Legal Environment of Business, A Managerial Approach: Theory to Practice 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.
Legal Environment of Business, A Managerial Approach: Theory to Practice| Sean Melvin (Author)| McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Table of Contents
UNIT ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
Chapter 1. Legal Foundations
Appendix to Chapter1: A Business Student’s Guide to Understanding Cases and Finding the Law
Chapter 2. Business and the Constitution
Chapter 3. The American Judicial System, Jurisdiction, and Venue
Chapter 4. Resolving Disputes: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 5. Business, Societal, and Ethical Contexts of Law
UNIT TWO: LAW AND COMMERCE
Chapter 6. Overview and Language of Contracts
Chapter 7. Contract Enforceability and Performance
Chapter 8. Contracts for the Sale of Goods
Chapter 9. Torts and Products Liability
Business Law Simulation Exercise 1: Restrictive Covenants in Contracts
UNIT THREE: REGULATION IN THE WORKPLACE
Chapter 10. Agency
Chapter 11. Employment Relationships and Labor Law
Chapter 12. Employment Discrimination
Business Law Simulation Exercise 2: Employment Discrimination
UNIT FOUR: BUSINESS ENTITIES, SECURITIES REGULATION, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Chapter 13. Choice of Business Entity, Sole Proprietorships, and Partnerships
Chapter 14. Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships
Chapter 15. Corporations
Chapter 16. Regulation of Securities, Corporate Governance, and Financial Markets
UNIT FIVE: REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
Chapter 17. Administrative Law
Chapter 18. Environmental Law
Chapter 19. Antitrust and Regulation of Competition
Chapter 20. Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
Chapter 21. Warranties and Consumer Protection Law
Chapter 22. Criminal Law and Procedure in Business
Chapter 23. Personal Property, Real Property, and Land Use Law
Chapter 24. Intellectual Property
Chapter 25. International Law and Global Commerce
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