Business Law and the Legal Environment, Standard Edition (Available Titles CengageNOW)

This latest addition to the Beatty/Samuelson series of texts is explicitly written from the ground up to address the specific needs of a 1-term business law course. It effectively provides both comprehensive breadth of topical coverage and a cost-effective, manageable format for courses lasting just a single semester or quarter. INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW presents the full range of business law topics in a series of fast-paced, brief digestible chapters, making the book accessible to a wide range of students. To further support reader-friendliness, this author team's unique hallmark writing style makes the law content unexpectedly sparkle. Through utilizing innovative, story-telling pedagogy, fascinating cases, and business applications that are sure to create student interest, the end result is a text that is authoritative and accurate yet a pleasure to read. "Concepts in context." It's an approach unique among business law textbooks and one of the main reasons Beatty and Samuelson's BUSINESS LAW AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT is so successful in the classroom. From the very first chapter, the authors' superb writing fascinates, drawing students into the concepts of business law within the context of vivid examples and memorable scenarios. Throughout, provocative questions encourage students to reflect about what they are reading-teaching by example using activities that foster active learning and show students how to think through issues from a lawyer's perspective. No other text is as effective at helping students learn how to apply concepts and contexts to their practice, and in teaching them why business law matters not only to their careers but also to their daily lives.

Affordable and fascinating! With its innovative, story-telling learning aids, fascinating cases, and compelling business applications, ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW is not only authoritative and accurate—it is also a pleasure to read. From the very first chapter, the authors' superb writing will draw you into the concepts of business law within the context of vivid examples and memorable scenarios. Throughout the text the authors "teach by example" using activities that enhance active learning by showing you how to think through issues from a lawyer's perspective. No other text is as effective at helping you learn how to apply concepts and contexts in practice, and in teaching you why business law matters not only to your career but also to your daily life.

With its ... cases, and compelling business applications, [this book] will draw you into the concepts of business law within the context of examples and memorable scenarios. Throughout the [book], the authors "teach by example" using activities that enhance active learning by showing you how to think through issues from a lawyer's perspective. [The book] help[s] you learn how to apply concepts and contexts in practice, and in teaching you why business law matters not only to your career but also to your daily life.-http://www.booksinprint.com

Legal Environment: Using a storytelling approach, Beatty and Samuelson deliver an absolutely authoritative title that is fun to read. Excerpts from current business periodicals spotlight concepts in action. Practical and essential application of business law is emphasized through Preventive Law features that are intended to help keep managers out of court and on the right side of the law.

[In this text], every chapter begins with a story, either fictional or real, to illustrate the issues in the chapter and provide context. [The text] is for undergraduates, MBAs and executive MBAs, the students ranging in age from 18 to 55.-Pref