Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Liquidated Damages, Consideration, Estoppel

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

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