Business52Law:52Text52&52Exercises52(MindTap52Course52List)
SOLUTION MANUAL
Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course List)
10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller, William E.
Hollowell
1
website,52in52whole52or52
in52part.
, Business52Law:52Text52&52Exercises52(MindTap52Course52List)
Chapter521
Table52of52Contents
Purpose52and52Perspective52of52the52Chapter .................................................................................................... 2
Cengage52Supplements................................................................................................................................................ 2
List52of52Student52Downloads ............................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter52Objectives ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Key52Terms ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
What's52New52in52This52Chapter ............................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter52Outline ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Discussion52Questions .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Additional52Resources ................................................................................................................................................ 10
Cengage52Video52Resources ............................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Generic52Rubrics ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Standard52Writing52Rubric ................................................................................................................................... 10
Standard52Discussion52Rubric............................................................................................................................. 12
2
website,52in52whole52or52
in52part.
, Business52Law:52Text52&52Exercises52(MindTap52Course52List)
Purpose52and52Perspective52of52the52Chapter
The52purpose52of52this52chapter52is52to52examine52the52relationship52between52law52and52ethi
cs.52The52chapter52presents52issues52involved52to52determining52the52ethical52responsibilities52
of52businesses52and52provides52students52a52framework52for52analyzing52and52making52ethica
l52decisions.
Cengage52Supplements
The52following52product-
level52supplements52provide52additional52information52that52may52help52you52in52preparing52
your52course.52They52are52available52in52the52Instructor52Resource52Center.
PowerPoint52Deck
List52of52Student52Downloads
Students52should52download52the52following52items52from52the52Student52Companion52Center5
2to52complete52the52activities52and52assignments52related52to52this52chapter:
PowerPoint52Deck52(without52teaching52notes,52activities,52or52answers)
Chapter52Objectives
The52following52objectives52are52addressed52in52this52chapter:
1. Discuss52how52business52can52discourage52unethical52behavior
2. Explain52the52relationship52between52law52and52ethics
3. Compare52duty-based52ethics52and52utilitarian52ethics
4. Identify52ethical52problems52in52the52global52context
Key52Terms
business52ethics:52Ethics52in52a52business52context;52a52consensus52of52what52constitutes52rig
ht52or52wrong52behavior52in52the52world52of52business52and52the52application52of52moral52prin
ciples52to52situations52that52arise52in52a52business52setting.
categorical52imperative:52A52concept52developed52by52the52philosopher52Immanuel52Kant52
as52an52ethical52guideline52for52behavior.52In52deciding52whether52an52action52is52right52or52wr
ong,52or52desirable52or52undesirable,52a52person52should52evaluate52the52action52in52terms52o
f52what52would52happen52if52everybody52else52in52the52same52situation,52or52category,52acted
52the52same52way.
corporate52social52responsibility52(CSR):52The52concept52that52corporations52can52and
52should52act52ethically52and52be52accountable52to52society52for52their52actions.
cost-benefit52analysis:52A52decision-
making52technique52that52involves52weighing52the52costs52of52a52given52action52against52the52b
enefits52of52the52action.
duty-
based52ethics:52An52ethical52philosophy52rooted52in52the52idea52that52every52person52has52cert
3
website,52in52whole52or52
in52part.
, Business52Law:52Text52&52Exercises52(MindTap52Course52List)
ain52duties52to52others,52including52both52humans52and52the52planet.52Those52duties52may52be52
derived52from52religious52principles52or52from52other52philosophical52reasoning.
ethical52reasoning:52A52reasoning52process52in52which52an52individual52links52his52or52her52m
oral52convictions52or52ethical52standards52to52the52particular52situation52at52hand.
4
website,52in52whole52or52
in52part.
SOLUTION MANUAL
Business Law: Text & Exercises (MindTap Course List)
10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller, William E.
Hollowell
1
website,52in52whole52or52
in52part.
, Business52Law:52Text52&52Exercises52(MindTap52Course52List)
Chapter521
Table52of52Contents
Purpose52and52Perspective52of52the52Chapter .................................................................................................... 2
Cengage52Supplements................................................................................................................................................ 2
List52of52Student52Downloads ............................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter52Objectives ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Key52Terms ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
What's52New52in52This52Chapter ............................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter52Outline ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Discussion52Questions .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Additional52Resources ................................................................................................................................................ 10
Cengage52Video52Resources ............................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Generic52Rubrics ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Standard52Writing52Rubric ................................................................................................................................... 10
Standard52Discussion52Rubric............................................................................................................................. 12
2
website,52in52whole52or52
in52part.
, Business52Law:52Text52&52Exercises52(MindTap52Course52List)
Purpose52and52Perspective52of52the52Chapter
The52purpose52of52this52chapter52is52to52examine52the52relationship52between52law52and52ethi
cs.52The52chapter52presents52issues52involved52to52determining52the52ethical52responsibilities52
of52businesses52and52provides52students52a52framework52for52analyzing52and52making52ethica
l52decisions.
Cengage52Supplements
The52following52product-
level52supplements52provide52additional52information52that52may52help52you52in52preparing52
your52course.52They52are52available52in52the52Instructor52Resource52Center.
PowerPoint52Deck
List52of52Student52Downloads
Students52should52download52the52following52items52from52the52Student52Companion52Center5
2to52complete52the52activities52and52assignments52related52to52this52chapter:
PowerPoint52Deck52(without52teaching52notes,52activities,52or52answers)
Chapter52Objectives
The52following52objectives52are52addressed52in52this52chapter:
1. Discuss52how52business52can52discourage52unethical52behavior
2. Explain52the52relationship52between52law52and52ethics
3. Compare52duty-based52ethics52and52utilitarian52ethics
4. Identify52ethical52problems52in52the52global52context
Key52Terms
business52ethics:52Ethics52in52a52business52context;52a52consensus52of52what52constitutes52rig
ht52or52wrong52behavior52in52the52world52of52business52and52the52application52of52moral52prin
ciples52to52situations52that52arise52in52a52business52setting.
categorical52imperative:52A52concept52developed52by52the52philosopher52Immanuel52Kant52
as52an52ethical52guideline52for52behavior.52In52deciding52whether52an52action52is52right52or52wr
ong,52or52desirable52or52undesirable,52a52person52should52evaluate52the52action52in52terms52o
f52what52would52happen52if52everybody52else52in52the52same52situation,52or52category,52acted
52the52same52way.
corporate52social52responsibility52(CSR):52The52concept52that52corporations52can52and
52should52act52ethically52and52be52accountable52to52society52for52their52actions.
cost-benefit52analysis:52A52decision-
making52technique52that52involves52weighing52the52costs52of52a52given52action52against52the52b
enefits52of52the52action.
duty-
based52ethics:52An52ethical52philosophy52rooted52in52the52idea52that52every52person52has52cert
3
website,52in52whole52or52
in52part.
, Business52Law:52Text52&52Exercises52(MindTap52Course52List)
ain52duties52to52others,52including52both52humans52and52the52planet.52Those52duties52may52be52
derived52from52religious52principles52or52from52other52philosophical52reasoning.
ethical52reasoning:52A52reasoning52process52in52which52an52individual52links52his52or52her52m
oral52convictions52or52ethical52standards52to52the52particular52situation52at52hand.
4
website,52in52whole52or52
in52part.