Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy [Hardcover]

Anne T. Lawrence (Author), James Weber (Author), James E. Post (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072986212 | ISBN-13: 978-0072986211 | Publication Date: April 30, 2004 | Edition: 11

"Business and Society: Stakeholder Relations, Ethics and Public Policy" by Lawrence/Weber/Post, has continued through several successive author teams to be the market-leader in its field. For over thirty years, "Business and Society" has been updated and reinvented in response to society's relationship to business. "Business and Society, 11e" highlights why government regulation is sometimes required, as well as new models of business-community collaboration. "Business and Society, 11e" is a book with a point of view. Lawrence, Weber and Post believe: that businesses have social (as well as economic) responsibilities to society; that business and government both have important roles to play in the modern economy; and that ethics and integrity are essential to personal fulfillment and to business success. The book is designed to be easily modularized. An instructor who wishes to focus on a particular portion of the material may select individual chapters or cases to be packaged in a Primis custom product.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College; 11 edition (April 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072986212
• ISBN-13: 978-0072986211
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Leader in Corporate Social Performance, July 16, 2007

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Lawrence Slobodzian (Merriam, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy (Hardcover)

The book is very pricy compared to Jim Collins books. However, for a college textbook it is an average price.

As for what is inside the book, there is nothing average about it. The first edition of this book was published in in the 1960's by Prof's Keith Davis and Robert Blomstrom. Since then, it has been updated with new data that further proves the benefits of measuring a triple bottom line.

In Part 1, the authors introduce the argument for, and benefits of, Stakeholder Theory.

In Part 2, the doctrine of Corporate Social Responsibility is introduced, and demonstrates examples of how a firm can manage its relations with Stakeholders.

Part 3 is an excellent treatment of business ethics and why it is important to a profitable business model.

Part 4 discusses the effects of globalization, as well as management of government policy and treatment of anti-trust.

Part 5 discusses a company's responsibility to the environment and ecology.

Part 6 discusses the roles, challenges, and opportunities in technology.

Part 7 is the meatiest, and I argue the most valuable, portion of the book. It includes five chapters on building stakeholder relationships, to include the controversies in the Board of Directors and Officer compensation, consumer protection, labor relations, diversity, and media/public relations.

This book is more than just common sense. The organization provides for a great overview of the subject, including some topics you may not have thought of. The case studies are a fantastic way to dig deeper into the material. The strategies and real-world examples will benefit anyone who wishes to introduce more responsibility into their corporation and reap the benefits.

Without this book being required reading in business school, many students may never consider these topics, especially in the framework of Stakeholder Theory. I think the world will be a better place when more students are introduced to this textbook and embrace the ideas therein.

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars All common sense, February 10, 2007

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This review is from: Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy (Hardcover)

everything in this book is common sense. There is really very little to learn from this, and it is overpriced.

7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars robbery, January 18, 2007

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G. Recipient (NY) - See all my reviews
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what a rip off 150$ for this stupid book. the writers should be arrested