âAbbie Hoffman on the Yippies and the 1968 Democratic Convention. Officially founded by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin in January 1968, the Youth International Party, or Yippies, were a countercultural group that briefly gained fame as a part of American activism.
Stretch assignments are experiences that challenge and potentially broaden a personâs current capabilities; e.g., assignments that require someone to manage and negotiate change, exert influence over others, and build coalitions.
What happens when rights and duties under a contract are handed off to a third party? An assignment of contract occurs when one party to an existing contract (the assignor) hands off the contract's obligations and benefits to another party (the assignee). Ideally, the assignor wants the assignee to step into his shoes and assume all of his contractual obligations and rights.