Business Ethics
law enacted and codified by governmental authority
What is positive law?
a branch of philosophy dealing with the values that relate to the nature of human conduct
What is Ethics?
three-part government
written document that establishes the structure of the government and its relationship to people
the adherence to one's values and principles despite the costs and consequences.
What is Integrity?
system of principles to guide human conduct independent of enacted law and discovered by man
What is Natural Law?
What is Tripartite?
the branch of government formed to make the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
powers expressly granted the national government by the Constitution
what is Delegated Powers?
conduct that compromises an employee's allegiance to that company.
What is Conflict of Interest?
when natural law violate positive law
What is Civil Disobedience?
the federal government's superior regulatory position over state laws on the same subject area
What is Preemption?
a two-house form of the legislative branch
What is Bicameral?
powers delegated to the national government that can be exercised by the state
Whats is Shared Powers?
"above all, do no harm."
What is Primum Non Nocere?
theory that you cannot use others in a way that gives you a one-sided benefit.
What is Kant's categorical imperative theory?
above all, do no harm
What is Primum nocere?
amount of years Members of the Senate are elected for
What is Six Years?
the power to govern; the power to adopt laws to protect public health, welfare, safety, and morals.
what is Police Power?
Model for ethical evaluation to help visualize the public disclosure of proposed conduct
What is the Front-Page-of-the-Newspaper Test?
the rights theory is also known as the ___.
What is the Entitlement theory?
a guarantee of protection against the loss of property or rights without the chance to be heard.
Due Process Clause
when a President is removed due to misconduct
What is impeachment?
a law making criminal an act that was lawful when done or that increases the penalty when done. Such laws are generally prohibited by constitutional provisions.
what is Ex Post Facto Laws?
business ethicist that developed a series of questions to help businesspeople reach the right decision in ethical delimmas
Who is Laura Nash?