Exam 2: Business, Societal, and Ethical Contexts of Law

Religious teachings and ethics are separate and distinct and rarely if ever overlap.

After the recent fire which substantially damaged Notre Dame in Paris, Corporation X, decides to dedicate half of its profits for the next two years to the rebuilding efforts. Under which corporate social responsibility ethical decision making theory would this most likely be proper?

Sarah worked for Southwestern Botanical Gardens and loved her job and loved her coworkers. Five years ago, her employer did not pay her for a week's work, thereby breaching her employment contract, because funds were very low. She decided that she would let it slide because she wanted to see the company make it through a difficult time. However, times have changed and the management has changed and the current managers does not value its employees or its central mission as it had previously. Moral is low and employees are leaving left and right. Sarah, wants to leave now in protest and she is considering suing for the old breach of contract case she could have pursued five years ago just to punish them and get as much money out of the company. When Sarah approaches an attorney about this, he informs her that she can no longer bring the lawsuit because she waited too long and it would be unfair to hold them currently responsible for past bad action. To which law is the attorney referring meant to avoid this situation?

Aristotle was a philosopher who held the theory, to be a virtuous person,

A new type of business that requires its board and officers to consider the impact their decisions have on shareholders, society and the environment are called

__________, was a medieval theologian developed the theory which state natural law is given by God; it is authoritative over all human beings; and it is knowable through the use of reason.