MGMT 271 Exam 1 with answers
Law defined - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔a body of rules of action or
conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force.
That which may be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions or
legal consequences is a law
Purpose of law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔a system of social control,
designed to achieve a good society
social control - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔the authority within a
jurisdiction (the extent of the boundaries to make and enforce laws)
Notice - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔it is necessary that all laws be
accessible to the public. when there is no notice, there is a problem
example: Hammurabi - had the laws inscribed on a stone pillar
Post laws - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔when someone engages in
perfectly legal activities today, but in the future, the law is made illegal. the
government cannot come back and enforce what was already done in the past.
Criminal Cases - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔court cases involving a
crime, or violation of public order. Purpose is to maintain order, punish the
guilty, and deter others from these actions.
,the sentence includes: jail, fine, and/or community service
defendant - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔the person sued or accused in a
court of law
Plaintiff - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔the person bringing the action to
court
Types of criminal cases - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔infractions: not
considered criminal (traffic/parking violations)
misdemeanors: negligent driving, hunting/fishing violations
gross misdemeanors: DUI, MIP, Assault 4th degree
Felonies: murder, arson, robbery
civil cases - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔lawsuits that involve
disagreements between people rather than crimes
a remedy (relief) is available, such as money/damages, but nobody is going to
jail
purpose: provides redress for plaintiffs who can show they were injured by the
defendant
,types of civil cases - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔torts, contracts, family
law, property law
statutory law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔legislative acts declaring,
commanding, or prohibiting something
- passed through the legislative process
-if there is a conflict between statutory law and common law, the statutory law
always prevails
common law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔A legal system based on
custom and court rulings
substantive law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔law that defines conduct.
This is the law relied upon the court to grant requested relief
can be criminal or civil
procedural law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Law that establishes the
methods of enforcing the rights established by substantive law.
law vs. equity - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Law:
a party can seek a legal remedy from the court in a manner provided by law
(parties are generally seeking money damages)
examples: tort, or breach of contract
, Equity:
equitable relief is non-monetary - the court makes decisions based on fairness
-there is no jury in equity
examples: injunctions, property distribution in divorce
morals clause - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔unilateral right to terminate
an employment agreement if they participate in behavior that may negatively
affect the company (immoral acts, dishonesty, misdemeanor, felony, etc.)
Example of ethics and crisis management - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS....
✔✔Johnson & Johnson Tylenol poisonings
withdrew all products nationally to protect the customers, even though it
would drastically affect the company
sources of rules/laws governing ethics - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔1.
professional licenses
2. professional associations
3. criminal laws (Kirkpatrick v. Environmental Tectonics)
4. Civil laws (fraud -> litigation)
5. employee contracts
6. business / workplace (employee handbooks)
7. corporate / workplace culture
Law defined - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔a body of rules of action or
conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force.
That which may be obeyed and followed by citizens subject to sanctions or
legal consequences is a law
Purpose of law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔a system of social control,
designed to achieve a good society
social control - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔the authority within a
jurisdiction (the extent of the boundaries to make and enforce laws)
Notice - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔it is necessary that all laws be
accessible to the public. when there is no notice, there is a problem
example: Hammurabi - had the laws inscribed on a stone pillar
Post laws - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔when someone engages in
perfectly legal activities today, but in the future, the law is made illegal. the
government cannot come back and enforce what was already done in the past.
Criminal Cases - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔court cases involving a
crime, or violation of public order. Purpose is to maintain order, punish the
guilty, and deter others from these actions.
,the sentence includes: jail, fine, and/or community service
defendant - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔the person sued or accused in a
court of law
Plaintiff - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔the person bringing the action to
court
Types of criminal cases - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔infractions: not
considered criminal (traffic/parking violations)
misdemeanors: negligent driving, hunting/fishing violations
gross misdemeanors: DUI, MIP, Assault 4th degree
Felonies: murder, arson, robbery
civil cases - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔lawsuits that involve
disagreements between people rather than crimes
a remedy (relief) is available, such as money/damages, but nobody is going to
jail
purpose: provides redress for plaintiffs who can show they were injured by the
defendant
,types of civil cases - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔torts, contracts, family
law, property law
statutory law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔legislative acts declaring,
commanding, or prohibiting something
- passed through the legislative process
-if there is a conflict between statutory law and common law, the statutory law
always prevails
common law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔A legal system based on
custom and court rulings
substantive law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔law that defines conduct.
This is the law relied upon the court to grant requested relief
can be criminal or civil
procedural law - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Law that establishes the
methods of enforcing the rights established by substantive law.
law vs. equity - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Law:
a party can seek a legal remedy from the court in a manner provided by law
(parties are generally seeking money damages)
examples: tort, or breach of contract
, Equity:
equitable relief is non-monetary - the court makes decisions based on fairness
-there is no jury in equity
examples: injunctions, property distribution in divorce
morals clause - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔unilateral right to terminate
an employment agreement if they participate in behavior that may negatively
affect the company (immoral acts, dishonesty, misdemeanor, felony, etc.)
Example of ethics and crisis management - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS....
✔✔Johnson & Johnson Tylenol poisonings
withdrew all products nationally to protect the customers, even though it
would drastically affect the company
sources of rules/laws governing ethics - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔1.
professional licenses
2. professional associations
3. criminal laws (Kirkpatrick v. Environmental Tectonics)
4. Civil laws (fraud -> litigation)
5. employee contracts
6. business / workplace (employee handbooks)
7. corporate / workplace culture
