Business Organizations: Cases, Problems, and Case Studies - Hardcover

D. Gordon Smith; Cynthia A. Williams

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735571406 ISBN 13: 9780735571402

Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

<p> Reflecting changes in the structure of contemporary business enterprise, <b> Business Organizations: Cases, Problems, and Case Studies</b>, now in a <b> Second Edition</b>, uses case law, problems, and case studies to examine the role and purview of law in real-life business transactions. </p> <p> <b>This innovative casebook offers:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>clear descriptions</b> of the development and current state of the law </li> <li> <b>up-to-date cases that feature interesting facts</b>, as well as the major “must-know” cases </li> <li> coverage of both <b>modern business structures</b> and <b>growth industries</b> </li> <li> <b>engaging business-school-style case studies—based on real events</b> —encourage <b>in-depth analysis</b> of the application of legal principles in business transactions, and include: <ul> <li> <b>extensive facts</b> about the situation and businesses involved </li> <li> <b>excerpts from transactional and litigation documents</b> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <b>short problems</b> that follow selected topics test students’ understanding of material covered </li> <li> <b>separate chapters devoted to limited liability companies and federal securities regulation,</b> including: <ul> <li> <b>a detailed case study of Enron</b> and its role in shaping the <b> Sarbanes-Oxley Act</b> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <b>a rich selection of teaching resources</b> on a <b>password-protected author website</b>: <ul> <li> additional transactional and litigation documents related to the cases in the book </li> <li> PowerPoints that cover the entire casebook o regular updates </li> <li> a detailed and up-to-date Teacher’s Manual </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> <b>New to the Second Edition:</b> </p> <ul> <li> updated materials on <b>Shareholder Proposals</b> </li> <li> <b>revised coverage of directors’ duties, including the <i>Disney</i> case and <i>Stone v. Ritter</i></b> </li> <li> <i><b>Tooley v. Donaldson</b></i> on <b>direct versus derivative claims</b> </li> <li> new chapter focusing on <b>limited liability companies</b> </li> <li> integration of the <b>Restatement (Third) of Agency</b> into Chapter 1 </li> </ul> <p> A wealth of materials, both in the casebook and on the authors’ password-protected website, gives you an almost unlimited ability to expand or deepen you exploration of specific topics. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

About this edition

• Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0735571406
• ISBN 13: 9780735571402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1056