Private Management and Public Policy : The Principle of Public Responsibility

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Post, James.

Contributor:

Preston, Lee.

Series:

Stanford Business Classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Industries--Social aspects--United States.

Industries--Social aspects.

Management.

Industries.

Social responsibility of business.

Local Subjects:

Business.

Industries--Social aspects--United States.

Industries--Social aspects.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Private Management and Public Policy is a landmark work at the intersection of business and society. First published in 1975, it focuses on the management processes that companies use to respond to social issues. The text develops the ""principle of public responsibility"" as an alternative to the notion that firms have unlimited accountability. And, it presents one of the first systems-based approaches to corporate responsibility, providing theoretical support for business involvement in public policy. Arguably, the book's major contribution is its broad outline of an alternati

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction to the Classic Edition; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Issues and Definitions; 2. Models of Management and Society; 3. The Scope of Managerial Responsibility: Fundamentalism; 4. The Scope of Managerial Responsibility: Socialization and Involvement; 5. The Public Policy Process; 6. The Public Policy Agenda; 7. The Principle of Public Responsibility; 8. Implementation: Scanning and Process Responses; 9. Implementation: Programs and Appraisals; 10. Public Responsibility and Political Participation; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)

ISBN:

9780804784740

0804784744

OCLC:

815389042