regulation

(noun)

A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

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Examples of regulation in the following topics:

  • Government Regulation

    • the US Environmental Protection Agency's Audit Policy is an example of government regulation.
    • Regulation is the promulgation, monitoring, and enforcement of rules.
    • Regulation can take many forms: legal restrictions promulgated by a government authority, contractual obligations that bind many parties (e.g., "insurance regulations" that arise out of contracts between insurers and their insureds), self-regulation by an industry such as through a trade association, social regulation, co-regulation, third-party regulation, certification, accreditation, or market regulation.
    • In this way, regulations can be seen as implementation artifacts of policy statements.
    • Market failures - regulation due to inefficiency.

  • The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

    • Congress to regulate, charter, and supervise federal credit unions.
    • Responsibility for regulation would shift over the years as the agency migrated from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the Federal Security Agency, then to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
    • As the insurer and regulator of federally chartered credit unions, the NCUA oversees credit union safety and soundness, much like the FDIC.

  • Banking Crises and Centralized Reserve Enforcements

    • One of the Federal Reserve's duties is to regulate financial institutions, such as bank-holding companies and state member banks.
    • Generally, the Federal Reserve takes formal enforcement actions against the above entities for violations of laws, rules, or regulations, unsafe or unsound practices, breaches of fiduciary duty, and violations of final orders.
    • If the Federal Reserve determines that a state member bank or bank holding company has problems that affect the institution's safety and soundness or is not in compliance with laws and regulations, it may take a supervisory action to ensure that the institution undertakes corrective measures.
    • If the Federal Reserve determines that a state member bank or bank holding company has problems that affect the institution's safety and soundness or is not in compliance with laws and regulations, it may take a supervisory action to ensure that the institution undertakes corrective measures.

  • Investor of involvement

    • The 115-page petition, signed by state treasurers, attorney generals and state fund managers in California, Florida, Maine, New York, North Carolina, Oregon and Vermont, states that ‘climate change has now become a significant factor bearing on a company's financial condition… Investors are [therefore] looking for companies that are best positioned to avoid the financial risks associated with climate change and to capitalize on the new opportunities that greenhouse gas regulation will provide. ' The petition went on to claim that ‘Interest in climate risk is not limited to investors with a specific moral or policy interest in climate change; climate change now covers an enormous range of investors whose interest is purely financial…
    • Guidelines approved by the SEC in January of 2008 now require companies to weigh the impact of climate-change laws and regulations (including overseas regulations and accords) when assessing what information to include in corporate filings.

  • Formal Communications

    • The messages which circulate on regulated channels within an organization are referred to as formal communications.
    • The messages which circulate on the regulated channels within an organization make up formal communication.

  • Why do businesses greenwash

    • An attempt to divert the attention of regulators and reduce pressure for regulatory change,

  • Environmental audits

    • Additional services can include degrees of compliance with environmental laws and regulations, uncovering the expectations of customers, and liability obligations.

  • The Benefits of Mixed Economies

    • The advantage of this type of market is that it allows competition between producers with regulations in place to protect society as a whole.
    • They also impose regulation laws and restrictions that help society as a whole, such as:
    • Private investment, freedom to buy, sell, and profit, combined with economic planning by the state, including significant regulations (e.g. wage or price controls), taxes, tariffs, and state-directed investment.

  • The State of Competition

    • Current competition can be examined through market dominance, mergers and acquisitions, public sector regulation, and intellectual property.
    • Many industries, such as railways, electricity, gas, water, and media have their own independent competitive concerns and sector regulators.
    • Describe how market dominance, mergers and acquisitions, public sector regulation, and intellectual property contribute to the current state of competition

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    • The Department of Justice enforces regulations governing public accommodations and state and local government services.
    • The NAE felt that the regulation of the internal employment of churches was "... an improper intrusion [of] the federal government. "