Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management (with InfoTrac) [Hardcover]

Archie B. Carroll (Author), Ann K. Buchholtz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0324225814 | ISBN-13: 978-0324225815 | Publication Date: January 6, 2005 | Edition: 6

BUSINESS AND SOCIETY employs a stakeholder management framework. This framework emphasizes a business's social, legal, political, and ethical responsibilities to both external and internal groups that have a stake, or interest, in that business. It is a fundamental goal of the course that students really get that responsible business decision makers strive to balance and protect the interests of various stakeholders-investors, employees, community, environment, etc. An emphasis is also placed on the fact that one needs to understand that business situations will continually arise that will truly test ones values and ethics. BUSINESS AND SOCIETY not only exposes students to diverse and important stakeholder and ethical frameworks for considering and protecting stakeholder interests, through its use of cases and other real-world applications, this text enhances the precision with which students think about and practice ethical decision making. Opportunities to apply stakeholder and ethical systems to specific business problems abound, and questions are provided with all cases and applications to focus student reasoning, ensuring excellent preparation for class discussions.

Editorial Reviews

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This is a solid Business & Society text; issue coverage is complete, and it's flexible enough to serve both a quarter and a semester course. The explicit inclusion of ethics will recommend its adoption by most business schools, particularly in these troublesome times. For me, the big pluses are its thoughtful and thought-provoking treatment grounded in solid research.

Cases are excellent, and the general treatment of ethics is more thorough than most texts. The writing style is excellent.

About the Author

Archie B. Carroll is professor of management and holder of the Robert W. Scherer Chair of Management and Corporate Public Affairs at the University of Georgia. He is also Director of the Nonprofit Management & Community Service Program. He has served on the faculty of the University of Georgia in the Terry College of Business since 1972. Dr. Carroll received his three academic degrees from The Florida State University in Tallahassee. <br> <br> In 1992, Dr. Carroll was awarded the Sumner Marcus Award for Distinguished Service by the SIM Division of the Academy of Management; and, in 1993, he was awarded the Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Distinguished Research Award for his 20 years of work in corporate social performance, business ethics, and strategic planning. From 1995-2000, he served as chairman of the Department of Management at the University of Georgia. In 2000, he was appointed director of the Nonprofit Management and Community Service Program in the Terry College of Business. In 2003, he received the Distinguished Faculty Service Award in the Terry College of Business.

Ann K. Buchholtz is a associate professor of strategic management in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. She has served on the faculty of the University of Georgia since 1997. Dr. Buchholtz received her Ph.D. from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.<br> Professor Buchholtz has authored numerous articles which examine the intersection of business ethics, social issues and corporate governance. Her work has been published in Business and Society, Business Ethics Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Management, Organization Science, Human Resource Management Review, the Journal of Business Venturing, and numerous national and international conferences. Her research on board processes received an ANBAR citation of excellence award. <br> <br> In 2003, Dr. Buchholtz was awarded the “Trailblazer Advocate of the Year” award for her service learning programs which taught business students to use their business skills to effect positive changes in society. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards including Profound Effect on a Student Leader (2000) and various Outstanding Teaching Awards (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2004). --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 768 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 6 edition (January 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324225814
• ISBN-13: 978-0324225815
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bus & Society Ethicks & Stakeholder Management Review, March 8, 2009

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Its a very easy book to read. Very well articulate and really help me better understand not only the dynamics but the thinking process that help make future decisions on such issues.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Business & Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, December 12, 2009

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This text has proven to be very helpful. I am a Graduate student, and the structure of text, and Web research has made my learning experience easy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ethics for Masters Students, June 8, 2008

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This book was a great tool for inserting ethics into a business course at University. Excellent, up to date case studies that we can identify with. Two thumbs up!