, Dodge, Ram and Jeep. The journey of Chrysler was not always smooth. Upon its establishment in 1925, it soon became one of the most popular car brands in USA. From 1930s till late 1950s, it ...

Accounting

Introduction This whole essay is concentrated on the Hershey Company. This essay has been divided into five separate parts. In the first part of an essay, the discussion has been made regarding the Company’s introduction, its major line of operations, the major competitors of the Hershey Company, as well as the expected future growth of this Company. Second part is very important which includes the full discussion of the ratio analysis that has been used for evaluating the Company’s performance. In the third part of an essay, the auditor’s opinion made in the financial statements ...

What had been a question of values and ethics has now become an issue of corporate policy. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been globally accepted by the firms in the twenty first century, in order to fulfil their moral obligations to the society that is giving to them profits and gains. One can get several examples these days where big multi-national firms (MNEs) are lending a hand towards the betterment of the society. For example: Volkswagen India initiated a programme in Maharashtra's draught stricken community by offering to expand their water reserves. This would help the local population get easy water access ...

[Title: Essay 1] Social media is a new method of creating political dialogue. It helps to build trust among government officials and public, promotes active participation and engagement of policymakers into interests of the nation. It can be regarded as a new form of public affairs approach, where appropriate use can lead to successful outcomes. Before social networks appeared on the internet and became so widely widespread, all policymakers could do was to influence audiences on radio and television. Candidates, who were smiling and charismatic, had indeed more chances to win. If we trace back to the history we remember ...

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- Corporate Strategy: Business Diversification Ford's Mission is One Ford - One Team, One Plan and One Goal. The organization is into related diversification since it is manufacturing different light commercial vehicles and cars for the people. However, they have been focusing more upon technology and quality parameters so as to sustain in the given increasing competition in the entire industry. The segment includes three car categories, which are the Sedans, SUVs, and the Hatchbacks. The target population for this organization includes young executives, businessmen, and small families. There are different brands available of ford, and as ...

If the choice is between renegotiation and termination, Missan should renegotiate rather than terminate the contract. Unilateral termination may not be available to the company because of the weak grounds for its justification. It can, additionally, expose the Company to risk for potential wrongful termination, which can result to liability. On the other hand, a renegotiation can give Missan an opportunity to set new terms that are more favourable to it, taking into account the present circumstances.

Repudiatory Breach as Justification for Termination

Missan can only terminate the contract with Depeche if such termination can be justified, otherwise it may be exposed to liability for wrongful ...

Business

Novartis International AG Novartis is a multinational company that provides healthcare solutions by specializing in research, marketing, manufacturing and development. The company’s portfolio include medicine, eye care, preventive vaccines, diagnostic tool and many others. Novartis was formed in 1996 and since then the company has excelled in providing healthcare solutions to people I different countries. Last year the company made about $60 billion in net sales. The company is located in over 100 countries all over the world ad this explains their high net income. The headquarters is located in Basel, Switzerland. The company has infrastructure in all ...

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- Performance Overview: Adidas has an impressive record during the year 2013. Its licensees grew 16% and the number of factories under these licensees grew by 46% and the total number of factories under its social compliance system grew by 8.5% over the previous year. The number of employees grew by 10%. The group achieved a gross margin on 49.3% and an operating margin of close to 9%. Group sales ...

With the emergence of new markets that demand services and products from train makers, many companies offering these services are striving to make their presence felt for them to win competitive advantage against their competitors. Following the dynamics and high investment cost involved in the train making industry, companies are strategizing on various methods that can win them a competitive advantage in these markets. Merging of companies is a strategy that the Chinese government is employing to win a competitive advantage over its competitors especially from Europe. Two of the biggest Chinese train makers companies in China are planning for a merger ...

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Volkswagen AG Sirs: The Volkswagen AG has recorded a turnover of GBP 1.4 in the year ending December 2013 the highest ever in the history of the group. The operating profit of the group recorded an impressive 66% growth to GBP 137.9 million during the same period. This makes the group the largest car and automotive manufacturer in the world. The automobile industry today faces significant competition and market saturation. One of the main strategies that we have adopted is to offer more than one car in the same segment to ensure we ...

Background

BMW was awarded the 'Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) award in 2002 as a result of outstanding and innovative growth strategies. “This award was the culmination of continuous innovation, product development and brand loyalty exhibited and the company “(Oswald, 2002). This award came as a major milestone for the company that had been on an innovation and growth strategy to further its overall company long term objectives. Most industry observers expected that such an award would further assist the company reposition itself as a leading player in the automobile industry. However, this global recognition was not without its challenges that most global corporations ...

Industry Analysis of luxury car Industry

This memo provides an overview of the Luxury Car industry analysis and discusses the attractiveness of the industry in terms of competition and sustained profitability. The memo provides a background of the industry and the uses the Porter’s five-tool to analyze the industry’s attractiveness (Porter 81). The selected industry is the automotive industry and focuses on global operations of BMW AG. The vast scope of focus is vital because the top 3 competitors in the automotive operations have extensive global presence. The automotive industry has many firms, but I will focus on three key competitors, which are ...

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CHAPTER ONE4 1.1 REPORT OVERVIEW4 1.2 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW.4 1.3 DATA COLLECTION.5 CHAPTER TWO...7 2.1 THE ANNUAL REPORT 7 CHAPTER THREE..11 3.1 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES11 3.2 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MARKETING..12

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APPENDIX A15 ABSTRACT This report will discuss, in depth, the automotive giant BMW. By taking into account the available information on the company via the information that is required to be accessible by various international governing bodies, this report will discuss background information on the company, data collected in investigations regarding the company, and the marketing and business strategies employed by ...

Floor to area ratio defines the ratio of a house floor, whether commercial or industrial to the parcel of land it is built on. The standard way of expressing the measurement will be percentage or decimal form. The measurement of FAR has to adhere to some architectural requirements. FAR is used for regulation purposes by the authorities in times of erecting bildings.. For instance, in down town buildings, FAR has to be high (1.0 or over) in commercial or industrial areas. In manufacturing or commercial buildings, the FAR has to be as high as in the down town buildings. ...

Balance sheet review

These companies disclose the several components in the stockholder’s equity. The first component disclosed by Merck & Co. Inc. is common stock. The second component is paid in capital for the company. The third component for Merck & Co. Inc. is retained earnings which are valued at $ 39,985,000. The first item for Novartis International AG is comprehensive income of $ 8,624,000. The other items are equity based compensation, dividends and changes in non-controlling interests (Walter, 2012). These companies have preferred stock. The special feature for Merck & Co. preferred stock is that it is convertible to ordinary stock. ...

The ubiquitous climate change and the attendant consequences in the forms of flash floods, earthquakes, tsunamis etc has further intensified efforts at seeking alternative sources of energy to the currently used fossil fuels that contribute so much to the deterioration of the environment and the menace of climate change. The alternative forms of energy, termed green energy are renewable sources of energy e.g. solar energy. Theses green sources of energy do not contribute to the deterioration of the environment. The industrial production of hydrogen gas H2 is dependent on heavy use of fossil fuel-generated electricity to power the process ...

WATER QUALITY AND CONTAMINATION REPORT

ABSTRACT The process of water filtration systems is to remove impurities from a water source to create potable water in sufficient quantities to supply a municipality. In order to do this water is filtered by several different processes to remove different types of impurities. To test the efficacy of these different processes, a series of laboratory experiments was set up using the same type of materials and processes, but on a smaller scale. The data suggests that these processes are effective in removing most impurities and contaminants, However there is room for improvement and a higher quality of drinking water could be obtained ...

Indonesia has been experiencing an influx of beef prices over the past year; this is because its local beef producers have become incapable of meeting domestic demand. The increase in the demand for beef in Indonesia was caused by the country’s self-sufficiency policy. This policy was implemented to restrict imports from other countries such as Australia. The government has found a solution for the beef supply crisis. The government of Indonesia is considering buying land in Australia in which it will raise beef cattle and export them into their country. This issue has raised controversy especially among Australian top ...

1.0 Background and introduction. Porsche Automobile Holding SE, also known as Porsche, is a Germany company with numerous investments in the automotive sector. The headquarters of Porsche SE is based in Zuffenhausen and is mainly owned by the Pieche family and Porsche family. During June 2013, Qatar holdings ended up selling their 10% ownership giving the founding family 100% control. Porsche currently owns about 50.72% of voting rights in Volkswagen AG and also 50.1% in Porsche Zwischen holding GmbH, the main manufacturer of sports cars. In July 2012, Volkswagen AG ended up taking over Porsche completely, which is one ...

A When water is added to lead chloride, the solute sparingly dissolves with some undisclosed particles settling at the bottom of the beaker. Lead chloride is only sparingly soluble in water. When the dilute hydrochloric acid is added to the saturated solution of lead chloride, a white precipitate is formed. This is because of the common ion effect where the excess chloride ions from HCL cause lead chloride to precipitate. Pb2+ aq + 2Cl-aq PbCl2 s B 0.1M lead nitrate +0.1M sodium oxalate

Ionic Equations:

Pb2+ (aq) +C2O42- (aq) PbC2O4(s) Na+ (aq) + NO3-(a) NaNO3 (aq) Lead ...

Discussion of the case

The case study is about the major incidents in the United States of America in October 2001. The country experienced a series of physical and biological terrorism acts. This created fear and tension among the citizens as they sought protection from the terrorism activities. The physical attack involved destruction of property and death of people due to the bombing by the Al Qaeda group. The biological terrorism involves an outbreak of anthrax disease in the United States. The two terrorism activities took place in the month of September and October in 2001. There was an attack by the Osama Bin ...

Trade can be defined generally to mean the business of buying and selling of commodities. It can also be referred to as commerce. According to the website (www.thefreedictionary.com/trade), trade is taken to be an act or an instance that involves buying and selling of the goods and services which are either on domestic (for wholesale and retail) markets or in the international markets (for import and export) that are related. Trade can either be retail or wholesale. Here the wholesale trade means the transfer of the ownerships of the goods and any other services from one person or may ...

The liberalization of the black woman in United States started many years ago and is still on course even as women leaders take up the challenge to empower their counterparts. Being a black woman in the United States had been considered one of the worst tragedies that could happen to the society. In a country where a black race was always looked down upon, it was even worse for the women who had to struggle to not only find their identity in the society but also face other challenges that came with their responsibilities. The black man was mainly considered as a slave ...

In the present generation, the workplace environment has changed greatly especially as regards the laws set in place to govern employee behaviour and relations. As opposed in the past, the law has been relaxed from the ideal situation that had eaten much into the personality of individuals to a more flexible and efficient working environment. This is evident from the way organizations have lately embraced the social and human aspects of their employees. As concerns human capital, the diversity in character, intelligence and behaviour of humans is now being appreciated as a factor that gives the organization a competitive advantage and a better ...

Introduction

The purpose of this experiment is to assist one to learn how different equipment in the laboratory is being use when carrying out the experiment. It tests the level of accuracy required when using different apparatus for measuring the volume. For very approximate result of volume, a beaker or conical flask is preferred when measuring volumes of liquids.

Accurate methods of measurement

This is done by the use of burette, conical flask and pipette. These measuring apparatus are discussed below. When a much more accurate measurement is required, always measuring cylinders are preferred Measuring cylinders, which are much more accurate than beakers and conical.

Also volumetric pipettes and volumetric flask the mostly used apparatus used when measuring accurate volume.

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Introduction

Corporate Social Responsibility is an important aspect of a business nowadays. During the previous eras businesses were least bothered about their responsibility towards the environment and the society as a whole. However, surviving in the current business scenario, without paying attention to the social responsibility is deemed to be rather unacceptable by some. For the purpose of completing this assignment, the electrical and electronic equipment industry has been chosen and how they are contributing to the society. General Electric and Siemens have been chosen from the developed category, whereas, Samsung and Acer have been chosen from the developing country category. ...

Choosing a software system for the business can be an extremely hard task because a lot depends on the choice made. It does not just stop at selecting the right package for the business; it also extends to doing it a way that gains favor with those who will be using the software system. While deciding on the software system to purchase for the business, it is important to consider some factors. For instance, the ability of the software system to meet the current and future needs is of paramount importance. Other factors include the costs incurred, the usability of the software ...

The paper is devoted to the analysis of financial ratios of Continental Tire AG and its two competitors in the world market – Michelin and Goodyear. Full ratio analyses include Liquidity, Leverage, Profitability, and Management Ratios analyses which will be represented in this research proposal. Companies’ balance sheets and income statements as of 2011 will be analyzed for the purposes of this paper. Input data for analyses of the three companies is included in Appendix 1, full ratio analyses is in Appendix 2. The first group of the ratios belongs to the liquidity financial analysis. There were three ratios ( ...

Managerial Accounting Analyses of Continental Tire AG

The purpose of the current paper is to identify the level of financial performance of Continental AG and compare it to its competitors – Michelin and Goodyear companies. The research question is whether Continental AG financial performance better than competitors’ performance. Based on the financial ratios analyses the current research directed to analyze whether Continental AG and its competitors run the same risks. An analysis of the sets of the following financial ratios was used: liquidity, leverage, profitability, management ratios. Also, the paper contains recommendations on improvement of Continental AG financial performance based on the analyses of financial risks the ...

Summary

The paper is devoted to the analysis of financial ratios of Continental Tire AG and its two competitors in the world market – Michelin and Goodyear. Full ratio analyses include Liquidity, Leverage, Profitability, and Management Ratios analyses which will be represented in this research proposal. Companies’ balance sheets and income statements as of 2011 will be analyzed for the purposes of this paper. Input data for analyses of the three companies is included in Appendix 1, full ratio analyses is in Appendix 2. The first group of the ratios belongs to the liquidity financial analysis. There were three ratios ( ...

Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid is a Spanish, professional football club founded in 1897, and with upwards of thirty Spanish League (La Liga) titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, nine European Championship Cups and two UEFA trophies, it is easily one of the most successful football clubs in the world ( Real Madrid, 2012). It was voted the 20th Century’s most successful club by FIFA and by the close of 2011; it was the richest club in the world, with annual revenues reaching upwards of $695 million and $204.0 million in operating revenues. The club, which is entirely owned and controlled by its members, is ...

The target market sought by the Porsche 911 and the Chevrolet Cruze is the standard family car market. This type of market exists almost everywhere on the globe. Most families seek an affordable car that comes with both speed and class. Porsche AG of Stuttgart has tailored its adverts towards attracting standard family customers by showing a family dropping and picking up their children from school. On the other hand, GM has taken upon a low entry price strategy that is a major attraction for most families around the globe.

Customer Breakdown

The Chevrolet cruze targets young, average income earning families. This being a hybrid ...

Application of Theories

Application of Theories Description of Issue: Hyundai Motor Company was managed by the authoritarian and charismatic leader Ju-Young Chung. There were many professional and talented managers in the company who were afraid to object his direction because of a threat to be fired. However, due to his “bulldozer” type of leadership the company succeeded to enter the US automaker market. Democratization process and emergence of labor unions in Korea made a significant impact on the HMC human resources management (Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2003). HMC top management chose the right strategy for entering the US market. US ...

Automobile Industry: BMW

Introduction The automobile industry is a very lucrative sector in terms of revenue when economies of scale are taken advantage of. It involves designing, developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling motor vehicles (Datamonitor, 2011). More specifically, in the US a quarter million vehicles are in use and globally 806 million are on the road according to 2007 automobile production statistics (Automobile Industry Profile, 2011; Table 2). The same trend has resulted to an average growth of 0.8% as shown in table 1 below.

Figure 1: Percentage growth of automobile industry between 2006 and 2010 (Source: Datamonitor, 2011)

Figure 2: Volume of automobile Industry from 2007 (Source: Datamonitor, 2011) These vehicles consume a lot of gasoline ...

Business Development

Entrepreneurial process involves certain activities aimed at appropriate management of organization and solving problems. It is a matter of a great importance to identify the stage of business development of the company in order to develop appropriate business strategy for it. Identification of the development stage of the company is needed to denote the needs and requirements of the company in a specific market conditions. Hisrich, Peters and Shepherd (2010) identified that business venture goes through the following stages: concept design and testing, development (abort), growth, maturity, and re-growth (decline). Each stage is attributed to a certain feature. For example, the ...

Siemens AG

With upwards of $103,124.8 million in annual revenues in 2010, Siemens AG is an electrical engineering and electronics conglomerate with global operations, engaged in the manufacturing of health care, energy and industrial products. It has operations in 190 countries across the world, employing 405,000 employees.

Strategic and tactical Decisions

Siemens sold off its real estate division to Wohnbau, Volkswohnung and GBW Gruppe in 2009, followed by the 28% acquisition of Archimede Solar Energy, which is based in Italy. The company did also acquire a 25% stake in Germany’s BGZ Beteiligungsgesellschaft Zukunftsenergien (BGZ), which is specialized in the financing, development and operation ...

Question 1

Once the Bills have been prepared they are then presented to the committee. The committee convenes a series of stakeholder consultations to seek consensus and/or fill any gaps which will not have been addressed during the Line Ministry public consultations. The committee then convenes a roundtable over the draft Bill incorporating the participation of the AG, the KLRC, Line Ministries and any Institution involved in the generation of the Bill to finalize the Bill by making various amendments which will have been informed by the internal and external consultations. The committees are powerful so that they can operate without interference. A ...

INTRODUCTION

General overview

Preparation of yoghurt takes place through milk fermentation process with various cultures of bacteria comprising of streptococcus subspecies mixed with lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies and thermophiles (Barbano, 2009). Basically, yoghurt comes in two types: distilled and set (Augustin et al., 2003). The author further explains there is a difference in the main procedure through which these yogurts are manufactured. In the set yoghurt (inclusive of fruit on the bottom), the formation takes place in retail pots as the fermentation of the lactic acid bacteria proceeds into lactic acid generating a structure of continuous gel in the container of the consumer. ...

1. Company Profile

Thomas Cook Group Plc operates within the tourism and travel industry. The Company owns, operates and manages travel agencies, tour operators and car hire agencies, as well as owning their own aircraft fleet, cruise ships and resort properties. Thomas Cook is known as one of the largest travel companies in Europe.

2. Financial Analysis

The Thomas Cook Group has reported a robust set of results for the 2009 and 2010 financial years despite the uncertain economic environment and the significant adverse impact of a weak sterling pound. Thomas Cook‘s revenue for the year decreased by4% to £8,890million (5% deduction at constant currency).

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A contract is a promise for breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in a way recognizes as a duty. Usually, a contract is signed only after the parties agree and understand the terms and conditions governing the contact. Some parties tend to encounter contract issues down the line because he/she did not proof read or ask questions. Negotiating contracts give each party the opportunity to make changes and give input before anything is made final.

According to the agreement, the following legal issues must be adhered to: