Managers and the Legal Environment: Strategies for the 21st Century
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS OF THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT. 1. Law, Value Creation, and Risk Management. 2. Ethics and the Law. 3. Courts, Sources of Law, and Dispute Resolution. 4. Constitutional Bases for Business Regulation. 5. Agency. 6. Administrative Law. UNIT II: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT. 7. Contracts. 8. Sales, Licensing, and E-Commerce. 9. Torts and Privacy Protection. 10. Product Liability. 11. Intellectual Property. UNIT III: HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. 12. The Employment Agreement. 13. Civil Rights and Employment Discrimination. UNIT IV: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. 14. Criminal Law. 15. Environmental Law. 16. Antitrust. 17. Consumer Protection. 18. Real Property and Land Use. UNIT V: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, OWNERSHIP, AND CONTROL. 19. Forms of Business Organizations. 20. Directors, Officers, and Controlling Shareholders. UNIT VI: SECURITIES AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. 21. Public and Private Offerings of Securities. 22. Securities Fraud and Insider Trading. 23. Debtor-Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy. UNIT VII: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. 24. International Law and Transactions.--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.