Law and Ethics in the Business Environment [Paperback]

Terry Halbert (Author), Elaine Ingulli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0324204906 | ISBN-13: 978-0324204902 | Edition: 5

Become a better business manager with LAWS AND ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT! Organized around a set of current controversies where law, ethics and business converge, this textbook provides the tools and practice you need to make the tough ethical choices and decisions that may confront you as a business manager. Ethics is brought to life with a wealth of interactive projects including role plays, mock trials, mock hearings, debates, roundtables, and negations.

Editorial Reviews

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The text is well organized throughout. The questions, problems, and projects at the end of the chapters are valuable, insightful and avoid the cliche and "busy work" that other texts in this field tend to provide at the end of their chapters. I especially appreciated the "Internet assignments" at chapter’s end.

After examination, I have a high opinion of your text. I like its comprehensiveness, covering affirmative action, product liability, workplace safety, environmental protection, advertising, privacy, wistleblowing, and sexual harassment.

The author’s have done a terrific job in choosing ethical and legal issues that are challenging, important and timely.

This text is chock-full of excellent, real life case studies that raise important legal and ethical issues. The rich case studies provide students with the opportunity to ponder abstract legal and moral issues, to clarify their goals and values, and to prepare themselves for difficult issues they are likely to face in business and in life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Terry Halbert is Professor of Legal Studies at Temple University's Fox School of Business & Management. Her research and teaching is interdisciplinary, focusing on business ethics and public policy concerns. Professor Halbert has developed industry-specific courses on the tobacco industry and on gambling in which students take up each issue from several perspectives: history, sociology, law, ethics, economics, race/class/gender, literature, and film. She has served as a staff editor for the AMERICAN BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL since 1995 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. In 1999, she received Temple's Great Teacher award. A believer in experiential learning, Professor Halbert teaches an Executive MBA course in which managers discuss and analyze the ethical dilemmas they face at work. She earned her JD from Rutgers University, Camden.

Elaine Ingulli is Professor of Business Law at Richard A. Stockton College of New Jersey and a member of the Pennsylvania and New York Bars. Professor Ingulli teaches courses in business law, the legal environment, and international business law, as well as in sex discrimination and women's 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. Professor Ingulli is active in women's and environmental issues. She earned her JD from Hofstra University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 396 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 5 edition (April 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324204906
• ISBN-13: 978-0324204902
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,074,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for Business, March 8, 2007

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Tanja Steiner (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Law and Ethics in the Business Environment (Paperback)

The book is very clearly outlined and easy to read. It goes it depth without unnecessary information. The cases in the back are interesting and are supplemented with plenty of visuals.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Used in MBA program, December 20, 2006

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Hoppaguy (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Law and Ethics in the Business Environment (Paperback)

This book was used for my law and ethics class in my MBA program. The book is actually quite good in breaking down business topics and looking at the precedents that helped shape our current laws. The book is also good at applying the law to actual events such as the Enron scandal and other legal events in the past few years. While some people might say that it is a waste of time to read this book because you are not going to become lawyers, I would argue that it is important to at least have a basic understanding of some business law.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Supplement, September 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Law & Ethics in the Business Environment (Paperback)

This book provides an excellent supplement to a regular college business law text by exposing real world dilemmas, and how they were handled by the courts. Can be used to generate discussion on ethical responsibilities, sexual harassment, and some aspects of agency law.