Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law Today: The Essentials [Paperback]

Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law Today: The Essentials [Paperback]

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0324786158 | ISBN-13: 978-0324786156 | Edition: 9

Interesting, clear, and applied, BUSINESS LAW TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS is your concise guide to the law and what it means in the business world--from contracts and secured transactions to warranties and government regulations. Easy to understand with an engaging writing style that is matched by vibrant visuals, BUSINESS LAW TODAY includes coverage of contemporary topics that impact not only the business world, but your life such as identity theft. Fascinating features and intriguing cases highlight the material's practicality. The text's companion website includes resources to help you study, such as sample answers to the end-of-chapter case problem features; Internet exercises; and interactive quizzes for every chapter.

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About This Edition

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New Features

• "Linking the Law": These special features appear in selected chapters to underscore how the law relates to various other disciplines in the business school curriculum, providing vital and practical information to users on how the subjects they study are interconnected. These features conclude with a "For Critical Analysis" section to reinforce the text's emphasis on critical thinking skills.
• New Highlighted and Numbered Case Examples: To provide more case examples to illustrate legal concepts, numbered "Case Examples" are integrated throughout the text along with the numbered hypothetical "Examples."
• New Chapter on Cyber Crime: Cyber Crime is becoming an increasingly critical problem for businesses today. Chapter 7, "Cyber Crime," addresses the enormous problem of identity theft, computer crimes, and the debate over the extent of Internet Service Providers' immunity for Web content.
• ExamPrep: Each chapter concludes with an "ExamPrep" section that includes:
  
  
  • "Issue Spotters," so users can check their comprehension of some of the legal concepts covered in the chapter (answers are available on the companion website)
  • A reference to the Online Quizzes for use in preparing for quizzes and exams
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    Product Details

  • Paperback: 864 pages
  • Publisher: South-Western College/West; 9 edition (January 1, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0324786158
  • ISBN-13: 978-0324786156
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.4 x 1 inches