Business & Society

Business & Society: Ethics, Sustainability & Stakeholder Management, 11th Edition, is an academic textbook authored by Archie B. Carroll and Jill Brown that evaluates corporate decision-making. Published by Cengage Learning in 2023, this volume approaches ethical obligations, corporate sustainability, and stakeholder relationships from an applied managerial perspective.

The thematic arcs integrate core stakeholder concepts with recent challenges across commercial markets. Detailed coverage addresses managerial challenges connected to climate change, explores corporate activism in modern environments, and analyzes organizational responses to the disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a defining feature, the text includes 34 cases that explore real-world ethical dilemmas and stakeholder management problems. This structured framework supports instructors in building course assignments while enabling students to practice evaluating complex organizational decisions.