MGMT 597 Week 2 Assignment: Cases 14.2, 16.10, 18.2, 20.3 Ifeyinwa Onyekwena Keller Graduate School of Management 14.2 - Real Property Robert Briggs and his wife purchased a home located at 167 Lower Orchard Drive, Levittown, Pennsylvania. They made a down payment and borrowed the balance on a 30-year mortgage. Six years later, when Mr. and Mrs. Briggs were behind on their mortgage payments, they entered into an oral contract to sell the house to Winfield and Emma Sackett if the Sacketts would
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Ethics Case Study Jennifer Edwards HCS/335 February 20, 2014 Dr. Lena Watson University of Phoenix Ethics Case Study: Background and Medical Training In the case study Jerry is an office assistant for Dr. William’s office. Jerry’s professional skill and training is in medical assistance and licensed practical nurse (LPN). At the time of day, the receptionist in Dr. Williams’s office was at lunch. In Jerry’s satisfaction he was in the position
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them?” Defining ethics is norms of conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Ethical issues goes beyond personal or business matters. It depends on the person or business to decide. In business ethics there are a set of attitudes, morals and rules of behavior. This does not mean everyone agrees on what is ethical and what is not. Defining ethical issues is conflicts of interest honesty, fairness, communications issues and organizational relations. Ethics are learned usually
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Columbia had taken a pair of pants to the cleaners for alteration and dry cleaning; and sued the cleaners for $67 million dollars for the loss of his pants. The case was considered frivolous and became a flashpoint in the debate in the United States over tort reform (Lexis-Nexis, 2008). The major focus of this paper will be to critically analyze these two cases on the stated facts, the issues, the applicable laws, and the decision of the judge and the jury. What are the facts? There are some facts
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Major Ethical Issues in Business An ethical issue is a problem or a situation that requires an individual, group or organization to choose among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong, ethical or unethical. The ethical issues in business are in most cases abusive or intimidating behavior. examples are like lying, conflicts of interest, bribery, discrimination and sexual harassment among others. They are each discussed briefly below. 1. Lying Lying can broadly be defined as lack
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company named Non-Linear Pro, the dispute is between the implied verbal agreement for a trial of a video editing system and a contract signed by Janet for a three-month lease. One of the primary issues in the video had to do with agency theory and tort. The options for resolution of the dispute are arbitration, mediation, mini trial, or trial. The principle in this case Quick Takes Video had a verbal agreement with Non-Linear Pro to have a three week trial of a video editing system, but when the
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Medical Negligence It was rightly said by Richard Seizer “If people understood that doctors weren't divine, perhaps the odor of malpractice might diminish.” For a patient, the doctor is like God. And, the almighty can never commit any mistake but that is what the patient thinks or believes. In reality, doctors are human beings. And, to err is human. Doctors may commit a mistake, but committing a mistake due to one’s own carelessness is defined as negligence. The Black law dictionary definition of
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Employee-At-Will-Doctrine Jennifer Carter Professor Wendy White LEG500 – Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance October 28, 2012 Abstract This paper will discuss issues relating to the Employment-At-Will Doctrine and the employer’s liability based on actions and responses to the employee’s behavior and actions. It will discuss the steps that are needed to be taken if the skills, competence and abilities of an employee to be productive and efficient in completing the required task of employment
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Electronic Surveillance of Employees Dawn Cuffie Professor M. Best Law, Ethics and Corporate Goverance-LEG 500 January 22, 2012 1. Explain where an employee can reasonable expect to have privacy in the workplace. Employees are deemed not to have “a reasonable expectation of privacy”. Employees are expected to follow guidelines and regulations regarding usage of workplace computers, telephones, cell phones, pagers, email and internet. These are often times found in the employee handbook
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Law and Ethics in the Business Environment Assignment One: Employee-at-Will Doctrine In implementing the employment-at-will doctrine, either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Because Jennifer is a recent graduate and this is her first time in a professional workplace, some behaviors that she may exhibit can be critiqued and corrected before further disciplinary
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