Business Horizons articles from September 1990

Business Horizons archives from September 1990

Cursing the darkness. (lawyers are no more to blame for America's current condition than any other group) (editorial)
September 1, 1990... Cursing the Darkness In a recent exchange on these pages (March-April 1990), our esteemed regular editor Harvey Bunke engages in one of the economist's favorite pastimes, lawyer bashing. True, almost all Americans take a beating before he's...

Law, social change, and the legalization of management practice.
September 1, 1990... Law, Social Change, and the Legalization of Management Practice The other articles in this issue recognize the fact that law permeates every aspect of a modern manager's existence. Virtually every important managerial decision has a...

Easing the pain of legal disputes: the evolution and future of reform.
September 1, 1990... Easing the Pain of Legal Disputes: The Evolution and Future of Reform Conflict has always been a way of life, regardless of the place or the era. Methods for resolving conflict, however, may vary widely across cultures. For example, in a...

THe changing relationship between managers and their lawyers. (businesses need to stop and think before they hire in-house counsel to replace the outside counsel they have relied upon)
September 1, 1990... The Changing Relationship Between Managers and their Lawyers Management of legal issues has become an increasingly vexing problem for the business executive. Forced to consider every business decision a potential source of litigation, alarmed...

Positive law as the ethic of our time.
September 1, 1990... Positive Law as the Ethic of Our Time The number of businesspersons, political leaders, TV ministers, sports personalities, educators, and other role models for American society who in recent years have been fined, imprisoned, left private or...

The weaning of the green: environmentalism comes of age in the 1990s.
September 1, 1990... The Weaning of the Green: Environmentalism Comes of Age in the 1990s Environmental issues are certain to assume enhanced prominence throughout the 1990s and into the twenty-first century. Environmentalism will provide new business...

Product liability reform: what happened to the crisis?
September 1, 1990... Product Liability Reform: What Happened to the Crisis? Product liability was a major issue for American business during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Millions of dollars were spent persuading lawmakers and the public that business...

Civil rights and affirmative action: revolution or fine-tuning?
September 1, 1990... Civil Rights and Affirmative Action: Revolution or Fine-Tuning? During the last 18 months, the United States Supreme Court has decided several civil rights and affirmative action cases. Have these Supreme Court decisions revolutionized civil...

Employee appraisals, discrimination cases, and objective evidence.
September 1, 1990... Employee Appraisals, Discrimination Cases, and Objective Evidence In June of 1989 the Supreme Court's decision of Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins sent a strong signal to employers to improve their performance appraisal systems. With the...

Defamation in the business setting: basics and practical perspectives.
September 1, 1990... Defamation in the Business Setting: Basics and Practical Perspectives Last year a Florida jury awarded GTE $100 million on its defamation claim against Home Shopping Network. On the heels of this came another Florida jury's $26 million...

The continuing expansion of RICO in business litigation. (civil use of RICO, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)
September 1, 1990... The Continuing Expansion of RICO in Business Litigation In early 1989, the investment banking firm Drexel Burnham Lambert was in dire trouble. U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani posed the credible threat of using the Racketeer Influenced and...

Reading the tea leaves: future regulation of product-extrinsic advertising.
September 1, 1990... Reading the Tea Leaves: Future Regulation of Product-Extrinsic Advertising "A live with pleasure," enthuses the billboard and magazine advertisements for a long-running Newport cigarette campaign. The ads portray attractive young men and...