College of Business Administration College of Business Administration
The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
| 06 December 2002
8:00 am -- 12:00 pm |
*Social Contract Theory *The 'Nature' of the Corporate Enterprise The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapters 1-2 BLUEBIRD SMELTER CASE (Readings Packet) |
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| 07 December 2002
1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm |
*Corporate Social Performance *Critiques of Market Systems The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapter 3 Anatomy of a Hostile Takeover (The Annenberg/CPB Project Ethics in America Series) |
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| 20 December 2002
8:00 am -- 12:00 pm |
*Opening Case: To Be Announced- --- *Ethical Theory The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapter 9 JOHNSON CONTROLS CASE (Readings Packet) Ethics Updates (provides updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics) SURVEY OF ETHICAL THEORETIC APTITUDES (Readings Packet) GROUP CASE PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE CONTRACTS DUE |
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| 21 December 2002
1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm |
*The Practice of Ethics within Organizations
The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good, Chapter 7 Gail Mayville (Business Enterprise Trust video) DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video) NYNEX ('Code of Business Conduct' video) Josephson Institute on Ethical Decision-Making |
Dunn | |
| 17 January 2003
1:30 pm -- 5:00 pm |
WELCOME to the EMBA students visiting from University of Otago, Auckland, New Zealand!
*Application: Case Presentations Tony Freeman, Mani Ilango, Larry Jonas, Scott Lister, Bob Massey, Mike Townsend and Lou Trope The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Part B |
Dunn | |
| 18 January 2003
1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm |
*Application: Case Presentations
Ryan Walker, Patty Hise, Stephanie Rosales, Jeff Gilford, Rob Bibik, Tom Smith The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapters 8 & 9 |
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| 31 January 2003
8:00 am -- 12:00 pm |
*Introduction to the Legal System: Jurisdiction, Venue, Court System, Attorney-Client Privilege, Trial Process and Alternative Dispute Resolution *Business and the Constitution: Federalism, Separation of Powers, Supermacy Clause, Commerce Clause, Amendments, Police Power, and Due Process
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| 01 February 2003
1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm |
*Business Torts and Product Liability: Classification of Torts, Theories of Negligence, Tort Reform, Theories of Recovery in Product Liability, Strict Liability in Tort, Enterprise Liability, Warranties and Disclaimers, Chain of Distribution, and Section 402A of the Restatement of Torts
Case: Coyote v. Acme
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| 14 February 2003
8:00 am -- 12:00 pm |
*Contracts, Sales, Negotiable Instruments: Classes of Contracts, Elements of Contract, Uniform Commercial Code, E-Commerce Selected Topics
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| 15 February 2003
1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm |
*Contracts II and International Business: Formalities, Assignments, 3rd Party Beneficiary, Parole Evidence, Discharge, Remedies, Sources of International Law, Act of State Doctrine, Expropriations
TERM PAPERS DUE (Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached) |
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| 28 February 2003
8:00 am -- 12:00 pm |
*Agency and Business Organizations: Types of Agency, Creation of Agency, Duties of Agents and Principals, Liability Issues, Sub S, Partnerships, Corporations, LLCs, LPs
Case: Aronson v. Lewis
*Securities Law: 1933 and 1934 Securities Acts, securities fraud, insider trading, registration, proxy solicitation Case: Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate and U.S. v. O'Hagan
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| 01 March 2003
1:00 pm -- 5:00 pm |
*Employment Law: "At Will," Drug Testing, OSHA, Civil Rights Act, Statutory Defenses, Sexual Harassment, EEOC, Age Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Labor/Management
*Anti-Trust: Sherman, Clayton and FTC Acts -- horizontal and vertical restraints of trade, and deceptive practices
TAKE HOME EXAMINATION DISTRIBUTED (DUE 15 MARCH 2003) |
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