- Published
- May 2014
- Page Count
- 318
- ISBN (Digital)
- 978-1-4533-5696-8
The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
Version 2.0
By Terence Lau and Lisa Johnson
Included Supplements
Key Features
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The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, v. 2.0
Terence Lau and Lisa Johnson
WHAT'S NEW IN 2.0:
- RELEVANT CASES & EXAMPLES
With updated information in each chapter, this textbook will continue to illustrate the relevance of law and ethics to the happenings of the present day.
- NEW AREAS OF COVERAGE:
Agency law, ethics, bankruptcy, consumer protection, debtor-creditor relations, and secured transactions. Some of this material may be contained in one or two new chapters, and some of this material may be added as a new section or sections in an existing chapter.
In writing The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Terence Lau and Lisa Johnson had simple aims:
- To present the often overwhelming legal environment of business in an exciting and relevant way
- To provide faculty a way of achieving that goal
This textbook is suitable for these courses: Legal Environment of Business
This textbook is suitable for 2 and 4 year institutions.
PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
The questions within each chapter of this textbook encourage critical thought, engagement, and dialogue.
- INTERACTIVE EXERCISES & VIDEO:
These allow students to engage with concepts and apply ideas through hands-on learning.
- “QUESTION OF ETHICS” SECTIONS:
Each chapter contains sections with real world ethical dilemmas relevant to the topic under study.
- REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS:
With all of its unique aspects, this textbooks allows students to apply concepts in the context of relevant legal environment of business (LEB) topics shaping actual decision-makers’ actions. It’s real world practice in the safety of the classroom environment.
- CUSTOMIZABILITY:
The Flat World Knowledge publishing model allows instructors to adapt the textbook to the exact needs of their specific class and student body.
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- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Law
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Chapter 2: The Court System
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Chapter 3: Litigation
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Chapter 4: Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Chapter 5: The Constitution
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Chapter 6: Contracts
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Chapter 7: Torts
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Chapter 8: The Property System
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Chapter 9: Intellectual Property
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Chapter 10: Criminal Law
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Chapter 11: Business Organizations
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Chapter 12: Employment Discrimination
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Chapter 13: Business in the Global Legal Environment
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Chapter 14: Appendix: Constitution for the United States of America

Instructor’s Manual
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PowerPoint Lecture Notes
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Test Item File
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