Organizational Law

Organizational Law

Introduction

The legal aspect of the managers is designed to aid and develop the capabilities of the managers of the legal astuteness. The legal astuteness is considered to be the skills of the managers to work effectively in order the solve the routine as well as the complex problems in order to protect the resources of the company as well as provide some form of leverage to the organization. It requires a proactive approach, as well as practice of the informed judgment along with the knowledge of the applicable law and its counterpart. Specific legal tools are applied to cater to these issues. It has been highlighted by Tim Hinthorne that the managers who are able to understand the law as well as the structure powers in the United States gain a unique ability to enhance and protect the wealth of the owners. And similarly, the managers who lack this capability of integrating the laws in the development of the strategies as well as action plans may place the companies at a competitive disadvantage and imperil its economic viability.

Discussion

The issues concerning the legal matters are considered to be of such important that they could be easily delegated to any person who could not understand the broader objectives of the business. Like account or finance, managers in the world today need to develop an understanding of the fundamental of law. Most managers do not have a background associated with law. They could often judge or analyze the situations correctly so they are aware of the issues that may arise and when the advice of the lawyers should be taken. Thus, mostly the issues turn to problems and it becomes too late for the managers to do anything, except damage control. The reputation of an organization could be damaged substantially by lawsuits along with the ill will, which is generated by the poor legal choice taken. There are various issues that could be faced by the managers. The most common issues concern the labor union laws. Labor unions are mostly found in the giant industries or big organization.

They are limited to the government sector and could be incorporated in the private sector as well. Labor unions are considered to be very vital within the landscape of the American business. Various businesses rely strongly on the employees of the union for their cooperation. Thus, all the businesses that are associated with such unions are required to have an understanding of the U.S labor laws. Amongst the most prominent is the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) (Lane, M. J. 1989). It equips the employees with the right to bargain in the form of a group. Basically the act provides protection to the employees and the free will to choose between staying with the union or bargain independently. Another name given to this law is known as the Wagner Act. In this, the employees may try to force the managers to increase their salaries more than they had been promised or increase ...