235 Exam 1 Spring 2014 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that focuses on what constitutes right and wrong behavior. ____ 2. Acting in good faith gives a business firm a better chance of defending its actions in court. ____ 3. Corporations can be perceived as owing ethical duties to groups other than their shareholders. ____ 4. Ethics is concerned with the fairness or justness of an action. ____ 5. Business ethics focuses on
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What is the importance of incoterms? Explain your views with example? The goal of incoterms is to alleviate or reduce confusions over interpretations of shipping terms by outlining exactly who is obligated to take control‚ pay costs or passing of risk of loss or damage at a particular point in the shipping process. The INCOTERMS were created by the ICC and regulate the rights and obligations of buyers and sellers in international commodity handling. The incoterms are international rules for structuring
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1. Give an example of a case that would fall under diversity jurisdiction. Explain all of the key elements of such a case. A federal court’s power to hear any case where the amount in controversy exceeds $75‚000 and no plaintiff shares a state of citizenship with any defendant. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Diversity jurisdiction is one of the two main types of subject-matter jurisdiction in federal court. Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary The power of the federal courts to decide
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selection:|Current Document| Number of documents delivered:|1| Sweet & Maxwell is part of Thomson Reuters. 2013 Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited Arbitration 2010 Publication Review Judging Civil Justice Hazel Genn Reviewed by David Cornes Subject: Administration of justice. Other related subjects: Civil procedure *Arbitration 388 In November and December of 2008‚ Dame Hazel Genn‚ Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at University College London‚ delivered three lectures under the auspices
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Ohio Lemon Law: How Can It Help You? What Is A Lemon? A lemon is a new motor vehicle that has a problem(s)‚ covered by the warranty that significantly impairs the use‚ value or safety of that vehicle. If you have had problems with your passenger car‚ noncommercial motor vehicle or motorcycle during the first year or 18‚000 miles‚ whichever occurs first‚ you should take it back to the manufacturer or the dealer and ask them to fix it. If they fail to correct the problem(s) after being given
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Chapter 3 & 4 Outline: Chapter 3: Jurisdiction Chapter 4: Alternative Dispute Resolution Chapter 3: Jurisdiction Equal Protection 14th Amendment of US Constitution Nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws 2009 Iowa Supreme Court Case Matter of equal protection under the law Check & Balances of 3 branches of government Judiciary checking legislative’s power ISSUE: State statues definition of “marriage” -limiting it to man & woman. Unconstitutional
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A grievance is a formal‚ itemized complaint to management that it has treated one or more employees unfairly or has violated the contract or collective bargaining agreement. (http://ohrm.cc.nih.gov/wepa/grievanceafge.htm) There are basically two types of grievances: Individual grievances are where a member has a complaint about pay or working arrangements. Collective problems or grievances occur when a group of members has a problem that needs to be discussed or negotiated with management. These
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Review on the movie Erin Brokovich “She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.” This tagline indeed summarized the movie Erin Brokovich. The movie was about a not-so-privileged but strong willed woman who was able to impact and make a difference to the life of hundreds of people to a community. Erin (Julia Roberts) was a woman who was out of a job‚ did not have a special training for anything‚ was divorced twice‚ and is a mother of three – 8-year old Matthew‚ 6-year
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LAW Introduction What is law? Law is a set of rules to govern the conduct of people in a civilized society. Everyone must abide the same rules. Today we live in a complex society and laws are more complex and sophisticated. Criminal law and civil law A crime is a offense against the state.To prevent our society against antisocial behavior criminal law is created‚ the police enforce these criminal laws. Then society will prosecute that person for that crime. Other crimes involve other enforcement
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)‚ part 15‚ section 3‚ article 298 states that if the issue includes sovereignty of continents or islands‚ it is not necessary to have compulsory arbitration. That is‚ China is able to stop the suing at any time. Second‚ the arbitration results are not promised to be practiced since there are no precise laws to ensure it‚ which causes many countries to refuse obeying. It may be possible for building a multilateral framework between the
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