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WHY IS THE BGS FIELD IMPORTANT TO MANAGERS? To succeed in meeting its objectives, a business must be responsive to both its eco- nomic and its noneconomic environment. 19 ExxonMobil, for example, must effi- ciently discover, refine, transport, and market energy. Yet swift response to market forces is not always enough. There are powerful nonmarket […]

How Institutions Support Markets CORPORATIONS Combine capital and labor, encourage risk by limiting liability, and have continuity beyond individual lives. THE MARKET JUDICIAL Protect property rights, encourage investment by making dispute resolution predictable. REGULATORY Protect the public and investors from dishonesty, danger, and fraud. CULTURAL Impart values, habits, and norms in family, religious, or educational

WHAT IS THE BUSINESS–GOVERNMENT–SOCIETY FIELD? In the universe of human endeavor, we can distinguish subdivisions of economic, political, and social activity—that is, business, government, and society—in every civilization throughout time. Interplay among these activities creates an environ- ment in which businesses operate. The business-government-society (BGS) field is the study of this environment and its importance

The Study of Business, Government, and Society of New Jersey continued to exist. Although it had shed 57 percent of its assets to create the new firms, it was still the world’s largest oil company. Some companies formed in the breakup were Standard Oil of Indiana (later renamed Amoco), Atlantic Refining (ARCO), Standard Oil of

The Study of Business, Government, and Society Snowmobile Corporation ExxonMobil is a colossus. In 2010 it had revenues of $370 billion and net income of $29 billion. To put this in perspective, it had five times the sales of Microsoft; its profits equaled the total sales of Nike. It paid $89 billion in taxes, a

Edwardsville Aimee Lynn Williamson Suffolk University We thank also those in the world of affairs who were consulted along the way. Those who gave us new ideas, affirmed our interpretations, or verified our facts include Stephen E. Auslander; Jeff Ballinger, Press for Change; Ruthven Benjamin; Chris Banocy, General Electric Transportation; Jamie Yood, Google; Gordon Bennett,

Identify three recommendations to enable continuous improvement Identify three recommendations to enable continuous improvement and to close performance and skills gaps based on monitoring of actual performance and research undertaken. As part of recommendations: ● include technical needs to close gaps and improve operations with respect to template use ● include training needs with respect

Corporate Governance Consumerism,” has several new sections including a discussion of Henry David Thoreau and his principled rejection of materialism, a presenta- tion of arguments defending consumerism, and a description of the consumer protection activities of the Federal Trade Commission. • Chapter 17, “Civil Rights, Women, and Diversity,” contains added emphasis on the nature and

Multinational Corporations ” has a new discussion of the Organisa- tion for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s Guidelines for Multinational ste12672_fm_i-xvi.indd Page xi 5/2/11 9:51 PM user-f497ste12672_fm_i-xvi.indd Page xi 5/2/11 9:51 PM user-f497 /Volumes/DATA-DISK/Tempwork/2011/April 2011/29:04:11/MHDQ283:Hirt:202/Volumes/DATA-DISK/Tempwork/2011/April 2011/29:04:11/MHDQ283:Hirt:202 xii Preface Enterprises. It tells a story about how the guidelines were applied to a mining company that sought to

Business in Politics ,” includes an expanded discussion of lobbying ethics, including a more thorough discussion of the nature of bribery and inci- dents to illustrate its boundaries. The section on corporate money in elections is revised to explain changes in election law following the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision. The chapter case