Law and Ethics in the Business Environment

Terry Halbert, Terry Halbert, Elaine Ingulli

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781305972490
• eBook ISBN:
  9780357638477
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business Ethics
• Index: Business

Climate change. Telematic surveillance. The gig economy. Transgender rights at work. Food security. Native advertising. Now you can take a closer look at the hot topics impacting business law and ethics today as you examine real applications in the thought-provoking LAW AND ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, 9E. This edition dives into current controversies and makes classroom discussion with your instructor and peers come alive. Content prompts you to carefully consider recent, important court cases, while readings challenge you to think critically about contemporary legal and ethical dilemmas. Interactive assignments, such as role play, mock trials, and negotiation exercises, sharpen your ability to tackle tough problems and communicate effectively.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Brief Table of Contents
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Thanks
• Chapter 1: Law, Ethics, & Business: An Introduction
• Chapter 2: The New Economy: Revisioning Work
• Chapter 3: Whistleblowing: Conflicting Loyalties
• Chapter 4: Privacy: Technology, Surveillance, & Freedom
• Chapter 5: Diversity: Equity & Justice for All
• Chapter 6: Health & Safety: Workers Rights as Human Rights
• Chapter 7: Environmental Sustainability: Law & Fairness
• Chapter 8: Marketing: Technology, Choice, & Manipulation
• Chapter 9: Product Liability: Allocating Risk & Responsibility
• Chapter 10: Intellectual Property: Ownership, Creativity, & Innovation
• Appendix A: How to Read and Brief a Case
• Appendix B: Major Sources of U.S. Law
• Appendix C: Evaluating Internet Sources
• Appendix D: Stakeholder Ethics Role Play
• Appendix E: Negotiating a Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Appendix F: Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Appendix G: Legislative Hearing
• Appendix H: Debate
• Index