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Business: Its Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment Edition 9
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Table of Contents
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
A Different World, But the Same Issues
Building the Bridge: Applying Legal and Ethical Reasoning to Business Analysis
Strengthening the Bridge: New Content, Business Applications, and Learning Aids
Business Applications
Learning Aids
Organization and Features: A Structure to Guide Students to Reasoning and Analysis
The Informed Manager: Who Should Use This Book?
Supplements
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Business: Its Legal, Ethical, and Judicial Environment
Chapter 1: Introduction to Law
Definition of Law
Classifications of Law
Purposes of Law
Characteristics of Law
The Theory of Law: Jurisprudence
Sources of Law
Introduction to International Law
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 2: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
What Is Ethics?
What Is Business Ethics?
What Are the Categories of Ethical Dilemmas?
Resolution of Business Ethical Dilemmas
Why We Fail to Reach Good Decisions in Ethical Dilemmas
Social Responsibility: Another Layer of Business Ethics
Why Business Ethics?
Importance of Values in Business Success
Creation of an Ethical Culture in Business
Ethical Issues in International Business
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 3: The Judicial System
Types of Courts
How Courts Make Decisions
Parties in the Judicial System (Civil Cases)
The Concept of Jurisdiction
Subject Matter Jurisdiction of Courts: The Authority Over Content
In Personam Jurisdiction of Courts: The Authority Over Persons
The International Courts
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 4: Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies
What Is Alternative Dispute Resolution?
Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Resolution of International Disputes
Litigation Versus ADR: The Issues and Costs
When You Are in Litigation
Issues in International Litigation
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Part 2: Business: Its Regulatory Environment
Chapter 5: Business and the Constitution
The U.S. Constitution
The Role of Judicial Review and the Constitution
Constitutional Limitations of Economic Regulations
State Versus Federal Regulation of Business—Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy
Application of the Bill of Rights to Business
The Role of Constitutions in International Law
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 6: Administrative Law
What Are Administrative Agencies?
Roles of Administrative Agencies
Laws Governing Administrative Agencies
The Functions of Administrative Agencies and Business Interaction
Business Rights in Agency Enforcement Action
The Role of Administrative Agencies in the International Market
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 7: International Law
Sources of International Law
Trust, Corruption, Trade, and Economics
Resolution of International Disputes
Principles of International Law
Protections in International Competition
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 8: Business Crime
What Is Business Crime? The Crimes Within a Corporation
What Is Business Crime? The Crimes Against a Corporation
Who Is Liable for Business Crime?
Federal Laws Targeting Officers and Directors for Criminal Accountability
The Penalties for Business Crime
Elements of Business Crime
Examples of Business Crimes
Procedural Rights for Business Criminals
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 9: Business Torts
What Is a Tort? Roots of Law and Commerce
The Intentional Torts
Negligence
New Verdicts on Tort Reform
Strict Liability
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 10: Product Advertising and Liability
Development of Product Liability
Advertising as a Contract Basis for Product Liability
Contract Product Liability Theories: Implied Warranties
Strict Tort Liability: Product Liability Under Section 402A
Defenses to Product Liability Torts
Product Liability Reform
Federal Standards for Product Liability
International Issues in Product Liability
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 11: Environmental Regulation and Sustainability
Common Law Remedies and the Environment
Statutory Environmental Laws
State Environmental Laws
Enforcement of Environmental Laws
International Environmental Issues
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Part 3: Business Competition and Sales
Chapter 12: Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation
What Is a Contract?
Sources of Contract Law
Types of Contracts
Formation of Contracts
Issues in Formation of International Contracts
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 13: Contracts and Sales: Performance and Remedies
Defenses in Contract Formation
Contract Performance
Contract Remedies
Third-Party Rights in Contracts
International Issues in Contract Performance
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 14: Financing of Sales and Leases: Credit and Disclosure Requirements
Establishing a Credit Contract
Statutory Requirements for Credit Contracts
Enforcement of Credit Transactions
The End of the Line on Enforcement of Debts: Bankruptcy
International Credit Issues
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 15: Business Intellectual Property
What Can a Business Own? Intangible Property Rights
Patents
Copyrights
Trade Secrets
International Intellectual Property Issues
Enforcing Business Property Rights
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 16: Trade Practices: Antitrust
What Interferes with Competition? Covenants Not to Compete
What Interferes with Competition? An Overview of the Federal Statutory Scheme on Restraint of Trade
Horizontal Restraints of Trade
Vertical Trade Restraints
Tying Arrangements
What Are the Penalties and Remedies for Anticompetitive Behavior?
What Lies Ahead in Anticompetitive Behavior: The Antitrust Modernization Commission
Antitrust Issues in International Competition
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Part 4: Business and Its Employees
Chapter 17: Management of Employee Conduct: Agency
Names and Roles: Agency Terminology
Creation of the Agency Relationship
The Principal–agent Relationship
Liability of Principals for Agents’ Conduct: The Relationship with Third Parties
Termination of the Agency Relationship
Termination of Agents Under Employment at Will
Agency Relationships in International Law
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 18: Management of Employee Welfare
Wage and Hours Protection
Workplace Safety
Employee Pensions, Retirement, and Social Security
Workers’ Compensation Laws
Labor Unions
International Issues in Labor
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 19: Employment Discrimination
History of Employment Discrimination Law
Employment Discrimination: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Theories of Discrimination Under Title VII
Specific Applications of Title VII
Antidiscrimination Laws and Affirmative Action
The Defenses to a Title VII Charge
Enforcement of Title VII
Other Antidiscrimination Laws
The Global Workforce
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Part 5: Business Forms and Capitalization
Chapter 20: Forms of Doing Business
Sole Proprietorships
Partnerships
Limited Partnerships
Corporations
Limited Liability Companies
Limited Liability Partnerships
International Issues in Business Structure
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Chapter 21: Securities Law
History of Securities Law
Primary Offering Regulation: The 1933 Securities Act
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
State Securities Laws
International Issues in Securities Laws
Summary
Questions and Problems
Notes
Appendices
Appendix A: The United States Constitution
Appendix B: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Excerpts)
Appendix C: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act(Employment Provisions) (Excerpts)
Appendix D: The Civil Rights Act (Excerpts)
Appendix E: The Americans with Disabilities Act (Excerpts)
Appendix F: The Family and Medical Leave Act (Excerpts)
Appendix G: The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts)*
Appendix H: The Securities Act of 1933 And the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts)
Appendix I: The Copyright Act (as Amended) (Excerpts)
Appendix J: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Excerpts)
Appendix K: Sarbanes–Oxley Key Provisions
Appendix L: The Federal Trade Commission Act (Excerpts)
Appendix M: The Clayton Act (Excerpts)
Appendix O: The Robinson–Patman Act (Excerpts)
Glossary
Table of Cases
Table of Products, People, and Companies
Index
