SOLUTION vMANUAL
Business vLaw: vText v& vExercises v(MindTap vCourse
vList)
10th vEdition vby vRoger vLeRoy vMiller, vWilliam vE.
vHollowell
1
website, vin vwhole vor vin
vpart.
, vChapters v1 v- v43, vComplete
2
website, vin vwhole vor vin
vpart.
,Chapter v1
Table vof vContents
Purpose vand vPerspective vof vthe vChapter ............................................................................................. 2
Cengage vSupplements ................................................................................................................................. 2
List vof vStudent vDownloads ................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter vObjectives ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Key vTerms .................................................................................................................................................... 2
What's vNew vin vThis vChapter................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter vOutline ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Discussion vQuestions................................................................................................................................... 8
Additional vResources................................................................................................................................. 10
Cengage vVideo vResources ................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Generic vRubrics ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Standard vWriting vRubric ...................................................................................................................... 10
Standard vDiscussion vRubric ................................................................................................................. 12
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website, vin vwhole vor vin
vpart.
, Purpose vand vPerspective vof vthe vChapter
The vpurpose vof vthis vchapter vis vto vexamine vthe vrelationship vbetween vlaw vand vethics. vThe
vchaptervpresents vissues vinvolved vto vdetermining vthe vethical vresponsibilities vof vbusinesses
vand vprovides vstudents va vframework vfor vanalyzing vand vmaking vethical vdecisions.
Cengage vSupplements
The vfollowing vproduct-level vsupplements vprovide vadditional vinformation vthat vmay vhelp
vyou vinvpreparing vyour vcourse. vThey vare vavailable vin vthe vInstructor vResource vCenter.
• PowerPoint vDeck
List vof vStudent vDownloads
Students vshould vdownload vthe vfollowing vitems vfrom vthe vStudent vCompanion vCenter vto
vcompletevthe vactivities vand vassignments vrelated vto vthis vchapter:
• PowerPoint vDeck v(without vteaching vnotes, vactivities, vor vanswers)
Chapter vObjectives
The vfollowing vobjectives vare vaddressed vin vthis vchapter:
1. Discuss vhow vbusiness vcan vdiscourage vunethical vbehavior
2. Explain vthe vrelationship vbetween vlaw vand vethics
3. Compare vduty-based vethics vand vutilitarian vethics
4. Identify vethical vproblems vin vthe vglobal vcontext
Key vTerms
business vethics: vEthics vin va vbusiness vcontext; va vconsensus vof vwhat vconstitutes vright vor
vwrong vbehavior vin vthe vworld vof vbusiness vand vthe vapplication vof vmoral vprinciples vto
vsituations vthat varisevin va vbusiness vsetting.
categorical vimperative: vA vconcept vdeveloped vby vthe vphilosopher vImmanuel vKant vas van
vethicalvguideline vfor vbehavior. vIn vdeciding vwhether van vaction vis vright vor vwrong, vor
vdesirable vor vundesirable, va vperson vshould vevaluate vthe vaction vin vterms vof vwhat vwould
vhappen vif veverybody velse vin vthe vsame vsituation, vor vcategory, vacted vthe vsame vway.
corporate vsocial vresponsibility v(CSR): vThe vconcept vthat vcorporations vcan vand vshould
vactvethically vand vbe vaccountable vto vsociety vfor vtheir vactions.
cost-benefit vanalysis: vA vdecision-making vtechnique vthat vinvolves vweighing vthe vcosts vof va
vgivenvaction vagainst vthe vbenefits vof vthe vaction.
duty-based vethics: vAn vethical vphilosophy vrooted vin vthe videa vthat vevery vperson vhas vcertain
vdutiesvto vothers, vincluding vboth vhumans vand vthe vplanet. vThose vduties vmay vbe vderived
vfrom vreligious vprinciples vor vfrom vother vphilosophical vreasoning.
ethical vreasoning: vA vreasoning vprocess vin vwhich van vindividual vlinks vhis vor vher vmoral
vconvictionsvor vethical vstandards vto vthe vparticular vsituation vat vhand.
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website, vin vwhole vor vin
vpart.
Business vLaw: vText v& vExercises v(MindTap vCourse
vList)
10th vEdition vby vRoger vLeRoy vMiller, vWilliam vE.
vHollowell
1
website, vin vwhole vor vin
vpart.
, vChapters v1 v- v43, vComplete
2
website, vin vwhole vor vin
vpart.
,Chapter v1
Table vof vContents
Purpose vand vPerspective vof vthe vChapter ............................................................................................. 2
Cengage vSupplements ................................................................................................................................. 2
List vof vStudent vDownloads ................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter vObjectives ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Key vTerms .................................................................................................................................................... 2
What's vNew vin vThis vChapter................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter vOutline ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Discussion vQuestions................................................................................................................................... 8
Additional vResources................................................................................................................................. 10
Cengage vVideo vResources ................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Generic vRubrics ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Standard vWriting vRubric ...................................................................................................................... 10
Standard vDiscussion vRubric ................................................................................................................. 12
3
website, vin vwhole vor vin
vpart.
, Purpose vand vPerspective vof vthe vChapter
The vpurpose vof vthis vchapter vis vto vexamine vthe vrelationship vbetween vlaw vand vethics. vThe
vchaptervpresents vissues vinvolved vto vdetermining vthe vethical vresponsibilities vof vbusinesses
vand vprovides vstudents va vframework vfor vanalyzing vand vmaking vethical vdecisions.
Cengage vSupplements
The vfollowing vproduct-level vsupplements vprovide vadditional vinformation vthat vmay vhelp
vyou vinvpreparing vyour vcourse. vThey vare vavailable vin vthe vInstructor vResource vCenter.
• PowerPoint vDeck
List vof vStudent vDownloads
Students vshould vdownload vthe vfollowing vitems vfrom vthe vStudent vCompanion vCenter vto
vcompletevthe vactivities vand vassignments vrelated vto vthis vchapter:
• PowerPoint vDeck v(without vteaching vnotes, vactivities, vor vanswers)
Chapter vObjectives
The vfollowing vobjectives vare vaddressed vin vthis vchapter:
1. Discuss vhow vbusiness vcan vdiscourage vunethical vbehavior
2. Explain vthe vrelationship vbetween vlaw vand vethics
3. Compare vduty-based vethics vand vutilitarian vethics
4. Identify vethical vproblems vin vthe vglobal vcontext
Key vTerms
business vethics: vEthics vin va vbusiness vcontext; va vconsensus vof vwhat vconstitutes vright vor
vwrong vbehavior vin vthe vworld vof vbusiness vand vthe vapplication vof vmoral vprinciples vto
vsituations vthat varisevin va vbusiness vsetting.
categorical vimperative: vA vconcept vdeveloped vby vthe vphilosopher vImmanuel vKant vas van
vethicalvguideline vfor vbehavior. vIn vdeciding vwhether van vaction vis vright vor vwrong, vor
vdesirable vor vundesirable, va vperson vshould vevaluate vthe vaction vin vterms vof vwhat vwould
vhappen vif veverybody velse vin vthe vsame vsituation, vor vcategory, vacted vthe vsame vway.
corporate vsocial vresponsibility v(CSR): vThe vconcept vthat vcorporations vcan vand vshould
vactvethically vand vbe vaccountable vto vsociety vfor vtheir vactions.
cost-benefit vanalysis: vA vdecision-making vtechnique vthat vinvolves vweighing vthe vcosts vof va
vgivenvaction vagainst vthe vbenefits vof vthe vaction.
duty-based vethics: vAn vethical vphilosophy vrooted vin vthe videa vthat vevery vperson vhas vcertain
vdutiesvto vothers, vincluding vboth vhumans vand vthe vplanet. vThose vduties vmay vbe vderived
vfrom vreligious vprinciples vor vfrom vother vphilosophical vreasoning.
ethical vreasoning: vA vreasoning vprocess vin vwhich van vindividual vlinks vhis vor vher vmoral
vconvictionsvor vethical vstandards vto vthe vparticular vsituation vat vhand.
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