The version of this text that I have reviewed is a well-structured introduction to the legal issues of modern business. It is a fundamental text for economics students, not law students. While it would be impossible to. In my view, the text adequately covers many of the fundamental principles of business law, but I would like to see it expanded to include more about the agency and more about federal employment laws other than anti-discrimination laws. Read more The text gives a very general overview of the legal environment for companies. I used it for an online course and felt that important areas such as general labor law, including agency, labor relations (unlimited employment, wage laws, independent contractors), and labor law were missing. Discrimination in the workplace was addressed, but it focused mainly on an overview of existing laws rather than on preventive measures that companies can take to avoid discrimination complaints (e.g. employee handbooks, training, etc.). In addition, immigration law, administrative law, internet law (cyber contracts, offences, acts and crimes), consumer protection, corporate governance and environmental law were not discussed at all or only minimally. Despite the title of the book, there has been very little discussion of ethics, or at least not enough to include it in the title of the textbook. The chapter on contracts covered basic contract theory and defence, but did not discuss UCC, remedies, and commercial leases.

There was also a missing chapter on the law of creditors and debtors, in particular the law on fair debt collection practices, and bankruptcy. In my opinion, this book should either be heavily supplemented with additional material or would be more appropriate for a high school business law course. The version of this text that I have reviewed appears to be accurate and reliable. Although the issues surrounding modern businesses are often controversial, the authors have dealt with them fairly and accurately. Lisa Johnson is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Business and Leadership at the University of Puget Sound. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from Lewis and Clark College`s Northwestern School of Law, a Ph.D. in Public and Political Affairs from Portland State University with a thesis in Political Theory, a Master`s degree in International Environmental Policy from Indiana University, and an MFA from Pacific Lutheran University.

She is a member of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Each chapter contains not only substantive law, but also vivid videos, interactive exercises for hands-on learning, and discussion questions for critical thinking. In addition, each chapter contains the “A Matter of Ethics” section, which contains real ethical dilemmas relevant to the topic at hand. These videos, exercises, discussion questions, and ethics sections provide students with the opportunity to apply the concepts they learn in the context of relevant topics that shape or limit the actions of actual decision makers. This is a real practice in classroom safety. In writing The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, the authors condensed and streamlined the presentation of key business law topics to ensure that each page is relevant, engaging, and interesting to today`s learners. This easily accessible manual uses case summaries and case excerpts to improve students` understanding. Lau and Johnson strive to get students to understand the purpose of the law, rather than simply memorizing the law and its key elements. The version of this text I have reviewed appears to be current and relevant to modern businesses. With this in mind, the text appears to have been written in 2011, meaning it could soon become obsolete unless a new edition is published.

Reviewed by Mary Fenske, Paralegal & Business Faculty, North Hennepin Community College on 05/21/18 The authors acknowledge that the amount of information that needs to be covered in a course makes it one of the most challenging courses for the business student. Not only do typical texts read like the first-year program at law school, but the course is grounded in the humanities, which can make the subject even more challenging for students who are also pursuing statistics, economics, finance, and accounting. The version of this text that I reviewed has a clear structure that runs through the entire book. The authors use and use relevant business and legal terminology correctly and consistently throughout the book. The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business by Terence Lau & Lisa Johnson is a book for today`s students who expect learning to consist not only of substance, but also of interactive and multimedia exercises. This book streamlines the presentation of material to ensure that each page is relevant, engaging, and interesting for business students without losing the depth of coverage they need to succeed in their academic and professional careers. This is not a “light” business legal environment. On the contrary, it is safe for students` eyes to become glassy with boredom or misunderstanding.

This is presented in an exciting way where every page is interesting and relevant to the real lives of the students. Terence Lau is Dean of the College of Business at California State University, Chico. This AACSB-accredited school is part of California State University`s 23-campus system, which serves 480,000 students. Prior to this appointment, Terence was Professor of Business Law in the Department of Management/Marketing at the University of Dayton (UD) School of Business Administration. Terence was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006. Prior to joining UD, he was an in-house advisor at Ford Motor Company in Detroit and director of government affairs for ASEAN at Ford Asia Pacific in Bangkok. Terence holds a JD from Syracuse University. The text provides a very general overview of the legal environment for companies. I used it for an online course and felt that important areas such as general labor law, including agency, labor relations (unlimited employment, wages. In my opinion, this is a good basic text in business law for students that could use an extension in the areas of agency and labor law. In my opinion, we also need to add substantial content that deals with ethics (e.g., content that deals more with the difference between law and ethics, philosophical perspectives for determining what is “right”, development processes by which individuals acquire ethical perspectives, ethical pitfalls and dilemmas in business contexts, strategies to promote ethical behaviour in the workplace, etc.), so that this text can really fill in the words “and ethical” in its title.

In my view, the content is sufficiently current and much of the material covered is rather “always green” in that it deals with basic concepts and principles of U.S. business law that are unlikely to change significantly in the foreseeable future. The text was relevant to today`s world and mainly used current legal situations to connect the dots to understanding. The text caught the reader`s attention with real-life examples, but quickly became obsolete. There have been repeated indications that President Obama is in power, which is now outdated. There was no discussion about internet law, social media law and online privacy, which are much more relevant today than they were when the manual was published. This information should be completed by the trainer. Suggested responses to functions (Practical Ethical Action, Practice Worksheets and Ethical Decision Making) in the manual.

For your convenience, we have packed our test objects to easily import them into learning management systems such as Blackboard, Brightspace/D2L, Canvas, Moodle or Respondus. The version of this text I reviewed was well edited and contained few or no grammatical errors. The text was well organized. I moved the chapter on the Constitution (Chapter 5) of my curriculum to the second week of the course because I believe that a constitutional exam helps students better understand the court system and litigation.