UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

MICHAEL G. FOSTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MANAGEMENT 320A
BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIETY
Fall Quarter, 2014
Instructor: Hugh W. Judd
Phone: (425) 822-9281
Cell Phone: (425) 985-9548
Fax: (425) 828-0908
E-mail: hj2@[Link]
Ofce Hours: MacKenzie 264
Mondays 1:30 to 3:00
Tuesdays 10:30 to 12:00
Wednesdays 9:00 to 10:00
And by appointment
REQUIRED TEXT:
Steiner and Steiner, Business, Government and Society, a Managerial Perspective, Text
and Cases, University of Washington edition. Note: this text combines two separate
texts. Its last two chapters are added to the Steiner text, and two chapters (13 and 14)
are deleted from that text. Ill refer to the added chapters as Lawrence and Weber.
Additional readings and videos as assigned.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
This course explores the political, social, and legal environments of business.
Well examine critical managerial issues from historical, theoretical, and ethical
perspectives. The course will emphasize business ethics and corporate social
responsibility. Well study internal governance, regulatory, market, political and
globalization environments as they afect corporations and as corporations afect these
environments. As much as possible, well watch for current developments which might
shed additional light on ethical and corporate social responsibility issues.
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At the end of this course, you will have a framework in which you may make
business decisions consistent with your core ethical and philosophical values.
Instruction will include lectures, videos, class discussions, case analyses, and
exercises. We will emphasize group exercises and teamwork. It will be important for
you to participate actively in classroom discussions and group exercises throughout the
quarter. Classes will focus on discussions and group exercises rather than lectures
based on assigned readings.
EXPECTATIONS:
You will be expected to:
Attend class (be on time).
Read the assigned text and readings before class and be prepared to discuss that
assignment.
Participate in class discussions and group exercises.
Participate in a group research project and the groups presentation of the
research topic to the class.
Prepare a research paper to support your presentation (note: your paper topic
may be your assigned portion of your groups presentation, not the entire topic
presented by your group; or, it may encompass a broader scope if you feel that is
appropriate).
Participate in the Business Schools research project outlined below.
Participate in the newslink program (see discussion, below).
Prepare a short (1 page at most) discussion entitled This I Believe, using the
guidelines in a handout Ill distribute the frst day of class. The handout will
also be available on Canvas under Files. This paper will be due on or before
October 2.
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There will be a mid-term exam, and a fnal exam. Both will be cumulative, covering
material from the start of the quarter until the date of the exam. There may be one or
more pop quizzes.

GRADING:
You will have your choice of two grading options:
Option One Option Two
Pop Quiz(zes) 10% 10%
Mid-term exam 15% 20%
Presentation 20% 15%
Research paper 15% 20%
Final Exam 25% 25%
Class Participation 5% 2.5%
Newslink Participation 10% 7.5%
Please turn in your choice of options to me, using, if you wish, a handwritten
note or e-mail to do so, by the end of the second week of class. If you do not choose an
option, Option One will be the default option.
The class median will be at or about the Business Schools required 3.2. You will
receive grades using the Universitys 4.0 scale for each project as you complete it, so you
can track your performance throughout the quarter.
PAPERS:
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Students often want to know how long a paper should be. Keep this rule in
mind: brevity is a virtue, as long as you have covered the subject adequately. Be brief,
concise, and thorough. Include bibliographies. I will ordinarily not accept late or e-
mailed papers.
Please work on your writing mechanics (grammar, spelling, word choice,
punctuation) as well as your papers substance, clarity and organization.
Presentation Paper:
Submit a hard copy to me one week after your presentation date (members of
the December 4 presentation group will turn their papers in at the fnal exam) .
Provide printed papers, not in your handwriting, and please doublespace. Note: I do
not accept e-mailed papers.
Your paper for the group presentation may cover your assigned portion of the
groups topic, not the entire topic presented by your group; or, it may encompass a
broader scope if you feel that is appropriate. It should be from 6 to 8 pages. See
comments on brevity, above. Note: each student is responsible for a 6-8 page paper.
Attachment A provides the criteria I will use to evaluate your research papers.
Turnitin:
Please turn in a copy of your presentation paper electronically to the Turnitin site
on Canvas, as well as your hard copy to me, on or before its due date.
CATALYST QUIZ:
You are required to complete a catalyst quiz for this course which measures how the
Foster School of Business is delivering Assurances of Learning. Assurances of Learning
help the Foster school evaluate how well we teaching you and they allow us to fne-tune
curriculum to makes sure we are meeting goals and objectives of the course.
Additionally, the overall results help the Foster School remain accredited through the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
The quiz is not graded, but you should complete the quiz as diligently as possible so
that the results are signifcant and impact the Foster curriculum. Thus, you should
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approach the quiz as a closed note, closed book quiz. You should not seek assistance
from other students or faculty. Please, do not discuss the quiz with fellow students.
The quiz is administered by the Undergraduate Programs Ofce:
An email announcement will be sent out by the last week of the quarter.
The quiz is administered through Catalyst. These emails are NOT spam. You
should, therefore, not request being removed from the mailing list.
To ensure that you receive the quiz you should log-in to
[Link] and under Manage Profle check that your
email address is set to your UW NetID email address.
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
In an efort to help you understand the scientifc process of studying the
management sciences, each student in MGMT300 and MGMT320 is required to
complete two research segments per course. A research segment is defned as (1)
participation in a research experiment conducted by Management and Organization
Faculty or (2) a written review of a research article from an approved management
journal.
Thus, to complete the research requirement for a course, you have 3 options:
[Link] 2 research experiments -or-
[Link] 2 written reviews -or-
[Link] 1 experiment and write 1 written review
Experiments will be conducted throughout the quarter and notices regarding the
times and locations of these experiments are available at: [Link]
[Link]
Research experiments will be run from September 29
th
to November 28
th
, and
take 1 hour to complete on average. If you would rather satisfy the research requirement
by writing research reviews, each written review is expected to require a similar
amount of time. Please note that if you do not complete any studies, you need to
complete 2 written reviews to satisfy the research requirement (option #2 above).
If you choose to write a written research review, please do NOT turn it in to your
instructor. Rather, please turn in an electronic copy to mgmtpool@[Link].
Written research reviews are due by Tuesday, December 2
nd
. Those who do not complete
the research requirement in full will have a deduction of 5% taken of their fnal grade.
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For detailed information on the research process, using Sona Systems, and the
written research alternative, please visit the research website at
[Link]
If you are simultaneously enrolled in multiple courses with research
requirements (MKTG 301, IBUS 300, MGMT300, and MGMT320) you must complete 2
research segments for EACH course enrolled.
If you have any questions, please contact the Subject Pool Coordinator by email at
mgmtpool@[Link] (please note that we cannot ensure the confdentiality of
email messages).
POP QUIZ(ZES):
There will be one or more pop quizzes at some point during the quarter. They
will be based on the assigned readings, not on lecture notes. There will be no make-up
pop quiz, except under the following conditions:
(1) If you miss a quiz because of illness, you must provide me with a doctors
note documenting the illness, and confrming that it existed at the start of the
class; or
(2) You must provide me with proof, at least three days before missing the
class, that your absence is because of your participation in a business school
function, on a University athletic team, or other activity I deem to be a
satisfactory reason for your absence.
MID-TERM AND FINAL EXAMS:
The above rules regarding pop quizzes also apply to the mid-term. In addition,
please arrange your schedule to be available for both the mid-term and fnal exam. Pre-
planned vacations or travel plans will generally not be a legitimate reason to reschedule
either such exam.
PRESENTATIONS:
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Teams of up to 6 students each will make presentations throughout the quarter.
See the list of topics on the course schedule, below. You will be assigned a topic. If you
are not happy with your subject or the date of your presentation, you may trade topics
and dates with other students. If you do so, notify me of each such trade so I know
which students will present on which dates. Each groups members will divide the
groups topic into subtopics for team members to research.
Each group will make a 20-minute presentation concerning its topic during class.
Each member of each group will be responsible for a portion of that presentation. In
addition, each member will be expected to prepare a paper covering the presentation
topic. Your paper will be due one week following your presentation. For the group
presenting on June 4, its members papers will be on the date of the fnal exam.
Groups may wish to use their allotted presentation time to provide information
concerning their topics, or to debate the pros and cons associated with those topics.
Please use creativity to generate interesting, lively presentations. If you choose to use
power point presentations, please make arrangements with me for the projection
equipment and set it up before class so we dont have to waste class time getting that
equipment to work.
I will grade presentations based on these criteria:
Organization
Substance
-Clear?
-Understandable?
-Interesting?
-If an argument, convincing?
Use of Allocated Time
Quality of Handouts/Graphics
I will grade each student individually for his/her presentation. Clearly, however,
each students grade will be afected by the teams performance as a whole.
I will also ask your fellow students to grade presentations based on these
guidelines. Your fellow team members will provide peer reviews of your performance
on the team. I will consider each of these reviews as advisory opinions to guide me in
my evaluations.
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CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION:
I will grade classroom participation based on these factors:

-preparation for class discussions
-voluntary participation in discussions
-quality of comments in discussions, including raising new perspectives for
consideration
-utilization of opportunities to participate beyond the minimum requirements
While I understand that some individuals are more reticent to speak in public
than others, communications skills are fundamental in the business world. If you have
difculty participating in discussions, see me and Ill try to help you. See the tips for
oral presentations on Canvas for guidance.
NEWSLINK PARTICIPATION:
Virtually every day, news events occur which relate to the topics well be covering
in class. I will expect you to watch for these events, and help us use them to illustrate
concepts were studying.
To turn in a newslink, please e-mail it to me by noon the day before a class.
Please include MGMT 320A Newslink as the subject of the e-mail. Be sure to
include the A to indicate youre in section A. In your e-mail, briefy describe how
you feel the link applies to what were covering in class.
I will review the link youve sent, and choose whether to include it in that days
class discussion. Please be prepared to briefy discuss that link during the class,
relating it to our class material, in case I choose yours. Also, please keep track of the
links youve sent in case we need to compare our notes on the number of links youve
sent. I will expect you to submit a minimum of four newslinks during the quarter.

I will grade newslinks on how relevant they are to our current class material.
You will receive additional credit for submitting more than four newslinks during the
quarter, as long as you dont submit more than one per week.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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1) Disability Support: If you require special accommodations based on a documented
disability, need special arrangements in case of emergency evacuation, or have other
special medical information we need to take into account, please bring me
documentation from Disability Support Services as soon as possible after the quarter
begins. I will treat all such information confdentially.
2) Cell Phones: Turn of cell phones during class. Do not bring cell phones into the
exams. If I see you looking at your cell phone during class, it will be my cell phone for
the rest of that class. If I see you looking at one during an exam, I will consider that a
violation of the Universitys Honor Code and proceed accordingly.
3) Laptops in Class: (note: this discussion applies to Ipads, other tablets, e-readers,
netbooks, and all other such electronic equipment). If I am suspicious that you are
surfng on the web, or using a laptop in such a manner as to disturb others, I will either
(1) close your computer; or (2) have you turn the screen around to show everybody else
what you are watching. If its a topic not related to our class, the laptop will be mine for
the rest of that class. If I consider it an egregious violation, I may restrict you from
using a laptop in class for the rest of the quarter.
If you plan to use a laptop or other electronic aid during class, be seated in the frst
row of the classroom.
(4) Canvas: Check the Business Schools Canvas platform frequently for messages,
course information, handouts and readings. I will be using Canvas to communicate
with you.
(5) Class Outlines: Power Point outlines for each class will be on Canvas. It will be
helpful if you print each classs outline and bring it to class with you. I will not be
providing copies. Please review the notice regarding use of these outlines where they
are posted on Canvas.
(6) Religious Holidays: If you must miss a class to observe a religious holiday not
observed by the UW, please advise me in advance so we can make plans to
accommodate your absence and help you keep up with classroom assignments.
(7) Student Code of Conduct: By registering in this course, you acknowledge that
you are a part of a learning community at the Foster School of Business that is
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committed to the highest academic standards. As a part of this community, you
pledge to uphold the fundamental standards of honesty, respect, and integrity, and
accept the responsibility to encourage others to adhere to these standards.
COURSE SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS:
September, 2014
25 Introduction to course; discussion of syllabus
30 Introduction to the Study of Business, Government, and Society; the
Dynamic Business Environment
Read: Steiner, Chs. 1 and 2
Kohlberg Dilemmas: be prepared to discuss in class
October, 2014
2 Business Power
Read: Steiner, Ch. 3
Store Wars, Harvard Business Review case study (Handout)
This I Believe Assignment Due
7 Critics of Business
Read: Steiner, Ch. 4
9 Corporate Social Responsibility
Read: Steiner, Ch. 5; Friedman article (on Canvas)
Presentation: Debate whether, in light of recent tragedies involving frearms,
a corporation should choose to actively market and sell guns and other such
weapons. Are such sales responsible? Are they ethical?
14 Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility
Read: Steiner, Ch. 6
White article : Grasshoppers and Ants (on Canvas)
Presentation: Are Socially Responsible Corporations More Proftable?
Guest Speaker (Tentative): Jef Ericson, Camano Island Cofee Roasters
16 Business Ethics
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Read: Steiner, Ch. 7
Presentation: Should Business Ethics Be More Permissive than General
Societal or Personal Ethics?
21 Making Ethical Decisions in Business
Read: Steiner, Ch. 8
Cheating and NASCAR, Harvard Business Review case
study on Canvas
Presentation: The Ford Motor Company and the Pinto Gas Tank: A Case
Study in Corporate Ethics

23 Business in Politics
Read: Steiner, Ch. 9
Presentation: Resolved: Corporate Campaign Contributions are Free Speech
and Should Not Be Restricted (Citizens United was a sound decision)
28 Mid-Term Exam
30 Regulating Business
Read: Steiner, Ch. 10
Presentation: Deregulation/bailout of the Financial Industry: Good or Bad
Policy?
November, 2014
4 Multinational Corporations
Read: Steiner, Ch. 11
Presentation: Does the Bhopal Tragedy Illustrate that MNCs Should Impose
Higher Standards on Operations in LDCs Than Are Required by that
Countrys Laws or Standards?
6 Globalization
Read: Steiner, Ch. 12
Globalization of the NFL, Harvard Business Review (Handout)
Presentation: Protectionist Trade Legislation: Pros and Cons
Guest Speaker: Vitaly Nishanov: Foster School of Business
11 Holiday: Veterans Day
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13 Sustainable Development and Global Business
Read: Lawrence and Weber, Ch. 10 (at end of Steiner text)
Presentation: After Kyoto and Copenhagen, Now What? For the U.S.? For the
World?
18 Managing Environmental Issues
Read: Lawrence and Weber, Ch. 11 (at end of Steiner text)
Presentation: End of Suburbia video: Truth, Fiction, or Somewhere in
Between?
20 Consumerism
Read: Steiner, Ch. 15
Presentation: Should the Powers and Funding of the CPSC Be Limited,
Increased, or Maintained at Current Levels?
25 The Changing Workplace
Read: Steiner, Ch. 16
Presentation: A Comparative Study of Worker Wages, Benefts and
Protections in the U.S., Europe, and Asia
27 Holiday: Thanksgiving
December, 2014
2 Civil Rights, Women and Diversity
Read: Steiner, Ch. 17
Presentation: Afrmative Action; its status and arguments pro and con
4 Corporate Governance
Read: Steiner, Ch. 18; Watch Inside Job (Youtube; on Canvas)
Presentation: Trends in Top Executive Compensation: Good or Bad?
FINAL EXAMINATION
Saturday, December 6, 2014
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2:30 4:20
Room To Be Announced
ATTACHMENT A
Paper Grading Checklist
Structure and Content (40 points)
Strength of thesis or argument
Is essay logical? Any contradictions?
Quotes integrated? Add to paper?
Quotes analyzed?
Transitions logical and clear?
Intro strong: does reader no! paper"s scope and direction?
#onclusion strong?
$utside research appropriate? #ontri%ute to paper"s strength?
Organization and Development (&' points)
Is there a de(elopment of ideas) synthesis) antithesis?
Is the paper"s thesis clear at the outset?
*oes each paragraph ha(e a purpose+appropriate grouping+appropriate
length?
Is there a logical se,uence of paragraphs?
*o the points mae logical and clear sense?
Style (&0 points)
-rammar and spelling detract from paper?
Sentence length o?
Is author"s (oice clear ((ersus regurgitation of source ,uotes and notes)?
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Bibliography (.' points) /ote: no uniform citation system re,uired
0oos and online sources?
1esearch clearly contri%utes to paper?
/ot reliant simply on 2iipedia?
Quotes and facts clearly cited either in %ody or %y footnotes
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