Legal Principles and Ethical Issues in Sport Management – Flashcards
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Plaintiff
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the person or organization who initiates a lawsuit
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Goals of risk management
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Prevention and intervention
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Defendant
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the person or organization that the lawsuit is brought against
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D.I.M method
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developing the plan, implementing the plan, managing the plan
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Purpose of D.I.M. method
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establish a risk management program
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Tort
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an injury or wrong suffered due to another's improper conduct
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Types of tort
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intentional, gross negligence, negligence
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Intentional torts
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occur when one person purposely causes harm to another or engages in an activity that is significantly sure to cause harm
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Punitive damages
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additional damages used to punish the defendant
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Assault
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the act of creating apprehension of harmful, offensive or sexual contact
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Battery
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the use of force against another resulting in harmful offensive or sexual contact
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Invasion of privacy
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the intrusion in the personal life of another, without justification
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Gross negligence or recklessness
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when a person knows that the act is harmful, but fails to realize it will produce the extreme harm that results
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Negligence
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an unintentional tort
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An example of a special relationship inherent to a particular situation
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Football you get hit, it could cause a concussion
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An example of voluntary assumption of care
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A good Samaritan
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An example of duty of care relationship that is mandated by law
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EMTs, Doctors
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The employer is also negligent for hiring:
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an unqualified individual and not providing training
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By studying law principles a sport manager will gain
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problem solving skills
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Practice in studying law cases and laws will aid the student in developing clearly stated
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policies and procedures
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Ethnics
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systematic study of the values guiding our decision making
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Ethical reasoning
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process of making a correct and fair decision
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Ethical dilemma
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practical conflict involving more or less compelling values or social obligations
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Ethics requires decision makers to consider how their actions will:
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affect different groups of people and individuals
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Morality is concerned with:
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values guiding behavior
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An example of a belief that are moral values in most societies
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The beliefs that murder and stealing are wrong are moral values in most societies
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One example of an ethical dilemma that a sport manager could face
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Relocating a professional team from a profitable site to another city promising even more revenue
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Sport manager's decision making is complicated because the outcomes of their decisions affect
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diverse groups of people whose interest are often in conflict
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Two things that could make a sport manager aware that they have to make an ethical dilemma decision
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Will anyone be harmed because of my action/inaction? Am I concerned about my decision being equally fair to all parties?
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To solve an ethical dilemma:
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a. Weigh the pro's and cons's of two or more seemingly valid choices that reflect equally cherished values b. Try to make a rational argument
