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UNIT I: LAW AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
1. Business Ethics.
2. Small Businesses and Franchises.
3. All Forms of Partnerships.
4. Limited Liability Companies and Special Business Forms.
5. Corporate Formation and Financing.
6. Corporate Directors, Officers, and Shareholders.
7. Securities Law and Corporate Governance.
UNIT II: HUMAN RESOURCES.
8. Tort Law.
9. Agency Formation and Duties.
10. Agency Liability and Termination.
11. Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law.
12. Employment Discrimination.
Unit Two Application and Ethics: “Health Insurance and Small Business”.
UNIT III: COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND CREDIT
13. The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts.
14. Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts.
15. Negotiable Instruments.
16. Transferability and Holder in Due Course.
17. Liability, Defenses, and Discharge.
18. Banking in the Digital Age.
29. Creditors’ Rights and Remedies.
20. Secured Transactions.
21. Bankruptcy Law.
Unit Three Application and Ethics: “Federal Student Loans--Default and Discharge”.
UNIT IV: GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
22. Professional Liability and Accountability.
23. Administrative Agencies.
24. Consumer Law.
25. Environmental Protection.
26. Antitrust Law.
Unit Four Application and Ethics: “Climate Change”.
UNIT V: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION.
27. Personal Property and Bailments.
28. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law.
29. Intellectual Property.
30. Insurance.
31. Wills and Trusts.
Unit Five Application and Ethics: “Business Planning for Divorce”.
Appendix A: How to Analyze Legal Disputes.
Appendix B: Answers to the Issue Spotters.
Appendix C: Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answers.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781305967281
Publisert
2017-01-01
Utgave
14. utgave
Utgiver
Cengage Learning, Inc
Vekt
1270 gr
Høyde
12 mm
Bredde
78 mm
Dybde
99 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
864
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