Mgmt 311 honors Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MGMT 311- Honors Exam 2 Questions with Answers Power of Attorney - Answer-special or general - gives an agent express authority (is the best evidence of express authority) - example: signing spouses name - general: lots of power - special: specific Implied Authority - Answer-is reasonably necessary to carry out express authority, and can be conferred by custom or inferred from the agent's position - details that go along with the written contract Apparent Authority - Answer-Authori...

MGMT 311 Hailey (non-honors) - Exam 1 Questions and Answers Unprotected Speech - Answer-defamation, lewd and obscene speech, threatening speech Defamation - Answer-lies that harm someone's reputation Lewd and Obscene Speech - Answer-1) Supreme Court has difficulty defining this 2) Left to local standards 3) Child pornography is completely banned 4) Online obscenity has been hard to regulate due to free speech concerns Threatening Speech - Answer-anything that threatens or incites...

MGMT 311 Hailey (non-honors) - Exam 3 Questions and Answers Privileges and Immunities Clause - Answer-prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner (as long as they are engaging in basic and essential activities like earning a living or access to housing) unless the foreign state has a substantial reason for treating nonresidents differently from its own residents Full Faith and Credit Clause - Answer-rights established under deeds, wills, and contract...

MGMT 311 HONORS EXAM 1 Questions with Correct Answers Dormant Commerce Clause - Answer-state can't regulate interstate commerce - courts balance state interest against burden on interstate commerce Taxing Power - Answer-Congress can tax, but must be uniform across states Spending Power - Answer-Congress pays debts and provides defense and welfare - rarely challenged Commercial Speech (when do restrictions uphold?) - Answer-speech made by busn, protected but not as much as normal spee...

MGMT 311 HAILEY HONORS TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Nuisance - Answer-Person is liable if use property in a way that unreasonably interferes with other's property rights - Private nuisance: indiv. identifies harm distinct from others - money damages, injunction - Public nuisance: harm to public at large, public authority will seek relief Toxic Tort - Answer-Negligence and strict liability Against those who pollute env w/toxic substance EPA - Answer-Environmental Protection Agency ...

MGMT 311 Honors Test 2 Test Questions and Answers Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - Answer-Federal law requiring organizations with 50 or more employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave after childbirth or adoption; to care for a seriously ill family member or for an employee's own serious illness; or to take care of urgent needs that arise when a spouse, child, or parent in the National Guard or Reserve is called to active duty Exceptions to FMLA - Answer-not required to ge...

Law consists of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society Four Sources of Law -Constitutions -Statutes (Acts) -Administrative Rules/Regs -Common Law Constitutions establish organization, powers, and limits of governments Statutory Law (Acts) Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures -Federal statutes: apply to everyone nationwide -State statutes: apply only to people within borders of the state ...

Legal Remedies? 3 Types of Damages? Legal Remedies: fix problem with money 1. Compensatory Damages: restore party to way it was before legal issue - "Money Damages" 2. Punitive/Exemplary Damages: punish, in addition to compensatory 3. Nominal: small amount to recognize violation occured Remedies from King's Court Legal Remedies General vs. Special Damages Types of Compensatory Damages Special: quantifiable - time, money, property damages General: subjective - pain, reput...

Agent A person who agrees to represent or act on behalf of another Principal The person whom the agent represents or acts on behalf of Fiduciary A person having a special duty created by his agreeing to act for the benefit of another Fiduciary Relationship One that involves trust and confidence Employer-Employee Relationships Has responsibility over agent - Employees who deal with public are agents Employer-Independent Contractor Relationship A builder