
Business Law and Strategy, 2nd Edition
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Melvin’s Business Law and Strategy 2e employs critical thinking and practical, real-world examples to reinforce to students that every business decision has legal implications, regardless of the industry. Through a strategic framework, Business Law and Strategy helps undergraduate business students examine how companies can proactively use the law to craft and execute strategy, and ultimately achieve competitive advantage. A robust technology suite of products supports the text content with online assignments and activities emulating common business situations in which students can actively explore the consequences of various actions and sharpen their strategic thinking skills.
UNIT ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
Chapter 1: Legal Foundations and Thinking Strategically
Chapter 2: Business, Societal, and Ethical Contexts of Law
Chapter 3: Business and the Constitution
Chapter 4: The American Judicial System, Jurisdiction, and Venue
Chapter 5: Resolving Disputes: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 6: International Law and Global Commerce
Chapter 7: Privacy Law and Information Management
UNIT TWO: CONTRACTS, SALES, AND LEASES
Chapter 8: Contracts: Overview, Mutual Assent, and Consideration
Chapter 9: Capacity and Legality
Chapter 10: Enforceability
Chapter 11: Performance
Chapter 12: Breach and Remedies
Chapter 13: Sales: Overview of Article 2
Chapter 14: Sales Contracts: Agreement, Consideration, and the Statute of Frauds
Chapter 15: Title, Allocation of Risk, and Insurable Interest
Chapter 16: Performance and Cure in Sales Contracts
Chapter 17: Breach and Remedies in a Sales Transaction
Chapter 18: UCC Article 2A: Lease Contracts
Chapter 19: Sales Warranties
UNIT THREE: COMMERICIAL PAPER AND SECURED TRANSACTIONS
Chapter 20: Negotiable Instruments: Definition, Creation, and Categories
Chapter 21: Negotiation, Indorsements, and Holder in Due Course
Chapter 22: Liability, Defenses, and Discharge
Chapter 23: Checks, Deposits, and Financial Institutions
Chapter 24: Secured Transactions
Chapter 25: Creditors’ Rights
Chapter 26: Bankruptcy and Alternatives
UNIT FOUR: BUSINESS ENTITIES
Chapter 27: Choice of Business Entity and Sole Proprietorships
Chapter 28: Partnerships
Chapter 29: Limited Liability Companies
Chapter 30: Corporations: Formation and Organization
Chapter 31: Corporate Transactions: Acquistions and Mergers
UNIT FIVE: REGULATIONS OF SECURITIES, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
Chapter 32: Overview of the Securities Market: Definition, Categories, and Regulation
Chapter 33: Regulation of Issuance: The Securities Act of 1933
Chapter 34: Regulation of Trading: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Chapter 35: Regulation of Corporate Governance and Financial Markets
UNIT SIX: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Chapter 36: Agency Formation, Categories, and Authority
Chapter 37: Duties and Liabilities of Principals and Agents
Chapter 38: Employment at Will
Chapter 39: Employment Regulation and Labor Law
Chapter 40: Employment Discrimination
UNIT SEVEN: REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
Chapter 41: Torts and Products Liability
Chapter 42: Administrative Law
Chapter 43: Consumer Protection
Chapter 44: Criminal Law and Procedure
Chapter 45: Insurance Law
Chapter 46: Environmental Law
Chapter 47: Antitrust and Regulation of Competition
UNIT EIGHT: PROPERTY
Chapter 48: Personal Property, Real Property, and Land Use Law
Chapter 49: Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Chapter 50: Intellectual Property


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