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Business and Society
Ethical, Legal, and Digital Environments
First Edition
- Cynthia E. Clark - Bentley University, USA
- Kabrina K. Chang - Boston University, USA
- Sean P. Melvin - Elizabethtown College
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Business & Management (General)
Business & Management (General)
August 2020 | 456 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Recipient of a 2021 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)
Business and Society: Ethical, Legal, and Digital Environments prepares students for the modern workplace by exploring the opportunities and challenges they will face in today's interconnected, global economy. The author team discusses legal and ethical issues throughout and uses real-world cases to provide students with a holistic understanding of stakeholder issues. Chapters on social media and citizen movements, big data and hacking, and privacy in the digital age provide in-depth coverage of how technology is transforming the relationship between organizations and consumers.
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Business and Society: Ethical, Legal, and Digital Environments prepares students for the modern workplace by exploring the opportunities and challenges they will face in today's interconnected, global economy. The author team discusses legal and ethical issues throughout and uses real-world cases to provide students with a holistic understanding of stakeholder issues. Chapters on social media and citizen movements, big data and hacking, and privacy in the digital age provide in-depth coverage of how technology is transforming the relationship between organizations and consumers.
Included with this title:
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as Sage Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I • MANAGING IN TODAY’S BUSINESS WORLD
CHAPTER 1 • STAKEHOLDER AND SHAREHOLDER THEORIES OF THE FIRM
CHAPTER 2 • CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER 3 • ETHICS AND ETHICAL REASONING
CHAPTER 4 • ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY
CHAPTER 5 • LIABILITY, BUSINESS AGREEMENTS, AND MANAGING RISK
CHAPTER 6 • GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF THE ORGANIZATION
PART II • BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
CHAPTER 7 • ENVIRONMENTALISM AND SUSTAINABILITY
CHAPTER 8 • EMPLOYEES AND THE CORPORATION
CHAPTER 9 • MANAGING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE
CHAPTER 10 • FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND SOCIETY
CHAPTER 11 • INTERNATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PART III • CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES IN TODAY’S SOCIETY
CHAPTER 12 • SOCIAL MEDIA AND CITIZEN MOVEMENTS
CHAPTER 13 • BIG DATA AND HACKING
CHAPTER 14 • PRIVACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
CHAPTER 15 • CORPORATE PERSONHOOD
CHAPTER 16 • GLOBALIZATION
Glossary
Notes
Index
Supplements
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Student Study Site
edge.sagepub.com/clark1e
The open-access Student Study Site makes it easy for students to maximize their study time, anywhere, anytime. It offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts, as well as learning objectives that reinforce the most important material.
For additional information, custom options, or to request a personalized walkthrough of these resources, please contact your sales representative.
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The open-access Student Study Site makes it easy for students to maximize their study time, anywhere, anytime. It offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts, as well as learning objectives that reinforce the most important material.
For additional information, custom options, or to request a personalized walkthrough of these resources, please contact your sales representative.
"A comprehensive look at societal issues and challenges of the day, dabbling in legal issues of importance and relevance to the current business community."
Elizabeth City State University
"A well-written text which discusses organizational issues involving ethics, social responsibility, and stakeholder theories of management."
Pennsylvania State University
"A novel approach compared to the typical business and society texts currently available. Very well thought through!"
Kansas State University
"The text uses very relevant and interesting examples that students would be engaged in. The topics are explained in a clear manner with many great examples to use for discussion in class."
Franklin Pierce University
Good current content supporting Contemporary Issues in business undergrad courses.
Business Administration, University Of New Haven
February 7, 2024
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1: Stakeholder and Shareholder Theories of the Firm
Chapter 2: Corporate Social Responsibility