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Business, Government and Society A Managerial Perspective, Text and Cases

Twelfth Edition

John F. Steiner Professor of Management California State University, Los Angeles

George A. Steiner Harry and Elsa Kunin Professor of Business and Society and Professor of Management, Emeritus, UCLA

McGraw-Hill Irwin Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA New York San Francisco St. Louis Bangkok Bogota Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi Santiago Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Toronto

Table of Contents Seven Key Environments of Business 34

Preface x Chapter 1

The Study of Business, Government, and Society 1 Exxon Mobil Corporation 1

What Is the Business-Government-Society Field? 4 Why Is the BGS Field Important to Managers? Four Models of the BGS Relationship 8 The Market Capitalism Model 8 The Dominance Model 11 The Countervailing Forces Model The Stakeholder Model 15

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Our Approach to the Subject Matter 18 Comprehensive Scope 18 Interdisciplinary Approach with a Management Focus 18 Use of Theory, Description, and Case Studies 18 Global Perspective 19 Historical Perspective 19

Chapter 2

The Dynamic Environment 20 Royal Dutch Shell PLC

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Underlying Historical Forces Changing the Business Environment 22 The Industrial Revolution Inequality 23 Population Growth 25 Technology 28 Globalization 29 Nation-States 30 Dominant Ideologies 32 Great Leadership 33 Chance 33

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The Economic Environment 34 The Technological Environment 36 The Cultural Environment 37 The Government Environment 39 The Legal Environment 40 The Natural Environment 41 The Internal Environment 41

Concluding Observations 43 Case Study: The American Fur Company 45

Chapter 3 Business Power 53 James B. Duke and the American Tobacco Company 53

The Nature of Business Power 56 What Is, Power? 56 Levels and Spheres of Corporate Power 57 The Story of the Railroads 59 Two Perspectives on Business Power 62 The Dominance Theory Pluralist Theory 68

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Concluding Observations 72 Case Study: John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Trust 72

Chapter 4

Critics of Business 80 Mary "Mother" Jones 80

Origins of Critical Attitudes toward Business 83 The Greeks and Romans 83 The Medieval World 85 The Modern World 85

The American Critique of Business 86 The Colonial Era 86 The Young Nation 87 1800-1865 88

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Populists and Progressives 90 Socialists 92 The Great Depression and World War II 96 The Collapse of Confidence 97 The New Progressives 99 Global Critics 102 Global Activism 104

Concluding Observations 107 Case Study: A Campaign against KFC Corporation 108

Chapter 5

Corporate Social Responsibility 117 Merck & Co., Inc. 117

The Evolving Idea of Corporate Social Responsibility 119 Social Responsibility in Classical Economic Theory 121 The Early Charitable Impulse 121 Social Responsibility in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 123 1950-The Present 125

Corporate Philanthropy

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Patterns of Corporate Giving 169 Strategic Philanthropy 171 Cause-Rela ted Marketing 173 New Forms of Philanthropy 174

Concluding Observations 176 Case Study: Marc Kasky versus Nike Inc. 176

Chapter 7 Business Ethics 186 "Today's verdict is a triumph of our legal system..." 186

What Are Business Ethics? 189 Two Theories of Business Ethics 190 Major Sources of Ethical Values in Business 192 Religion 193 Philosophy 194 Cultural Experience 196 Law 198

Factors That Influence Managerial Ethics 203

Basic Elements of Social Responsibility 127 General Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility 129 Are Social and Financial Performance Related? 130 Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Context 131 Global Corporate Social Responsibility 133 Assessing the Evolving Global CSR System 141 Concluding Observations 142 Case Study: The Jack Welch Era at General Electric 143

How Corporations Manage Ethics 209 Ethics Programs: A Strong Future 216 Concluding Observations 216 Case Study: The Trial of Martha Stewart 217

Chapter 6

Principles of Ethical Conduct 228

Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility 153 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 153 Managing the Responsive Corporation 156 Leadership and Business Models 157 A Model of CSR Implementation 158 CSR Review 159 CSR Strategy 162 Implementation of CSR Strategy 163 Reporting and Verification 165

Leadership 203 Strategies and Policies 204 Corporate Culture 205 Individual Characteristics 208

Chapter 8

Making Ethical Decisions in Business 226 Realtors in the Wilderness 226 The Categorical Imperative 228 The Conventionalist Ethic 229 The Disclosure Rule 230 The Doctrine of the Mean 230 The Ends-Means Ethic 231 The Golden Rule 232 The Intuition Ethic 232 The Might-Equals-Right Ethic 233 The Organization Ethic 233 The Principle of Equal Freedom 234 The Proportionality Ethic 235

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Reasons for Government Regulation of Business 300

The Rights Ethic 235 The Theory of Justice 236 The Utilitarian Ethic 237

Reasoning with Principles 239 Character Development 240 Practical Suggestions for Making Ethical Decisions 241 Concluding Observations 243 Case Studies: Short Incidents for Ethical Reasoning 243 Columbia/HCA 247

The Abramoff Scandals 256

The Open Structure of American Government 260 A History of Political Dominance by Business 262

Wave 1: The Young Nation 302 Wave 2: Confronting Railroads and Trusts 303 Wave 3: The New Deal 304 Wave 4: Administering the Social Revolution 305 War Blips 306

How Regulations Are Made 306

The Costs and Benefits of Regulation 314 The Regulatory Burden 315 Benefits of Regulations 317

Regulation in Other Nations 318 Regulating the Global Economy 320 Concluding Observations 320 Case Study: The FDA and Tobacco Regulation 321

Laying the Groundwork 262 Ascendance, Corruption, and Reform 263 Business Falls Back under the New Deal 265 Postwar Politics and Winds of Change 266

The Rise of Antagonistic Groups 267 Diffusion of Power in Government 268 The Universe of Organized Business Interests 269 Lobbying 271

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Multinational Corporations 330 The Coca-Cola Company 330

Lobbying Methods 273 Regulation of Lobbyists 275

The Multinational Corporation 332 A Look at Multinational Corporations 334 How Transnational Is a Corporation? 336 Breaking the Bonds of Country: Weatherford International 337

The Corporate Role in Elections 276 Efforts to Limit Corporate Influence 276 The Federal Election Campaign Act 277 Political Action Committees 279 How PACs Work 280 Soft Money and Issue Advertising 280 Reform Legislation in 2002 281

Foreign Direct Investment 339 FDI in Less Developed Countries 340 The Alien Tort Claims Act 342 Drummond Company on Trial 344

Tension over Corporate Political Expression 285 Concluding Observations 287 Case Study: Westar Goes to Washington 288

International Codes of Conduct 345 Corporate Codes 347 Wal-Mart and Mattel 348 Industry Codes 350 Other Codes 351

Chapter 10

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Annals of Regulation: The FCC Fines CBS

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Waves of Growth 301

Regulatory Statutes 306 Rulemaking 308 Presidential Oversight 311 Congressional Oversight 312 Challenges in the Courts 313

Chapter 9 Business in Politics 256

Regulating Business

Flaws in the Market 300 Social and Political Reasons for Regulation

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The United Nations Global Compact 353 Concluding Observations 357 Case Study: Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal 358

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Chapter 12 Globalization

Pollution 406

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McDonald's Corporation 369

What Is Globalization? 371 Major Forces in Expanding Globalization 372 Benefits of Globalization 372 Flaws and Problems in Globalization 374 Critics of Globalization 375

Expanding Trade Agreements 376 The European Union (EU) 377 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 379 Other Trade Agreements 382

Globalization and the Erosion of State Sovereignty 382 Nation-State Sovereignty Has Been Eroded 382 Nation-State Sovereignty Has Not Been Seriously Eroded 383 In Sum 383

Erosion of Cultures 384 Free Trade versus Protectionism 385 Why Free Trade? 386 Pressures for Protectionism 386 The Politics of Protectionism 387 Free Trade Responses to Protectionism 387 U.S. Deviation from Free Trade Policy 388 Tariff Barriers in Other Countries 388 Classical Free Trade Theory versus Reality 389

Corruption 390 What Is Corruption? 390 Costs and Consequences of Corruption 391 Business Anticorruption Practices and Procedures 392 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 393 Corporate Policies on Corruption Prevention 394

Concluding Observations 395 Case Study: David and Goliath at the WTO 395

Chapter 13 Industrial Pollution and Environmental Policy 405 The Indian Health Service Solves a Mystery 405

Human Health 407 The Biosphere 408

Industrial Activity and Sustainability 409 Ideas Shape Attitudes toward the Environment 412 New Ideas Challenge the Old

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Environmental Regulation in the United States 414 The Environmental Protection Agency

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Principal Areas of Environmental Policy 415 Air 415 Water 425 Land 426

Concluding Observations 430 Case Study: Owls, Loggers, and Old-Growth Forests 430

Chapter 14 Managing Environmental Quality The Commerce Railyards

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Regulating Environmental Risk 443 Analyzing Human Health Risks 444 Risk Assessment 444 Risk Management 450

Cost-Benefit Analysis 451 Advantages 451 Criticisms 452

Control Options 455 Command-and-Control Regulation 455 Market Incentive Regulation 455 Voluntary Regulation 460

Managing Environmental Quality 461 Environmental Management Systems A Range of Actions 462

Concluding Observations 463 Case Study: Harvesting Risk 465

Chapter 15

Consumerism 473 Harvey W. Wiley 473

Consumerism 477 Consumerism as an Ideology 477 Consumerism Rises in America 478 Consumerism in Perspective 479

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The Global Rise of Consumerism 483 Consumerism as a Protective Movement

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The Civil Rights Cases 546 Plessy v. Ferguson 547

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The Consumer's Protective Shield 485

Long Years of Discrimination

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 486 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 487 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 487 Consumer Protection by Other Agencies 490

Product Liability Law 490

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 549 Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact The Griggs Case 551

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Affirmative Action 552 Executive Order 11246 552

The Supreme Court Changes Title VII 553 The Affirmative Action Debate 556

Women at Work 559

Negligence 491 Warranty 492 Strict Liability 493 Perspectives on Product Liability 494 The Costs and Benefits of Lawsuits 494 A Look at Two Lawsuits 496

Gender Attitudes at Work 560 Subtle Discrimination 561 Harassment 563 Occupational Segregation 566 Compensation 567

Concluding Observations 497 Case Study: Alcohol Advertising 497

Corporate Efforts to Promote Diversity 569 Concluding Observations 573 Case Study: Adarand v. Pena 573

Chapter 16

The Changing Workplace

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Ford Motor Company 507

Corporate Governance 584

External Forces Shaping the Workplace 510

Backdating with Dr. McGuire

Demographic Change 510 Technological Change 512 Structural Change 513 Competitive Pressures 516 Reorganization of Work 517

Government Intervention 519 Development of Labor Regulation in the United States 519 Work and Worker Protection in Japan and Europe 525 Labor Regulation in Perspective 528

Concluding Observations 531 Case Study: Workplace Drug Testing 531

The Failure of Corporate Governance at Enron 591 Other Corporate Governance Scandals 595 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 595

Boards of Directors 597 Duties of Directors 598 Compensation of Outside Board Members 599 Suggestions for Improving Board Performance 599

Institutional Investors and Governance 600 Shareholder Resolutions 602 Executive Compensation 603

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Civil Rights in the Workplace 540 The Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 540 A Short History of.Workplace Civil Rights 542 The Colonial Era 543 Civil War and Reconstruction 543 Other Groups Face Employment Discrimination

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What is Corporate Governance? 588 The Corporate Charter 589 Federal Regulation of Governance 591

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Components of Executive Compensation Criticisms of CEO Compensation 606 In Defense of CEO Pay 609 Suggested Compensation Reforms 610

Concluding Observations 611 Case Study: High Noon at HewlettPackard 611

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