{"product_id":"the-challenge-for-business-and-society-9781119433880","title":"The Challenge for Business and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA roadmap to improve corporate social responsibility The 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign focused a good deal of attention on the role of corporations in society, from both sides of the aisle. In the lead up to the election, big companies were accused of profiteering, plundering the environment, and ignoring (even exacerbating) societal ills ranging from illiteracy and discrimination to obesity and opioid addiction. Income inequality was laid squarely at the feet of us companies. The Trump administration then moved swiftly to scrap fiscal, social, and environmental rules that purportedly hobble business, to redirect or shut down cabinet offices historically protecting the public good, and to roll back clean power, consumer protection, living wage, healthy eating initiatives and even basic public funding for public schools. To many eyes, and the lens of history, this may usher in a new era of cowboy capitalism with big companies, unfettered by regulation and encouraged by the presidentia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: The Good, Bad, and Ugly: A History of Corporate Behavior 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother Way of Proceeding 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic-Private Partnership Before the Phrase Was Coined 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscrimination and Jobs Are the Same Issue 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender Equality 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Leadership 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupply Chain Practices 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons Learned and Strategies Used 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan We Intelligently Regulate Business? 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Ethics Be Taught? 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Recent Past 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Past Is Prologue, but Today Is What Matters 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest Practices in Corporate Responsibility 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Responsibility and Education 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Background on School Reform 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eP-TECH: Reinventing High Schools 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Federal Policy 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking and Chewing Gum at the Same Time 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Stories 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResults 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging the Company over the Long Term 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons Learned 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIBM Launches Teacher Advisor with Watson 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Skills Crisis Goes Far Beyond the Entry Level 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCitizen Diplomacy 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJPMorgan Chase: A Company’s Values Are at the Core of Its Actions 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarbucks 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican Express 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Food Industry 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailures in Corporate Citizenship 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivate-Sector Leadership in the Public and Volunteer Sectors 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons to Be Learned, and Moving Forward 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: The Future 133 Leadership: We Need Leaders to Lead 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics and Community Service: A Culture of Ethics and Service Needs to Be Reinforced and Expanded 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Problems Facing Society Today and How They Can Be Addressed 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Issues That Need a New Focus: Education and Jobs 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Ideas That Will Boost Education Achievement 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Development and Jobs 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brighter Future 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 183\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407056052567,"sku":"9781119433880","price":27.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119433880.jpg?v=1730498017","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-challenge-for-business-and-society-9781119433880","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}