Melvin, Sean P.
The legal environment of business : a managerial approach : theory to practice / Sean P. Melvin. - New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2011. - xxxiii, 760 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Legal foundations -- Business and the constitution -- The American judicial system, jurisdiction and venue -- Resolving disputes : litigation and alternative dispute resolution options -- Business, societal and ethical contexts of law -- Overview and formation of contracts -- Contract performance : conditions, breach and remedies -- Contracts for the sale of goods -- Torts and product liability -- Agency and employment relationships -- Employment regulation and labor law -- Employment discrimination -- Choice of business entity, sole proprietorships and partnerships -- Limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies and other business arrangements -- Corporations -- Regulation of securities, corporate governance and financial markets -- Administrative law Environmental law -- Antitrust and regulation of competition -- Creditors' rights and bankruptcy -- Consumer protection law -- Criminal law and procedure in business -- Personal property, real property and land use law -- Intellectual property -- International law and global commerce.
9780073377698 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0073377694 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2010029961
GBB0B0000 bnb
015648752 Uk
Businesspeople--United States--Textbooks.
Commercial law--United States--Textbooks.
KF390.B84 / M45 2011
346.73 / MEL
The legal environment of business : a managerial approach : theory to practice / Sean P. Melvin. - New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2011. - xxxiii, 760 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Legal foundations -- Business and the constitution -- The American judicial system, jurisdiction and venue -- Resolving disputes : litigation and alternative dispute resolution options -- Business, societal and ethical contexts of law -- Overview and formation of contracts -- Contract performance : conditions, breach and remedies -- Contracts for the sale of goods -- Torts and product liability -- Agency and employment relationships -- Employment regulation and labor law -- Employment discrimination -- Choice of business entity, sole proprietorships and partnerships -- Limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies and other business arrangements -- Corporations -- Regulation of securities, corporate governance and financial markets -- Administrative law Environmental law -- Antitrust and regulation of competition -- Creditors' rights and bankruptcy -- Consumer protection law -- Criminal law and procedure in business -- Personal property, real property and land use law -- Intellectual property -- International law and global commerce.
9780073377698 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0073377694 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2010029961
GBB0B0000 bnb
015648752 Uk
Businesspeople--United States--Textbooks.
Commercial law--United States--Textbooks.
KF390.B84 / M45 2011
346.73 / MEL