The Legal Environment of Business [Hardcover]

Roger E. Meiners (Author), Al H. Ringleb (Author), Frances L. Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 10, 2005 | ISBN-10: 032420485X | ISBN-13: 978-0324204858 | Edition: 9

This popular text effectively combines a traditional case focus with clear and concise coverage of a wide range of up-to-date topics. Since most students will become businesspersons, the material is presented from the perspective of the professional non-lawyer. This book offers the opportunity to learn key points of the law from the standpoint of a working professional. Unlike other books it does not get bogged down in the complexities of the law, but tries to focus, in a very straightforward manner, on the core legal concepts that will be most essential for the business manager to know. Rather than conveying the material in the serious tone of many other legal environment books, the easy readability of this text, interjected with points of humor and levity, make it much easier for the key ideas to come across.

Editorial Reviews

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"As for a specific aspect of the book that particularly appeals to me, this would have to be the affable writing style that fills every chapter. The book is absolutely "reader friendly," the best that I have found among the legal environment competitors."- Jack E. Karns, East Carolina University

"I fully intend to propose the 11th edition for the Business Law courses here. I've been using Prof. Meiners' textbook for my entire teaching career, occasionally reviewing others, but coming back to this one. For our students, this has been close to ideal."- John King, Concorida University--Texas --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 768 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College/West; 9 edition (March 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032420485X
• ISBN-13: 978-0324204858
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Law > English Law > Business
  • #11 in Books > Law > One-L > Legal Profession
  • #94 in Books > Law > Business

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY Useful and Clear -- and Excellent, December 16, 2000

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Donald J. Boudreaux - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legal Environment of Business (Hardcover)

I taught out of this text for several years. It's excellent. The materials are sensibly organized; the writing is clear without being juvenile; and the legal analysis is flawless.

Students respond well to the book.

This is one of the best texts that I've ever used in any class, and it's certainly the best text that I've found for teaching business law to non-law students.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars easy as 123, July 20, 2010

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keturah bing "ilivetoread" (buffalo, ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Legal Environment of Business (Hardcover)

This book was very informative.It was also easy to understand. I would recommend this book especially to people enrolled in a independent study. I finished this book in a week and received a B for the entire class.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, December 5, 2005

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B. Andrews "bretnesss" (Johnson City, TN, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legal Environment of Business (Hardcover)

The class was great and the book was great. Give you real life cases so you understand material. Gives you information on how the US compares to other nations. Also has funny facts and snippits of funny cases. Highly recommend, can learn a lot!