Cengage Advantage Books: Essentials of Business Law

No other text conveys such a passion for this profoundly important discipline. Delivering the material in their signature engaging style, the authors pepper their writing with a focus on human conflict that illustrates legal issues from the business manager's perspective. While more brief than traditional business law texts, ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW, 5TH Edition provides solid coverage of the core topics, especially contracts.

UNIT 1 THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT. 1. Introduction to Law. 2. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility. 3. Dispute Resolution. 4. Common Law, Statutory Law, and Administrative Law. 5. Constitutional Law. 6. Torts and Product Liability. 7. Crime. 8. International Law. UNIT 2 CONTRACTS. 9. Introduction to Contracts. 10. Agreement. 11. Consideration. 12. Legality. 13. Capacity and Consent. 14. Written Contracts. 15. Third Parties. 16. Performance and Discharge. 17. Remedies. 18. Practical Contracts. UNIT 3 COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS. 19. Introduction to Sales. 20. Ownership, Risk, and Warranties. 21. Performance and Remedies. 22. Negotiable Instruments. 23. Secured Transactions. 24. Bankruptcy. UNIT 4 EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROPERTY. 25. Agency. 26. Employment and Labor Law. 27. Employment Discrimination. 28. Starting a Business. 29. Corporations. 30. Government Regulations, Securities, and Antitrust. 31. Consumer Protection. 32. Cyberlaw. 33. Intellectual Property. 34. Real and Personal Property.