Business and Society: A Strategic Approach to Social Responsibility - Softcover

Thorne McAlister, Debbie; Ferrell, O. C.; Ferrell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618823360 ISBN 13: 9780618823369

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007

Synopsis

In Business and Society, 3/e, authors Thorne, Ferrell, and Ferrell introduce students to corporate responsibility by examining the connection between shareholders and stakeholders. The text's strong pedagogical framework reinforces core concepts and teaches students that social responsibility is not only about philanthropy, but also a strategic focus for fulfilling the economic, political, legal, and ethical responsibilities expected by its stakeholders--and the profitable results expected by shareholders. Through the use of case studies, best and worse practices, and real-life examples, the authors explore how companies fail or succeed according to their ability to adopt strategic social responsibility. The program's streamlined approach provides instructors with the opportunity to include other sources such as readings, cases, and projects. New online resources and a video program provide additional support for both instructors and students.

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About the Author

Debbie Thorne is Chair of the Department of Marketing at Texas State University, San Marcos. Previously, she served as Director of the Center for Ethics at The University of Tampa. Debbie received her Ph.D. from The University of Memphis and a M.S. in Marketing from Texas A&M University. She has published articles in many journals and is the recipient of awards for excellence in both teaching and research. Debbie has been elected to leadership positions in the American Marketing Association and Society for Marketing Advances and serves on the Board of Directors for the Direct Selling Education Foundation and e-businessethics.com.

O. C. Ferrell (Ph.D., Louisiana State University) is University Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics at Belmont University. He most recently served nine years as University Distinguished Professor Marketing and Creative Enterprise Scholar at the University of New Mexico. His academic research focuses on ethical decision-making, stakeholder relationships and social responsibility. He is a leading publisher in the area of marketing ethics and stakeholder orientation to achieve marketing performance in organizations. Dr. Ferrell is past president of the Academic Council of the American Marketing Association and chaired the American Marketing Association Ethics Committee twice. Under his leadership, the committee developed the AMA Code of Ethics and the AMA Code of Ethics for Marketing on the Internet. He is Vice President of Publications for the Academy of Marketing Science. He has received the Cutco Vector Distinguished Marketing Educator Award from the Academy of Marketing Science. Dr. Ferrell is the co-author of 20 books and more than 100 articles. His articles have been published in the JOURNAL OF MARKETING RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF MARKETING, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING SCIENCE, JOURNAL OF PUBLIC POLICY & MARKETING, and THE ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE, as well as other journals. His MARKETING: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGY TEXT, co-authored with Bill Pride, is one of the most widely adopted principles of marketing text in the world. BUSINESS ETHICS: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AND CASES is co-authored with John Fraedrich and Linda Ferrell and is a leading business ethics. Dr. Ferrell has served as an expert witness on marketing issues for a number of legal cases over the past 20 years. He has been quoted in leading business publications such as USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL, and he has appeared on NBC's The Today Show discussing marketing-related issues.

Dr. Linda Ferrell (Ph.D. University of Memphis) is professor of marketing at Belmont University. Dr. Ferrell coauthored Business and Society with O. C. Ferrell and Debbie M. Thorne and is co-author of Business in a Changing World with O.C. Ferrell and Geoff Hirt. She won the Best Paper award twice at the American Marketing Association's National Summer Educators Meeting and has published over 30 articles in JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING SCIENCE, JOURNAL OF PUBLIC POLICY & MARKETING, JOURNAL OF PERSONAL SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT, AMS REVIEW, JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC MARKETING, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, and CASE RESEARCH JOURNAL, as well as others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0618823360
• ISBN 13: 9780618823369
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 608