... GLOBALISATION ANDBUSINESSETHICS Law, Ethicsand Economics Series Editors: Christoph Luetge, University of Munich, Germany Itaru Shimazu, Chiba University, Japan Law, Ethicsand Economics brings ... for shareholders and other stakeholders Most of the contributions are revised and updated versions of papers presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the Forum for BusinessEthicsandBusiness ... actors; iv) businessethics should provide support with respect to the formulation, realisation and monitoring of selfcommitment of actors; v) finally, as empirical ethics, businessethics should...
... Children s Rights andBusiness Principles Children s Rights andBusiness Principles The Children s Rights andBusiness Principles set out business actions to respect and support children s rights Children s ... adults unless it is considered in the child s best 38 ❘ Children s Rights andBusiness Principles 39 ❘ Children s Rights andBusiness Principles All business should 10 Meet their responsibility ... and other stakeholders.2 The business should consider using tools such as performance contracts and reviews, surveys and audits (self-assessments or independent audits) on a periodic basis.3 • Be...
... Reports • The Analysis phase results in a business requirements statement – This specification document is often large and complex and is rarely written up as a single report to system users and ... II Body of Presentation (2/3) Summary of existing systems and cause-effect analysis Summary description of proposed systems Feasibility study (analysis of alternatives) Proposed schedule to complete ... elements also add a professional polish to the report BIS310: Week Factual Format I Introduction II Methods and procedures III Facts and details IV Discussion and analysis of facts and details V...
... well known scientists of various disciplines, mainly business ethicists, but also economists, psychologists, management scientists and philosophers, who present their very own perspectives on corporate ... Dynamics Strategy and Marketing Ltd, London, UK, leshiggins@cultdyn.co.uk Ronald Jeurissen Professor of Business Ethics, Director, European Institute for Business Ethics, Nyenrode Business University, ... Transparency is an ethical issue because “insiders”, such as managers and directors, essentially control the information that “outsiders”, such as shareholders and regulators, receive As a result,...
... conferences on businessethicsand social issues, organized by businessethics associations (SBE, EBEN, Academy of Management-Division of Social Issues Management) or for research centres or business schools ... business ethics, most are related to Corporate Social Responsibility, corporate citizenship, business in society, and so on Slowly, businessethics and/ or social issues and related matters are ... Ethics, Businessand Society Among his research interests are as follows: business in society; ethical issues in business; philosophy of management; humanism in organizational cultures; Christian...
... Legal Positivism Identification with the Vulnerable Historical School: Tradition Legal Realism Cost-Benefit Analysis BusinessEthicsand Social Responsibility BusinessEthicsand Social Responsibility ... resources to act as one wishes • To escape the cares and demands of this world entirely Primary Values andBusiness Ethics: Security • To possess a large enough supply of goods and services to meet ... Responsibility • Ethics: The studyand practice of decisions about what is good or right • Business Ethics: The application of ethics to the problems and opportunities experienced by businesspeople •...
... and less expensive than litigation • Business may wish to avoid uncertainty associated with a jury decision • Business may wish to avoid setting precedent through court decision • Business may ... Marshall Sanders, did not live there, and that he did not even know who Marshall Sanders was Leaving the premises, Officer Perkins surmised that the residential address indicated on the summons ... trials, mini-trials, neutral case evaluations, and private trials 2-20 Reasons A Business Might Prefer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Versus Litigation • ADR methods are generally faster and...
... Safety and Health Administration, the Small Business Administration, and the Veteran s Administration Should those administrative agencies currently classified as executive agencies be transformed ... -First federal administrative agency: Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) -Created by Congress through “enabling legislation”, a statute that specifies names, functions and specific powers of ... cause Serving fixed terms is said to make commissioners of independent administrative agencies less accountable to the will of the executive Examples of independent administrative agencies include...
... Provides the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imports and Excises.” • Taxes imposed by Congress must be uniform across the states • The federal government can use tax revenues to provide essential ... call special sessions of Congress • Appoints federal judges • Can pardon federal offenders 4-6 Exhibit 4-1: The System of Checks and Balances Judicial Branch (U .S Federal Court System) • On Legislative ... primary source of authority for federal regulation of business • States that the U .S Congress has the power to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States…” • Simultaneously...
... death • Misdemeanors—Less serious crimes punishable by fines, or imprisonment for less than one year • Petty Offenses—Minor misdemeanors punishable by small fines or short jail sentences 5-5 White ... Claims Act • Allows employees to sue employers on behalf of the federal government • Employee retains share of recovery 5-28 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act • Passed by Congress in response to the business ... advertising a fictitious publication called “Lustful Lads and Lasses.” Among other pronouncements, the circular entices readers to “order now before publication ceases; see young boys and girls aged...
... Intentional Torts (Against Property) • Trespass to Realty • Private Nuisance • Trespass to Personal Property • Conversion 6-13 Trespass to Realty Occurs when a person intentionally: • Enters the land of ... individual is Fred Ames, a homeless person known in the community for his trouble with alcohol and illicit substances Ames has a twenty-year history of bad choices and bad luck, and most in Woodlawn ... chain Common symptom included muscle contractions, nausea and diarrhea, and less-than-caring individuals, many skeptical of the disease s legitimacy, referred to these symptoms as “The Chicken...
... Ann and the kids (Jack s wife and children) I said hello when you get back to the house.” Based on the facts presented, is Ruby s four-foot-wide strip of land subject to Jack s adverse possession ... of Land Ownership • Surface Rights • Airspace • Water Rights • Mineral Rights (Subsurface Rights) 7-9 Interests In Real Property • Fee Simple Absolute: Right to possess for life and devise (will) ... Barley-Davidson Davidson s Microbrew s defense is based on four (4) contentions: first, its product (beer) is distinguishable from Harley-Davidson s product (motorcycles); second, its product disclaimer...
... having selected his name from the classified section of the phone directory Morley describes his address, the physical dimensions and structure of his home, and he agrees with Sizemore that the ... Transistor Town s cost for the television Avondale objects, demands that Transistor Town sell the television for $299, and informs the store manager that his brother is a trial lawyer Who wins? ... outside when the front doors open He rushes into the store and announces to the first sales representative he sees, “I will take a 45-inch flat-panel television for $299!” The sales representative...
... Chapter Case Hypothetical Seattle Shoestring Sales, Inc arranged to sell shoestrings to Victory, Inc., a tennis shoe manufacturer According to the terms of the deal, Seattle Shoestring Sales committed ... produce shoestrings, Seattle Shoestring Sales’ cost alone will be approximately $1.50 per pair Seattle Shoestring Sales has informed Victory that it cannot and will not honor the deal Is there ... accepts his father s terms, and extinguishes his half-smoked cigarette with the heel of his boot On January of the following year, Junior approaches Senior and says “Dad, time to pay up.” Senior...
... office, and hands the keys to the seller, asking for the return of his $6,000 The dealer chuckles, and then his look turns stern, saying “Son, I don’t owe you anything You’ve just learned a lesson ... of the next six months, Tommy drives the Camaro eight thousand miles, wears the tires thin, dents the left front fender, and regrets his purchase He realizes that in two short years college will ... Fjord Mastodon that results in personal injury and/ or economic harm Both companies have also filed motions for judgment on the pleadings, requesting that the court summarily dismiss both causes of...
... • Major “obstacles” to legal assent: Mistake, misrepresentation, undue influence, duress, and unconscionability 11-4 Mistake • Definition: Misunderstandings regarding material facts of contract ... Hammonds? Is John the victim of fraud? Is he entitled to a rescission of the contract based on Square Deal s nondisclosure of the Mastodon s gas mileage? 11-2 Chapter 11 Case Hypothetical and Ethical ... 11-9 Duress • Definition: Occurs when one party threatens other with wrongful act unless assent given • Duress is not legal assent, since coercion interferes with contracting party s free will...
... Be Assigned • Rights that are personal in nature • Rights that would increase obligor s risks/duties • Rights in a contract that, by its terms, expressly forbids assignments • Rights whose assignment ... day.) Anderson refuses to pay the $92,000, and Wabash sues At trial, Anderson s attorney seeks to introduce the following evidence: 1) the testimony of Henry Anderson, Anderson s owner, who is willing ... Angelo have his associates, Jim Beavis and Buddy Head, paint Sandra Aniston s house? Would such an arrangement require Sandra Aniston s approval? 12-4 Chapter 12 Case Hypothetical and Ethical Dilemma...
... increase in Arrow s wool sweater orders to Legume, compared to order averages over the previous ten years (the parties have a long-standing business relationship.) Legume implores Arrow to increase ... facts and circumstances arising outside contract itself These damages must be within contemplation of parties at time breach occurs • Punitive Damages: Damages designed to punish defendant and ... with substantially fewer sheep to shear, the price of wool skyrockets 1,000 percent Second, due to an unexpected “cold snap,” consumer demand for wool sweaters increases dramatically, resulting...
... Lease: Transfer of right to possession and use of goods for a term, in return for consideration • Lessor: Person who transfers right to possession and use of goods under lease • Lessee: Person ... places goods in possession of carrier before risk passes to buyer • Delivery “Ex-Ship” (Delivery From Carrying Vessel): Risk of loss passes to buyer when goods leave ship 14-23 Types of Sales Contracts ... international “businessto -business sales contracts • Many major trading nations have signed the CIS • Significance of CISG: Important because CISG (rather than UCC) governs international sales contracts...
... tent and sleeping bag to survive the wind and elements on two nights during his ascent and descent The associate selects a tent and sleeping bag from a wide variety of possibilities, and Mythos ... preparation for his climb, Mythos patronizes the local “outdoors” shop, Athena s Garden, and asks to speak with a trained sales associate Mythos specifies that he will be climbing Mount Zeus, and that ... Buyer s household members and guests • Any “reasonable and foreseeable” user • Anyone injured by good 15-22 Warranty Disclaimers and Waivers Methods of Disclaiming/Waiving Warranties: • Seller does...