Bus 366 Final

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EPA

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Government agency in charge of pollution control, established in 1970, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution

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TSCA

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The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures. They can regulate, restrict and possibly ban chemicals.

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Explanation of environmental justice

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Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. EPA has this goal for all communities and persons across this Nation.

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Costs and benefits of environmental regulations

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Costs- 160 billion a year, Job loss in some industries.
Benefits- Emissions have dropped since 1970, improved air and water quality, improved health...

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Stages of the corporate environmental responsibility model

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Clean technology- new technology that support sustainability
Product stewardship- focus on life-cycle of product
Pollution prevention- eliminating waste before it is created

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Ecologically sustainable organization

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Companies that; operate with sustainable development, ideal standard against which real organizations can be measured, supporting government policies

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Vision of sustainability

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Sustainability is a theoretical point in the future when human society is in balance with the natural flows and systems of this planet

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What is Cloud computing

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Web based services allowing people to purchase user ability online.

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Various phases of technology

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Nomadic-agrarian; until 1650 harvesting
Agrarian; 1650-1900 planting/harvesting
Industrial; 1900-1960 building material goods
Service; 1960-1975 providing services
Information; 1975-2000 thinking and design
Semantic; 2000-today relevance and context

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Meaning of BIotechnology

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Using living organisms in engineering, cloning, stem cell research, genetically modified foods...

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E-business

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Online business, buying and selling goods and services between businesses, organizations, and individuals electronically via internet systems

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Digital divide

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THe gap between those who do have access to technology and those who do not

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differences between Phishing, Pharming and Tweeting

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Phishing- conning computer users to reveal their passwords under false pretenses
Pharming- Hacking technique used to send the user to a different unsafe website
Tweeting- posting updates online

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FTC security concepts

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take stock, scale down, lock it, pitch it, plan ahead.... encouraging users to be very cautious about their online content.

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CIO and responsibilities

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Chief Information officer, responsible for managing technology, including any security issues

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E-business

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Online business, buying and selling goods and services between businesses, organizations, and individuals electronically via internet systems

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Digital divide

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THe gap between those who do have access to technology and those who do not

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differences between Phishing, Pharming and Tweeting

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Phishing- conning computer users to reveal their passwords under false pretenses
Pharming- Hacking technique used to send the user to a different unsafe website
Tweeting- posting updates online

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FTC security concepts

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take stock, scale down, lock it, pitch it, plan ahead.... encouraging users to be very cautious about their online content.

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CIO and responsibilities

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Chief Information officer, responsible for managing technology, including any security issues

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GetNetWise

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GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that Internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences.

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Intellectual property

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The ideas, concepts, and other symbolic creations of the human mind

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Digital Millennium Copyright act

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Passed in 1998 making it a crime to circumvent anti-piracy measures built into most commercial software

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Public opinion on genetically modified foods

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There was controversy at first but the general public has slowly accepted the presents of GMO's

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Characteristics of Stockholders

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Legal owners of corporations,
Individual stockholders own stock
Institutions such as funds hold stocks

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Institutional stockholders

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Such as; pension funds, mutual funds, insurance companies, and university endowments

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Board of directors

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Elected group of individuals who who have had a legal duty to establish corporate objectives, develop broad policies, and select top-level personnel to carry out these objectives and policies. work done through committees

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Agency problem

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When problems arise between agencies, stockholders and goals or views on the company

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Pros and Cons of high executive pay

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Pros- simply being rewarded for good work, provides an incentive for good work, not anyone is capable of running large organizations like these
Cons- Hurts ability of U.S. firms to compete with foreign rivals, causes resentment, rewards not linked to success

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SEC mission

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Securities and Exchange Commission 1934- Mission is to protect stockholders rights by making sure that the stock markets are run fairly and that investment information is fully disclosed

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Responsibility of business related to safeguarding consumers

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5 rights of consumers
To provide consumer with better info when making purchases
To protect consumers against possible hazards
To promote consumer choice
To protect privacy

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The Consumer Federation of America

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The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is an association of non-profit consumer organizations that was established in 1968 to advance the consumer interest through research, advocacy, and education.

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Goal of consumer movement, rights of consumers, consumer protection laws

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The right to be informed, the right to safety, the right to choose, the right to be heard, the right to privacy

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The Truth in Lending Act

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Truth in Lending Act (TILA), passed in 1968, is a federal law that regulates the credit market and sets minimum standards for the information that a creditor must provide in an installment credit contract.

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Children's Online Privacy Act

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Websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission of getting parental consent

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Doctrine of strict Liability

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The doctrine of strict liability imposes legal responsibility for injuries sustained by or as a result of an actor's conduct, whether or not the actor used reasonable ...