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Maintaining Good Government Relations And Business Ethics

17. Chapter. Maintaining Good Government Relations And Business Ethics. Legal System & Basic Laws Role Of Government Assistance Government Regulations & Paperwork Choosing A Lawyer Ethical/Socially Responsibility. Legal Terminology. Law Statutory Common Interstate Commerce Clause

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Maintaining Good Government Relations And Business Ethics

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  1. 17 Chapter Maintaining Good Government Relations And Business Ethics Legal System & Basic Laws Role Of Government Assistance Government Regulations & Paperwork Choosing A Lawyer Ethical/Socially Responsibility

  2. Legal Terminology • Law • Statutory • Common • Interstate Commerce Clause • Police Power • Due Process McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

  3. PhotoLink/Getty Images Hisham F. Ibrahim/Getty Images Government Branches • Legislative • Executive • Judicial

  4. Types Of Law • Public • Criminal • Private • Civil

  5. General Provisions Sales Commercial Paper Bank Deposits & Collections Letters Of Credit Bulk Transfers Documents Of Title Investment Securities Secured Transactions Articles of Uniform Commercial Code

  6. Tort “…a wrongful act by one party, not covered by criminal law, that results in injury to a second party’s person, property, or reputation, for which the first party is liable.”

  7. Tort Law • Provides Means For Compensation • Laws Deal With • Duties & Compensation • Faulty Products Or Actions Of Others

  8. Bankruptcy “…a formal legal condition of inability to repay debts. People or businesses can petition the courts to be relieved of the financial obligation.”

  9. Ryan McVay/Getty Images Types Of Bankruptcy • Chapter 7 – Personal, Ordinary/Straight • Chapter 11 – Reorganization • Chapter 13 – Business, Ordinary/Straight

  10. Government Help-Small Business • Small Business Administration- www.sba.gov • Service Corps Of Retired Executives – www.score.org

  11. Jason Reed/Getty Images Department Of Commerce • International Trade Administration • U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service Agency • Minority Business Development Agency • U.S. Census Bureau

  12. Department Of Agriculture • Cooperative Extension Service • Federal Land Bank Association • Production Credit Association • Farmers Home Administration

  13. PhotoLink/Getty Images Government Regulations& Paperwork • Dealing With Regulatory Agencies • Benefits Of Government Regulation • Problems With Government Regulation • Difficulty Understanding • Enormous Amount Of Paperwork • Difficulty/Cost Of Compliance • Discourages Firms From Hiring

  14. Laws & EmployeeNumber For Compliance LawEmployee # • Occupational Safety & Health Act 10 • Federal Civil Rights Laws 15+ • Americans With Disabilities Act 15 • Family Medical Leave Act 50 • Worker Adjustment & Retraining Act 100

  15. Jack Hollingsworth/Getty Images Coping WithGovernment Regulations • Learn • Challenge • Get Involved • Better Environment • Live With It

  16. PhotoLink/Getty Images Choosing Lawyer • Education • Knowledge Of Law • See Big Picture • Weigh Alternatives

  17. Scott T. Baxter/Getty Images Where To Look For Lawyer • Personal Referral • Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory- • Lawyer Referral & Information Services • Advertising

  18. Royalty-Free/CORBIS What To Look For In Lawyer • Experience In Your Type Of Business • Compatibility • Availability • Cost

  19. Sample Contract-Lawyer Services

  20. Social Responsibility “…a business’s obligation to follow desirable courses of action in terms of society’s values and objectives.”

  21. Business FormsOf Social Responsibility • Consumerism • Employee Relations • Environmental Protection • Community Relations

  22. Environmental Protection • Balance Between People & Environment • Pollution Control • Conservation

  23. S. Alden/PhotoLink/Getty Images Community Relations • Educational/Medical Assistance • Urban Development/ Renewal • Arts, Culture, & Recreation

  24. Business Ethics “…the standards used to judge the rightness or wrongness of a business’s relations to others.”

  25. Ethics Lapses In Workplace Percent Of Employees Reporting Observation Of A Given Type Of Ethical Lapse

  26. Youth Question Ethics

  27. Personal Ethics Points • Control Your Attitude • Control Your Associations • Control Your Discipline • Work On Yourself

  28. “Four Way Test” Of Self • Truth? • Fair To All? • Build Goodwill? • Beneficial To All?

  29. S. Meltzer/PhotoLink/Getty Images Federal SentencingGuidelines For Organizations • Clear Standards • Ethics Training • Reporting System • Track Record For Discipline

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