The business and society relationship; corporate social responsibility, responsiveness and performance; the stakeholder management concept; business ethics fundamentals; personal and organizational ethics; ethical issues in the global arena; business, government and regulation; business's influence on government and public policy; consumer stakeholders - information issues and responses; consumer stakeholders - product issues and responses; the natural environment as stakeholder - issues and challenges; business and stakeholder responses to environmental challenges; community stakeholders; employee rights and stakeholder issues;employee stakeholders - privacy, safety and health; protected groups - employment discrimination and affirmitive action; owner stakeholders - corporate governance; strategic management and corporate public policy; issues management and crisis management; public affairs management.