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The Sociology of Business

An Introduction

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Language:  English
Without people, there can't be business. Sociology is the study of relationships between people. People in business need to know sociology. This book is an easy introduction.
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Without people, there can't be business. Sociology is the study of relationships between people. People in business need to know sociology. This book is an easy introduction. Psychology is about the mind and behaviour. Social science is about the social and cultural aspects of human behaviour. It includes psychology, economics, politics management and sociology. The glue that holds all social sciences is sociology with its emphasis on “social”. Without a basic understanding of sociology, people in business can make the world a worse place without realising there are alternatives.

About the Author

Peter Challis is a researcher and author in the field of the sociology of business. He has written several books for Bookboon. Formerly a strategic manager in local government and the civil service, Peter advised on policy including Shared Services and the Private Finance Initiative. He has a Master’s degree in strategic management and is a reader in the Bodleian Library of Oxford University.

  • Introduction
  1. Sociology: The future of business
    1. Introduction
    2. Social science
    3. Psychological persuasion
  2. What is society?
    1. Society is what we think it is
    2. Different ways of viewing society
    3. Consensus theory
    4. International social consensus
  3. Business and social conflict
    1. Conflict between owners, directors and lenders
    2. Conflict between owners, customers and suppliers
    3. Conflict between owners and governments
  4. CSR and Society
    1. The social contract
    2. Colonisation of civil society
    3. The “Social” in CSR
    4. CSR and communitarianism
  5. Conclusion
  6. References and Further Reading
About the Author

Peter Challis