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Legal Environment of Business: A Critical Thinking Approach » (4th Edition)

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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

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Author Biography: Nancy K. Kubasek

Book Synopsis

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.

Table of Contents

Pt. 1An introduction to the law and the legal environment of business1
1Critical thinking and legal reasoning2
2Introduction to law and the legal environment of business18
3The American legal system36
4Alternative tools of dispute resolution73
5Constitutional principles105
6Cyberlaw and business138
7White-collar crime and the business community163
8Ethics, social responsibility, and the business manager204
9The international legal environment of business228
Pt. 2Private law and the legal environment of business261
10The law of contracts and sales - I262
11The law of contracts and sales - II286
12The law of torts307
13Product and service liability law338
14Law of property : real, personal, and intellectual372
15Agency law411
16Law and business associations433
Pt. 3Public law and the legal environment of business469
17The law of administrative agencies470
18The employment relationship494
19Laws governing labor-management relations525
20Employment discrimination560
21Environmental law605
22Rules governing the issuance and trading of securities640
23Antitrust laws692
24Laws of debtor-creditor relations and consumer protection744
App. AThe Constitution of the United States779
App. BUniform Commercial Code (2000 official text), Article 2787

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