Business, Government, and Society: A Managerial Perspective, Text and Cases

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PART ONE A Framework for Studying Business, Government, and Society
	1 The Study of Business, Government, and Society
		ExxonMobil Corporation
		What Is the Business–Government–Society Field?
		Why Is the BGS Field Important to Managers?
		Four Models of the BGS Relationship
			The Market Capitalism Model
			The Dominance Model
			The Countervailing Forces Model
			The Stakeholder Model
		Our Approach to the Subject Matter
			Comprehensive Scope
			Interdisciplinary Approach with a Management Focus
			Use of Theory, Description, and Case Studies
			Global Perspective
			Historical Perspective
	2 The Dynamic Environment
		Royal Dutch Shell PLC
		Deep Historical Forces at Work
			The Industrial Revolution
			Inequality
			Population Growth
			Technology
			Globalization
			Nation-States
			Dominant Ideologies
			Great Leadership
			Chance
		Six External Environments of Business
			The Economic Environment
			The Technological Environment
			The Cultural Environment
			The Government Environment
			The Legal Environment
			The Natural Environment
			The Internal Environment
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: The American Fur Company
	3 Business Power
		James B. Duke and The American Tobacco Company
		The Nature of Business Power
		What Is Power?
		Levels and Spheres of Corporate Power
		The Story of the Railroads
		Two Perspectives on Business Power
			The Dominance Theory
			Pluralist Theory
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Trust
	4 Critics of Business
		Mary “Mother” Jones
		Origins of Critical Attitudes Toward Business
			The Greeks and Romans
			The Medieval World
			The Modern World
		The American Critique of Business
			The Colonial Era
			The Young Nation
			1800–1865
			Populists and Progressives
			Socialists
			The Great Depression and World War II
			The Collapse of Confidence
			The New Progressives
		Global Critics
			The Story of Liberalism
			The Rise of Neoliberalism
			Agenda of the Global Justice Movement
			Global Activism
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: A Campaign against KFC Corporation
PART TWO The Nature and Management of Corporate Responsibility
	5 Corporate Social Responsibility
		Merck & Co., Inc.
		The Evolving Idea of Corporate Social Responsibility
			Social Responsibility in Classical Economic Theory
			The Early Charitable Impulse
			Social Responsibility in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
			1950 to the Present
		Basic Elements of Social Responsibility
		General Principles
		Are Social and Financial Performance Related?
		Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Context
		The Problem of Cross-Border Corporate Power
		The Rise of New Global Values
		Global Corporate Responsibility
			Development of Norms and Principles
			Codes of Conduct
			Reporting and Verification Standards
			Certification and Labeling Schemes
			Management Standards
			Social Investment and Lending
			Government Actions
			Civil Society Vigilance
		Assessing the Evolving Global CSR System
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: Jack Welch at General Electric
	6 Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility
		The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
		Managing the Responsive Corporation
		Leadership and Business Models
		A Model of CSR Implementation
			CSR Review
			CSR Strategy
			Implementation of CSR Strategy
			Reporting and Verification
		How Effectively Is CSR Implemented?
		Corporate Philanthropy
			Patterns of Corporate Giving
			Strategic Philanthropy
			Cause Marketing
			New Forms of Philanthropy
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: Marc Kasky versus Nike
PART THREE Managing Ethics Chapter
	7 Business Ethics
		Bernard Ebbers
		What Are Business Ethics?
		Two Theories of Business Ethics
		Major Sources of Ethical Values in Business
			Religion
			Philosophy
			Cultural Experience
			Law
		Factors That Influence Managerial Ethics
			Leadership
			Strategies and Policies
			Corporate Culture
			Individual Characteristics
		How Corporations Manage Ethics
		Ethics and Compliance Programs: An Assessment
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: The Trial of Martha Stewart
	8 Making Ethical Decisions in Business
		David Geffen
		Principles of Ethical Conduct
			The Categorical Imperative
			The Conventionalist Ethic
			The Disclosure Rule
			The Doctrine of the Mean
			The Ends–Means Ethic
			The Golden Rule
			The Intuition Ethic
			The Might-Equals-Right Ethic
			The Organization Ethic
			The Principle of Equal Freedom
			The Proportionality Ethic
			The Rights Ethic
			The Theory of Justice
			The Utilitarian Ethic
		Reasoning with Principles
		Character Development
		The Neural Basis of Ethical Decisions
			Probing Ethical Decisions
			Emotions and Intuition
		Practical Suggestions for Making Ethical Decisions
		Concluding Observations
		Case Studies: Short Incidents for Ethical Reasoning
		Tangled Webs
PART FOUR Business and Government Chapter
	9 Business in Politics
		Paul Magliocchetti and Associates
		The Open Structure of American Government
		A History of Political Dominance by Business
			Laying the Groundwork
			Ascendance, Corruption, and Reform
			Business Falls Back under the New Deal
			Postwar Politics and Winds of Change
		The Rise of Antagonistic Groups
		Diffusion of Power in Government
		The Universe of Organized Business Interests
		Lobbying
			Lobbying Methods
			Power and Limits
			Regulation of Lobbyists
		The Corporate Role in Elections
			Efforts to Limit Corporate Influence
			The Federal Election Campaign Act
			Political Action Committees
			Soft Money and Issue Advertising
			Reform Legislation in 2002
		How Business Dollars Enter Elections
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
	10 Regulating Business
		The Federal Aviation Administration
		Why Government Regulates Business
			Flaws in the Market
			Social and Political Reasons for Regulation
		Waves of Growth
			Wave 1: The Young Nation
			Wave 2: Confronting Railroads and Trusts
			Wave 3: The New Deal
			Wave 4: Administering the Social Revolution
			Wave 5: Terrorism and Financial Crisis
			War Blips
		How Regulations Are Made
			Regulatory Statutes
			Rulemaking
			Presidential Oversight
			Congressional Oversight
			Challenges in the Courts
		Costs and Benefits of Regulation
			The Regulatory Burden
			Benefits of Regulations
		Regulation in Other Nations
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: Good and Evil on the Rails
PART FIVE Multinational Corporations and Globalization
	11 Multinational Corporations
		The Coca-Cola Company
		The Multinational Corporation
			A Statistical Perspective
			How Transnational Is a Corporation?
			Breaking the Bonds of Country: Weatherford International
		Foreign Direct Investment
			FDI in Developing Economies
		International Codes of Conduct
		The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
			How the OECD Guidelines Work
			Vedanta Resources
		The United Nations Global Compact
			Criticism of the Global Compact
		The Alien Tort Claims Act
			The Drummond Company on Trial
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal
	12 Globalization, Trade, and Corruption
		McDonald\'s Corporation
		Globalization
			Ascent and Inertia
		Trade
			The Rise and Fall of Trade
			A New Postwar Order
			Success and Evolution
			The World Trade Organization
			Regional Trade Agreements
		Free Trade versus Protectionism
			Why Free Trade?
			Why Protectionism?
			The Politics of Protectionism
			Free Trade Responses to Protectionism
			U.S. Deviation from Free Trade Policy
			Tariff Barriers in Other Countries
		Corruption
			A Spectrum of Corruption
			The Fight Against Corruption
			The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
			Corporate Actions to Fight Corruption
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: David and Goliath at the WTO
PART SIX Corporations and the Natural Environment Chapter
	13 Industrial Pollution and Environmental Regulation
		The Majestic Hudson River
		Pollution
			Human Health
			The Biosphere
		Industrial Activity and Sustainability
		Ideas Shape Attitudes Toward the Environment
			New Ideas Challenge the Old
		Environmental Regulation in the United States
			The Environmental Protection Agency
		Principal Areas of Environmental Policy
			Air
			Water
			Land
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: A World Melting Away
	14 Managing Environmental Quality
		The Commerce Railyards
		Regulating Environmental Risk
		Analyzing Human Health Risks
			Risk Assessment
			Risk Management
		Cost–Benefit Analysis
			Advantages
			Criticisms
		Control Options
			Command-and-Control Regulation
			Market Incentive Regulation
		Voluntary Regulation
		Managing Environmental Quality
			Environmental Management Systems
			A Range of Actions
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: Harvesting Risk
PART SEVEN Consumerism
	15 Consumerism
		Harvey W. Wiley
		Consumerism
			Consumerism as an Ideology
			Consumerism Rises in America
			Consumerism in Perspective
			The Global Rise of Consumerism
		In Defense of Consumerism
			Consumerism as a Protective Movement
		The Consumer’s Protective Shield
			The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
			The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
			The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
			The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
			Consumer Protection by Other Agencies
		Product Liability
			Negligence
			Warranty
			Strict Liability
			Costs and Benefits of the Tort System
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: Alcohol Advertising
PART EIGHT Human Resources
	16 The Changing Workplace
		Ford Motor Company
		External Forces Shaping the Workplace
			Demographic Change
			Technological Change
			Structural Change
			Competitive Pressures
			Reorganization of Work
		Government Intervention
			Development of Labor Regulation in the United States
		Work and Worker Protection in Japan and Europe
			Japan
			Europe
		Labor Regulation in Perspective
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: A Tale of Two Raids
	17 Civil Rights, Women, and Diversity
		The Employment Non-Discrimination Act
		A Short History of Workplace Civil Rights
			The Colonial Era
			Civil War and Reconstruction
			Other Groups Face Employment Discrimination
			The Civil Rights Cases
			Plessy v. Ferguson
			Long Years of Discrimination
		The Civil Rights Act of 1964
			Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact
			The Griggs Case
		Affirmative Action
			Executive Order 11246
		The Supreme Court Changes Title VII
			The Affirmative Action Debate
		Women at Work
			Gender Attitudes at Work
			Subtle Discrimination
			Sexual Harassment
			Occupational Segregation
			Compensation
		Diversity
			Elements of Diversity Programs
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: Adarand v. Peña
PART NINE Corporate Governance
	18 Corporate Governance
		Mark Hurd
		What Is Corporate Governance?
		The Corporate Charter
		Power in Corporate Governance: Theory and Reality
			Stockholders
			Shareholder Resolutions
			Assessing Shareholder Influence
		Federal Regulation of Governance
			Enron Corp.
			Other Failures of Governance
			The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
			Lehman Brothers
			The Dodd-Frank Act
		Boards of Directors
			Duties of Directors
			Board Composition
			Board Dynamics
		Executive Compensation
			Components of Executive Compensation
			Problems with CEO Compensation
		Concluding Observations
		Case Study: High Noon at Hewlett- Packard