Contemporary students have different needs than previous generations. Having been exposed to the electronic world for your
entire lives, you think, learn, and process information in different ways than prior generations. This new ninth edition of Business Law and its electronic supplements have been designed especially for your needs. Many of you may be apprehensive about taking a law course because it may seem daunting or different from studying many of your other courses. But it is not. As you embark on your study of the law, you will know that this course presents the “real world,” that is, real legal disputes involving
real people like yourselves. The course also offers you an opportunity to develop your critical thinking skills, which will serve you in addressing legal and other issues that you may encounter. And learning the subject matter of this course will help you make more informed and confident decisions in your business and personal life. Each semester, as I stand in front of a new group of students in my business law and legal environment classes, I am struck by the thought that I draw as much from them as they do from me. Their youth, enthusiasm, and questions—and even the doubts a few of them hold about the relevance of law to their futures—fuel my teaching. They don’t know that every time they open their minds to look at an issue from a new perspective or critically question something, I have received a wonderful reward for the work I do. I remind myself of this every time I sit down to write and revise Business Law. My goal is to present business law, the legal environment, business ethics, digital law, and global law in a way that will spur students to ask questions, to go beyond rote memorization. Business law is an evolving outgrowth of its environment, and the legal environment keeps changing. This new ninth edition of Business Law emphasizes coverage of online law and e-commerce as key parts of the legal environment. In addition, this book covers social, ethical, and global issues that are important to the study of business law. It is my wish that my commitment to these goals shines through in this labor of love, and I hope you have as much pleasure in using this text as I have had in creating it for you.
Contemporary students have different needs than previous generations. Having been exposed to the electronic world for your
entire lives, you think, learn, and process information in different ways than prior generations. This new ninth edition of Business Law and its electronic supplements have been designed especially for your needs. Many of you may be apprehensive about taking a law course because it may seem daunting or different from studying many of your other courses. But it is not. As you embark on your study of the law, you will know that this course presents the “real world,” that is, real legal disputes involving
real people like yourselves. The course also offers you an opportunity to develop your critical thinking skills, which will serve you in addressing legal and other issues that you may encounter. And learning the subject matter of this course will help you make more informed and confident decisions in your business and personal life. Each semester, as I stand in front of a new group of students in my business law and legal environment classes, I am struck by the thought that I draw as much from them as they do from me. Their youth, enthusiasm, and questions—and even the doubts a few of them hold about the relevance of law to their futures—fuel my teaching. They don’t know that every time they open their minds to look at an issue from a new perspective or critically question something, I have received a wonderful reward for the work I do. I remind myself of this every time I sit down to write and revise Business Law. My goal is to present business law, the legal environment, business ethics, digital law, and global law in a way that will spur students to ask questions, to go beyond rote memorization. Business law is an evolving outgrowth of its environment, and the legal environment keeps changing. This new ninth edition of Business Law emphasizes coverage of online law and e-commerce as key parts of the legal environment. In addition, this book covers social, ethical, and global issues that are important to the study of business law. It is my wish that my commitment to these goals shines through in this labor of love, and I hope you have as much pleasure in using this text as I have had in creating it for you.
