Business Law: Principles for Today’s Commercial Environment - Hardcover

Twomey, David P.; Jennings, Marianne M.

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9780324303940: Business Law: Principles for Today’s Commercial Environment

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0324303947 ISBN 13: 9780324303940

Publisher: South-Western College/West, 2007

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Not only helping you to ace your business law course, BUSINESS LAW: PRINCIPLES FOR TODAY'S COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT, Second Edition, also provides the information and resources to assist you in studying for the CPA exam. Based on the #1 business law summarized case text on the market today, this excerpted case version helps you grasp key legal concepts and principles, reinforcing your understanding with applications and examples of real-world dilemmas, issues, and problems. Current, comprehensive, easy-to-understand and fascinating to read, BUSINESS LAW will help you prepare you for every class lecture and gives you all the resources you need to do your best on exams.

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About the Author:

A member of the faculty at the Boston College Carroll School of Management since 1968 and chair of the Business Law Department for over a decade, Professor David P. Twomey has received numerous teaching and service awards at Boston College. He has written 31 editions of his textbooks and numerous articles on labor, employment, and business law topics. As Business Law Chair, he serves as a spokesperson for a strong legal and ethical component in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. He also has a special interest in curriculum development, serving four terms as chairman of his school's Education Policy Committee. Professor Twomey is also a nationally known labor arbitrator. In the context of impending nationwide railroad and airline strikes, his service includes appointments by Presidents Reagan, George Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush to eight Presidential Emergency Boards, whose recommendations served as the basis for the resolution of these labor disputes. Professor Twomey is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. He is also a member of the Massachusetts, Florida, and federal Bars.

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The use of 'outline' and 'objectives' at the beginning of each chapter helps to focus for the reader the balance of the chapter.

The law is made relevant when the student sees the application in their life. The text provides the basic connection between law and business.

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