ACCT 201 Ethics Case* Fall 2012 NAME: Janika Washington________________ MAJOR: Business Management____________ Please complete items 1 through 4 by typing in your answers in the space provided and then printing TWO (2) copies of the completed case and submitting both copies in class on the date specified by your instructor. As the controller of LNP Company‚ Amy discovers a misstatement that overstated net income in the prior year’s financial statements. The misleading financial statements
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for money can be considered as a very low factor in customer satisfaction when compared to many different indicators and supermarkets. This is because Waitrose does not focus on value for money‚ unlike supermarkets such as Iceland‚ they focus on a business with guaranteed high quality and trusted brands. For customer satisfaction to decrease with value for money there would need to be a very large increase in price to affect customer satisfaction and there is no evidence that this would occur as of
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Business Law Notes- July‚ 10‚ 2008 Review from previous class session July 3‚ 2008 The Rules of Law regulate relations Public Law: Relations between state and individuals • Exercise of power for state authority • Based on the Roman-German Tradition • Associated with the meaning of ‘Res Publica‚’ (which means State & Society collectively) • Great Importance placed on Public Law-according to the European Continental Tradition Anglo-Saxon Law: Based on Common Law • Case Law (law
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w 1. | | | In deciding a case‚ a court will not use common law if there is a statute that applies to the dispute. | | Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | False | 0% | True | | Score: | 0/2.5 | | | 2. | | | Dicta is another term for “controlling precedent.” | | Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | False | 100% | False | | Score: | 2.5/2.5 | | | 3. | | | One of the important powers of courts in the United States is to
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Content of assignment Individual assignment 2: (hand in week 4) Phase 1‚2‚3 of the ethical cycle: Moral problem statement Problem analysis Options for action Phase 4 of the ethical cycle: Intuition Utilitarianism Bentham Mill 2.2 Case: “Fire Detectors” Residential fires cause many deaths each year. Several companies manufacture fire detectors in a highly competitive market. Jim is a senior manager at one of these companies. He has been invited to discuss with the management team
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settlement in 1788 How laws are classified The different meanings of the terms “common law” and “civil law” What happens if there is a conflict between common law and statute law What is a ’federal” system of government and how this operates in Australia The doctrine of “separation of powers” and division of power under the Commonwealth Constitution How a law is made through the Australian Parliament Tutorial Questions 1. How does law regulate business conduct? 2. Briefly explain
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Guide to Doing Business Bangladesh Prepared by Lex Mundi member firm‚ Amir & Amir Law Associates This guide is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series which provides general information about legal and business infrastructures in jurisdictions around the world. View the complete series at: www.lexmundi.com/GuidestoDoingBusiness. Lex Mundi is the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 100+ countries. Through close collaboration‚ our
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Asylum case Columbia v Peru ICJ‚ 1950 Principle: In order to get the validity of international customary law it has to satisfy the material test. That is the practice must be uniform and consistently. Fact of the case: Victor Raul Haya de la Torre was a Peruvian national. In Oct 3rd‚ 1948 one military rebellion broke out in Peru which is organized and directed by the American People’s Revolutionary Alliance led by Haya de la Torre. The rebellion was unsuccessful. The Peruvian Government issued
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DUTIES OF DIRECTOR Introduction Duties and liabilities are imposed on officers of a company‚ including directors‚ both by common law and statute. Thus‚ directors owe their companies fiduciary duties at common law. These duties are further supplemented by the Act. Officer –section 4(1) FD duty of care skill and diligence statutory duty The fiduciary duties of directors may be conveniently examined under the following categories. Director owe a duty to: Act bona fide and in the interests
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Business Law and ethics Subject: The objective of this report is to highlight the importance and need of ethics‚ ethical leadership and organisation behaviour. The report is based on the speech of Michael Hackworth. Leadership in fairness and honesty makes good business sense. Organisation behaviours‚ culture‚ values‚ management style and ethics‚ all of them make a combination on which company success and failure depends. Every company in the world start by stating the mission‚ objectives
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