Part 1 Framework for studying business, government, and society: introduction to the field; the business environment, case - the American Fur Company; business power, case - John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil; critics of business, case - Time Warner and Rap Critics. Part 2 The nature and management of social responsibility: corporate social responsibility,; case - Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal; implementing corporate social programs, case - Levi-Strauss & Co. in China. Part 3 Business ethics: ethics in the business system, case -Dow Corning and breast implants; making ethical decisions in business, case - Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.; an application of ethical principles. Part 4 Business and government: the government-business relationships - an overview, case - airline deregulation; reforming the regulatory system, case - Microsoft and antitrust; business and the political process, case - Federal Express. Part 5 Global management issues: multinational corporations and government relationships, case - North American Free Trade Agreement; global trends affecting the BGS relationship, case - Caterpillar Inc. Part 6 Pollution and environment: industrial pollution and environmental policy, case - owls, loggers, and old growth forests; assessing and managing pollution risks, case - asbestos litigation "bankrupts" Manville. Part 7 Business and the consumer: business and the consumer, case - advertising alcohol and tobacco. Part 8 Human resources: the changing face of organizational life, case - drug testing in the workplace - employer's rights versus employees' rights civil rights at work, cases - a new plant manager, Adarand versus Pena; Cotton Springfield. Part 9 Corporate governance: reforming corporate governance, case - US versus Michael R. Milken.
