International Business Law and Its Environment - Hardcover

Schaffer, Richard; Earle, Beverley; Agusti, Filiberto

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9780324261028: International Business Law and Its Environment

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0324261020 ISBN 13: 9780324261028

Publisher: South-Western College/West, 2004

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The text uses a thematic approach to managing the risks of trade in goods and services, the protection and licensing of intellectual property, and foreign direct investment. The authors examine both private and public law issues from both an international and comparative perspective. This edition focuses on the transactional aspects of international business as well as on the legal, cultural, political and economic environment affecting managerial decision-making on a global scale.

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About the Author:

Richard Schaffer is a Professor Emeritus of Business Law in the Department of Finance of the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. He taught for twenty-five years in the areas of business law, international business transactions, and the law of international trade and investment, and founded the university's international business and business study abroad programs. Prior to academia, Professor Schaffer worked with the United Nations examining the relationship between corrupt practices, multinational corporations, and socio-economic development, and also served as rapporteur of UN working groups on international economic crime. He has consulted to business schools and industry trade groups, as well as businesses. Professor Schaffer received his J.D. from the University of Mississippi and his LL.M. from New York University.

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"Your approach of blending cultural, political, and economic aspects of international business is particularly valuable for the non-U.S. student who really needs this material to put the material in context." Alan R. Thiele, University of Houston

"The text is quite comprehensive. I agree with the blending of cultural, political and economic aspects of business and with emphasizing managerial decisions." F. William McCarty, Western Michigan University

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