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OverviewEssentials of Business Law is a practical, concise, and broad-based introduction to the vibrant field of business law. While continuing to offer all the features that have made this title successful including chapters on the areas of law affected by social media, updated content, and enhanced support materials as well as traditional areas of law, such as contracts and property, and the emerging areas of law, such as e-commerce and environmental, are covered in short, informative chapters written to capture the essence of each topic. The objective of the text throughout its coverage is ease - ease of use, ease of teaching, ease of assessment, and ease of understanding. It has been developed for those seeking a more fundamental overview of the concepts and principles that are vital to the understanding of business law. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony Liuzzo , Ruth Calhoun HughesPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education Edition: 12th edition ISBN: 9781266914829ISBN 10: 126691482 Pages: 704 Publication Date: 24 April 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION TO LAW 1 Our System of Law 2 Ethics and the Law 3 Criminal Law 4 Tort Law 5 Constitutional Law 6 Administrative Law PART 2: CONTRACTS 7 Introduction to Contracts 8 Offer and Acceptance 9 Mutual Agreement 10 Consideration 11 Competent Parties 12 Legal Purpose of Contracts 13 Form of Contracts 14 Operation of Contracts 15 Discharge of Contracts PART 3: SALES, AGENCY, AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 16 Transfer of Title 17 Sales 18 Warranties 19 Agency 20 Business Organizations 21 Creditor’s Rights and Bankruptcy PART 4: COMMERCIAL PAPER 22 Introduction to Commercial Paper 23 Transfer and Discharge of Commercial Paper PART 5: PROPERTY 24 Real and Personal Property 25 Bailments 26 Landlord–Tenant Relations 27 Wills, Intestacy, and Trusts PART 6: BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY 28 Intellectual Property 29 Computer Privacy and Speech 30 Social Media and the Law 31 Conducting Business in Cyberspace PART 7: LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 32 The Employer–Employee Relationship 33 Employment Law 34 Product Liability 35 Professionals’ Liability 36 International Business Law 37 Business and the Environment 38 Health Care LawReviewsAuthor InformationAnthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., MBA, Ph.D. Dr. Anthony L. Liuzzo is Professor Emeritus at Wilkes University where, until recently, he served as Professor of Business and Economics and Chairperson of the Business Programs of Arizona. Dr. Liuzzo is a licensed attorney and economist. He earned his Ph.D. in business administration, Master of Philosophy in economics, and MBA in management and organizational behavior from New York University; his law degree from St. Johns University; and his bachelors degree in marketing from Fordham University in New York City. Specializing in public policy issues, employment law, and holiday retail sales forecasting, he has been cited on numerous occasions in hundreds of publicationsincluding CNN, Fox News, Forbes, The New York Times, USA Today, the Arizona Republic, the New York Daily News, the Philadelphia Daily News, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Times, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Detroit News, the Christian Science Monitor, and the San Francisco Examinerfor his views on legal and business issues. Dr. Liuzzo has been the author of several editions of the popular textbook, Essentials of Business Law, and its accompanying assessment materials, mobile applications, and instructors manual, published by McGraw-Hill. Dr. Liuzzo is also the author of several books and numerous articles that have appeared in scholarly and professional journals. He has served as editor of a scholarly journal and has been instrumental in creating several successful small businesses. Dr. Liuzzo is an active member of many professional and community organizations and currently serves as a member and officer of several boards of directors. Ruth Hughes serves as Assistant Professor of Business Law at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Hughes is a licensed attorney and received her JD from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and her BA in economics from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her career as an attorney specializing in corporate transactions in New York City and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She was director of the Small Business Development Center in Wilkes-Barre for many years before joining the faculty of the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University in 2013. Her research interests, publications, and presentations include the areas of environmental sustainability in business, equity crowdfunding, and emerging trends in securities laws. She serves as a reviewer for several academic publications. Hughes is an active member of many university, professional and community organizations. She is married to Richard Hughes and the proud mother of three children, Callie, Ellen, and Richard. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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