Foundations of Business Law and the Legal Environment (Saylor Foundation – PDF) (CC BY-NC-SA)This textbook has 32 chapters and provides a comprehensive view of the legal issues in the business environment. It covers a wide range of topics such as laws and business, ethics, the court system, constitutional law, administrative law, contracts, criminal law litigation, torts, …
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Business Law I Essentials is a brief introductory textbook designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of courses on Business Law or the Legal Environment of Business. The concepts are presented in 14 chapters in a streamlined manner and cover the key concepts necessary to establish a strong foundation in the subject. The textbook follows …
The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (PDF) (CC BY-NC-SA) This textbook provides a general overview of the legal environment for business students. It covers topics: laws and business, the court system, litigation, dispute resolution, contracts, torts, personal and intellectual property, criminal law, legal forms, discrimination, and the global legal environment.Please note: This is an older …
Business Ethics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester business ethics course. It has 11 chapters and includes features designed to enhance student learning, including case studies, application scenarios, and links to video interviews with executives, all of which help instill in students a sense of ethical awareness and responsibility. …
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This book has been specifically created to make it easier for professors to offer a law school course on global corruption. It is also designed as a resource tool for all persons working in the anti-corruption field. The first chapter sets out the general context of global corruption: its nature and extent, and some views …
Introduction to Intellectual Property provides a clear, effective introduction to patents, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. Students and instructors may use the text in formal courses and apply intellectual property considerations to entrepreneurship, marketing, law, computer science, engineering, design, or other fields. The luminaries involved in this project represent the forefront of knowledge and experience, …
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Note: The version by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Services is unpublished as of 12/31/24.The Business Communication for Success is adapted from a work produced by a publisher who has requested that they and the original author not receive attribution. It has not significantly updated the original 2010 text. It provides a comprehensive, integrated …
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It has fourteen chapters and covers the key concepts of media innovation and entrepreneurship that media, communication, or journalism students need, especially as content and technology businesses’ development is very different from traditional brick-and-mortar entrepreneurship.
It provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines a comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition. This step-by-step approach provides a clear path to student-centered learning. A wide range of writing levels and abilities are addressed, helping each student prepare for the next writing or university …
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This course allows students to develop effective written communication strategies specifically for the workplace. It has sixteen chapters covering these topics: From idea gathering to drafting to delivery, this course will prepare students to write a variety of documents, including memos, letters, and reports, tailored to professional audiences.