The Legal Environment of Business

• ISBN: 9798886144192

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• Description

  ​New Legal Environment of Business Text Designed for Today’s Student 
  
  The Legal Environment of Business is the focused, direct, and practical treatment of business topics today’s student needs.  Experienced authors C. 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 expertly covers issues important to today’s business managers in an engaging and readable format.

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  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. Managerial 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. 

  Professors and students will benefit from: 

  Practical approach of the book, 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, including diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in their many forms.  
  • 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 exercises that offer opportunities for students to apply what they have learned. 
     

  Teaching materials include: 

  • Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect includes over 450 well-written questions to help students effectively review the material and prepare for exams 
  • Instructor’s Manual 
  • Robust Test Bank 
  • PowerPoint Slides