International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business

There have been positive attributes from the regulations. One of the positive effects on businesses is that enhanced environmental security has allowed for more investors to start trade in the regions with effective regulatory measures. This is because increased regulatory measures have resulted in the investors gaining not only positive returns, but also consumer trust due to their compliance (Lieberman, 2010). Therefore, there has been significant growth in investment; however, the negative influences have managed to cover these positive influences. The government has also managed to generate substantial amounts of money from the charges and used them in establishing a friendly environment for other potential investors.

This memo has been created to present all current proposals in regard to the supply of widgets for Gloria Smithson’s company to meet the requirements of current orders by customers. Though the ideal supply of widgets from domestic based companies is advised for several reasons, we will examine other options that may be more beneficial for Mrs. Smithson’s company. We will look at a local proposal coming from the same area as

Every business organization has a social responsibility in ensuring that the environment it operates in is protected. Many companies have identified that they have a major role to play in protecting the natural habitat and ensuring that business is not only about making profits. Some organizations are setting aside funds that are developed in the protection of the environment while other organizations are setting a tree-planting day as part of their annual calendar. Companies have legal and ethical responsibilities that guide the organization in making sure that the environment is taken care of. The natural resource depletion and the environmental pollution have led to conservation groups setting rules that govern the company in utilizing natural resources.

The world of 2015 is centralized on industrialization, and advancements that improve the manner in which a product can be produced to turn the greatest profit. While many of these improvements in speed and quantity benefits society, we cannot turn a blind eye to some of the heavy costs that are associated with this type of mass production. To address some of the issues, like pollution, governments create laws to regulate the amount of negative externalities to its citizens. In the United States, there are multiple federal agencies charged with creating the specific standards and regulations that states and large companies must adhere to. One agency in particular, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), implements and enforces some of these standards “to protect human health and the environment”(US Environmental, 2015).

Compared to the United States, environmental laws in Mexico are not enforced with the same level of significance; this is particularly true for multinational companies. Since the establishment of NAFTA, it would appear as though the Mexican government has allowed multinational companies to be irresponsible in regards to labor and environmental laws. Even companies from the United States have not maintained the same level

The first article I would like to elaborate on would be one about business ethics in Singapore. This country has the reputation of being very strict in nature and sometimes unforgiving in the consequences that they often give to people. Over time they have loosened their grip on social matters but still seem to be strict in their manners of business. They follow through with business transactions and promote all around good ethics in business as a normal practice. This article explained the results of a survey that was completed in January 2010, by companies that were members of the Singapore

Over the past couple of years, countries and companies alike have taken the steps to ensure their citizens or employees are living an economically friendly lifestyle. This can be achieved by recycling programs, motion activated lights, and producing products with sustainable materials that do no harm to the trees or atmosphere. While countries like the United States and those in Western Europe have the capabilities to achieve this with advanced technology, education, and funds, the more poor countries of Earth still have to surrender themselves to unethical solutions. It is not only businesses in these regions that make these crucial decisions, but the government as a whole. A current example is the Nicaragua Grand Canal that is deciding to

This essay aims to compare the industrial relations in both Singapore and Japan. It will first indentify both countries industrial relation system, whether it is unitarist, pluralist or radical. It will then touch on the various aspects in the industrial relation system: trade unions, system to resolving industrial conflicts, wages related policies and discrimination at work. In addition, it will look at the policy of lifetime employment and seniority in wages, policies which Japan companies have been well-known for adopting. This essay will then conclude and summary, to what extend are both system similar or different, after comparing the various aspects as listed above.

The Dow Chemical Company has successfully polluted the environment with no regulations by law enforcement. The chemical company manufactures and sells chemicals and materials that have harmed the environment for many years. Dow Company is well known for its involvement in the deadly creation of “Agent Orange (Katz, 2010).” Dow is so economically powerful, that it is more powerful than the EPA, who is supposed to regulate their harmful activities (Katz, 2010). This has led to no law enforcement criminal prosecution against the

Table 1 demonstrates that there is substantial violation overtime pay with significant portion of 41% of workers work overtime did not obtained any overtime compensation (Ye, Gindling & Li, 2015). There is approximately 29% workers (12% of all workers) who work overtime did not receive overtime pay. While more than 40% workers (17% of all workers) earn less than 1.5 times hourly minimum wage, likewise almost 70% of workers paid lower than legally required 1.5 times regular wage for overtime. A legally mandated overtime wage are not received by high fraction of workers of all gender, education and age. Apart from that, there are high proportion of employees in firms with owners from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao and foreign countries get their overtime

1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. According to gkrom.com, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) issued a new Scientific Integrity Policy to safeguard the quality and integrity of the Agency's scientific and scholarly activities. This proposal is of interest to me because I like to keep up with world and political affairs. This proposed regulation will not have an effect at my workplace. This proposal would benefit everyone of the general public.

After winning season twelve of Project Runway there has been countless emails of getting replicas of what was made on the show. There have also been request for original dresses to be made for numerous celebrities’. With that being said I have decided to start my own clothing company “Queen Chic”. We will not only sell and manufacture in the states, but this will be a global venture with manufacturers in china.

Six months ago, Antiques R Us (a Canadian corporation) entered into a contract with Yankee Antiques (an American company) to purchase “a desk used by George Washington himself after his retirement from the Presidency”. The sum of $500,000 was to be paid to Yankee Antiques after 30 days of

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the creation and application the case law resulting from the decision in Donoghue v Stevenson . This decision is often cited in relation to the tort of negligence and a duty of care. As such it could be misunderstood as being the preeminent case for the principles of negligence or duty of care alone. It is however the landmark precedent case for the tort of negligence outside of a contract when taking into account ‘duty of care’ and the ‘neighbour priciple’.

3 4 11 FOREWORD INTRODUCTION - Getting to know Singapore OVERVIEW OF LEGAL ENVIRONMENT - Legal Framework - Handling Civil Disputes - Employment - Immigration - Competition Act - Singapore's Free Trade Agreement (FTAs) STARTING A BUSINESS BANKING RELATIONSHIP IN SINGAPORE - Introduction to the Financial Landscape in Singapore - Banking in Singapore - Business Credit Facilities - Business Protection TYPES OF BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS - Sole Proprietorships and General Partnerships - Limited Liability Partnerships - Limited Partnerships - Companies - Joint Ventures - Foreign Companies - Representative Offices - Incorporating a Company - Annual Requirements for