[eBook Code] The Challenge for Business and Society (eBook Code, 1st)

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: The Good, Bad, and Ugly: A History of Corporate Behavior 17

Another Way of Proceeding 23

Public-Private Partnership Before the Phrase Was Coined 32

Discrimination and Jobs Are the Same Issue 37

Gender Equality 41

Environmental Leadership 42

Supply Chain Practices 46

Lessons Learned and Strategies Used 48

Can We Intelligently Regulate Business? 53

Can Ethics Be Taught? 56

The Recent Past 60

Chapter 2: Past Is Prologue, but Today Is What Matters 65

Best Practices in Corporate Responsibility 71

Corporate Responsibility and Education 73

The Background on School Reform 74

P-TECH: Reinventing High Schools 80

Changing Federal Policy 95

Walking and Chewing Gum at the Same Time 98

Student Stories 102

Results 105

Engaging the Company over the Long Term 106

Lessons Learned 108

IBM Launches Teacher Advisor with Watson 109

The Skills Crisis Goes Far Beyond the Entry Level 113

Citizen Diplomacy 114

JPMorgan Chase: A Company’s Values Are at the Core of Its Actions 120

Starbucks 122

American Express 123

The Food Industry 124

Failures in Corporate Citizenship 126

Private-Sector Leadership in the Public and Volunteer Sectors 128

Lessons to Be Learned, and Moving Forward 130

Chapter 3: The Future 133 Leadership: We Need Leaders to Lead 137

Ethics and Community Service: A Culture of Ethics and Service Needs to Be Reinforced and Expanded 140

Key Problems Facing Society Today and How They Can Be Addressed 144

Critical Issues That Need a New Focus: Education and Jobs 149

Four Ideas That Will Boost Education Achievement 150

Economic Development and Jobs 161

A Brighter Future 169

Conclusion 171

About the Author 181

Index 183