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Business and its environment / David P. Baron.

By: Baron, David P.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2000Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xxiv, 785 p. : ill. ; 26 cm + hbk.ISBN: 0130815616.Subject(s): Social responsibility of business | Industrial policy | Commercial law | Business ethicsDDC classification: 658.408
Contents:
Part I: Strategy and the nonmarket environment -- The market and nonmarket environments -- Integrated strategy -- The news media and nonmarket issues -- Private nonmarket action -- Part II: Nonmarket strategies and government institutions -- Political theory and government institutions -- Political analysis for business -- Formulating political strategies -- Implementing political strategies -- Part III: Government and markets -- Antitrust: Economics, law and politics -- Regulation: Law, economics and politics -- Product safety: Liability and regulation -- Environmental protection: Economics, politics and management -- Part IV: Global business and the nonmarket environment -- The political economy of Japan -- The political economy of the European Union -- China: History, culture and political economy -- The political economy of international trade policy -- Part V: Ethics and responsibility -- Corporate social responsibility -- Ethical systems: Utilitarianism and management -- Ethical systems: Rights and justice -- Implementing ethics systems -- Ethical issues in the employment relationship -- Ethical issues in international business.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The best-selling Business and Society book at the graduate level, provides managerial perspective on the challenges arising in the environment of business. It provides a structured and disciplinary approach to addressing management issues of growing importance to the performance of companies. This approach brings together the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics to provide a deeper understanding of the environment of business. This book is aimed for MBA and undergraduate courses in the Environment of Business, Business and Government, Business and Society, Business and Public Policy. *Contains new conceptual material on nonmarket strategy and corporate responsibility and ethics. *27 new cases on companies including Microsoft, Nike, Federal Express, Echolon, Shell, Eastman Kodak, and Advanced Technologies Laboratories. *Conceptual frameworks based on the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics, and applied to the environment of business in the United States and in other countries. *Emphasizes the formulation of effective and responsible strategies for managing in the firm's environment. *Addresses international and global issues. Contains

Previous ed.: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 751-764) and index.

Part I: Strategy and the nonmarket environment -- The market and nonmarket environments -- Integrated strategy -- The news media and nonmarket issues -- Private nonmarket action -- Part II: Nonmarket strategies and government institutions -- Political theory and government institutions -- Political analysis for business -- Formulating political strategies -- Implementing political strategies -- Part III: Government and markets -- Antitrust: Economics, law and politics -- Regulation: Law, economics and politics -- Product safety: Liability and regulation -- Environmental protection: Economics, politics and management -- Part IV: Global business and the nonmarket environment -- The political economy of Japan -- The political economy of the European Union -- China: History, culture and political economy -- The political economy of international trade policy -- Part V: Ethics and responsibility -- Corporate social responsibility -- Ethical systems: Utilitarianism and management -- Ethical systems: Rights and justice -- Implementing ethics systems -- Ethical issues in the employment relationship -- Ethical issues in international business.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • I Strategy And The Nonmarket Environment
  • 1 Market and Nonmarket Environments
  • 2 Integrated Strategy
  • 3 The News Media and Nonmarket Issues
  • 4 Private Politics
  • Part I Integrative Case: Anatomy of a Campaign: Rainforest Action Network and Citigroup
  • II Nonmarket Strategies And Government Institutions
  • 5 Political Theory and Government Institutions
  • 6 Political Analysis for Business
  • 7 Formulating Political Strategies
  • 8 Implementing Political Strategies
  • Part II Integrative Case: CAFE Standards 2002
  • III Government And Markets
  • 9 Antitrust: Economics, Law, and Politics
  • 10 Regulation: Law, Economics, and Politics
  • 11 Environmental Protection: Economics, Politics, and Management
  • 12 Law and Markets
  • 13 Information Industries and Nonmarket Issues
  • Part III Integrative Case: Pharmaceutical Switching
  • IV International Political Economy
  • 14 The Political Economy of Japan
  • 15 The Political Economy of the European Union
  • 16 China: History, Culture, and Political Economy
  • 17 The Political Economy of International Trade Policy
  • Part IV Integrative Case: Toys / Us and Globalization
  • V Ethics And Responsibility
  • 18 Corporate Social Responsibility
  • 19 Ethics Systems: Utilitarianism
  • 20 Ethics Systems: Rights and Justice
  • 21 Implementing Ethics Systems
  • 22 Ethics Issues in International Business
  • Part V Integrative Case: GlaxoSmithKline and AIDS Drugs Policy

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