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11/20/2011

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Term
describe the working conditions in the textile factories and coal mines during the industrial revolution
Definition
long hours
poor ventilation
hazardous machinery
overuse of child and woman labor
poor lit working areas
Term
major movement in 19th century to improve worker conditions
Definition
reformers movement
Term
began in 1880s
workers realize strength they have when unified
sought improvements in working conditions and wages
Definition
labor unions
Term
enforces safety and health conditions in the work place
Definition
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Term
to protect young workers, the EU enforces this directive
Definition
directive on the protection of young people at work
Term
How large is China's workforce?
Definition
700 million (largest in the world)
Term
This competitor of apple has been in the news because of rising suicide rates and bad worker conditions
Definition
Foxconn
Term
What did Nike do to ensure higher working standards in their factories across the world?
Definition
enacted a superior conduct code
Term
5 types of executive compensation
Definition
cash
bonuses
benifits
long term incentive plans
retirement packages
Term
large benefits that execs receive if they are fired
Definition
golden parachute
Term
In 2000, average executive compensations was ______ times greater than the average person's income
Definition
525
Term
executive compensation rises ____________ with average worker compensation
Definition
disproportionally
Term
this act gave shareholders more power and control over executives
Definition
Dodd-Frank Act
Term
Occupy wall street protestors are seeking
Definition
better jobs
equal distribution of income
Term
the tendency for most people to describe themselves or their abilities as above average
Definition
illusory superiority
Term
the process of comparing one's business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and/or best practices from other industries
Definition
benchmarking
Term
the largest regulatory agency in the federal government
Definition
EPA
Term
Big 6 air polutants
Definition
CO
NO2
SO2
Ozone
particulates
lead
Term
this gas is 23 times more dangerous than CO2 as a greenhouse gas
Definition
methane
Term
______ of methane emissions come from anthropogenic sources, with ______ coming from natural sources
Definition
60%
40%
Term
these areas are responsible for the majority of natural global methane emissions
Definition
natural wetlands
Term
what is the percentage of fresh water to water on earth
Definition
3%
Term
1 in __ people lack access to safe water
Definition
8
Term
layers of permeable rock in the ground from which groundwater can be extracted
Definition
aquifers
Term
____ of India's urban waste ends up in lakes and rivers, making them highly dependent on groundwater
Definition
80%
Term
feeds over 1000 lakes throughout Asia, and is the main water source for 47% of the world's pop.
Definition
The Tibetan Plateau
Term
increased availability of ___________ and the growing road infrastructure lead to people moving away from the cities
Definition
automobiles
Term
the first year people lived more in the suburbs than the cities
Definition
1950
Term
how much oil does the US consume?
Definition
25% of the world's oil
Term
3 reasons why people leave suburbia
Definition
better public transits
better proximity to work
gridlock traffic
Term
this program operated through the US dep of Housing and Urban development, is the largest insurer of mortgages in the world, ensuring over 34 million properties since its inception in 1934
Definition
Federal Housing Administration
Term
greatest tax incentive for owning a home
Definition
mortgage interest deduction
Term
problem with battery cars
Definition
challenging technology
consume large amounts of resources
Term
only way to slow the oil depletion
Definition
decrease consumption
Term
involves a company's collusive with its competitor in an illegal nature
Definition
business conspiracies
Term
three main businesses conspiracies
Definition
bid rigging
price fixing
division of markets
Term
the fact that business conspiracies are made illegal in countries other than the US is an example of...
Definition
ethical universalism
Term
eliminates the free choice of customers
Definition
division of markets
Term
price fixing is illegal as a result of this act
Definition
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Term
4 ways companies fix prices
Definition
high
stabilized
discounted
fixed
Term
when personal feelings impact business decisions
Definition
conflict of interest
Term
linkages among corps created by individuals who sit on two or more corporate bords
Definition
interlocking directories
Term
two companies investigated by the FTC for anti-trust business
Definition
Google
apple
Term
Goldman sachs short sold their clients by selling them these
Definition
CDO's
Term
Supreme court judge investigated for failing to report his wife's income from parties involved in a supreme court case
Definition
Clarence Thomas
Term
Collages investigated for accepting commisons from abroad schools, accepting free overseas trips to institutions,
and signing exclusive agreements that cut out competitors
Definition
Harvard
Brown
Columbia
Term
4 key players within the government stakeholder
Definition
FDIC
WaMu
IRS
Maria Cantwell
Term
what two things back up our opinion of morality in business?
Definition
post-materialistic values
14th amendment
Term
determines whether a bank can withstand a severe recession
Definition
stress tests
Term
theory that has more public acceptance today and should be used when looking at WaMu case
Definition
Theory of morality over amorality
Term
over a period of 10 days how much money was taken out of WaMu
Definition
16.7 billion
Term
WaMu was a result of
Definition
the great seattle fire
Term
WaMu experienced several mergers and acquisitions between
Definition
1940 and 1970
Term
major hedge funds have been accused of
Definition
insider trading
Term
the wamu case represents which BGS models
Definition
countervailing forces
stakeholder
Term
Earth's ecosystems cannot adapt to a _____ ave increase in temp
Definition
4 degrees celsius
Term
the most risky response to climate change
Definition
geo-engineering
Term
this day marked the beginning of the modern environmental movement
Definition
the first earth day
Term
the main goal of the Kyoto protocol
Definition
reduce emissions by 5.2% from the 1990 base level
Term
why did some counties see the kyoto protocol as unfair and initially opt out?
Definition
developing countries didn't have to reduce emissions
Term
difference between copenhagen and the kyoto protocol targets
Definition
copenhagen set targets unilaterally
kyoto set targets on country by country basis
Term
3 mechanisms the Kyoto protocol provided to enable developed countries to meet emissions targets
Definition
joint implementation
clean development mechanism
international emissions trading
Term
this system neutralizes the total greenhouse gases emissions and makes sure it stays within the cap
Definition
carbon credit system
Term
where is the next climate change conference?
Definition
Durban, South Africa
Term
affirmative action hope to provide opportunities for
Definition
minorities
women
Term
this legislation first demonstrated the US govt commitment to equal opportunity
Definition
executive order 10925
Term
the main issue in the Grutter vs Bollinger case
Definition
race was being considered a factor in admissions
Term
this prop banned discrimination and preferential treatment in admissions for public universities and as a result, increased African American graduation rates
Definition
california proposition 209
Term
this act prohibits pay differences between male and female workers
Definition
Equal Pay act of 1963
Term
two arguments for affirmative action
Definition
provide opportunity
alleviates poverty
Term
when individuals are placed in situations that are beyond their ability to succeed in
Definition
mismatching
Term
this initiative outlaws preferential treatment and discrimination in public employment, education, and contracting
Definition
washington initiative 200
Term
philosophy, study of what's right and worng
Definition
ethics
Term
cultural norms, values, principles that yield right vs wrong
Definition
morals
Term
asks is the allocation/distribution fair?
Definition
distributive justice
Term
what is fair, not wright or wrong
Definition
justice
Term
asks how fair are the principles used to arrive at a decision?
Definition
procedural justice
Term
punishment charges
Definition
retribution
Term
compensation for damages
Definition
compensatory
Term
certain cultures are superior not just different
Definition
ethnocentrism
Term
business is held to a different set of standards than the rest of society
Definition
theory of amorality
Term
everyone is held to the same standards
Definition
theory of moral unity
Term
paid bribes to politicians and executives in Japan (48 million). Argued they had a superior product and had to bribe.
Definition
Lockheed case
Term
how does religion provide guidance?
Definition
gives you morals
Term
how is the bible still applicable today?
Definition
interpretations of parables
Term
ethics in Homeric times?
Definition
greek ethics spell out your roles
Term
Socrates ethics
Definition
moral law is higher than human law
Term
Aristotle/stoic ethics
Definition
spelled out virtues of character
Term
Christian ethics
Definition
be good for life after death
Term
demonstrates the different ethical approach between nations
Definition
ethical relativism
Term
middle range positions
Definition
hypernorms
Term
Ethics has sources in
Definition
culture
philosophy
law
Term
how severe is the crime, how many people were effected, was it intentional
Definition
charging factors
Term
basic features of ethics programs
Definition
set up standards
communicate standards
oversight at high levels
screen criminals
hotline
enforce standards
improve system
Term
ethics programs evolved from
Definition
defense scandals in 1980's
nursing home scandals in 1990's
Term
principles mnemonic
Definition
Golden rule
Organization first

Theory of justice
Utilitarian Ethic
Conventionalist
Kant-Categorial Imperative

Proportionality ethic
Equal freedom
Rights ethic

Disclosure rights
Intuition ethic
Ends-mean ethic
Mean (Doctrine of the)
Might = right
GO TUCK PER DIEMM
Term
created by germen philosopher Immanuel Kant in 1785, test of universalizability (what if everyone did it?)
Definition
Categorial Imperative
Term
created by Albert Z Car in 1968, book business is a game, if it doesn't break the law...
Definition
conventionalists
Term
how would you like it if your behavior was made public?
Definition
disclosure rule
Term
created by aristotle, nichomachean ethics 384-322 BCE, value through moderation, highlight extremes and try to find a middle ground
Definition
doctrine of the mean
Term
1513, Machiavelli the prince, italian philosopher
Definition
ends-mean ethic
Term
treat others the way you want to be treated, would you be willing to switch places with those whom your actions affect
Definition
golden rule
Term
you know right from wrong in your gut, you use both passion and logic in making decisions
Definition
intuition ethic
Term
you will do this because I have more power than you
Definition
might equals right
Term
loyal to the needs of the organization over your own, more likely among veteran generation (born before 46), stronger yet in asia
Definition
organization first
Term
vetran generation
Definition
before 46
Term
baby boomers
Definition
46-64
Term
generation x
Definition
64-80
slackers, more divorce
latchkey kids (women enter workforce again)
Term
generation y
Definition
80-90
Term
you have maximal freedom until your freedom deprives the freedom of another, herbert spencer 1850, rival of darwin who coins the phrase "survival of the fittest"
Definition
principle of equal freedom
Term
weigh good and evil consequences of a decision, person is ethical if good effects outweigh evil
Definition
proportionality ethic
Term
each person has rights and entitlements that others have a duty to respect...
natural rights: inferred from reason and the study of human nature
legal rights: protected by law
Definition
rights ethic
Term
"fairness"
retributive or compensatory
capitalism is bringing people out of poverty
55% of the people support occupy wall st.
Definition
theory of justice
Term
created by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
greatest good for the greatest number of people
best for stakeholders
Definition
utilitarianism
Term
how is ethics related to brain activity?
Definition
one part of the brain is associated with making decisions, and you need emotions to make decisions
Term
why did HP CEO Mark Hurd get fired?
Definition
lying to board, falsified expense reports
Term
where do rules come from?
Definition
society, soft law, government, management
Term
whats the difference between independent, inside and outside board member?
Definition
independent- no interest in company
inside- works for company
outside- outside interest in company
Term
history of boards?
Definition
industrialization leads to managerial capitalism
railroads and large cap co. led to stock market
Term
why do we need boards?
Definition
interest of stockholders
salaried managers have other interests
Term
document that spells out rights and regulations of corporations
Definition
corporate charter
Term
fiduciary responsibility
Definition
the responsibilities of ab agent to protect the interests of parties they represent
Term
bylaws
Definition
corporations own internal policies and rules
Term
repurchase agreement
Definition
buy back stock within 24 hours
Term
North Dakota and Delaware special, why?
Definition
Delaware- lenient towards corporations
ND- anti delaware, model citizens, way for corps to show they are responisble
Term
theoretical flow of corporate power
Definition
federal and state regulations (over)
shareholders (over)
board (over)
CEO
Term
actual flow of corporate power
Definition
CEO (over)
Board (over)
Sharegolders
Term
typical board committees
Definition
audit
compensation
nominating
corporate governance
stock options
Term
board stats
Definition
ave size 7-15
min of 3
1 yr tenure by vote
ave director sits on 1 or 2
less than 5% of directors are on 5 or more boards
87% of directors are independent
typical is 1 insider (CEO)
Term
shareholder rights
Definition
sell their stock
vote to elect directors and other corporate issues
receive info about the corp
receive dividends
sue the directors and officers if they commit wrongful acts
acquire residual assets in case of bankruptcy
Term
how do shareholder resolutions work
Definition
sponsors must own 2000$ plus of shares for at least one year
may not submit more than one resolution per year
resolution cannot exceed 500 words
shareholders must appear at the meeting
resolution must get 3% of vote to be resubmitted the next year, 6% another year, etc.
Term
governance regulations
Definition
securities act of 1933: requires companies to register securities and provide financial statements
securities exchange act of 1934: created the SEC
securities are also regulated by treasury and federal reserve
Shabanes-Oxley of 2002
Dodd-Frank of 2010
Term
sarbanes-Oxley
Definition
audit effects:
no longer can do consulting while working on books
rotate every 5 years
audit committee on the board must have independant directors

board effects:
no personal loans for board members
board is subject to fines--civil and criminal
Term
dood-frank act
Definition
five new agencies created with the intention of financial regulations
330 new rules to be made
Term
long term stock based incentives
Definition
backdating (before the date granted)
springloading (grant options before some good news)
performance shares (based on performance)
restricted stock (can't be sold until certain conditions are met
Term
What is CSR
Definition
run for profit
follow the law
be run ethically
correct adverse social im pacts they cause
responsibility varies by company
comply with the social contract
be run with transparency and accountability
Term
Merek stats
Definition
18 million effected
500k impaired vision
270k blind
37% of Cameroon
14% of nigeria
Term
Corporate Social responsibility
Definition
the duty of a corp to create wealth in ways that avoid harm to, protect, or enhance social assets
Term
sustainability
Definition
produce goods in a manner that protects resources for future generations
Term
externality
Definition
cost of an enterprise borne out by society
Term
tripple bottom line
Definition
an accounting of a firm's economic, social, and environmental performance
Term
classical capitalism
Definition
business is socially responsible if it maximizes profits within the confines of the law
Term
Carnegie's social darwinism argument
Definition
strong survive- don't throw it off by donating
Term
three themes of progressive era
Definition
managers are trustees, as agents of a corp, have power over stakeholders beyond just the company
balance across stakeholders
service principle: if business is successful, society is successful
Term
History of CSR
Definition
20s: corps find a way to give
40s: foundations set up
50s: arguments for CSR emerge
60s: civil rights and consumerism
70s: environmentalism
Term
what compels SR?
Definition
market actions: prius
mandated actions: laws
voluntary actions: companies create own (prevent laws and strategize)
Term
multistakeholder initiative
Definition
code based form of civil regulation created by some combination of corporate, government, NGO or international organization actors. Ex. a given corporation might have its own code to please a variety of groups
Term
fair trade
Definition
promise to pay fair, sell at same price, pay suppliers the same, trading/using products that are made/developed under sustainable needs
Term
what is a DALY
Definition
disability adjusted life year
Term
hudson river case
Definition
clean up
extreme costs
didnt even work well
Term
4 ideas supporting humans to conquer nature
Definition
dualism (separate and superior)
progress
capitalism (land as commodity)
Utilitarianism (do whats best for the most, even if it depletes the environment)
Term
Polar bear extinction
Definition
since 1875 global temp up 1.1F but 22.2 in arctic regions
possibly free of ice by 2040
polar bear weight down 150lbs since 1970s
Alaska sea ice was 20-30 minutres from shore... now 300 miles
Term
sustainability at milliport
Definition
eco footprint
sustainability heirarchy
emissions targets=an absolute target(regardless of economic growth) vs an intensity target adjusted target per amount of $ spent
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