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Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course
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10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller, William E.
Hollowell
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, Chapters 1 - 43, Complete
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part.
,Chapter 1 jn
Table of Contents
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PurposejnandjnPerspectivejnofjnthejnChapter ..................................................................................2
CengagejnSupplements ...............................................................................................................2
ListjnofjnStudentjnDownloads .....................................................................................................2
ChapterjnObjectives .....................................................................................................................2
KeyjnTerms ..................................................................................................................................2
What'sjnNewjninjnThisjnChapter ......................................................................................................3
ChapterjnOutline ..........................................................................................................................4
DiscussionjnQuestions .................................................................................................................8
AdditionaljnResources ................................................................................................................10
CengagejnVideojnResources ...................................................................................................10
Appendix ...................................................................................................................................10
GenericjnRubrics ....................................................................................................................10
StandardjnWritingjnRubric........................................................................................................10
StandardjnDiscussionjnRubric..................................................................................................12
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website,jninjnwholejnorjninjn
part.
, Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
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djnprovidesjnstudentsjnajnframeworkjnforjnanalyzingjnandjnmakingjnethicaljndecisions.
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Chapter Objectives jn
Thejnfollowingjnobjectivesjnarejnaddressedjninjnthisjnchapter:
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2. Explainjnthejnrelationshipjnbetweenjnlawjnandjnethics
3. Comparejnduty-basedjnethicsjnandjnutilitarianjnethics
4. Identifyjnethicaljnproblemsjninjnthejnglobaljncontext
Key Termsjn
businessjnethics:jnEthicsjninjnajnbusinessjncontext;jnajnconsensusjnofjnwhatjnconstitutesjnrightjnorjnw
rongjnbehaviorjninjnthejnworldjnofjnbusinessjnandjnthejnapplicationjnofjnmoraljnprinciplesjntojnsituationsjn
thatjnarisejninjnajnbusinessjnsetting.
categoricaljnimperative:jnAjnconceptjndevelopedjnbyjnthejnphilosopherjnImmanueljnKantjnasjnanjnet
hicaljnguidelinejnforjnbehavior.jnInjndecidingjnwhetherjnanjnactionjnisjnrightjnorjnwrong,jnorjndesirablejnor
jnundesirable,jnajnpersonjnshouldjnevaluatejnthejnactionjninjntermsjnofjnwhatjnwouldjnhappenjnifjnevery
bodyjnelsejninjnthejnsamejnsituation,jnorjncategory,jnactedjnthejnsamejnway.
corporatejnsocialjnresponsibilityjn(CSR):jnThejnconceptjnthatjncorporationsjncanjnandjnshou
ldjnactjnethicallyjnandjnbejnaccountablejntojnsocietyjnforjntheirjnactions.
cost-benefitjnanalysis:jnAjndecision-
makingjntechniquejnthatjninvolvesjnweighingjnthejncostsjnofjnajngivenjnactionjnagainstjnthejnbenefitsjnofjn
thejnaction.
duty-
basedjnethics:jnAnjnethicaljnphilosophyjnrootedjninjnthejnideajnthatjneveryjnpersonjnhasjncertainjndutiesjn
tojnothers,jnincludingjnbothjnhumansjnandjnthejnplanet.jnThosejndutiesjnmayjnbejnderivedjnfromjnreligiou
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ethicaljnreasoning:jnAjnreasoningjnprocessjninjnwhichjnanjnindividualjnlinksjnhisjnorjnherjnmoraljnconvi
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website,jninjnwholejnorjninjn
part.
Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course
List)
10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller, William E.
Hollowell
1
website,jninjnwholejnorjninjn
part.
, Chapters 1 - 43, Complete
2
website,jninjnwholejnorjninjn
part.
,Chapter 1 jn
Table of Contents
jn jn
PurposejnandjnPerspectivejnofjnthejnChapter ..................................................................................2
CengagejnSupplements ...............................................................................................................2
ListjnofjnStudentjnDownloads .....................................................................................................2
ChapterjnObjectives .....................................................................................................................2
KeyjnTerms ..................................................................................................................................2
What'sjnNewjninjnThisjnChapter ......................................................................................................3
ChapterjnOutline ..........................................................................................................................4
DiscussionjnQuestions .................................................................................................................8
AdditionaljnResources ................................................................................................................10
CengagejnVideojnResources ...................................................................................................10
Appendix ...................................................................................................................................10
GenericjnRubrics ....................................................................................................................10
StandardjnWritingjnRubric........................................................................................................10
StandardjnDiscussionjnRubric..................................................................................................12
3
website,jninjnwholejnorjninjn
part.
, Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
jn jn jn jn jn
Thejnpurposejnofjnthisjnchapterjnisjntojnexaminejnthejnrelationshipjnbetweenjnlawjnandjnethics.jnThejnc
hapterjnpresentsjnissuesjninvolvedjntojndeterminingjnthejnethicaljnresponsibilitiesjnofjnbusinessesjnan
djnprovidesjnstudentsjnajnframeworkjnforjnanalyzingjnandjnmakingjnethicaljndecisions.
Cengage Supplements jn
Thejnfollowingjnproduct-
leveljnsupplementsjnprovidejnadditionaljninformationjnthatjnmayjnhelpjnyoujninjnpreparingjnyourjncour
se.jnTheyjnarejnavailablejninjnthejnInstructorjnResourcejnCenter.
PowerPointjnDeck
List of Student Downloads
jn jn jn
StudentsjnshouldjndownloadjnthejnfollowingjnitemsjnfromjnthejnStudentjnCompanionjnCenterjntojncompl
etejnthejnactivitiesjnandjnassignmentsjnrelatedjntojnthisjnchapter:
PowerPointjnDeckjn(withoutjnteachingjnnotes,jnactivities,jnorjnanswers)
Chapter Objectives jn
Thejnfollowingjnobjectivesjnarejnaddressedjninjnthisjnchapter:
1. Discussjnhowjnbusinessjncanjndiscouragejnunethicaljnbehavior
2. Explainjnthejnrelationshipjnbetweenjnlawjnandjnethics
3. Comparejnduty-basedjnethicsjnandjnutilitarianjnethics
4. Identifyjnethicaljnproblemsjninjnthejnglobaljncontext
Key Termsjn
businessjnethics:jnEthicsjninjnajnbusinessjncontext;jnajnconsensusjnofjnwhatjnconstitutesjnrightjnorjnw
rongjnbehaviorjninjnthejnworldjnofjnbusinessjnandjnthejnapplicationjnofjnmoraljnprinciplesjntojnsituationsjn
thatjnarisejninjnajnbusinessjnsetting.
categoricaljnimperative:jnAjnconceptjndevelopedjnbyjnthejnphilosopherjnImmanueljnKantjnasjnanjnet
hicaljnguidelinejnforjnbehavior.jnInjndecidingjnwhetherjnanjnactionjnisjnrightjnorjnwrong,jnorjndesirablejnor
jnundesirable,jnajnpersonjnshouldjnevaluatejnthejnactionjninjntermsjnofjnwhatjnwouldjnhappenjnifjnevery
bodyjnelsejninjnthejnsamejnsituation,jnorjncategory,jnactedjnthejnsamejnway.
corporatejnsocialjnresponsibilityjn(CSR):jnThejnconceptjnthatjncorporationsjncanjnandjnshou
ldjnactjnethicallyjnandjnbejnaccountablejntojnsocietyjnforjntheirjnactions.
cost-benefitjnanalysis:jnAjndecision-
makingjntechniquejnthatjninvolvesjnweighingjnthejncostsjnofjnajngivenjnactionjnagainstjnthejnbenefitsjnofjn
thejnaction.
duty-
basedjnethics:jnAnjnethicaljnphilosophyjnrootedjninjnthejnideajnthatjneveryjnpersonjnhasjncertainjndutiesjn
tojnothers,jnincludingjnbothjnhumansjnandjnthejnplanet.jnThosejndutiesjnmayjnbejnderivedjnfromjnreligiou
sjnprinciplesjnorjnfromjnotherjnphilosophicaljnreasoning.
ethicaljnreasoning:jnAjnreasoningjnprocessjninjnwhichjnanjnindividualjnlinksjnhisjnorjnherjnmoraljnconvi
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