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The Legal Environment of Business (w/ Connected eBook with Study Center)

  • Edition : 2nd ed., 2025
  • Author(s) : Fields, Fields

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    • ISBN: 9798894103709
    • SKU: 10417
    • Condition: New
    • Format: Paperback/Access Code

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Expertly updated for the Second Edition, Legal Environment of Business is the focused, direct, and practical treatment of business topics today’s student needs. Experienced authors Kerry Fields and Kevin Fields offer a readable overview of key legal concepts grounded in the day-to-day application of the topics in the real world. With a blend of legal theory and practical applications, the book covers issues important to today’s business managers in an engaging and readable format.

An accessible writing style combined with thoughtful pedagogy makes this text ideal for undergraduate and graduate business students. Each chapter includes well-edited cases that highlight key legal concepts and integrate ethical considerations. Plentiful examples show students the practical applications of the law. Management Applications and thoughtful exercises encourage critical thinking. In addition, students will benefit from features such as chapter outlines, learning objectives, key terms in bold and defined in the text, and concept summaries.

New to the Second Edition:

  • New AI feature in every chapter with practical examples on using artificial intelligence in real-world situations. This exciting innovation invites students to create and analyze contract clauses and basic legal documents using an AI program, while reinforcing learning outcomes and critical thinking skills.
  • New Management Applications and new cases throughout the book provide up-to-date and engaging examples for classroom discussion.
  • Expanded coverage of real property torts.
  • Newest statutory and case law on intellectual property and employment law.
  • Additional examples throughout the text
  • Thoroughly expanded student study center review questions.

Professors and students will benefit from:

  • A practical approach, written with the student in mind and keeping legal theory to a minimum. Introduces concepts in the context of actual business practice.
  • Timely and sensible coverage of laws that address the expanding responsibilities of today’s business leaders.
  • Landmark as well as current cases, edited to give attention to the key points while using the actual language of the court in its decision.
  • Ethics questions included throughout the text to develop critical thinking and decision-making skills.
  • Ample end-of-chapter and study center exercises that offer opportunities for students to apply what they have learned.