Business and Society : Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy

by LAWRENCE

• ISBN13: 9780073530178
• ISBN10: 0073530174
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson

Summary

BUSINESS AND SOCIETY: Stakeholder Relations, Ethics and Public Policyby Lawrence and Weber has continued through several successive author teams to be the market-leader in its field. BUSINESS AND SOCIETY, 12e highlights why government regulation is sometimes required as well as new models of business-community collaboration. The authors believe that businesses have social (as well as economic) responsibilities to society; that business and government both have important roles to play in the modern economy; and that ethics and integrity are essential to personal fulfillment and to business success. In addition, this textbook has long been popular with students because of its lively writing, up-to-date examples, and clear explanations of theory.

Table of Contents

Business & Society, 12e

The Corporation in Society

The Corporation and Its Stakeholders

Managing Public Issues

Business and the Social Environment

Corporate Social Responsibility

Global Corporate Citizenship

Business and the Ethical Environment

Ethics & Ethical Reasoning

Organizational Ethics & the Law

Business and Government in a Global Society

The Challenges of Globalization

Business-Government Relations

Influencing the Political Environment

Antitrust, Mergers, and Competition Policy

The Corporation and the Natural Environment

Ecology and Sustainable Development in Global Business

Managing Environmental Issues

Business and Technological Change

Technology: A Global Economic & Social Force

Managing Technological Challenges

Building Relationships with Stakeholders

Stockholder Rights and Corporate Governance

Consumer Protection

The Community and the Corporation

Employees and the Corporation

Managing a Diverse Workforce

Business and the Media

Case Studies

The Collapse of Enron

Odwalla, Inc. and the E. Coli Outbreak

Merck, the FDA, and Vioxx

Kimpton Hotels' Earth Care Program

Johnson & Johnson and the Human Life International

Shareholder Proposal

Glaxo Smith Kline and AIDS Drugs for Africa

Nike's Dispute with the University of Oregon

Shell Oil in Nigeria

The Transformation of Shell

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