Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course
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10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller, William E.
Hollowell
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,Chapter451
Table45of45Contents
Purpose45and45Perspective45of45the45Chapter............................................................................2
Cengage45Supplements ..............................................................................................................2
List45of45Student45Downloads .................................................................................................2
Chapter45Objectives ....................................................................................................................2
Key45Terms.................................................................................................................................2
What's45New45in45This45Chapter.................................................................................................3
Chapter45Outline .........................................................................................................................4
Discussion45Questions ................................................................................................................8
Additional45Resources ..............................................................................................................10
Cengage45Video45Resources ................................................................................................10
Appendix ...................................................................................................................................10
Generic45Rubrics ...................................................................................................................10
Standard45Writing45Rubric .....................................................................................................10
Standard45Discussion45Rubric ...............................................................................................12
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, Purpose45and45Perspective45of45the45Chapter
The45purpose45of45this45chapter45is45to45examine45the45relationship45between45law45and45eth
ics.45The45chapter45presents45issues45involved45to45determining45the45ethical45responsibilities
45of45businesses45and45provides45students45a45framework45for45analyzing45and45making45eth
ical45decisions.
Cengage45Supplements
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level45supplements45provide45additional45information45that45may45help45you45in45preparing45y
our45course.45They45are45available45in45the45Instructor45Resource45Center.
PowerPoint45Deck
List45of45Student45Downloads
Students45should45download45the45following45items45from45the45Student45Companion45Center4
5to45complete45the45activities45and45assignments45related45to45this45chapter:
PowerPoint45Deck45(without45teaching45notes,45activities,45or45answers)
Chapter45Objectives
The45following45objectives45are45addressed45in45this45chapter:
1. Discuss45how45business45can45discourage45unethical45behavior
2. Explain45the45relationship45between45law45and45ethics
3. Compare45duty-based45ethics45and45utilitarian45ethics
4. Identify45ethical45problems45in45the45global45context
Key45Terms
business45ethics:45Ethics45in45a45business45context;45a45consensus45of45what45constitutes45
right45or45wrong45behavior45in45the45world45of45business45and45the45application45of45moral45p
rinciples45to45situations45that45arise45in45a45business45setting.
categorical45imperative:45A45concept45developed45by45the45philosopher45Immanuel45Kant45
as45an45ethical45guideline45for45behavior.45In45deciding45whether45an45action45is45right45or45wr
ong,45or45desirable45or45undesirable,45a45person45should45evaluate45the45action45in45terms45
of45what45would45happen45if45everybody45else45in45the45same45situation,45or45category,45act
ed45the45same45way.
corporate45social45responsibility45(CSR):45The45concept45that45corporations45can45an
d45should45act45ethically45and45be45accountable45to45society45for45their45actions.
cost-benefit45analysis:45A45decision-
making45technique45that45involves45weighing45the45costs45of45a45given45action45against45the45b
enefits45of45the45action.
duty-
based45ethics:45An45ethical45philosophy45rooted45in45the45idea45that45every45person45has45cer
tain45duties45to45others,45including45both45humans45and45the45planet.45Those45duties45may45be4
5derived45from45religious45principles45or45from45other45philosophical45reasoning.
ethical45reasoning:45A45reasoning45process45in45which45an45individual45links45his45or45her45
moral45convictions45or45ethical45standards45to45the45particular45situation45at45hand.
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