Business, Government, and Society: A Managerial Perspective

The thirteenth edition of Business, Government and Society by John F. Steiner and George A. Steiner continues a long effort to tell the story of how forces in business, government, and society shape our world. In addition, an emphasis on management issues and processes allows students to apply the principles they learn to real-world situations. As always, a stream of events dictated the need for extensive revision. Accordingly, Steiner and Steiner have updated the chapters to include new ideas, events, personalities, and publications, while continuing the work of building insight into basic underlying principles, institutions, and forces.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE A Framework for Studying Business, Government, and Society 1 The Study of Business, Government, and Society 2 The Dynamic Environment3 Business Power 4 Critics of Business PART TWO The Nature and Management of Corporate Responsibility 5 Corporate Social Responsibility 6 Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility PART THREE Managing Ethics7 Business Ethics8 Making Ethical Decisions in Business PART FOUR Business and Government 9 Business in Politics10 Regulating Business PART FIVE Multinational Corporations and Globalization11 Multinational Corporations12 Globalization, Trade, and Corruption PART SIX Corporations and the Natural Environment13 Industrial Pollution and Environmental Regulation14 Managing Environmental Quality PART SEVEN Consumerism 15 Consumerism PART EIGHT Human Resources 16 The Changing Workplace 17 Civil Rights, Women, and Diversity PART NINE Corporate Governance 18 Corporate Governance

About the Author :
John F. Steiner is Professor of Management at California State University, Los Angeles. He received his B.S. from Southern Oregon State College and received an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Arizona. He has coauthored two other books with George A. Steiner, Issues in Business and Society, and Casebook for Business, Government, and Society. He is also the author of Industry, Society, and Change: A Casebook. Professor Steiner is a former chair of the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management and former chair of the Department of Management at California State University, Los Angeles. George A. Steiner is one of the leading pioneers in the development of university curriculums, research, and scholarly writings in the field of business, government, and society. In 1983 he was the recipient of the first Sumner Marcus Award for distinguised achievement in the field by the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management. In 1990 he received the Distinguished Educator Award, given for the second time by the Academy of Management. After receiving his B.S. in business administration at Temple University, he was awarded an M.A. in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois. He is the author of many books and articles. Two of his books received "book-of-the-year" awards. In recognition of his writings, Temple Univesity awarded him a Litt.D. honorary degree. Professor Steiner has held top-level positions in the federal government and in industry, includuing corporate board directorships. Past president of the Academy of Management and co-founder of The California Management Review, he is Harry and Elsa Kunin Professor of Business and Society and Professor Management, Emeritus, Anderson School, UCLA.