This is the only textbook that helps students develop a thorough understanding of the legal environment of business and enhances their ability to engage in critical thinking and ethical analysis.

The legal environment of business is thoroughly treated in an extremely reader-friendly manner; various topics include: the American legal system, dispute resolution, constitutional principles, cyberlaw, white-collar crime, contracts, sales, product and service liability, the law of property, agency law, labor-management relations, environmental law, securities trading and issuance, antitrust laws, and debtor-creditor relations.

An excellent desk reference for the legal departments of any business, this book also provides an interesting read for anyone interested in business and ethics.

         1.    Critical Thinking and Legal Reasoning  

         2.    Introduction to Law and the Legal Environment of Business  

         3.    The American Legal System  

         4.    Alternative Tools of Dispute Resolution  

         5.    Constitutional Principles  

         6.    Cyberlaw and Business  

         7.    White-Collar Crime and theBusiness Community  

         8.    Ethics, Social Responsibility, and the Business Manager  

         9.    The International Legal Environment of Business 

Part Two

PRIVATE LAW AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 

    10    The Law of Contracts and Sales—I  

    11    The Law of Contracts and Sales—II  

    12    The Law of Torts  

    13    Product and Service Liability Law

    14    Law of Property: Real, Personal, and Intellectual  

    15    Agency Law  

    16    Law and Business Associations 

Part Three

PUBLIC LAW AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 

    17    The Law of Administrative Agencies  

    18    The Employment Relationship

    19    Laws Governing Labor–Management Relations  

    20    Employment Discrimination  

    21    Environmental Law  

    22    Rules Governing the Issuance and Trading of Securities

    23    Antitrust Laws  

    24    Laws of Debtor–Creditor Relations

        and Consumer Protection 

APPNDIX A  THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES  779

APPENDIX B  Uniform commercial code (2000 official text), article 2

GLOSSARY  

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