Business and Society Today: Managing Social Issues - Hardcover

Jackson, John H.; Miller, Roger LeRoy; Miller, Shawn G.

9780314203861: Business and Society Today: Managing Social Issues

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0314203869 ISBN 13: 9780314203861

Publisher: Dame Publishing, 1997

This text provides a complete presentation of society's and government expectations placed on American businesses today. The text includes a contemporary focus on all aspects of business and society relationships. Consistent use of up-to-the-minute research results, case studies, and federal and state statutes and regulations is included throughout the text. Eight types of Managing Social Issues features provide a real-world view on how corporations and managers respond to social issues.

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About the Author:

Dr. John H. Jackson is Professor of Management at the University of Wyoming. Born in Alaska, he received his B.B.A. and M.B.A. from Texas Tech University. He then worked in the telecommunications industry in human resources management for several years. After leaving that industry, he completed his doctoral studies at the University of Colorado and received his Ph.D. in Management and Organization.

During his academic career, Dr. Jackson has authored four other college texts and over 50 articles and papers, including those appearing in Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Human Resource Management, and Human Resources Planning. He has consulted widely with a variety of organizations on Hr and management development matters. During the past several years, Dr. Jackson has served as an expert witness in a number of HR-related cases.

At the University of Wyoming he served two terms as Department Head in the Department of Management and Marketing. Dr. Jackson has received teaching awards at Wyoming and was one of the first to work with two-way interactive television for MBA students in the state. In addition, he has designed one of the first classes in the national on Business Environment and Natural Resources and conducted a state wide gender equity study.

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