Business Law 101

Kohlberg’s research was conducted on white male students at elite colleges in the 1950s. Gilligan conducted a study with more diverse test subjects and found some interesting differences. Check out this week’s Business Law 101 for more!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor...

Kohlberg outlined 6 major stages of moral development – which line up reasonably well with Mazlow’s much more famous hierarchy of needs. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written severa...

Many business owners prioritize whichever ethical issues seem more pressing at the time, but this can backfire spectacularly. Tune into this week’s Business Law 101 to learn more!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written sever...

All businesses – even non-profits – have to make money in order to survive. But there are also some ethical responsibilities that all businesses have. I get into it this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve al...

This week on Business Law 102, I finish out my extremely condensed overview of the history of business ethics, looking at the 1970s to the present.   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political comment...

This week on Business Law 102, I continue my extremely condensed overview of the history of business ethics, covering the Russian Revolution through the 1960s.   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction polit...

The history of business ethics is very interesting, but also very dense. I give an extremely condensed overview – from the ancient Greeks to the Industrial Revolution – this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’v...

Both Zen Buddhism and Hinduism have interesting things to say about ethics in the business world. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary book...

While classic Confucianism isn’t particularly applicable to the business world, neo-Confucianism offers interesting implications by prioritizing trust over both morals and profitability. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the...

Rawls uses a lot of classic business law terminology when laying out the tenets of Justice Theory. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary boo...

The ancient Greeks came up with the concept of virtue ethics, which has ramifications even today. I get into it on this week’s Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary...

400 years later, St. Thomas Aquinas also drew on Aristotle’s ideas, arguing that it’s your motive for making a profit in business that matters, ethically speaking. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!     Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Tho...

St. Augustine caused 4th century drama in the Catholic church over whether businesses can ethically turn a profit, and served as a vital conduit through which ancient Greek ethical philosophy made its way to our time.   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University...

Immanuel Kant is one of the most famous deontologists in Western philosophy. This week on Business Law 101, I give a concise overview of his ethical teachings.   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction polit...

Deontology is more concerned with the rights and intentions of individuals than with the consequences of their actions. Tune into this week’s Business Law 101 to learn more!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non...

A lesser-known consequentialist theory is Integrative Social Contracts Theory, developed by a pair of ethics professors at U Penn in the 90s. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written s...

There’s a litany of reasons a court will accept for you not holding up your end of a contract. We get into them on episode 183 of Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political comment...

Utilitarianism is about doing the most amount of good for the largest number of people – but it’s all too easy for a utilitarian to devolve into an egotist/ relativist. Tune into episode 182 of Business Law 101 to learn more!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the Uni...

Have you ever chosen not to fulfill your end of a deal because you were pretty sure the other person wouldn’t fulfill theirs? That’s called anticipatory repudiation, and it’s what happed to the store Circuit City. To learn more, tune into episode 181 of Business Law 101.   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Managemen...

There are also two (comparatively) minor categories of ethical analysis: Virtue Ethics, made famous by ancient Greek philosophers, and the Justice/ Rights theory, created by Harvard philosophy professor John Rawls in the 1960s & 1970s. Learn more on episode 180 of Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Clar...

Not all conditions of a contract necessarily have to be met for payment to be legally required. Learn more about tendering, substantial performance, and installment contracts on episode 179 of Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St....

There are two major categories of ethical analysis – Teleogical (or Consequentialism), and Deontological (or Non- Consequentialism). Clear as mud, right? Not to worry – check out episode 178 of Business Law 101 to learn about the difference.   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured prof...

Understanding the types of conditions imposed by a contract – whether expressly stated or implied – is the bread-and-butter of contract law. Check out episode 177 of Business Law 101 for a quick overview!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas...

A unanimous SCOTUS decision may finally reign in the EPA after many years of regulatory over-reach. Find out more on episode 176 of Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political comme...

When you’re analyzing the ethics of a business situation, you need to consider not only the individual, but also the impact on the organization and on society. Learn more on episode 175 of Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thom...