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INSTRUCTORVMANUAL
BusinessVLawVTextV&VExercises,V10thVEdition
ChapterV1-43
ChapterV1
TableVofVContents
PurposeVandVPerspectiveVofVtheVChapter ............................................................................................................ 2
CengageVSupplements.................................................................................................................................................. 2
ListVofVStudentVDownloads .................................................................................................................................... 2
ChapterVObjectives ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
KeyVTerms .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
What'sVNewVinVThisVChapter ..................................................................................................................................... 3
ChapterVOutline ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
DiscussionVQuestions .................................................................................................................................................... 8
AdditionalVResources ...................................................................................................................................................10
CengageVVideoVResources ...................................................................................................................................10
Appendix...........................................................................................................................................................................10
GenericVRubrics .........................................................................................................................................................10
StandardVWritingVRubric .......................................................................................................................................10
StandardVDiscussionVRubric .................................................................................................................................12
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PurposeVandVPerspectiveVofVtheVChapter
TheVpurposeVofVthisVchapterVisVtoVexamineVtheVrelationshipVbetweenVlawVandVethics.VTheVchapter
VpresentsVissuesVinvolvedVtoVdeterminingVtheVethicalVresponsibilitiesVofVbusinessesVandVprovidesV
studentsVaVframeworkVforVanalyzingVandVmakingVethicalVdecisions.
CengageVSupplements
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levelVsupplementsVprovideVadditionalVinformationVthatVmayVhelpVyouVinVpreparingVyourVcourse.V
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ListVofVStudentVDownloads
StudentsVshouldVdownloadVtheVfollowingVitemsVfromVtheVStudentVCompanionVCenterVtoVcom
pleteVtheVactivitiesVandVassignmentsVrelatedVtoVthisVchapter:
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ChapterVObjectives
TheVfollowingVobjectivesVareVaddressedVinVthisVchapter:
1. DiscussVhowVbusinessVcanVdiscourageVunethicalVbehavior
2. ExplainVtheVrelationshipVbetweenVlawVandVethics
3. CompareVduty-basedVethicsVandVutilitarianVethics
4. IdentifyVethicalVproblemsVinVtheVglobalVcontext
KeyVTerms
businessVethics:VEthicsVinVaVbusinessVcontext;VaVconsensusVofVwhatVconstitutesVrightVorVwro
ngVbehaviorVinVtheVworldVofVbusinessVandVtheVapplicationVofVmoralVprinciplesVtoVsituationsVt
hatVariseVinVaVbusinessVsetting.
categoricalVimperative:VAVconceptVdevelopedVbyVtheVphilosopherVImmanuelVKantVasVanVethi
calVguidelineVforVbehavior.VInVdecidingVwhetherVanVactionVisVrightVorVwrong,VorVdesirableVorV
undesirable,VaVpersonVshouldVevaluateVtheVactionVinVtermsVofVwhatVwouldVhappenVifVeverybo
dyVelseVinVtheVsameVsituation,VorVcategory,VactedVtheVsameVway.
corporateVsocialVresponsibilityV(CSR):VTheVconceptVthatVcorporationsVcanVandVshouldVactVe
thicallyVandVbeVaccountableVtoVsocietyVforVtheirVactions.
cost-benefitVanalysis:VAVdecision-
makingVtechniqueVthatVinvolvesVweighingVtheVcostsVofVaVgivenVactionVagainstVtheVbenefitsVofVth
eVaction.
duty-
basedVethics:VAnVethicalVphilosophyVrootedVinVtheVideaVthatVeveryVpersonVhasVcertainVduties
VtoVothers,VincludingVbothVhumansVandVtheVplanet.VThoseVdutiesVmayVbeVderivedVfromVreligi
ousVprinciplesVorVfromVotherVphilosophicalVreasoning.
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ethicalVreasoning:VAVreasoningVprocessVinVwhichVanVindividualVlinksVhisVorVherVmoralVconvic
tionsVorVethicalVstandardsVtoVtheVparticularVsituationVatVhand.
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ethics:VMoralVprinciplesVandVvaluesVappliedVtoVsocialVbehavior.
moralVminimum:VTheVminimumVdegreeVofVethicalVbehaviorVexpectedVofVaVbusinessVfirm,VwhichV
isVusuallyVdefinedVasVcomplianceVwithVtheVlaw.
outcome-
basedVethics:VAnVethicalVphilosophyVthatVfocusesVonVtheVimpactsVofVaVdecisionVonVsocietyVo
rVonVkeyVstakeholders.
outsourcing:VTheVpracticeVbyVwhichVaVcompanyVhiresVanVoutsideVfirmVorVindividualVtoVperfor
mVworkVratherVthanVhiringVemployees.
principleVofVrights:VTheVprincipleVthatVhumanVbeingsVhaveVcertainVfundamentalVrightsV(toVlif
e,Vfreedom,VandVtheVpursuitVofVhappiness,VforVexample).VAVkeyVfactorVinVdeterminingVwhethe
rVaVbusinessVdecisionVisVethicalVunderVthisVtheoryVisVhowVthatVdecisionVaffectsVtheVrightsVofV
others,VsuchVasVemployees,Vconsumers,Vsuppliers,VandVtheVcommunity.
stakeholders:VGroups,VotherVthanVtheVcompany’sVshareholders,VthatVareVaffectedVbyVcorpor
ateVdecisions.VStakeholdersVincludeVemployees,Vcustomers,Vcreditors,Vsuppliers,VandVtheVcom
munityVinVwhichVtheVcorporationVoperates.
tripleVbottomVline:VTheVideaVthatVinvestorsVandVothersVshouldVconsiderVnotVonlyVcorporate
Vprofits,VbutValsoVtheVcorporation’sVimpactVonVpeopleVandVonVtheVplanetVinVassessingVtheVfir
m.V(TheVbottomVlineVisVpeople,Vplanet,VandVprofits.)
utilitarianism:VAnVapproachVtoVethicalVreasoningVinVwhichVethicallyVcorrectVbehaviorVisVrelate
dVtoVanVevaluationVofVtheVconsequencesVofVaVgivenVactionVonVthoseVwhoVwillVbeVaffectedVb
yVit.VInVutilitarianVreasoning,VaV―good‖VdecisionVisVoneVthatVresultsVinVtheVgreatestVgoodVfor
VtheVgreatestVnumberVofVpeopleVaffectedVbyVtheVdecision.
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What'sVNewVinVThisVChapter
TheVfollowingVelementsVareVimprovementsVinVthisVchapterVfromVtheVpreviousVedition:
• NewVchapterVtitleVandVchapter-
openingVintroductionVscenarioVdiscussingVrecentVtechnologyVscandalVinvolvi
ngVfinger-prickVbloodVtestVkits
• NewVchapterVorganizationVandVsubheadsVthroughoutV(includingVnewVheadingsVfor
―outsourcing‖V andV ―corruption‖)
• NewVsectionVonVMakingVEthicalVBusinessVDecisionsVandVnewVmaterialsVonVSystematic
Approach:VIDDRV(―IVdesireVtoVdoVright‖)VthatVwillVbeVusedVthroughoutVtheVtextVtoVanal
yzeVethics,VincludingVinVallVofVtheVnewV―AVQuestionVofVEthics‖VproblemsVinVtheVrema
iningVchapters.
o NewV―ApplicationVofVtheVIDDRVApproach‖VsubsectionVwithVstep-by-
stepVdiscussionVandVsampleVscenario.
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