The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business is a concise presentation of the key business-law topics that ensures every page is relevant, engaging, and interesting to today's learners. Summaries of cases and case excerpts improve student understanding. Plentiful embedded video links expand on topics to shed light on how law and ethics impact real-world business situations. This book encourages students to retain what they learn by understanding the reasons behind the law, rather than simply memorizing facts and cases.

Written by two top Business Law professors, this new title for your Legal Environment of Business Course provides a streamlined and readable text that will also include digital access to test banks and PowerPoint slides for instructors and self-assessment questions for students. Features include: Cases edited to be both succinct and comprehensible in a way that will engage Legal Environment of Business students Extensive integration of ethical material throughout the entire book, making it appropriate for courses in both Business Law and Business Ethics, as well as a course that covers both subjects Access to the eBook and an additional eBook--Ethics Vignettes, which has dozens of different examples of real life ethical situations in the business world Up-to-date information on the current state of the law in areas such as Torts, Employment Law, and Agency Test Banks and PowerPoint slides for adopters and self-assessment questions for students

Featuring issues of ethics international law, and diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout, The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business by Ferrera, Alexander, Kirschner, Wiggins, and Darrow offers a comprehensive survey of the major legal topics affecting the legal environment of business today. Focusing on ethics in every aspect of the business environment, The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business prepares students to work within current industry norms, practices, and legal and regulatory frameworks. Ethics coverage is integrated and featured throughout. Ethical theory is interwoven with practical applications using novel pedagogical tools, such as simulated managers’ meetings, developed to promote focused, thoughtful inquiry and to highlight the interplay of ethics and law. In addition to coverage of classical ethicists and philosophers, this edition incorporates non-traditional ethical voices, such as sub-Saharan African Ubuntu philosophy to extend and broaden students’ thinking about ethical frameworks. Chapters include questions and sidebar features that address how issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion relate to the topic at hand. The book also meets the needs of students who will be facing an increasingly international business environment. Integrated coverage of international issues extends beyond comparative law topics and includes substantial coverage of central topics in international business law, such as bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, key provisions of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods, and a comparison of the Uniform Commercial Code and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. New to the Third Edition: Adoption of a new, contemporary approach to ethical theories Expansion of ethical theories to increase focus on non-Western traditions, women, and persons of color Incorporation of new materials related to diversity, equity, and inclusion Consideration of the potential impact of COVID-19 on employers and employees

Blending theory with real-life applications, the 8th Edition of LAW AND ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT presents up-to-the-minute issues in business ethics, along with the latest in case law for an exciting and thought-provoking text. Rather than shying away from controversial topics, the text encourages lively classroom debate on everything from privacy and workers' rights to diversity and stereotyping. Its insightful cases, end-of-chapter questions, historical quotes, and chapter projects sharpen your critical thinking skills, while a wealth of interactive assignments like role plays, mock trials, roundtables, and negotiations prepare you for the ethical and legal dilemmas of the business world. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.