Law Office Trend Abstract Law firms today are using modern technology to strive to become a paperless environment. The uses of e-mail and electronic document and filing storage systems have enabled firms to be more effective in time management when dealing with the litigation process. The cost of storing documents is reduced due to the amount of space not needed in the storage of legal documents. Using e-email and scanned documents help us to not only communicate faster; it enables us to retrieve
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The Political-Legal Environment consists of laws and their interpretations that require firms to operate under competitive conditions and to protect consumer rights for example‚ Health and Safety and Consumer Protection. Government regulations are the forces that combat unfair business practices and serve as a guideline to avoid such discrepancies. There are four historical phases the government regulations falls into: • Antimonopoly period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries • Protecting
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Ivory Lenson The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business MGM365-0904B-07 Phase 3 Discussion Board 1 CTU Online Professor Darlene Pomponio December 26‚ 2009 A business has the responsibility of operating with the people in an ethical way or the way that they want to be treated. I think that the business world has the temptation to not treat others fair. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent US government agency‚ directly responsible to Congress‚ and regulates interstate
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL REASONING I. SCHOOLS OF JURISPRUDENTIAL THOUGH a. Types of Schools of Jurisprudential Schools. 1. The Natural Law School A. Denotes a system of moral and ethical principles based on a person’s natural instinct and use of natural intelligence. i. Dates back to Greek Philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) distinguished between natural law and laws governing a nation. 2. The Positivist School A. Positive Law-National and written
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Ethical Theories Business 670 Legal Environment August 10‚ 2010 The purpose of this paper is to discuss Ethical theories and their foundations from this week’s reading material. One is to describe the theories‚ discuss plus add one more that is not in the book. To understand l theories one needs to know understand that a theory is based on observation or testing‚ there is really no right or wrong answer to what a theory is. One does need to understand what is ethical? Ethical is basically
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Political and Legal Environment Blockbuster has had many challenges when it comes to the law. Netflix has always felt Blockbuster has tried to steal many of its ideas. Netflix runs its operations where customers will setup an account‚ pick the movies they want to watch‚ and setup a payment plan (Sanders). Since the dawn of Netflix‚ millions have joined and have enjoyed the benefits of not having to drive to the store to rent movies. Blockbuster has known that Netflix was a rival from the
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Business and the Economic Environment Macroeconomics The study of the whole economy The study of macroeconomics is primarily concerned with the total level of spending/demand and production/supply employment and unemployment levels rate of interest and inflation exchange rate In effect‚ it is concerned with making the most efficient use of an economy’s resources The Circular Flow of Income The circular flow of income‚ shown below‚ illustrates the interrelationship between the main parts
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MICRO ENVIRONMENT/ INDUSTRY ANALYSIS The environment which is close to business and affects its capacity to work is called micro or operational environment. Industry is a group of companies which offer same or similar product or services. These products and services are close substitutes of each other. It consists of: 1 Suppliers Supplier are the people who supply raw materials and required components to the companies. Increasing prices and reducing the quality of their products are potential
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in this desert climate (ranging from 59 -115 degrees Fahrenheit)‚ citizens live in very close proximity to the coastline. The UAE ’s per capita GDP‚ $48‚500 is on par with those of leading West European Nations. The CIA Factbook states the main economic industries in Dubai consist of oil‚ fishing‚ aluminum‚ cement‚ handicrafts‚ textiles‚ and fertilizers. While Dubai started as a small fishing village‚ it was take over in the 1800 ’s to become a separate emirate of Abu Dhabi. In order to seek protection
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INVESTING IN SOUTH AFRICA The economic environment‚ Prof. André Roux | Danny Jansen‚ EMBA10 Table of content Perception or reality? .............................................................................................................................. 2 the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act............................................................................. 4 Other legal boundaries ..................................................................................
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