Synopses & Reviews
Offering the best preparation for future managers, BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, and GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, 8e, teaches you how to understand and apply legal and ethical concepts to real business. Going further than simply introducing you to the legal environment, this text offers the most comprehensive and integrated approach to exploring the intersection of law, business strategy, and ethics. It provides thorough coverage of relevant legal issues in the context of practical business examples--and includes almost 300 real-world applications! Almost every page illustrates the clear relevance of chapter concepts to issues you will face in the real world. Intriguing cases and critical-thinking exercises motivate you to apply law and ethics to real business scenarios.
Synopsis
Comprehensive and practical, BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, and GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, 9TH EDITION emphasizes real-world applications and encourages critical thinking skills. While exploring the intersection of law, business strategy, and ethics in the text, readers apply the concepts to more than 200 real-world situations and a wealth of learning features, while heightening their own sense of morality. BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, and GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, 9TH EDITION effectively illustrates how law and ethics apply to issues in the workplace, and is an excellent resource for future business managers.
About the Author
Marianne M. Jennings, Emeritus Professor of Legal and Ethical Studies, taught at the WP Carey School of Business, Arizona State University from 1977 through 2011. She has six textbooks and four monographs in circulation with the 10th edition of REAL ESTATE LAW book published in December 2012 and the 22nd editions of her ANDERSON: BUSINESS LAW books were published in January 2013. She was director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics from 1995 to 1999. She has worked with government agencies, professional organizations, colleges and universities, and Fortune 500 companies on ethics training and culture. She has conducted over 500 workshops for businesses, professional groups, and government agencies. She is a contributing editor of Corporate Finance Review and Real Estate Law Journal. Two of her books have been named Library Journal's book of the year. Her books have been translated into three languages. Her book, THE SEVEN SIGNS OF ETHICAL COLLAPSE, was published by St Martin's Press and has been used as both an audit tool and a primer by numerous organizations for creating and sustaining an ethical culture. In 2011, she was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders by Trust Across America and in 2012, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in business ethics by Ethisphere magazine. She served on the board of directors for Arizona Public Service (now Pinnacle West), the owner of the Palo Verde Nuclear Station, from 1987 through 2000. She has served on INPO's advisory council since 2005. She conducts ethics training and ethical culture assessments for businesses, including Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations.
Table of Contents
PART I: BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND JUDICIAL ENVIRONMENT. 1. Introduction to Law. 2. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility. 3. The Judicial System. 4. Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies. PART II: BUSINESS: ITS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. 5. Business and the Constitution. 6. Administrative Law. 7. International Law. 8. Business Crime. 9. Business Torts. 10. Product Advertising and Liability. 11. Environmental Regulation and Sustainability. PART III: BUSINESS COMPETITION AND SALES. 12. Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation. 13. Contracts and Sales: Performance and Remedies. 14. Financing of Sales and Leases: Credit and Disclosure Requirements. 15. Business Intellectual Property. 16. Trade Practices: Antitrust. PART IV: BUSINESS AND ITS EMPLOYEES. 17. Management of Employee Conduct: Agency. 18. Management of Employee Welfare. 19. Employment Discrimination. PART V: BUSINESS FORMS AND CAPITALIZATION. 20. Forms of Doing Business. 21. Securities Law. Appendices. A. The United States Constitution. B. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Excerpts). C. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Employment Provisions) (Excerpts). D. The Civil Rights Act (Excerpts). E. The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts). F. The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts). G. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Excerpts). H. Sarbanes-Oxley Key Provisions. I. The Federal Trade Commission Act (Excerpts). J. The Clayton Act (Excerpts). K. The Sherman Act (Excerpts). L. The Robinson-Patman Act (Excerpts). Glossary. Table of Cases. Table of Products, People, and Companies. Index.