Includes a glossary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Business in society.
1. The corporation and its stakeholders.
2. Managing public issues and stakeholder relationship.
3 The corporation social responsibilities --
Pt. 2. Business and ethics.
4. Ethics and ethical reasoning.
5. Organizational ethics and the Law --
Pt. 3. Business in a globalized world.
6. The challenges of globalization.
7. Global corporate citizenship --
Pt. 4. Business and public policy.
8. Business-government relations.
9. Influencing the political environment --
Pt. 5.Business and the natural environment.
Ch. 10. Sustainable development and global business.
Ch. 11. Managing environmental issues --
Pt. 6. Business and technology.
Ch. 12. Technology, organizations and society.
Ch. 13. Managing technology and innovation --
Pt. 7. Business and its stakeholders.
Ch. 14. Stockholder rights and corporate governance.
Ch. 15. Consumer protection.
Ch. 16. Employee and the corporation.
Ch. 17. Managing a diverse workforce.
Ch. 18. The community and the corporation.
Ch. 19. Managing public relations --
Cases in business and society.

Highlights why government regulation is sometimes required as well as new models of business-community collaboration. Businesses have social (as well as economic) responsibilities to society; and business and government both have important roles to play in the modern economy; and ethics and integrity are essential to personal fulfillment and to business success.