BUS 800 Study Guide - Final Guide: John Wiley & Sons, Occupational Safety And Health, Rogue Trader
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Chapter learning objectives: be familiar with some of the key changes that have occurred in the business environment in recent years. We have explored the causes and effects of recent corporate activity and how it has created societal pressure for greater fairness, ethical behaviour, and environmental sustainability. We have seen how firms like rbc, google, ibm: l. gore, and many others have used innovative approaches to deal with the challenges they face. True-false statements: the great recession" occurred in the first half of the twentieth century. Section reference: introduction and objectives: chevron is seeking to balance profitability and social responsibility. Section reference: opening case: the chevron way: despite economic and financial troubles, politically and socially the first decade of the twenty-first century started smoothly. Section reference: the new external environment of business: a lack of social legitimacy could bring down yet more investment or commercial banks.
