Law Business and Society ISE

UNIT ONE Business and Society

1 Capitalism and the Role of Government

2 Business Ethics

3 The Corporation and Public Policy: Expanding Responsibilities

UNIT TWO Introduction to Law

4 The American Legal System

5 Constitutional Law and the Bill of Rights

6 Contracts

7 Business Torts and Product Liability

UNIT THREE Trade Regulation and Antitrust

8 Government Regulation of Business

9 Business Organizations and Securities Regulation

10 Antitrust Law—Restraints of Trade

11 Antitrust Law—Monopolies and Mergers

UNIT FOUR Employer–Employee Relations

12 Employment Law I: Employee Rights

13 Employment Law II: Discrimination

14 Employment Law III: Labor–Management Relations

UNIT FIVE Selected Topics in Government–Business Relations

15 Consumer Protection

16 International Ethics and Law

17 Environmental Protection

18 Internet Law and Ethics

APPENDIX A The Constitution of the United States of America

APPENDIX B Uniform Commercial Code 2000 Official Text, Article 2

Law, Business and Society fits both upper-division undergraduate and masters levels courses in legal environment of business, government and business, and business and society. Law, Business and Society takes an interdisciplinary approach, using elements of law, political economy, international business, ethics, social responsibility, and management. Students will find an interesting, provocative reading experience filled with contemporary legal and ethical conflicts emerging from today’s news, as well as scholarly results, surveys, polls, data, anecdotes, and other specific details that lend credibility, immediacy, and interest to the reading experience.