Business: It's Legal, Ethical and Global Environment

by Jennings, Marianne M.

• ISBN13: 9780538877626
• ISBN10: 0538877626
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-15
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT offers the most integrated approach to Legal Environment on the market thoroughly exploring the intersection of law, business strategy, and ethics illustrated by emphasizing applications (nearly 300 real-world applications throughout the text). In addition to a providing very thorough coverage of the law, the book consistently applies legal concepts within a business context through a wealth of pedagogical devices, demonstrating to students on nearly every page the clear relevance of the material to issues they will face in the real world. This text fulfills current curricular and AACSB accrediting standards.

Table of Contents

PART I BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND JUDICIAL ENVIRONMENT	1	(134)
1 Introduction to Law	2	(28)
2 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility	30	(38)
3 The Judicial System	68	(30)
4 Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies	98	(37)
PART II BUSINESS: ITS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT	135	(248)
5 Business and the Constitution	136	(34)
6 Administrative Law	170	(38)
7 International Law	208	(22)
8 Business Crime	230	(42)
9 Business Torts	272	(36)
10 Product Advertising and Liability	308	(40)
11 Environmental Regulation	348	(35)
PART III BUSINESS COMPETITION AND SALES	383	(176)
12 Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation	384	(38)
13 Contracts and Sales: Performance and Remedies	422	(30)
14 Financing of Sales and Leases: Credit and Disclosure Requirements	452	(32)
15 Business Property	484	(34)
16 Trade Practices: Antitrust Laws	518	(41)
PART IV BUSINESS AND ITS EMPLOYEES	559	(134)
17 Management of Employee Conduct: Agency	560	(34)
18 Management of Employee Welfare	594	(54)
19 Employment Discrimination	648	(45)
PART V BUSINESS FORMS AND CAPITALIZATION	693	(76)
20 Forms of Doing Business	694	(40)
21 Securities Law	734	(35)
APPENDICES	769	(45)
A The United States Constitution	769	(11)
B Administrative Procedures Act (Excerpts)	780	(2)
C Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Excerpts)	782	(2)
D Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Excerpts)	784	(2)
E Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Excerpts)	786	(2)
F Family and Medical Leave Act	788	(3)
G The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts)	791	(5)
H The 1933 and 1934 Securities Acts (Excerpts)	796	(4)
I The Copyright Act of 1990 (Excerpts)	800	(3)
J The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Excerpts)	803	(2)
K Sections 402A and 402B of the Restatement (Second) of Torts	805	(1)
L The Federal Trade Commission Act (Excerpts)	806	(1)
M The Clayton Act (Excerpts)	807	(1)
N The Sherman Act (Excerpts)	808	(1)
O The Robinson-Patman Act (Excerpts)	809	(2)
P The National Labor Relations Act (Excerpts)	811	(3)
Glossary	814	(21)
Answers to Selected "Consider" Questions	835	(4)
Table of Cases	839	(10)
Table of Products, People, and Companies	849	(8)
Index	857