Part 1 A framework studying business, government and society; introduction to the field; Exxon; the business environment; Enron corporation; case: the American fur company business power; the American tobacco company; case: construction of the Central Pacific; critics of business; Sisters of Loretto; case: time warner and rap critics.
Part 2 The nature and management of social responsibility; corporate social responsibility; Merek; case: Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal; managing social issues; Hewlett-Packard; case: Levi Strauss and Co. in China.
Part 3 Business ethics; ethics in the business systems; correct craft; case: Dow Corning and breast implants; making ethical decisions in business, J.C. Penney; case: an application of ethical principles; case: John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Trust.
Part 4 Business and government; the government-business relationship - an overview; the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation "skunk works"; case: the savings and loan debacle; reforming the regulatory system; advanced genetic sciences; case: the Microsoft.