The book provides an introductory coverage of pertinent business, society, and stakeholder topics and issues. Because most courses for which this book is intended evolved from the issue of corporate social responsibility, this concept is treated early on. Part 1 documents and discusses how corporate social responsiveness evolved from social responsibility and how these two matured into a concern for corporate social performance and corporate citizenship. The stakeholder management concept is also given early coverage because it provides a way of thinking about all topics in the book.