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OverviewLegal 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sean Melvin , F. E. Guerra-PujolPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education Edition: 5th edition ISBN: 9781266956256ISBN 10: 1266956255 Publication Date: 04 March 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsUNIT ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS Chapter 1 Legal Foundations 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 Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Law UNIT TWO: LAW AND COMMERCE Chapter 6 Overview and Formation of Contracts Chapter 7 Contract Enforceability and Performance Chapter 8 Contracts for the Sale of Goods Chapter 9 Torts and Products Liability UNIT THREE: REGULATION IN THE WORKPLACE Chapter 10 Agency Chapter 11 Employment Relationships and Labor Law Chapter 12 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 CAPSTONE CASE STUDIES 1. Coffee Wars: Starbucks v. Charbucks 2. The Odwalla Juice Company Crisis 3. Fraud under the Arches: The McDonald’s Game Piece Scandal APPENDICES A. The Constitution of the United States of America B. Excerpts from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002ReviewsAuthor InformationSean P. Melvin is an associate professor of business law in the School of Business at Elizabethtown College (Pennsylvania), where he served as department chair for eight years, won the Delta Mu Delta Outstanding Teacher of the Year award, and received several Faculty Merit awards for teaching and scholarship. Prior to his appointment at Elizabethtown, he was an assistant professor of business at a large state university where he taught in both the undergraduate and MBA programs. Before his academic career, Professor Melvin was a corporate lawyer in a large Philadelphia-based law firm and went on to become vice president and general counsel at a publicly traded technology company. Professor Melvin is the author or co-author of nine books (including six textbooks), has contributed scholarly and professional articles and case studies to over two dozen publications, and is a member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB). His article “Case Study of a Coffee War” was selected as Best International Case Study at the 86th annual ALSB conference. F. E. Guerra-Pujol teaches business law at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he also serves as faculty editor of The Pegasus Review, UCF’s undergraduate research journal. Prior to his appointment at UCF, he was an associate professor at the Pontifical Catholic University School of Law in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and practiced business and tax law with a large Latin American law firm. Professor Guerra-Pujol received his BA from UC Santa Barbara and his JD from Yale Law School. Professor Guerra-Pujol has published refereed articles, book chapters, and other scholarly works on the law and ethics of strategic decision-making and is a member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB). He is currently writing a book titled Alternate Legal Worlds exploring law from a science fiction perspective. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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