Pearson eText for Legal Environment of Business Online Commerce, Ethics, and Global Issues -- Access Card

by Cheeseman, Henry R.

• ISBN13: 9780135637029
• ISBN10: 0135637023
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2019-05-15
• Publisher: PEARSO

Summary

Cutting-edge cases and comprehensive coverage of the legal environment of business.

The Legal Environment of Business: Online Commerce, Ethics, and Global Issues examines how the current legal and e-commerce environments, and government regulations impact today's business decisions. The cases in this text are cutting-edge, exciting, and engaging, and the reasoning of each case is presented in the language of the court. The 9th Edition has been updated with all new cases, statutes, and questions, so students have the opportunity to not only learn about the law, but also apply it to their personal and professional lives.

For undergraduate courses in the legal environment of business.

Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook that you can purchase on your own or instructors can assign for their course. The mobile app lets you keep on learning, no matter where your day takes you -- even offline. You can also add highlights, bookmarks, and notes in your Pearson eText to study how you like.

NOTE: This ISBN is for the Pearson eText access card. Pearson eText is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. Before purchasing, check that you have the correct ISBN. To register for and use Pearson eText, you may also need a course invite link, which your instructor will provide. Follow the instructions provided on the access card to learn more.

Author Biography

Henry R. Cheeseman is professor emeritus of the Marshall School of Business of the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California.

 

Professor Cheeseman earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Marquette University, both a masters in business administration (MBA) and a masters in business taxation (MBT) from USC, a juris doctor (JD) degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, a master’s degree with an emphasis on law and economics from the University of Chicago, and a master’s in law (LLM) degree in financial institutions law from Boston University.

 

Professor Cheeseman was director of the Legal Studies in Business Program at USC. Professor Cheeseman taught business law, legal environment, and ethics courses in both the MBA and undergraduate programs of the Marshall School of Business of USC. At the MBA level, he developed and taught courses on corporate governance, securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy law. At the undergraduate level, he taught courses on business law, the legal environment of business, ethics, business organizations, cyber law, and intellectual property.

 

Professor Cheeseman received the Golden Apple Teaching Award on many occasions by being voted by the students as the best professor at the Marshall School of Business of USC. He was named a fellow of the Center for Excellence in Teaching at USC by the dean of the Marshall School of Business. The USC’s Torch and Tassel Chapter of the Mortar Board, a national senior honor society, tapped Professor Cheeseman for recognition of his leadership, commitment, and excellence in teaching.

 

Professor Cheeseman writes leading business law and legal environment textbooks that are published by Pearson Education, Inc. These include Business Law, Contemporary Business Law, and Legal Environment of Business.

 

Professor Cheeseman is an avid traveler and amateur photographer. All of the photographs that appear in this textbook (except the book cover photo) were taken by Professor Cheeseman.

Table of Contents

PART I: LEGAL ENVIRONMENT, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND BUSINESS ETHICS

1. Legal Heritage and the Information Age

2. Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business

3. Courts, Jurisdiction, and Administrative Law

4. Judicial, Alternative, and E-Dispute Resolution

 

PART II: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, TORTS, CRIMES, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  

5. Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce

6. Torts and Strict Liability

7. Criminal Law and Cybercrime

8. Intellectual Property and Information Technology

 

PART III: CONTRACTS, UCC TRANSACTIONS, CREDIT, AND E-COMMERCE

9. Formation of Contracts

10. Performance and Breach of Contracts

11. Digital Law and E-Commerce

12. Sales Contracts, Leases, and Warranties

13. Credit, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy

 

PART IV: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, CORPORATIONS, COMPANIES, AND SECURITIES LAW  

14. Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Partnerships

15. Limited Liability Companies and Special Forms of Business

16. Formation of Corporations and Corporate Governance

17. Investor Protection and Securities Transactions

 

PART V: AGENCY, EMPLOYMENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AND LABOR LAW

18. Agency Law

19. Equal Opportunity in Employment

20. Employment and Worker Protection

21. Labor Unions and Immigration Law

 

PART VI: GOVERNMENT REGULATION, CONSUMER SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND REAL PROPERTY

22. Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices

23. Consumer Protection

24. Environmental Protection

25. Real Property and Land Use Regulation

 

PART VII: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE

26. International and World Trade Law

 

PART VIII: ACCOUNTING PROFESSION

27. Accountants’ Duties and Liability

 

Appendix A: Constitution of the United States of America

Glossary

Case Index

Subject Index