EXPANDED COVERAGE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GIVES MORE PROMINENCE TO THIS CRITICAL TOPIC: Early coverage of Corporate Governance in Part 2 of this edition demonstrates how critical this topic is to strategic management. * CLEAR LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR EACH CHAPTER GUIDE STUDENTS" FOCUS: Proven Learning Outcomes articulate learning goals for each chapter and provide consistent structure for self-testing and review. * CONVENIENT CASE CORRLEATION GUIDE HELPS YOU SELECT THE BEST CASES FOR EACH POINT IN YOUR COURSE: This edition"s useful Case Matrix, conveniently located on the book"s inside back cover, suggests appropriate chapters for incorporating each of the end-of-text cases, while still providing you with the ultimate flexibility in case usage. Many of your favorite cases from past editions are available in this edition"s Instructor"s Manual. * "ETHICS IN PRACTICE" CASE GUIDE PROVIDES DIRECTION IN MOST EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATING CASES INTO YOUR COURSE: The helpful "Ethics in Practice" Case Matrix, conveniently located in the Instructor"s Manual, offers at-a-glance suggestions for linking this edition"s "Ethics in Practice" Cases to particular chapters. This tool makes it simple for you to assign appropriate cases at times that will be most meaningful for your students. * NEW SUSTAINABILITY THEME THROUGHOUT THIS EDITION REFLECTS THIS RECENT, URGENT MANDATE IN BUSINESS TODAY: This edition incorporates a new central theme of sustainability in response to today"s growing emphasis in business on the interrelationship and importance of balancing natural, social, and financial environments for current and future generations. In addition to integrated sustainable examples throughout the text, new "Spotlight on Sustainability" features in each chapter highlight the growing emphasis on business sustainability and how specific chapter topics relate.