Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course List)
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Table of Contents
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Purpose prand prPerspective prof prthe prChapter ........................................................................................................... 2
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Chapter prObjectives ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Key prTerms.......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
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Chapter prOutline ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Discussion prQuestions .................................................................................................................................................... 8
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Appendix........................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Generic prRubrics ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Standard prWriting prRubric ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Standard prDiscussion prRubric ................................................................................................................................. 12
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,Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
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The prpurpose prof prthis prchapter pris prto prexamine prthe prrelationship prbetween prlaw prand prethics. prThe
prchapter prpresents prissues prinvolved prto prdetermining prthe prethical prresponsibilities prof prbusinesses
prand prprovides prstudents pra prframework prfordanalyzing prand prmaking prethical prdecisions.
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prcomplete prthe practivities prand prassignments prrelated prto prthis prchapter:
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Chapter Objectives pr
The prfollowing probjectives prare praddressed prin prthis prchapter:
1. Discuss prhow prbusiness prcan prdiscourage prunethical prbehavior
2. Explain prthe prrelationship prbetween prlaw prand prethics
3. Compare prduty-based prethics prand prutilitarian prethics
4. Identify prethical prproblems prin prthe prglobal prcontext
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business prethics: prEthics prin pra prbusiness prcontext; pra prconsensus profdwhat prconstitutes prright pror
prwrong prbe prhavior prin prthe prworld prof prbusiness prand prthe prapplication prof prmoral prprinciples prto
prsituations prthat prarisein pra prbusiness prsetting.
categorical primperative: prA prconcept prdeveloped prby prthe prphilosopher prImmanuel prKant pras pran
prethical prguideline prfor prbehavior. prIn prdeciding prwhether pran praction pris prright pror prwrong, pror
prdesirable pror prundesir prable, pra prperson prshould prevaluate prthe praction prin prterms profdwhat prwould
prhappen prifdeverybody prelse prin prt prhe prsame prsituation, pror prcategory, practed prthe prsame prway.
corporate prsocial prresponsibility pr(CSR): prThe prconcept prthat prcorporations prcan prand prshould pract
prethically prand prbe praccountable prto prsociety prfordtheirdactions.
cost-benefit pranalysis: prAddecision-
making prtechnique prthat prinvolves prweighing prthe prcosts prof pra prgivenaction pragainst prthe prbenefits prof
prthe pra prction.
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based prethics: prAn prethical prphilosophydrooted prin prthe pridea prthat prevery prperson prhas prcertain
prdutiesto proth prers, princluding prboth prhumans prand prthe prplanet. prThose prduties prmay prbe prderived
prfrom prreligious prprinciple prs pror prfrom prother prphilosophical prreasoning.
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, ethical prreasoning: prA prreasoning prprocess prin prwhich pran prindividual prlinks prhis pror prherdmoral
prconvictions pror prethical prstandards prto prthe prparticular prsituation prat prhand.
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