Constance E. Bagley

Craig E. Dauchy

This standard-setting book contains 17 chapters that follow the progression of a start-up business and anticipate its legal concerns through the stages of growth up to an initial public offering. THE ENTREPRENEUR'S GUIDE TO BUSINESS LAW examines legal constraints and opportunities, offering advice on business strategy as well as providing real-world examples. This Third Edition includes updated information on going public and the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on those businesses considering going public--including the focus on corporate governance and the costs associated with complying with Sarbanes-Oxley. This text is appropriate at both the undergraduate and graduate level for those courses that cover legal issue and entrepreneurs. Depending on the course, it could be used as either a core text or a supplement. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law

The entrepreneur's guide to business law

Jaan Elias

Douglas W. Rae

Alexandra Barton-Sweeney

Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first three-and-a-half years on the international stage. By the end of 2007, the company was the market leader in Asia and had completed projects in 14 countries across five continents. But many investors believed these first years were just a warm-up for what was to come (the company's market capitalization had doubled since its IPO in 2005). Global demand for wind energy remained strong and Suzlon had added significant capacity. This study examines the company's role in the sector.

An Indian Wind Energy Company Goes Global

Suzlon

Ben Flaumenhaft

This case is written as a fictional journal by someone working in human resource management and details a number of conflicts that he encounters through his work.

A Newly-installed Vice-president of Strategy Tries to Make Sense of His Company's Human Resource Policies

Jim Flores, ControlTrix

Diane W. Savage

Recognized and respected for both its inclusion of cutting edge material and for its strong strategic managerial approach, this is one of the most comprehensive and challenging, yet approachable and understandable legal environments texts on the market. It is equally suitable for students with substantial work experience as well as for those who are studying business for the first time. The text fully looks at the subject matter from the perspective of current and future business managers and leaders by providing an in-depth understanding of how law impacts daily management decisions and business strategies. Its integrated treatment of law and management presents a very strategic perspective, showing how the law provides ways for managers to minimize risk and create value, how to use the law to craft solutions to attain core business objectives, and how to spot legal issues before they become legal problems and effectively handle the inevitable legal disputes that arise in the course of doing business.

Strategies for the 21st Century

Managers and the Legal Environment

What every manager must know about the law both to steer clear of trouble and to maximise business opportunities. At any moment, employees at any level of the corporate hierarchy can put an entire organisation at risk by misunderstanding, ignoring, or flouting the law. Enron, WorldCom and other fallen giants are glaring reminders of the consequences of this fact. But what most managers fail to recognise is that the law is about much more than compliance. This book shows how managers can use the legal system as a powerful strategic tool for maximising corporate value, marshalling human and capital resources and managing risk.

How to Use the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk

Winning Legally

With new cases and examples from headlines, MANAGERS AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS, 9E equips readers with the legal knowledge and risk management techniques for success as a business manager. Cutting-edge coverage and a strategic approach teach how to enhance realizable value, redeploy resources, and manage legal and business risk. Up-to-date coverage addresses the rights of workers at firms, like Uber, in the gig economy; the right of employers to restrict employees’ social media; ethics of compensating workers who are tipped; law to protect children’s safety on the Internet; Fourth Amendment concerns in searches of cell location; rules governing crowdfunding; and the ramifications of the EU’s “right to be forgotten.” Readers learn to use legal tools to create value, attain business objectives, resolve legal issues, and handle legal disputes. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Managers and the Legal Environment: Strategies for Business

Integrating business law with ethics and effective management, Bagley's MANAGERS AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: STRATEGIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, 8E equips future managers with the legal knowledge and risk management techniques essential for success in global business. Renowned for its cutting-edge coverage and strategic approach, this book offers one of the most comprehensive yet easy-to-understand presentations of today's global legal environment of business. Proven learning features such as Inside Story and Perspective boxes illustrate how the law impacts daily management decisions and business strategies, and A Manager's Dilemma feature challenges readers to consider such issues as whether to outsource labor to a country known for poor working conditions and the ethics of structuring a business to avoid domestic taxes. Fulfilling AACSB requirements, the eighth edition addresses the legal, political, regulatory, and ethical dimensions of business. Reflecting the latest developments and decisions, the text's up-to-date coverage includes the regulation of commercial speech, the disclosure of corporate political spending, the application of the Fourth Amendment to cell phone location data, the patentability of human genes, employees' use of social media, regulatory responses to climate change, the fiduciary duties of managers of limited liability companies, the FCC's proposed rules on net neutrality, the constitutionality of Obamacare, the use of race in college admissions, the Defense of Marriage Act, NSA surveillance programs, the right of college football players to unionize, and more. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Managers and the Legal Environment: Strategies for the 21st Century

Business Insider calls The ENTREPRENEUR’S GUIDE “perhaps the most useful business book you can ever read” and lists it among twenty-five must-read books for entrepreneurs. THE ENTREPRENEUR’S GUIDE TO LAW AND STRATEGY, 5E examines stages of starting a business -- from start-up and growth to public offering, while highlighting legal preparations and pitfalls. Cutting-edge examples show how legally astute entrepreneurs can strategically increase realizable value, deploy resources, and manage risk. The book discusses leaving a job, hiring former coworkers, competing with a former employer, workplace legislation, product liability, and bankruptcy. You examine current issues including today’s workforce in the “gig” economy, “crowdsourcing” capital and social media, computer hacking and identity theft. Legal discussion integrates with core strategic concepts, such as Porter’s Five Forces, the resource-based view of the firm, the value proposition, activities in the value chain and more. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Constance E. Bagley

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