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Law for Business

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ISBN-10: 0073377716

ISBN-13: 9780073377711

Edition: 11th 2012

Authors: Barnes, Eric Richards, A. James Barnes, Terry M. Dworkin

List price: $189.99
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Overview: Law for Businesshas provided students with a comprehensive, yet concise treatment of the legal issues of fundamental importance to business students and the business profession. The cases, which have always been a strong feature, are edited and re-written by the authors, who divide the material into three categories: facts, issues, decisions. The authors, Barnes, Dworkin, and Richards, choose cases that are appropriate to explain precedent and history as well as include "hot topic" cases that relate to current events. In addition to case applications, the authors use such techniques as content summaries to apply concepts to practice. Effective managers and employees must develop…    
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Book details

List price: $189.99
Edition: 11th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 2/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1056
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.686
Language: English

A. James Barnes is Dean and Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. He previously won a distinguished teaching award from Indiana University's School of Business.

Introduction to the Law
Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal Profession
Dispute Settlement
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Business and the Constitution
Crimes
Intentional Torts
Negligence and Strict Liability
Licensing and Intellectual Property
Contracts
The Nature and Origins of Contracts
Creating a Contract: Offers
Creating a Contract: Acceptances
Consideration
Capacity to Contract
Voluntary Consent
Illegality
The Form and Meaning of Contracts
Third Parties' Contract Rights
Performance and Remedies
Sales
Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts
Warranties and Product Liability
Performance of Sales Contracts
Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts
Agency and Employment
The Agency Relationship-Creation, Duties, and Termination
Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties
Employment Laws
Business Organizations
Which Form of Business Organization?
Partnerships
Formation and Termination of Corporations
Management of the Corporate Business
Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders
Securities Regulation
Legal Liability of Accountants
Property
Personal Property and Bailments
Real Property
Landlord and Tenant
Estates and Trusts
Insurance
Commercial Paper
Negotiable Instruments
Negotiation and Holder in Due Course
Liability of Parties
Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers
Credit Transactions
Introduction to Security
Security Interests in Personal Property
Bankruptcy
Government Regulation
The Antitrust Laws
Consumer Protection Laws
Environmental Regulation
Appendixes
The Constitution of the United States of America
Glossary of Legal Terms and Definitions
Spanish-English Equivalents for Important Legal Terms