Sherwanda Fox Business Law 07.26.12 Microsoft Corporation v. i4i Limited Partnership and Infrastructures for Information Inc. No. 10- 290 I4i is a software consulting company that creates markets and sells computers. I4i applied for a patent covering its invention which is an improved method for manipulating an electronic document's architecture and content. This technology is commonly referred to as a "markup language."These computer languages place "tags" around text to tell a computer how to
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Knowledge Integration Exam Jeremy Thomas Gugliotta University of Maryland University College This case involving Angela has the ethical decision of what action to do is not that difficult to assess, using the information provided she must act accordingly within the parameters set forth by the law. Angela is a mid-level manager at a transitional pharmaceutical company who happens to be a widowed mother of 3, depending on her 80 thousand dollar salary from work. Angela has been very pleased to work
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The Case of the Underwater Options Evaluation Professor Coleman EMIS 3375 15 April 2014 Leanne Gallagher took a job as the senior software engineer at the start-up corporation MoniMed that was expected to go public within the following year. She was offered a salary of $85,000 with the option to buy 30,000 shares of stock in the company for 30 cents a share. She knew the risks of taking a pay decrease of $20,000 and that the stocks might not increase in price. Gallagher also wanted
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of controlling this powerful institution, have instead reduced regulatory policies, giving corporations agency to commit immoral acts while receiving slighter repercussions. Joel Bakan’s book, The Corporation, analyzes the corporation’s tendency to break the law for the sake of their shareholders. The question is: for whom does the corporation truly work for, the public, the employees, or the shareholders? The answer is the shareholders. The corporation exists solely to serve its shareholders, and
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common characteristic of Aristotle's virtues and ethical standards for CPAs? A. Truthfulness B. Integrity C. Loyalty D. Due care Jane finds a material misstatement while auditing a client's accounts receivables. Her senior tells her to ignore the misstatement so that the client does not get upset. Jane wants to be viewed as a team player in order to advance in the firm. So Jane follows her senior's instructions and ignores the misstatement. Which ethical theory did Jane use to make her decision? A. Egoism
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.......................................................................................9 Abusive Supervision (AS) ................................................................................................................................ 10 Ethical Leadership (EL) .................................................................................................................................. 10 Affective Commitment to the Supervisor (ACTS) ..................................................
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CHAPTER 2 THE CHANGING LEGAL EMPHASIS: COMPLIANCE AND IMPACT ON CANADIAN WORKPLACES LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. EXPLAIN how employment-related issues are governed in Canada. 2. DISCUSS at least five prohibited grounds for discrimination under human rights legislation and DESCRIBE the requirements for reasonable accommodation. 3. DESCRIBE behaviour that could constitute harassment 4. EXPLAIN the employers’ responsibilities regarding harassment. 5. DESCRIBE the role
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Stakeholder theory, Ethical CSR, Responsibilities and duties, Altruistic CSR, Strategic CSR, Abstract Reviews the development of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) concept and its four components: economic, legal, ethical, and altruistic duties. Discusses different perspectives on the proper role of business in society, from profit making to community service provider. Suggests that much of the confusion and controversy over CSR stem from a failure to distinguish its ethical, altruistic, and
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the world share a common sense of universal values, they are a set standard, i.e. trustworthiness, honesty, et cetera. These universal values are also in every major religion in some form. Along with the universal values, there are non-ethical values. Non-Ethical values vary in priority from person to person, depending on their own agenda. Where these values come from is most likely a plethora of sources and events that have occurred. This could range from preferential religion, parents principles
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made is a policy of FastServe Inc. Out of this meeting, three employees, Sarah Boyd, Jenny Mills and Brian Carter were given notice. A chart listing the possible legal concerns based on the firing of these employees is available. One employee under contract, Brian Carter with an average performance track record, and who developed the ‘3D mannequins’ was one of the first to be let go. His colleagues and supervisor described Brian’s skills in writing codes as slow. His attitude toward his coworkers
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