LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS August 13th‚ 2012 LAW / ECONOMIC / ETHICAL WHERE THE LAW COMES FROM? • Maintain your property LAW • Rules related to the allocation of scarce resources WHAT DO WE WANT? • Earth at night • Predictability – Certainty – commerce loves certainty o Stable governments equal strong economy o Bank accounts‚ brokerage accounts‚ land titles o Property the governmentally supported right to exclude o Predictable sanctions for wrongful acts o Democracy
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As supporting notes The practitioner we were most inspired by was Katie Mitchell. The crucial idea behind Katie Mitchell is that of Stanislavsky‚ naturalistic but with a contemporary twist. We chose to explore an extract from Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. Being‚ a naturalistic play‚ we thought that by using Katie Mitchell as our practitioner‚ we would be able to put a slight twist onto the dated play‚ and gain more knowledge of the characters. This involved us researching the era of the play‚ the
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movements. II. Business Activities and the Legal Environment 1. Laws may affect single business transactions A. Laws affect businesses in hiring‚ firiring‚ safety‚ manufacturing‚ marketing‚ bus. Finance and more. i. Breach-To break‚ fail‚ dishonor performance in a contract ii. Laws will affect “payment under contract”‚ insufficient funds‚ disputes‚ management power‚ etc. 2. Ethics and Bus. Decision Making A. Decision makers must decide between good business decision and what
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Legal & Ethical Environment of Business DATE: 2/4/2013 Week 1 Assignment PART 1: Follow the link below‚ read the article and analyze the practice of “dumping” dangerous drugs overseas. Can an American company be penalized for marketing a product deemed unsafe by the U.S.‚ if it is not also banned by the foreign
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and culture at the level of a society is referred to as national culture. Organisational culture refers to an organisation’s own values‚ beliefs and learned ways of doing business. This is reflected in its structure and in the people who work in the organisation. The culture of an organisation is derived from its aims and purpose‚ its past‚ its present and its current ways of managing its people and resources. Because every organisation is unique in terms of these features‚ each will have a culture
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According to Environmental Business Ethics‚ “Because of their impact on the environment‚ businesses have an obligation to try to moderate the effects of their activities in an effort to protect the land and water resources. Many businesses act voluntarily to reduce their environmental impact. Industries that use or produce hazardous waste are mandated by law to regulate their businesses. In any case‚ reducing their environmental impact is a sensible approach to business that can have many benefits
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SUPPORTING STATEMENT I have excellent written and verbal communication skills. In my present job as a Parenting Support Practitioner in a Family Support Role I work with children and families providing various forms of social work intervention. I work on a referral basis with parents of children considered to be at risk of poor outcomes. Typical issues in the families I support are that the children have parents who are offenders (including those in prison)‚ have experienced domestic violence
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Opportunities and constraints in the business environment Opportunities in the business environment are those factors that provide possibilities for a business to expand so as to make more sales and profits. Constraints are those factors that limit the ability to grow‚ and reduce sales and profit potential. A useful way of assessing opportunities and constraints is to carry out what is known as a SWOT analysis. Strengths and weaknesses are internal to an organisation. Typically they relate to the
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Select a restaurant where you have eaten recently. Analyze the atmosphere and physical environment of this service establishment. What image does the environment convey? Were you satisfied with the experience? Did it meet your expectations? Should the owner change anything to make the environment more appealing to customers? I recently ate at Alquimia Bistro Club at Gallery Plaza in Condado. The restaurant is a joint venture between the entrepreneur Tony Hernandez and singer Gilberto Santa
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if they do not know where they are going‚ they cannot tell if they have arrived. This is often called strategic planning; we can determine what an organisation wants and its needs‚ like it is a living thing and has to survive. We must understand within a business system‚ its ideals and realisation will always be accountable for. The two organisations I have selected to focus on are: The NHS Bupa With the origins of organisations‚ they have fundamental properties that attach some structure
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