Solution Manual For Moral Issues in Business, 4th Edition William Shaw Vincent Barry Donata Muntean Theodora Issa Gerard IlottBevan Catley Chapter 11-12
Chapter 1 Seeing the moral dimension of business Overview.....................................................................................................................................1 Key terms ....................................................................................................................................2 Learning objectives .....................................................................................................................3 Lecture outline ...........................................................................................................................3 1.1 Ethics ................................................................................................................................3 1.2 Understanding morality....................................................................................................3 1.3 Understanding ethical relativism .....................................................................................4 1.4 Moral principles and individual responsibility..................................................................5 1.5 Moral reasoning ...............................................................................................................5 End of chapter solutions.............................................................................................................6 Apply and revise .....................................................................................................................6 Critical reflection ....................................................................................................................7 Case for critical analysis 1.1....................................................................................................8 Case for critical analysis 1.2................................................................................................. 10 Further reading........................................................................................................................ 15 Ethics ................................................................................................................................... 15 Moral reasoning .................................................................................................................. 15 Business and morality.......................................................................................................... 15
Overview There is often confusion among students regarding moral issues, as the everyday use of the term often refers to tradition, law or etiquette. Similarly, there is often confusion between moral and non-moral judgements. This book examines morality in a business context. It is important that business students learn to understand morality, ethics and the principles upon which moral issues are judged. This chapter provides guidelines to these issues and examines what is meant by ‘morality’. Many of the moral issues that arise in business are complex and difficult to answer. For example: How far must manufacturers go to ensure product safety?