SOLUTION MANUAL Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course List) 10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller, William E. Hollowell

SOLUTION MANUAL
Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course
List)
10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller, William E.
Hollowell




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Table of Contents
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Purpose8and8Perspective8of8the8Chapter ....................................................................................2
Cengage8Supplements................................................................................................................2
List8of8Student8Downloads .......................................................................................................2
Chapter8Objectives .....................................................................................................................2
Key8Terms ..................................................................................................................................2
What's8New8in8This8Chapter........................................................................................................3
Chapter8Outline ...........................................................................................................................4
Discussion8Questions .................................................................................................................8
Additional8Resources ................................................................................................................10
Cengage8Video8Resources....................................................................................................10
Appendix ...................................................................................................................................10
Generic8Rubrics.....................................................................................................................10
Standard8Writing8Rubric ........................................................................................................10
Standard8Discussion8Rubric ..................................................................................................12




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, Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
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The8purpose8of8this8chapter8is8to8examine8the8relationship8between8law8and8ethics.8The8chapt
er8presents8issues8involved8to8determining8the8ethical8responsibilities8of8businesses8and8provid
es8students8a8framework8for8analyzing8and8making8ethical8decisions.

Cengage Supplements 8

The8following8product-
level8supplements8provide8additional8information8that8may8help8you8in8preparing8your8course.8
They8are8available8in8the8Instructor8Resource8Center.
 PowerPoint8Deck

List of Student Downloads
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Students8should8download8the8following8items8from8the8Student8Companion8Center8to8complete8
the8activities8and8assignments8related8to8this8chapter:
 PowerPoint8Deck8(without8teaching8notes,8activities,8or8answers)

Chapter Objectives
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The8following8objectives8are8addressed8in8this8chapter:

1. Discuss8how8business8can8discourage8unethical8behavior

2. Explain8the8relationship8between8law8and8ethics

3. Compare8duty-based8ethics8and8utilitarian8ethics

4. Identify8ethical8problems8in8the8global8context

Key Terms
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business8ethics:8Ethics8in8a8business8context;8a8consensus8of8what8constitutes8right8or8wrong
8behavior8in8the8world8of 8business8and8the8application8of8moral8principles8to8situations8that8aris

e8in8a8business8setting.
categorical8imperative:8A8concept8developed8by8the8philosopher8Immanuel8Kant8as8an8ethic
al8guideline8for8behavior.8In8deciding8whether8an8action8is8right8or8wrong,8or8desirable8or8undes
irable,8a8person8should8evaluate8the8action8in8terms8of8what8would8happen8if8everybody8else8i
n8the8same8situation,8or8category,8acted8the8same8way.
corporate8social8responsibility8(CSR):8The8concept8that8corporations8can8and8should8
act8ethically8and8be8accountable8to8society8for8their8actions.
cost-benefit8analysis:8A8decision-
making8technique8that8involves8weighing8the8costs8of8a8given8action8against8the8benefits8of8the8
action.
duty-
based8ethics:8An8ethical8philosophy8rooted8in8the8idea8that8every8person8has8certain8duties8to8o
thers,8including8both8humans8and8the8planet.8Those8duties8may8be8derived8from8religious8princi
ples8or8from8other8philosophical8reasoning.
ethical8reasoning:8A8reasoning8process8in8which8an8individual8links8his8or8her8moral8convictio
ns8or8ethical8standards8to8the8particular8situation8at8hand.



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