Week 1 LEG500

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I’m currently working on my master in Business Administration just graduated with my Bachelor degree                LawWeek 1 Discussion – Ethical Conduct and the Purpose of the Law

Respond to the following:

Introduce yourself to your peers by sharing something unique about your background. Explain how you expect this course will help you move forward in your current or future career.

Social responsibility requires legal conduct and ethical practices. When it comes to legal conduct, per the textbook reading in Chapters 1 and 2, where are the laws found and what are the purposes of the law?

Which purpose of law do you most agree with and why?

• When an ethical dilemma arises in business, why should a business worry beyond compliance with the law today? Support your answer.
• Be sure to respond to one of your classmates’ posts. Please provide answers to the discussion questions that are researched, informed, and substantiated by citing sources following Strayer Writing Standards. 

  Students post:Hello Professor and Classmates,

• My name is Kathleen Charles and I live in New York. I work in publishing/marketing manufacturing and I often face issues with Corporate Compliance and Social Responsibility, so I am looking forward to learning more about these areas in this class. My planned graduation date from Strayer will be exactly 30 years after I received my BA, which I find hard to beleive that all of that time has passed.
• The purpose of law that I agree with most is law as the great compromiser. I feel that this purpose of law speaks to the fact that the law is reasonable and fair. I feel that this aspect of the law truly defines a civilized society, one that is open to hearing all sides of a story and coming to a just conclusion for the greater good.

When an ethical dilemma arises in a business, a company really needs to consider the repercussions that will arise if the business is soley looking to be in compliance with the law. Firstly, consumers will look unfavorably on a company that skirts the law or is merely compliant, when they had the opportunity to do better. Similarly, a company that goes above and beyond sets the example for other businesses to follow suit or to set the bar higher.

Earlier this year, coffee-making giant Starbucks unveiled plans to increase its accessiblity guidelines above and beyond what is covered in the American with Disabilities Act. The self-imposed guidelines include more accessible ordering platforms and make it easier to navigate the store and enjoy its features. (1). By doing this, Starbucks shows that it values consumers and strives to make its stores available to everyone, above and beyond what is regulated by law.