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The revision of this highly regarded, authoritative text cohtinuos to build upon the strengths of past editions, including thorough, in-depth coverage and strong, comprehensive cases. Both authors are respected scholars; the senior author is considered one of the Pioneers in the field of business, government, and society, and how these changes affect the attitudes, duties, and decisions of managers, particularly those in larger corporations. The seventh edition has been significantly revised to reflect important current issues and events, while the historical perspective, as always, is treated with respect. This edition gives increased attention to international business issues and to the developing legal precedent about issues of corporate social responsibilit and ethics. Highly-respected authors, leaders in the field. Continues to offer the most comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the field available. Superior collection of comprehensive, real-life cases, all written by the text authors, encourages students to apply concepts and analyze issues. Solid, frequent coverage of important current issues including such "hot" topics as company drug testing, new food labeling laws, and sexual harrassment. Unique sensitivity to changing legal environment of business, including coverage of new and relevant legislation with full references to court cases. Strong, full chapter discussion of women and minorities in business (ch. 18). Superb coverage of three critical areas 2 ethics (chs. 7 & 8 plus integrated coverage in canes and text), international (chs- 12 & 13 plus integrated coverage), and physical environment (chs. 14 & 15 plus four cases). New to this Edition: 4 of the 22 cases are new: NAFTA, pension fund activism in managemo nt, breast implants, and the OCop Killers rap album controversy. 5 completely revised cases: Manville and asbestos litigation, war toys, airline deregulation, Caterpillar, Exxon Valdez oil spill. 3 new shorter chapter-opening casos: American Fur Co., Ford, Wal-Mart. Two completely rewritten chapters: Ch. 11 on business in politics and Ch. 13 on global competitiveness. New, updated topics include: new food labeling laws, new clean air act, sexual harrassment, corporate social responsibility in foreign nations, and business ethics in foreign nations.

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CONTENTS
PREFACE = xvii
PART 1 A FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIETY = 1
 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Field = 2
  Exxon = 2
   The Nature and Spectrum of BGS Relationships = 3
   Models of the BGS Interrelationships = 5
   Boundaries of the BGS Field = 14
   Characteristics of the Analysis in This Book = 15
 CHAPTER 2 The Business Environment = 19
  The American Fur Company = 19
   Underlying Historical Forces Changing the Business Environment = 21
   The Current Business Environment = 24
   Six Key Environments of Business = 25
   The Economic Environment = 26
   The Technological Environment = 27
   The Political Environment = 27
   The Social Environment = 29
   The Ecological Environment = 32
   Other External Environments = 32
   The Internal Environment of a Business = 32
   Business's Impact on Its Environment = 33
   Implications for Business and the Business Institution = 33
  CASE STUDY : ASBESTOS LITIGATION ＂BANKRUPTS＂ MANVILLE = 34
 CHAPTER 3 Corporate Power and Legitimacy = 45
  The American Tobacco Company = 45
   The Nature of Power = 47
   Spheres of Corporate Power = 48
   Two Theories of Business Power = 48
   Power Elite Theory = 53
   Pluralist Theory = 59
   Legitimacy and the Social Contract = 62
   Concluding Observations = 63
  CASE STUDY : CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC = 64
 CHAPTER 4 : Critics of Business = 64
  Sisters of Loretto = 68
   Historical Trends in Public Attitudas toward Business = 70
   Factors Underlying Negative Atititudes toward Business = 77
   Current Criticism of American Business = 86
   Conclusion : The Function of Criticism = 91
  CASE STUDY : TIME WARNER AND THE "COP KILLER" CONTROVERSY = 92
PART 2 BUSINESS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES = 105
 CHAPTER 5 The Social Responsibilities of Business = 106
  Merck = 106
   Conceptual and Managerial View on Business Social Responsibilites = 108
   Three Views of Social Responsibilites in the Early Twentieth Century = 109
   The Contemparary View of Social Responsibility = 110
   Sources of the Expansive Concept of Social Responsibility = 110
   A Comprehensive View of Business Social Responsibilities = 112
   The Dominant Stakeholders = 113
   Debate about the Extent and Meaning of Social Responsibility = 115
   Social and Economic Performance : Are They Related? = 124
   Corporate Social Responsibility in Other Nations = 125
   Criteria for Determining the Social Responsibilities of Business = 129
  CASE STUDY : WAR TOYS = 131
 CHAPTER 6 Institutionalizing Social Concerns in Business = 141
  Hewlett - Packard = 141
   Patterns of Corporate Social Responses = 142
   Exposure Influences Social Program Strategy = 144
   What Does Institutionalization Mean? = 144
   Relatities in Injecting Voluntary Social Action into the Decision - Making Process = 145
   A Conceptual Model for Implementing Social Strategies = 146
   Making Social Programs Operational = 148
   Environmental Assements of Social Issues = 150
   The Multiple Purposes of Social Environmental Analysis = 152
   Issues Management = 153
   Institutionalization of Corporate Philanthropy = 155
   Relating Philantreopy to Self - Interest = 156
   Japanese Corporate Philanthropic Donations in the United States = 157
   Business in Education = 157
   Concluding Comment = 160
  CASE STUDY : UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND BHOPAL = 161
PART 3 BUSINESS ETHICS = 175
 CHAPTER 7 Ethics in the Business System = 176
  Correct Craft = 176
   What Are Business Ethics? = 178
   Twon Theories of Business Ethics = 179
   Ethics Practice in Business = 183
   Sources of the Business Ethos = 186
   Philosophical Systems = 189
   The Legal System = 192
   The Role of Individual Psychodynamics = 194
   Ethical Climates in Other Countries = 196
   Is There a Reward for Virtue? = 199
   Managing Ethics at the Corporate Level = 200
   Conclusion = 204
  CASE STUDY : A. H. ROBINS CO. AND THE DALKON SHIELD = 205
 CHAPTER 8 Making Ethical Decisions in Business = 216
  J. C. Penney = 216
   The Offical J. C. Penney Policy Statement = 217
   Priciples of Ethical Conduct = 218
   Reflections on the Uses and Limits of Principles = 228
   Practical Suggestions for Making Ethical Decisions = 231
   Why Ethical Decisions Are Difficult = 233
   Concluding Comment = 236
  CASE STUDIES
   AN APPLICATION OF ETHICAL PRINCIPLES = 237
   DOW CORNING AND BREST IMPLANTS = 241
PART 4 BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT = 255
 CHAPTER 9 The Government - Business Relationship : An Overview = 256
  The NRA Blue Eagle = 256
   A Sick Chicken Grounds the Mighty Blue Eagle = 256
   The Court Reverses Itself = 258
   Legal Basis of Government Action toward Business = 259
   The Scope of Government Relations with Business = 260
   Underlying Reasons for Government Regulation of the Private Sector = 262
   Changing Historical Patterns of Government - Business Regulatory Relationships = 264
   The Second Managerial Revolution = 268
   The Regulatory Life Cycle = 273
   An Evaluation of the Reagan - Bush Regulatory Experience = 275
   Growing Demants for New Regulations = 276
   The Mixed Economy = 277
  CASE STUDY : THE SAVINGS LOAN DEBACLE = 278
 CHAPTER 10 Reforming the Regulatory System = 289
  Advanced Genetic Sciences = 289
   Stress the Comparative Advantages of Government and Business = 292
   Rely More on Free Market = 293
   Improve Administration of the Regulatory Process = 297
   Innovative Political and Judiciary Proposals for Reform = 302
   Reforming the Antitrust Laws = 304
   Supreme Court Decisions Concerning Firm Size, Price Fixing, and Mergers = 306
   Outlook for Regulatory Growth and Reform = 310
  CASE STUDY : AIRLINE DEREGULATION = 312
 CHAPTER 11 Business in the Political Process = 322
  Toshiba = 322
   Business and the American Political System = 323
   The Political Arena of Yesteryear = 325
   The Rise of Public Interest Groups = 330
   Diffusion of Power in Government = 330
   The Universe of Organized Bisiness Interests = 332
   The Government Relations Process = 334
   The Corporate Role in Electoral Politics = 337
   The Influence Process = 345
   Conclusion = 347
  CASE STUDY : PANPAC AND THE SENATE CANDIDATE = 348
PART 5 GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES = 353
 CHAPTER 12 Multinational Corporations and Gorvernment Relationships = 354
  H. J. Heinz = 354
   Heinz's Strategies = 354
   Zimbabwe = 355
   The MNC Defined = 356
   Conceptual Objectives of MNCs and Host Governments = 358
   The Power of MNCs = 360
   Complaints of Host Governments = 360
   Variations in Host - Country Complaints = 361
   Response of the MNCs = 362
   Codes of Conduct = 363
   Ethical and Social Responsibilities of MNCs = 364
   MNC - Government Relations in the United States : An Overview = 366
   MNC - Government Relations in Other Countries : An Overview = 367
   Protectionism versus Free Trade = 368
   General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) = 373
   Classical Free Trade Theory versus Reality = 374
   Concluding Comment = 376
  CASE STUDY : THE NORTH ANERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA) = 377
 CHAPTER 13 Corporate Global Competitiveness = 387
  Nestl$$e'$$ = 387
   Rise of the Global Marketplace and Worldwide Competition = 389
   The Global Competitive Position of the United States : An Overview = 390
   Why Is the U. S. Behind in Global Competition? = 392
   Global Trading Blocs = 398
   What Have Our Best Companies Done to Become and Stay Competitive in the World Market? = 400
   What Should Be Done to Meet the Global Competitive Challenge? = 406
  CASE STUDY : CATERPIOLLAR INC. = 409
PART 6 POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENT = 419
 CHAPTER 14 Industrial Pollution and Environmental Policy = 420
  Ohio Edsion = 420
   Environmental Degradation : Sources and Causation = 422
   The Damaging Environmental Effedts of Pollution = 424
   The Role of Business in Polluting the Environment = 425
   The Environmental Movement = 428
   Evolution of a New Environmental Ethic = 429
   Environmental Laws and Regulations = 431
   The Environmental Protection Agency = 431
   Environmental Laws = 434
   Principal Areas of Environmental Policy = 437
   Other Regulatory Programs = 445
   Concluding Comment = 445
  CASE STUDY : OWLS, LOGGERS ; OLD - GROWTH FORESTS = 446
 CHAPTER 15 Assesing and Managing Pollution Risks = 457
  Asarco = 457
   The Process of Regulating Industrial Pollution Risks = 458
   Options for Managing Pollution Risks = 469
   Corporations in an Environmental ERA = 476
   Concluding Comment = 478
  CASE STUDY : THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL = 479
PART 7 BUSINESS AND THE CONSUMER = 489
 CHAPTER 16 Consumersim = 490
  Wal-Mart = 490
   The Consumer Movement = 492
   Forces Behind Consumerism = 493
   Principal Consumer Protective Agencies of the Federal Government = 494
   Consumer Advocats = 494
   Business - Oriented Interest Gropus and Organizations = 495
   Consumer Product Issues and Business Decisions = 495
   Product Safety = 496
   Risk and Product Safety = 498
   Food Safety = 499
   The Delaney Clause and Food Additives = 500
   How Safe Is Safe? = 502
   Product Liability = 503
   Impact of Procudt Liability on Business = 506
   False and Deceptive Advertising = 507
   Concluding Comment = 511
  CASE STUDY : ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO ADVERTISING = 512
PART 8 HUMAN RESOURCES = 527
 CHAPTER 17 The Changing Face of Oranizational Life = 528
  Ford = 528
   The Nature and Meaning of Work = 530
   The Cultural of Work : The Contrast between American and Japanese Workplaces = 532
   The Internal Culture of the Organization = 540
   External Forces Changing the Workplace = 542
   The Employee Rights Movement = 549
   Conclusion : Managing the Changing Work Force = 553
  CASE STUDY : DRUG TESTING : EMPLOYERS RIGHTS VERSUS EMPLOYEES RIGHTS = 556
 CHAPTER 18 Minorities, Women, and Antidiscrimination Law = 567
  Johnson Controls = 567
   Immigrant, Racial, and Ethnic Workers = 568
   Racism and Social Discrimination = 569
   Discrimination in the Workplace = 571
   Federal Regulations to Prevent Employment Discrimination = 573
   Other Important Antidiscrimination Laws = 578
   Equal Opportunity versus Preferential Treatment = 580
   Affirmative Action on Trial = 581
   Ethical Issues in Affirmative Action = 586
   Women in the Workplace = 588
   Genderl Attitudes at Work = 589
   The Persistence of Traditional Stereotypes = 590
   The Organizational Double Standard = 591
   Sexual Harassment = 593
   Corporate Efforts to Reduce Discrimination = 595
   Conclusion = 597
  CASE STUDIES :
   A NEW PLANT MANAGER = 598
   MARTIN V. WILKS = 601
   COTTON SPRINGFIELD = 612
PART 9 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE = 617
 CHAPTER 19 Reforming Corporate Governance = 618
  General Motors = 618
   Governance Defined = 620
   Core Criticisims of Corporate Governance = 620
   The Corporate Chapter = 621
   The Structure and Duties of Boards of Directors = 622
   Director Duties = 623
   Proposals for Reforming Dorporate Boards of Directors = 624
   Separating the Board Chairperson and the CEO = 625
   Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPS) = 630
   Comparative Survey of Boards of Directors = 636
   Concluding Comment = 637
CASE STUDY : INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS VERSUS CORPORATE MANAGEMENTS = 638
INDEX = 651