Business Law Today, Standard Edition [Hardcover]

Roger LeRoy Miller (Author), Gaylord A. Jentz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0324120974 | ISBN-13: 978-0324120974 | Edition: 6

Business Law Today, Standard Edition is an accessible law text with high interest and exceptional visual appeal. This is a book that professors like, while students appreciate its thorough, dynamic coverage of traditional business law topics and summarized cases. This text meets the AACSB curriculum requirements.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Nice job overall on the cases! The perfect balance between too much and too little information. I have used texts over the years that printed entire opinions (way too much for undergrads to digest, and too difficult to pull out the relevant parts) and others that had such brief summaries you could get nothing out of them. Don't change the amount of information provided in the cases. The chapter summaries at the end of each chapter are great and are loved by students. Also good are the brief summaries that appear in the body of the chapters at various points."

"The pedagogical features are excellent. Chapter summaries and key terms are excellent to help students understand concepts. I would not drop any of the text's features."

"I currently use the book and find it very readable. The coverage is very good for an introductory text. This is one of the classic texts." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

In addition to CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION, Fifth Edition, Roger LeRoy Miller is the author or coauthor of bestselling textbooks in business law and other fields. His insight and expertise into how today's students learn and retain course material has made CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION, Fifth Edition, one of the most understandable and engaging texts for the introductory students.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1392 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 6 edition (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324120974
• ISBN-13: 978-0324120974
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #724,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roger LeRoy Miller received his PhD from the University of Chicago. He is currently Director of the Institute for University Studies in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Miller is a legal specialist and author of numerous books on law and the legal environment, including criminal procedure. In addition, Dr. Miller has authored books on the war on drugs, the economics of crime and criminal behavior, and on related topics. Daniel K. Benjamin Alumni Distinguished Professor, John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Business Law Today by Jentz et al., February 2, 2004

By 

Joseph S. Maresca "Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA,... (Bronxville, New York USA) - See all my reviews
(HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Business Law Today, Standard Edition (Hardcover)

This is an excellent text. It incorporates the law, as well as
legal research methodologies. For instance, a standard chapter
contains an outline, common law sources,constitutional,
statutory and administrative laws/rule-making. The work cites
computerized legal research in WESTLAW and LEXIS. Relevant
international legal citations are listed. The applicable
United States Code is cited by Title and specific paragraph.
In some cases, individual state legal codes are cited. There
are exhaustic sets of historical and statutory notes, cross
references and federal practice notes. Each chapter has a
comprehensive case study with a brief synopsis, cited case
and final disposition. There are teaching suggestions at the
end of the instructor's manual together with discussion
questions, research assignments and an explanation of footnotes.
In addition, there is an exhaustive section on essay question
answers.

Here is a model answer:
Stare decisis is a doctrine that prescribes following earlier
judicial decisions in deciding a current case if the facts and
questions are similar. Courts attempt to be consistent with their
own prior decisions and with the decisions of courts superior
to them. Stare decisis is important because part of the function
of law is to maintain stability. If the application of the law
was unpredictable, there would be no consistent rules to follow
and no stability.

The volume has detailed coverage of the following areas:
o Business Ethics o Int'l Business Law
o Employee Rights o Employment law
o Occupational safety o Accounting and the law
o Securities o Mergers and acquisitions
o Insurance o Real Estate
o Financial institutions o Unfair competition
o Advertising o Environmental law
o Health Care o Sports and entertainment
o Hospitality management o Communications
o Government contracts o Legal representation of business

There are significant software support systems; namely,
o Legal Clerk Research Software System
o Computerized Instructor's Manual
o Computerized Questions/Answers
o Case problems on diskette
o CD
o Lecture Builder Software
o Westest
o A Classroom Management System
o WESTrain
o Transparency Masters
o Sample Moot Court and much much more

This text is an excellent purchase for collegiate law students.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Only For Students, February 7, 2004

By 

S. Sommerville "Author of A Russian Prostitut... (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Business Law Today, Standard Edition (Hardcover)

I am using this textbook in several of my classes, and let me just say- it has everything I could have hoped for. The chapters are laid out well, many cases are cited, and the student is given actual cases to figure out, with the citations given at the end so he can find the actual outcome. I've found this to be among the best textbooks. It is so good, in fact that I've reccomended it to several of my friends who are going into business for themselves. This covers nearly everything they'll need to know regarding contracts, secured transactions, warranties, etc.
Love the law!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy and good timing!, June 27, 2010

By 

Dani - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Business Law Today, Standard Edition (Hardcover)

I needed the book for class. I had bought one from my university's bookstore. I quickly returned it when one of classmates told me how much they paid for their book on Amazon. I saved well over $100. The seller shipped the book very quickly, I was very impressed with the entire process.