Authors: Nancy K. Kubasek, Bartley A. Brennan, M. Neil Browne, Bartley A. Brennan, M. Neil Browne
ISBN-13: 9780131498563, ISBN-10: 0131498568
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: July 2005
Edition: 4th Edition
A book that readers new to the subject can actually understand, this non-intimidating treatment about very complex subject matter contains cases that are extremely topical and interesting. The emphasis is on ethics, allowing readers to identify the values that influence how cases are decided. Authored by experts in the field, this exciting compilation of today’s hot-button issues will prove an excellent introduction to business and legal issues. The legal environment of business is thoroughly treated in an extremely reader-friendly manner; various topics include: the American legal system, dispute resolution, constitutional principles, cyberlaw, white-collar crime, contracts, sales, product and service liability, the law of property, agency law, labor-management relations, environmental law, securities trading and issuance, antitrust laws, and debtor-creditor relations. An excellent desk reference for the legal departments of any business, this book also provides an interesting read for anyone interested in business and ethics.
Pt. 1 | An introduction to the law and the legal environment of business | 1 |
1 | Critical thinking and legal reasoning | 2 |
2 | Introduction to law and the legal environment of business | 18 |
3 | The American legal system | 36 |
4 | Alternative tools of dispute resolution | 73 |
5 | Constitutional principles | 105 |
6 | Cyberlaw and business | 138 |
7 | White-collar crime and the business community | 163 |
8 | Ethics, social responsibility, and the business manager | 204 |
9 | The international legal environment of business | 228 |
Pt. 2 | Private law and the legal environment of business | 261 |
10 | The law of contracts and sales - I | 262 |
11 | The law of contracts and sales - II | 286 |
12 | The law of torts | 307 |
13 | Product and service liability law | 338 |
14 | Law of property : real, personal, and intellectual | 372 |
15 | Agency law | 411 |
16 | Law and business associations | 433 |
Pt. 3 | Public law and the legal environment of business | 469 |
17 | The law of administrative agencies | 470 |
18 | The employment relationship | 494 |
19 | Laws governing labor-management relations | 525 |
20 | Employment discrimination | 560 |
21 | Environmental law | 605 |
22 | Rules governing the issuance and trading of securities | 640 |
23 | Antitrust laws | 692 |
24 | Laws of debtor-creditor relations and consumer protection | 744 |
App. A | The Constitution of the United States | 779 |
App. B | Uniform Commercial Code (2000 official text), Article 2 | 787 |