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Table of Contents
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PurposeeandePerspectiveeofetheeChapter ............................................................................................................... 2
CengageeSupplements .................................................................................................................................................. 2
ListeofeStudenteDownloads ...................................................................................................................................... 2
ChaptereObjectives ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
KeyeTerms........................................................................................................................................................................... 2
What'seNeweineThiseChapter ........................................................................................................................................ 3
ChaptereOutline ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
DiscussioneQuestions..................................................................................................................................................... 8
AdditionaleResources .................................................................................................................................................. 10
CengageeVideoeResources ................................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
GenericeRubrics ........................................................................................................................................................ 10
StandardeWritingeRubric ....................................................................................................................................... 10
StandardeDiscussioneRubric ................................................................................................................................. 12
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Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
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Theepurposeeofethisechaptereisetoeexamineetheerelationshipebetweenelaweandeethics.eTheechapte
representseissueseinvolvedetoedeterminingetheeethicaleresponsibilitieseofebusinesseseandeprovide
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Chapter Objectives
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Theefollowingeobjectiveseareeaddressedeinethisechapter:
1. Discussehowebusinessecanediscourageeunethicalebehavior
2. Explainetheerelationshipebetweenelaweandeethics
3. Compareeduty-basedeethicseandeutilitarianeethics
4. Identifyeethicaleproblemseinetheeglobalecontext
Key Terms
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businesseethics:eEthicseineaebusinessecontext;eaeconsensuseofewhateconstituteserighteorewrongeb
ehavioreinetheeworldeofebusinesseandetheeapplicationeofemoraleprinciplesetoesituationsethateariseei
neaebusinessesetting.
categoricaleimperative:eAeconceptedevelopedebyetheephilosophereImmanueleKanteaseaneethica
leguidelineeforebehavior.eInedecidingewhethereaneactioneiserighteorewrong,eoredesirableeoreundesi
rable,eaepersoneshouldeevaluateetheeactioneinetermseofewhatewouldehappeneifeeverybodyeelseeine
theesameesituation,eorecategory,eactedetheesameeway.
corporateesocialeresponsibilitye(CSR):eTheeconceptethatecorporationsecaneandeshouldeac
teethicallyeandebeeaccountableetoesocietyeforetheireactions.
cost-benefiteanalysis:eAedecision-
makingetechniqueethateinvolveseweighingetheecostseofeaegiveneactioneagainstetheebenefitseofethee
action.
duty-
basedeethics:eAneethicalephilosophyerootedeinetheeideaethateeveryepersonehasecertainedutiesetoeot
hers,eincludingebothehumanseandetheeplanet.eThoseedutiesemayebeederivedefromereligiouseprincipl
eseorefromeotherephilosophicalereasoning.
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ethicalereasoning:eAereasoningeprocesseinewhicheaneindividualelinksehiseoreheremoraleconviction
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, Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 1 e
Table of Contents
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PurposeeandePerspectiveeofetheeChapter ............................................................................................................... 2
CengageeSupplements .................................................................................................................................................. 2
ListeofeStudenteDownloads ...................................................................................................................................... 2
ChaptereObjectives ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
KeyeTerms........................................................................................................................................................................... 2
What'seNeweineThiseChapter ........................................................................................................................................ 3
ChaptereOutline ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
DiscussioneQuestions..................................................................................................................................................... 8
AdditionaleResources .................................................................................................................................................. 10
CengageeVideoeResources ................................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
GenericeRubrics ........................................................................................................................................................ 10
StandardeWritingeRubric ....................................................................................................................................... 10
StandardeDiscussioneRubric ................................................................................................................................. 12
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, Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course List)
e e e e e e e
Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
e e e e e
Theepurposeeofethisechaptereisetoeexamineetheerelationshipebetweenelaweandeethics.eTheechapte
representseissueseinvolvedetoedeterminingetheeethicaleresponsibilitieseofebusinesseseandeprovide
sestudentseaeframeworkeforeanalyzingeandemakingeethicaledecisions.
Cengage Supplements e
Theefollowingeproduct-
levelesupplementseprovideeadditionaleinformationethatemayehelpeyoueinepreparingeyourecourse.
eTheyeareeavailableeinetheeInstructoreResourceeCenter.
PowerPointeDeck
List of Student Downloads
e e e
StudentseshouldedownloadetheefollowingeitemsefrometheeStudenteCompanioneCenteretoecomplet
eetheeactivitieseandeassignmentserelatedetoethisechapter:
PowerPointeDecke(withouteteachingenotes,eactivities,eoreanswers)
Chapter Objectives
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Theefollowingeobjectiveseareeaddressedeinethisechapter:
1. Discussehowebusinessecanediscourageeunethicalebehavior
2. Explainetheerelationshipebetweenelaweandeethics
3. Compareeduty-basedeethicseandeutilitarianeethics
4. Identifyeethicaleproblemseinetheeglobalecontext
Key Terms
e
businesseethics:eEthicseineaebusinessecontext;eaeconsensuseofewhateconstituteserighteorewrongeb
ehavioreinetheeworldeofebusinesseandetheeapplicationeofemoraleprinciplesetoesituationsethateariseei
neaebusinessesetting.
categoricaleimperative:eAeconceptedevelopedebyetheephilosophereImmanueleKanteaseaneethica
leguidelineeforebehavior.eInedecidingewhethereaneactioneiserighteorewrong,eoredesirableeoreundesi
rable,eaepersoneshouldeevaluateetheeactioneinetermseofewhatewouldehappeneifeeverybodyeelseeine
theesameesituation,eorecategory,eactedetheesameeway.
corporateesocialeresponsibilitye(CSR):eTheeconceptethatecorporationsecaneandeshouldeac
teethicallyeandebeeaccountableetoesocietyeforetheireactions.
cost-benefiteanalysis:eAedecision-
makingetechniqueethateinvolveseweighingetheecostseofeaegiveneactioneagainstetheebenefitseofethee
action.
duty-
basedeethics:eAneethicalephilosophyerootedeinetheeideaethateeveryepersonehasecertainedutiesetoeot
hers,eincludingebothehumanseandetheeplanet.eThoseedutiesemayebeederivedefromereligiouseprincipl
eseorefromeotherephilosophicalereasoning.
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ethicalereasoning:eAereasoningeprocesseinewhicheaneindividualelinksehiseoreheremoraleconviction
seoreethicalestandardsetoetheeparticularesituationeatehand.
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