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45454657788 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
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APA |
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10 |
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3-12 PAGES |
I’m working on a business law project and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
1) In Module 1, we discussed Capitalism and the Role of Government.
Capitalism in America was built on the foundation of personal freedom and private property. Our great natural resources and personal ambition led to extraordinary prosperity.
Over the years, laws were passed by the government to regulate the power of big business and reduce abuse. The proper balance between open markets and government intervention remains perhaps the central public policy debate in American life.
QUESTION: To what extent should the government regulate business?
2) In Module 2, we discussed the Corporation and Public Policy.
Stakeholder theory and corporate social performance have gained great credibility with academics and many managers. Others, however, argue that profits and shareholders must remain the consuming concerns of management, and that a skilled focus on the bottom line will, incidentally but inevitably, result in the greatest good for society.
That is, the company that maximizes its profits necessarily does not only what is best for its shareholders but also what is best for society generally.
QUESTION: Should a corporation adopt the stakeholder theory or the shareholder theory in today’s business environment?
3) In Module 2, we also discussed Business Ethics.
Perhaps more than ever, Americans are questioning the nation’s moral health. A multitude of governmental, societal and business issues have caused us to question our decency as a society.
QUESTION: Does individual have to be willing to sometimes disregard his or her ethical principles to succeed in today’s business environment?
4) In Module 3, we discussed Contracts.
A capitalist, free market system cannot operate effectively and fairly without a reliable foundation in contract law. At the practical level, all buyers and sellers must have confidence that the deal they are about to make will be completed as specified or that they will have a remedy available if it is not completed.
Otherwise, the legal risk in making deals would act as a drag on the commercial process, reducing certainty and depreciating the extraordinary efficiency of the free market.
QUESTION: Legally enforceable contracts exhibit five distinct features.
Please use content from the textbook to support your response (be sure to paraphrase and use APA in-text citations and a reference list).
5) In Module 4, we discussed Business Torts and Product Liability.
Torts are civil wrongs not arising from contracts. Torts involve breaches of duty to particular persons, whereas crimes are regarded as public wrongs breaching duties to all of society (although, of course, they are most commonly directed at a specific person or persons).
Crimes are prosecuted by the state; tort actions are initiated by individuals. Criminal law punishes wrongdoers, but the point of tort law is to make whole an injured party.
QUESTION: Fundamentally, torts are of three kinds: (1) intentional, (2) negligent, and (3) strict liability.
Please use content from the textbook to support your response (be sure to paraphrase and use APA in-text citations and a reference list).
6) In Module 5, we discussed Federal Regulatory Agencies.
Suppose you start a business; a small, relatively simple business, perhaps a restaurant. You quickly come to realize that the government is going to be your partner in that business.
Taxes, wages, hours, sanitation, safety, advertising, zoning—at every turn a government rule shapes the conduct of your business. In many cases those rules are created and enforced by administrative agencies, a powerful subset of government little understood by the public but immensely influential in every corner of American life.
QUESTION: The authority of the federal regulatory agencies falls broadly into three categories.
Please use content from the textbook to support your response (be sure to paraphrase and use APA in-text citations and a reference list).
7) In Module 6, we discussed Business Organizations.
One of the most significant decisions facing the founders of a business is the choice of a legal entity to house the business. Among other things, this decision will affect the legal relationships among the founders, the relationship between them, and the entity and between them and various third parties. It will also affect their access to outside capital and the tax treatment accorded business profits and losses.
QUESTION: The four basic business forms are 1) sole proprietorship; 2) partnership; 3) corporation and 4) limited liability company.
Please use content from the textbook to support your response (be sure to paraphrase and use APA in-text citations and a reference list).
8) In Module 7, we discussed Antitrust Law.
Technically, a merger involves the union of two or more enterprises wherein the property of all is transferred to the one remaining firm. However, antitrust law embraces all those situations in which previously independent business entities are united—whether by acquisition of stock, purchase of physical assets, creation of holding companies, consolidation, or merger.
QUESTION: There are three categories of mergers: horizontal; vertical and conglomerate.
Please use content from the textbook to support your response (be sure to paraphrase and use APA in-text citations and a reference list).
9) In Module 8, we discussed Consumer Protection.
If the market is to operate efficiently, the buyer must be able to rely on the truth of the seller’s product claims. Regrettably, willful untruths appear to be common in American commerce. A victim of fraud is entitled to rescind the contract in question and to seek damages, including, in cases of malice, a punitive recovery.
QUESTION: Consumer protection primarily aims to protect individuals from fraud.
Please use content from the textbook to support your response (be sure to paraphrase and use APA in-text citations and a reference list).
10) The following questions address the big picture of this course.
QUESTION: What was your main takeaway from this course? Why did this topic resonate with you?