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Business Chp 3&4
Chp 3 & 4 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR | alternatives to traditional litigation for resolving conflicts |
Negotiation | informal, sometimes without a attorney |
Mediation | involves neutral 3rd party who talks face to face with parties |
Arbitration | neutral 3rd party renders a legally binding decision |
Submission | case referred to arbitrator, then a hearing where parties present evidence and arguments. |
Award | arbitrators final decision |
Conflicts of Law | supremacy and commerce clauses of the U.S. constitution give federal law preeminence over state arbitration laws |
Choice of Law | parties may choose to have the laws of specific state govern their agreement |
Court-Annexed Arbitration | required by the court prior to a trial. Either party may reject the award and go to trial |
Summary Jury Trial | mock trial |
Online Dispute Resolution | involved mainly with domain names and the quality of goods sold online |
Ethics | the study of right and wrong behavior |
Sarbanes Oxley Act | requires companies to set up a confidential system so that employees or others can report suspected illegal or unethical behavior |
Kantian Ethics | premised on the belief that humans are different from objects and should be treated differently |
Categorical Imperative | asks what would happen if everyone in society acted that way |
Principle of rights | belief that every duty gives rise to a corresponding right EX:smoking |
Utilitarianism | action is ethical based on whether it produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people |
Stakeholder Approach | corporations have a duty not only to shareholders but other groups affected by corporate actions |
Stakeholders | owners, employees, suppliers, customers, and community |
Foreign Corrupt practices act | prohibition against bribery of foreign officials |