ABOUT THE BOOK
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CHAPTER OPENERS
Each chapter begins with a Business Law in Practice scenario that presents a business situation with both legal and
managerial implications. The case is then revisited at the end of the chapter to provide a summary analysis. Click
here for an example.
FEATURE BOXES
Business Application of the Law: Practical examples of how
the law impacts on business.
A Business Perspective:
Real-world stories from individuals in the workplace.
International
Perspective: The legal considerations of conducting business internationally.
Environmental
Perspective: The legal challenges environmental regulation poses for business.
Technology
& the Law: The legal demands emerging technologies pose for business.
Ethical
Considerations: Examples of the sometimes uncomfortable compromises the law forges between competing interests.
CASES
Canadian Business and the Law employs the following unique 5-Step Case Format for all of the cases featured in the
book to ensure that students are able to distill the key legal issue when analyzing a case.
The five steps are clearly
labelled so that you can stop at any point to explain a point of law or query students. Click
here for an example.
CHAPTER STUDY
Each chapter concludes with: (Click here for an example.)
Key
Terms & Concepts: Throughout each chapter key terms are highlighted in bold for quick identification and then explained
in margin definitions. A list of key terms and concepts are summarized with corresponding page references to assist student
studying to provide additional reinforcement. All key terms are defined in a comprehensive glossary at the end of the book.
Questions for Review: Several questions designed to test a student's understanding of chapter concepts.
Question
for Discussion: Designed to probe for a deeper level of understanding. Suitable for group discussion.
Situations
for Discussion: At least two comprehensive scenario questions designed to help students integrate multiple concepts and
further develop analytical skills.
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