The Legal Environment Of Business

THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS provides a practical introduction to the structure and function of the legal system from the perspective of the professional nonlawyer. While noting our legal heritage, there is a strong emphasis on the nuts and bolts of basic legal rules that most impact business today. This popular text effectively adapts a traditional case focus for the unique needs of business students. Incorporating clear and concise coverage of a wide range of up-to-date topics, the twelfth edition of this trusted text introduces key points of law through business-specific examples and realistic scenarios that students can appreciate. The authors' readable style complements their extensive knowledge of domestic and international business to make the text both an exceptional teaching tool and a favorite among instructors and students alike. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

With THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS, 13E readers can enjoy a practical introduction to the structure and function of the legal system from the perspective of the professional non-lawyer. While the authors note the system’s strong legal heritage, the book emphasizes the nuts and bolts of basic legal rules that most significantly impact business today. This popular book adapts a traditional case focus to address the unique needs of future and current business students. Clear, concise coverage of a wide range of timely topics introduces key points of law using business-specific examples and realistic scenarios. The authors’ readable style complements their extensive knowledge of domestic and international business to make this book a favorite among both professionals and learners new to the legal environment. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

New Legal Environment of Business Text Designed for Today's Student The Contemporary Legal Environment of Business is the focused, direct, and practical treatment of business topics today's student needs. Experienced authors C. Kerry Fields and Kevin Fields offer a readable overview of key legal concepts grounded in the day-to-day application of the topics in the real world. With a blend of legal theory and practical applications, the book expertly covers issues important to today's business managers in an engaging and readable format. An accessible writing style combined with thoughtful pedagogy make this text ideal for undergraduate and graduate business students. Each chapter includes well-edited cases that highlight key legal concepts and integrate ethical considerations. Plentiful examples show students the practical applications of the law. Managerial Applications and thoughtful exercises encourage critical thinking. In addition, students will benefit from features such as chapter outlines, learning objectives, key terms in bold and defined in the text, and concept summaries. Professors and student will benefit from: Practical approach of the book, written with the student in mind and keeping legal theory to a minimum. Introduces concepts in the context of actual business practice. Timely and sensible coverage of laws that address the expanding responsibilities of today's business leaders, including diversity, equity and inclusion issues in their many forms. Landmark as well as current cases, edited to give attention to the key points while using the actual language of the court in its decision. Ethics questions included throughout the text to develop critical thinking and decision-making skills. Ample exercises that offer opportunities for students to apply what they have learned.

This popular text effectively combines a traditional case focus with clear and concise coverage of a wide range of up-to-date topics. Students are introduced to the impact of the law affecting business, while concentrating on information and applications essential to the business practitioner.

Based on the best-selling West's Business Law, this text maintains its most popular features and continues to offer flexibility for different teaching philosophies. While focusing on public law issues such as ethics, government regulation, and administrative law, it also provides a good balance of private law topics such as contracts and sales. Selected cases begin with either a "Historical and Social Setting" or a "Company Profile" and address the AACSB's curriculum requirements by focusing on global, political, ethical, social, environmental, technological, and cultural diversity issues.

For courses in business law and the legal environment of business This comprehensive textbook not only helps students develop a thorough understanding of the legal environment of business, but also enhances their ability to engage in critical thinking and ethical analysis, and ultimately survive in an increasingly competitive global environment. The following features of this text are designed to ensure that the authors' goal-to develop critically thinking students who understand the important concepts of business law and the legal environment of business-is attained. Teaching and Learning Experience This text will provide a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. It provides: Critical thinking skills that are developed through a superior, comprehensive, one-of-a-kind approach. An emphasis on the global environment that helps prepare students for working in countries outside of the United States, or for U.S. companies with dealings in foreign companies or countries. Additional features that distinguish this text's teaching and learning advantages, including links connecting the law to other disciplines, a balanced mix of classic and current cases, For Future Reading lists, Applying the Law to the Facts features and more.

THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS, 11e, International Edition provides a detailed practical introduction to the structure and function of the legal system from the perspective of the professional non-lawyer. With a strong emphasis on the nuts and bolts of basic legal rules, this popular text effectively adapts a traditional case focus for the unique needs of business students. Incorporating clear and concise coverage of a wide range of up-to-date topics, the Eleventh Edition of this trusted text introduces key points of law through compelling business-specific examples and realistic scenarios that students can understand and appreciate. The authors’ highly readable style and judicious use of humor complement their extensive knowledge and expertise, making the text both an exceptional teaching tool and a favorite among instructors and students alike.

International Business Law and the Legal Environment provides business students with a strong understanding of the legal principles that govern doing business internationally. Not merely about compliance, this book emphasizes how to use the law to create value and competitive advantage. DiMatteo’s transactional approach walks students through key business transactions—from import and export, contracts, and finance to countertrade, dispute resolution, licensing, and more—giving them both context and demonstrating real world application. This new edition also includes: New material on comparative contract and sales law & European private law; joint ventures and collaborative alliances. A new part on foreign direct investment that includes a chapter on emerging markets. New chapters on privacy law, and on environmental concerns. Greater coverage of the World Trade Organization. "Case highlights" and court opinions that feature edited court transcripts which expose students to actual legal reasoning and an understanding of the underlying legal principles. These decisions are drawn from a broad range of countries, offering a truly international look at the subject. Students of business law and international business courses will find DiMatteo’s clear writing style easy to follow. A companion web site includes an instructor’s manual, PowerPoints, and other tools to provide additional support for students and instructors.

Upon its publication in 1963, Corley's Legal Environment of Business was the first and only business law textbook to emphasize public rather than private law, government regulation of business rather than contracts, and legal relationships rather than business transactions. A major innovation, it established a new course that the authors termed the legal environment of business. Over the years others have attempted to attain the success and stature of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, but none has been able to match its timely, innovative coverage. Substantially updated, the 10th edition continues the text's reputation for ethics, authority and coverage of current areas of importance to business.

The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce, 6eexamines how the current legal environment, government regulation, and e-commerce environment impact today's business decisions. Legal Heritage and the Information Age; Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Court Systems and Administrative Law; Alternative, Judicial, and E-Dispute Resolution; Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce; Torts and Strict Liability; Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes; International and World Trade Law; Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts; Performance of Traditional and E-Contracts; Cyber Law and E-Commerce; Sales, Leases, and Warranties; Credit, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy; Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses; LLCs, LLPs, and Global Forms of Business; Corporations and Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Investor Protection and E-Securities Transactions; Agency Law; Equal Opportunity in Employment; Employment Compensation and Worker Protection Laws; Immigration and Labor Laws; Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy; Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices; Consumer Protection and Global Product Safety; Environmental Protection and Global Warming; Estates, Leaseholds, and Regulation of Property MARKET: For readers interested in a current and cutting-edge understanding of the legal environment of business and online commerce.

Comprehensive, authoritative, and cutting-edge, THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS combines a classic black letter law approach with an interesting and accessible reader-friendly format. The cases, content, and features of the exciting new ninth edition have been thoroughly updated to represent the latest developments in the business law environment. An excellent assortment of cases ranges from precedent-setting landmarks to important recent decisions, and ethical, global, and corporate themes are integrated throughout. In addition, numerous features and exercises help you master the material and apply what you have learned to real-world issues, and the text offers an unmatched range of support resources, including innovative online study tools that help you work effectively and maximize your results. It's no wonder THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS is used by more colleges and universities than any other legal environment text. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

This textbook emphasizes bridging the gap between understanding legal doctrines that impact the business environment and how business owners and managers use legal insight to limit liability and manage risk. Its distinct approach focuses on using teaching features, simulations, case studies, examples, and case law that is accessible and engaging because it is specifically tailored for business students.

International Business Law and the Legal Environment provides business students with a strong understanding of the legal principles that govern doing business internationally. Not merely about compliance, this book emphasizes how to use the law to create value and competitive advantage. DiMatteo’s transactional approach walks students through key business transactions—from import and export, contracts, and finance to countertrade, dispute resolution, licensing, and more—giving them both context and demonstrating real world application. This new edition also includes: New material on comparative contract and sales law & European private law; joint ventures and collaborative alliances. A new part on foreign direct investment that includes a chapter on emerging markets. New chapters on privacy law, and on environmental concerns. Greater coverage of the World Trade Organization. "Case highlights" and court opinions that feature edited court transcripts which expose students to actual legal reasoning and an understanding of the underlying legal principles. These decisions are drawn from a broad range of countries, offering a truly international look at the subject. Students of business law and international business courses will find DiMatteo’s clear writing style easy to follow. A companion web site includes an instructor’s manual, PowerPoints, and other tools to provide additional support for students and instructors.

The primary focus of this text is to examine the legal problems that arise when business operations and organizations become multinational. Topics include conflicts of law, constitutional law, contracts, sales, finance, insurance, corporations, tax, antitrust, civil procedure, and administrative law.

Law, Business and Regulation: A Managerial Perspective examines the intersection, and impact, of the changing nature of business, challenges presented by increasing globalization, and the expanding impact of technology with a renewed emphasis on ethical decision making. These areas of study include constitutional law, international perspectives, contracts, business associations (partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies), antitrust law, employment law and discrimination, and intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets). The authors have purposefully emphasized aspects of the legal environment of business that are especially relevant for future business managers. Law, Business and Regulation: A Managerial Perspective provides managers with a framework in which they will identify, consider, and then solve practical problems in a business environment in which legal and regulatory issues have attained prominence.Law, Business and Regulation: A Managerial Perspective presents readings, materials, and case decisions that provide a basis for understanding the unique "legal vocabulary," and identifying and analyzing critical legal principles and concepts. The cases contained in this volume have been carefully selected and edited and contain questions designed to enable students to gain insights which reflect their importance in the development of the law as it relates to managerial functions. Law, Business and Regulation: A Managerial Perspective addresses selected traditional business law topics as well as those that are considered more broadly as the legal environment of business. In addition, topical ethical considerations related to the chapter materials are included. These considerations are designed to sharpen our students' appreciation for the role that ethics will play in the decision making process.

The Legal Environment of Business: A Managerial and Regulatory Perspective provides students with an accessible approach to the study of the legal and regulatory environment facing managers in the twenty-first century. This text introduces students to the legal environment of business with a dynamic mix of cases and black-letter law, supported by practical examples.

Written by two top Business Law professors, this new title for your Legal Environment of Business Course provides a streamlined and readable text that will also include digital access to test banks and PowerPoint slides for instructors and self-assessment questions for students. Features include: Cases edited to be both succinct and comprehensible in a way that will engage Legal Environment of Business students Extensive integration of ethical material throughout the entire book, making it appropriate for courses in both Business Law and Business Ethics, as well as a course that covers both subjects Access to the eBook and an additional eBook--Ethics Vignettes, which has dozens of different examples of real life ethical situations in the business world Up-to-date information on the current state of the law in areas such as Torts, Employment Law, and Agency Test Banks and PowerPoint slides for adopters and self-assessment questions for students

This textbook emphasizes bridging the gap between understanding legal doctrines that impact the business environment and how business owners and managers use legal insight to limit liability and manage risk. Its distinct approach focuses on using teaching features, simulations, case studies, examples, and case law that is accessible and engaging because it is specifically tailored for business students.