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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.

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Author:   Terry Halbert (Temple University) ,  Elaine Ingulli (Richard A. Stockton College of New Jersey)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   South-Western College Publishing
Edition:   9th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781305972490

ISBN 10:   130597249
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   11 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Law, Ethics, Business: An Introduction. 2. The New Economy: Revisioning Work. 3. Whistleblowing: Conflicting Loyalties. 4. Privacy: Technology, Surveillance and Freedom. 5. Diversity: Equity and Justice for All. 6. Health and Safety: Workers Rights as Human Rights. 7. Environmental Sustainability: Law and Fairness. 8. Marketing: Technology, Choice, & Manipulation. 9. Product Liability: Allocating Risk & Responsibility. 10. Intellectual Property: Ownership, Creativity, and 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: Mock Legislative Hearing. Appendix H: Debate.

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Terry Halbert, J.D. is Professor of Legal Studies at Temple University's Fox School of Business & Management. Her research and teaching is interdisciplinary, focusing on business ethics, law and public policy. From 2005-10, as Temple University Director of General Education, Professor Halbert coordinated the transformation of Temple’s undergraduate core curriculum to emphasize experiential learning in Philadelphia and best teaching practice. She has developed courses on tobacco and on gambling, in which students look at each industry through the lenses of history, economics, race/class/gender, law, literature and film. In 1999, Professor Halbert was awarded Great Teacher of the Year, a university-wide honor. Elaine Ingulli, J.D., LLM is Professor of Business Law Emerita at Richard A. Stockton College of New Jersey and a member of the Pennsylvania and New York Bars. Professor Ingulli has taught courses in business law, the legal and ethical environment, and computer law and ethics, as well as interdisciplinary courses in sex discrimination and labor studies. She is the author of numerous journal articles and a cofounder of the Feminist Legal Studies Section of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. Ms. Ingulli is active in women's and environmental issues. She earned her JD from Hofstra University and her LLM from Temple University.

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