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Chapter 1 d
Table of Contents
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PurposedanddPerspectivedofdthedChapter ................................................................................................................ 2
CengagedSupplements .................................................................................................................................................. 2
ListdofdStudentdDownloads ...................................................................................................................................... 2
ChapterdObjectives ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
KeydTerms ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2
What'sdNewdindThisdChapter ........................................................................................................................................ 3
ChapterdOutline................................................................................................................................................................ 4
DiscussiondQuestions ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
AdditionaldResources .................................................................................................................................................. 10
CengagedVideodResources ................................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
GenericdRubrics......................................................................................................................................................... 10
StandarddWritingdRubric........................................................................................................................................ 10
StandarddDiscussiondRubric ................................................................................................................................. 12
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Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
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Thedpurposedofdthisdchapterdisdtodexaminedthedrelationshipdbetweendlawdanddethics.dThedchapterd
presentsdissuesdinvolveddtoddeterminingdthedethicaldresponsibilitiesdofdbusinessesdanddprovidesd
studentsdadframeworkdfordanalyzingdanddmakingdethicalddecisions.
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leveldsupplementsdprovidedadditionaldinformationdthatdmaydhelpdyoudindpreparingdyourdcourse.d
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Chapter Objectivesd
Thedfollowingdobjectivesdaredaddresseddindthisdchapter:
1. Discussdhowdbusinessdcanddiscouragedunethicaldbehavior
2. Explaindthedrelationshipdbetweendlawdanddethics
3. Comparedduty-baseddethicsdanddutilitariandethics
4. Identifydethicaldproblemsdindthedglobaldcontext
Key Terms
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businessdethics:dEthicsdindadbusinessdcontext;dadconsensusdofdwhatdconstitutesdrightdordwrongdbe
haviordindthedworlddofdbusinessdanddthedapplicationdofdmoraldprinciplesdtodsituationsdthatdarisedind
adbusinessdsetting.
categoricaldimperative:dAdconceptddevelopeddbydthedphilosopherdImmanueldKantdasdandethicald
guidelinedfordbehavior.dInddecidingdwhetherdandactiondisdrightdordwrong,dorddesirabledordundesir
able,dadpersondshoulddevaluatedthedactiondindtermsdofdwhatdwoulddhappendifdeverybodydelsedindt
hedsamedsituation,dordcategory,dacteddthedsamedway.
corporatedsocialdresponsibilityd(CSR):dThedconceptdthatdcorporationsdcandanddshoulddactd
ethicallydanddbedaccountabledtodsocietydfordtheirdactions.
cost-benefitdanalysis:dAddecision-
makingdtechniquedthatdinvolvesdweighingdthedcostsdofdadgivendactiondagainstdthedbenefitsdofdtheda
ction.
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baseddethics:dAndethicaldphilosophydrooteddindthedideadthatdeverydpersondhasdcertainddutiesdtodoth
ers,dincludingdbothdhumansdanddthedplanet.dThoseddutiesdmaydbedderiveddfromdreligiousdprinciple
sdordfromdotherdphilosophicaldreasoning.
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ethicaldreasoning:dAdreasoningdprocessdindwhichdandindividualdlinksdhisdordherdmoraldconvictionsd
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Chapter 1 d
Table of Contents
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PurposedanddPerspectivedofdthedChapter ................................................................................................................ 2
CengagedSupplements .................................................................................................................................................. 2
ListdofdStudentdDownloads ...................................................................................................................................... 2
ChapterdObjectives ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
KeydTerms ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2
What'sdNewdindThisdChapter ........................................................................................................................................ 3
ChapterdOutline................................................................................................................................................................ 4
DiscussiondQuestions ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
AdditionaldResources .................................................................................................................................................. 10
CengagedVideodResources ................................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
GenericdRubrics......................................................................................................................................................... 10
StandarddWritingdRubric........................................................................................................................................ 10
StandarddDiscussiondRubric ................................................................................................................................. 12
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Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
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Thedpurposedofdthisdchapterdisdtodexaminedthedrelationshipdbetweendlawdanddethics.dThedchapterd
presentsdissuesdinvolveddtoddeterminingdthedethicaldresponsibilitiesdofdbusinessesdanddprovidesd
studentsdadframeworkdfordanalyzingdanddmakingdethicalddecisions.
Cengage Supplements d
Thedfollowingdproduct-
leveldsupplementsdprovidedadditionaldinformationdthatdmaydhelpdyoudindpreparingdyourdcourse.d
TheydaredavailabledindthedInstructordResourcedCenter.
PowerPointdDeck
List of Student Downloads
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StudentsdshouldddownloaddthedfollowingditemsdfromdthedStudentdCompaniondCenterdtodcompleted
thedactivitiesdanddassignmentsdrelateddtodthisdchapter:
PowerPointdDeckd(withoutdteachingdnotes,dactivities,dordanswers)
Chapter Objectivesd
Thedfollowingdobjectivesdaredaddresseddindthisdchapter:
1. Discussdhowdbusinessdcanddiscouragedunethicaldbehavior
2. Explaindthedrelationshipdbetweendlawdanddethics
3. Comparedduty-baseddethicsdanddutilitariandethics
4. Identifydethicaldproblemsdindthedglobaldcontext
Key Terms
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businessdethics:dEthicsdindadbusinessdcontext;dadconsensusdofdwhatdconstitutesdrightdordwrongdbe
haviordindthedworlddofdbusinessdanddthedapplicationdofdmoraldprinciplesdtodsituationsdthatdarisedind
adbusinessdsetting.
categoricaldimperative:dAdconceptddevelopeddbydthedphilosopherdImmanueldKantdasdandethicald
guidelinedfordbehavior.dInddecidingdwhetherdandactiondisdrightdordwrong,dorddesirabledordundesir
able,dadpersondshoulddevaluatedthedactiondindtermsdofdwhatdwoulddhappendifdeverybodydelsedindt
hedsamedsituation,dordcategory,dacteddthedsamedway.
corporatedsocialdresponsibilityd(CSR):dThedconceptdthatdcorporationsdcandanddshoulddactd
ethicallydanddbedaccountabledtodsocietydfordtheirdactions.
cost-benefitdanalysis:dAddecision-
makingdtechniquedthatdinvolvesdweighingdthedcostsdofdadgivendactiondagainstdthedbenefitsdofdtheda
ction.
duty-
baseddethics:dAndethicaldphilosophydrooteddindthedideadthatdeverydpersondhasdcertainddutiesdtodoth
ers,dincludingdbothdhumansdanddthedplanet.dThoseddutiesdmaydbedderiveddfromdreligiousdprinciple
sdordfromdotherdphilosophicaldreasoning.
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ethicaldreasoning:dAdreasoningdprocessdindwhichdandindividualdlinksdhisdordherdmoraldconvictionsd
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