Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-558) and indexes.

Contents: Business in society: The Corporation and its stakeholders -- Managing public issues and stakeholder relationships -- The Corporation's social responsibilities -- Business and ethics: Ethics and ethical reasoning -- Organizational ethics and the law -- Business in a globalized world: The challenges of globalization -- Global corporate citizenship -- Business and public policy: Business-Government relations -- Influencing the political environment -- Business and the natural environment: Sustainable development and global business -- Managing environmental issues -- Business and technology: Technology, organizations and society -- Managing technology and innovation -- Business and its stakeholders: Stockholder rights and corporate governance -- Consumer protection -- Employees and the corporation -- Managing a diverse workforce -- The Community and corporation -- Managing public relations -- Cases in business society: The upper big branch mine disaster -- The Carlson company and protecting children in the global tourism industry -- Carolina pad and the bloggers -- Moody's credit ratings and the subprime mortgage meltdown -- Merck, the FDA and the Vioxx Recall -- Kimpton Hotels' Earthcare Program -- Ventria Bioscience and the Controversy over Plant-made medicines -- The Solidarity Fund and Gildan Activewear, Inc. -- Mattel and toy safety --