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Jennings' "Business: Its Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment," 13th Edition, continues its focus on teaching students law and ethics using cases with compelling factual situations and problems and features that draw from what’s trending online, in business and in current events. There are major content changes in this edition because the law has changed in so many areas and the types and numbers of ethical issues have grown. New content, including statutes, cases and examples, makes this edition much more than a routine update. There are new segments of material and chapter restructuring to integrate all the changes.
- Each chapter contains a biography, presenting business history through the study of individuals and companies involved with the area of law and ethics covered in the chapter.
- Each chapter contains at least one "For the Manager’s Desk" feature. These readings provide students the opportunity to see how business interrelates with ethics and law.
- The ". . . & the Law" feature further integrates law and ethics with the other silos of business such as economics, human resources, public policy, strategy and finance.
- The "Consider . . ." feature, often based on real court cases, asks students to evaluate and analyze the legal and ethical issues discussed in the preceding text.
- Cases with edited court language provide in-depth points of law, and many cases include dissenting and concurring opinions.
- The "Ethical Issues" feature appears in every chapter and presents real-world ethical problems for students to grapple with.
- Students are given sound business and legal advice through "Business Planning Tips" so they learn the law but also how to anticipate issues and ensure compliance.
- Exhibits include charts, figures and business and legal documents that help highlight or summarize legal and ethical issues from the chapter.
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.
Part III: BUSINESS: SALES, CONTRACTS, AND COMPETITION.
11. Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation.
12. Contracts and Sales: Defenses, Performance, Remedies, and Collection.
13. Product Advertising and Liability.
14. Business Competition: Antitrust.
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: Dodd-Frank (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act) Key Provisions.
Appendix D: The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts).
Appendix E: Sarbanes-Oxley Key Provisions.
Appendix F: The Copyright Act (as Amended) (Excerpts).
Appendix G: Title VII and the Civil Rights Act (Employment Provisions) (Excerpts).
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.
Part III: BUSINESS: SALES, CONTRACTS, AND COMPETITION.
11. Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation.
12. Contracts and Sales: Defenses, Performance, Remedies, and Collection.
13. Product Advertising and Liability.
14. Business Competition: Antitrust.
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: Dodd-Frank (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act) Key Provisions.
Appendix D: The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts).
Appendix E: Sarbanes-Oxley Key Provisions.
Appendix F: The Copyright Act (as Amended) (Excerpts).
Appendix G: Title VII and the Civil Rights Act (Employment Provisions) (Excerpts).