The Legal Environment of Business [Connected eBook with Study Center]

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Expertly updated for the Second Edition, Legal Environment of Business is the focused, direct, and practical treatment of business topics today’s student needs. Experienced authors Kerry Fields and Kevin Fields offer a readable overview of key legal concepts grounded in the day-to-day application of the topics in the real world. With a blend of legal theory and practical applications, the book covers issues important to today’s business managers in an engaging and readable format.

An accessible writing style combined with thoughtful pedagogy makes this text ideal for undergraduate and graduate business students. Each chapter includes well-edited cases that highlight key legal concepts and integrate ethical considerations. Plentiful examples show students the practical applications of the law. Management Applications and thoughtful exercises encourage critical thinking. In addition, students will benefit from features such as chapter outlines, learning objectives, key terms in bold and defined in the text, and concept summaries.

New to the Second Edition:

• New AI feature in every chapter with practical examples on using artificial intelligence in real-world situations. This exciting innovation invites students to create and analyze contract clauses and basic legal documents using an AI program, while reinforcing learning outcomes and critical thinking skills.
• New Management Applications and new cases throughout the book provide up-to-date and engaging examples for classroom discussion.
• Expanded coverage of real property torts.
• Newest statutory and case law on intellectual property and employment law.
• Additional examples throughout the text
• Thoroughly expanded student study center review questions.

Professors and students will benefit from:

• A practical approach, written with the student in mind and keeping legal theory to a minimum. Introduces concepts in the context of actual business practice.
• Timely and sensible coverage of laws that address the expanding responsibilities of today’s business leaders.
• Landmark as well as current cases, edited to give attention to the key points while using the actual language of the court in its decision.
• Ethics questions included throughout the text to develop critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Ample end-of-chapter and study center exercises that offer opportunities for students to apply what they have learned.

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS 

About the Authors 
Preface to the Instructor 
Acknowledgments 

Part I: Introduction to Law 
Chapter 1: The Legal Environment of Business: Laws and Regulations 
Chapter 2: Business Ethics 
Chapter 3: Courts, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution 
Chapter 4: Constitutional Law for Businesses 
Chapter 5: Intentional Torts and Negligence 
Chapter 6: Strict and Products Liability 
Chapter 7: Intellectual Property 
Chapter 8: Criminal Law 

Part II: Contracts 
Chapter 9: Contract Formation
Chapter 10: Contract Performance and Breach 

Part III: Agency and Employment Law 
Chapter 11: Agency Relationships 
Chapter 12: Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law 
Chapter 13: Employment Discrimination 
Chapter 14: Privacy in the Workplace 

Part IV: Business Organizations
Chapter 15: Forming the Small Business and Operating Franchises
Chapter 16: Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
Chapter 17: Corporations and Their Governance 
Chapter 18: Securities Laws and Investor Protection 
Chapter 19: Mergers and Acquisitions

Part V: Commercial Law and Transactions 
Chapter 20: The Law of Sales and Warranties 
Chapter 21: Creditors’ Rights and Secured Transactions
Chapter 22: Bankruptcy 

Part VI: Government Regulation 
Chapter 23: Antitrust Law 
Chapter 24: Consumer Laws and Regulations 
Chapter 25: Environmental Law 

Part VII: Special Topics 
Chapter 26: Property: Real and Personal 
Chapter 27: Administrative Law 
Chapter 28: International Business Transactions 

Glossary 
Table of Cases 
Index