Business

Its Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment

Marianne Jennings (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

864 Seiten

2017 | 11th edition
South-Western College Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-337-10357-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Discover how laws and ethical issues are critical to all business decisions as you review business situations from today’s headlines and more with the comprehensive and realistic BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, 11E. Learning both the law and ethical standards in the context of business dilemmas provides you with the insight and analytical skills that today’s employers want. More than 200 real-world scenarios help you understand the what, why, and how of legal issues as you explore the various areas of law. You will not only understand that copyright infringement violates the law, but you will also be able to list examples of similar businesses violations, such as Monster Energy using Beastie Boys music in an online video. Packed with active learning features, this edition illustrates just how law and ethics apply to issues in the business world today. MindTap online solution is also available to help you prepare for this course.

Autor

Professor Marianne M. Jennings, emeritus professor of legal and ethical studies, taught at the WP Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, from 1977 through 2019. She was named professor of the year in the College of Business in 1981, 1987, 2000 and 2010 and was the recipient of a Burlington Northern teaching excellence award in 1985. She taught in ASU’s CPA Review course and CPAExcel Review course from 1984–2023. Professor Jennings earned her undergraduate degree in finance and her J.D. from Brigham Young University and has been a member of the Arizona and Federal Bars since 1977. She has four textbooks and five monographs in circulation in the areas of business law, business ethics, ethical culture and legal environment. She was director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics from 1995 to 1999. Professor Jennings has authored hundreds of articles in academic, professional and trade journals. She is a contributing editor for the Real Estate Law Journal. She was a contributing editor for Ethikos from 2019–2021. She served on the Board of Editors for the Financial Analysts Journal from 2007–2012. She served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Legal Studies Education during 2003–2004. During 1984–85, she served as then-Governor Bruce Babbitt's appointee to the Arizona Corporation Commission. In 1999, she was appointed by then-Governor Jane Dee Hull to the Arizona Commission on Character. Her columns have been syndicated around the country and her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Washington Post and the Reader's Digest. A collection of her essays, "Nobody Fixes Real Carrot Sticks Anymore," first published in 1994, is still being published. She was a contributing editor of Corporate Finance Review from and Real Estate Law Journal. Two of her books have been named Library Journal ’s book of the year.

Inhalt

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. Environmental Regulation and Sustainability.
Part III: BUSINESS: SALES, CONTRACTS, AND COMPETITION.
11. Contracts and Sales: Introduction, Formation, and Consumer Protection.
12. Contracts and Sales: Performance, Remedies, and Collection.
13. Business Marketing and Products: Ads and Product Safety.
14. Business Competition: Antitrust Law.
15. Business and Intellectual Property Law.
Part IV: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE.
16. Management of Employee Conduct: Agency Law.
17. Governance and Structure: Forms of Doing Business.
18. Governance and Regulation: Securities Law.
19. Management of Employee Welfare.
20. Management: Employment Discrimination.
Appendix A: The United States Constitution.
Appendix B: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Excerpts).
Appendix C: The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts).
Appendix D: Dodd-Frank (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act) (Excerpts).
Appendix E: The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts).
Appendix F: Sarbanes-Oxley Key Provisions.
Appendix G: The Copyright Act (as Amended) (Excerpts).
Appendix H: Title VII and the Civil Rights Act (Employment Provisions) (Excerpts).
Appendix I: The Americans with Disabilities Act (Excerpts).

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.01.2017
• Verlagsort: Florence
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 205 x 35 mm
• Gewicht: 1814 g
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-337-10357-8 / 1337103578
• ISBN-13: 978-1-337-10357-2 / 9781337103572
• Zustand: Neuware