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, Table of Contents
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Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter ......................................................................2
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Cengage Supplements ................................................................................................2
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List of Student Downloads ......................................................................................2
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Chapter Objectives .....................................................................................................2
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Key Terms ..................................................................................................................2
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What's New in This Chapter ........................................................................................3
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Chapter Outline ..........................................................................................................4
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Discussion Questions .................................................................................................8
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Additional Resources ...............................................................................................10
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Cengage Video Resources .....................................................................................10
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Appendix ..................................................................................................................10
Generic Rubrics .....................................................................................................10
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Standard Writing Rubric........................................................................................10
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Standard Discussion Rubric...................................................................................12
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The purpose of this chapter is to examine the relationship between law and ethics. T
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he chapterpresents issues involved to determining the ethical responsibilities of busi
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nesses and provides students a framework for analyzing and making ethical decisio
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Cengage Supplements jh
The following product-
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level supplements provide additional information that may help you inpreparing y
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our course. They are available in the Instructor Resource Center.
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List of Student Downloads
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Students should download the following items from the Student Companion Center t
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o completethe activities and assignments related to this chapter:
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Chapter Objectives jh
The following objectives are addressed in this chapter:
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1. Discuss how business can discourage unethical behavior
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2. Explain the relationship between law and ethicsjh jh jh jh jh jh
3. Compare duty-based ethics and utilitarian ethics jh jh jh jh jh
4. Identify ethical problems in the global context jh jh jh jh jh jh
Key Terms jh
business ethics: Ethics in a business context; a consensus of what constitutes right o
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r wrong behavior in the world of business and the application of moral principles to s
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, ituations that arisein a business setting. jh jh jh jh jh jh
categorical imperative: A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant a
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s an ethicalguideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is right or wrong, o
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r desirable or undesirable, a person should evaluate the action in terms of what woul
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d happen if everybody else in the same situation, or category, acted the same way.
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corporate social responsibility (CSR): The concept that corporations can and
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h should actethically and be accountable to society for their actions.
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cost-benefit analysis: A decision- jh jh jh
making technique that involves weighing the costs of a givenaction against the benef
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based ethics: An ethical philosophy rooted in the idea that every person has certain d
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utiesto others, including both humans and the planet. Those duties may be derived fro
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m religious principles or from other philosophical reasoning.
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ethical reasoning: A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral
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