General Business Law

Order Description
In the article ‘Can a Corporation have a Conscience?’ (Within chapter 3 of the course
pack), authors Kenneth E. Goodpaster and John B. Matthews, Jr., write at page 58 of the text
(page 26 of the re-print) that: “It is this feature that permits us to trust the morally responsible
person. We know that such a person takes our point of view into account not merely as a useful
precaution (as in “honesty is the best policy”) but as important in its own right”;
a) What is the ‘feature’ the authors are referencing and explain what you believe the
authors mean by this statement?
b) Explain how, if at all, this statement relates to corporate entities.

In the article ‘Working Conditions of Acceptable Risk’ (within chapter 5 of the course
pack), author William W. Lowrance, on page 228 of the text (page 133 of the re-print), analyzes
how to determine safety:
a) Outline and explain the safety analysis outlined by Lowrance.
b) Detail how the safety analysis, outlined by Lowrance, may be used in everyday-life