I commend the authors for their hard work and commitment to creating an open textbook. I do think that the book would benefit from some form of visual design to be more stimulating. This is a topic that is not a real "page turner" and getting students to read is a challenge. I would like to experiment and see if students can see the value of the open text. I will need to see how I as a faculty can deal with the ancillaries or without the ancillaries that I am used to having with typical publisher textbooks.
The book provides an extensive overview of many if not most of the relevant issues that would arise in the business law context. In fact, due to the comprehensive nature of the book, some of the chapters may in fact be redundant and could be In fact, due to the comprehensive nature of the book, some of the chapters may in fact be redundant and could be streamlined for instance, many of the issues that arise in Chapters relating to agreements, assent and, consideration, could also be covered within the context of Chapter 53 — Contracts.
One drawback is that the textbook does not appear to have an index of any kind, which could be a significant drawback, particularly for those students who have no prior familiarity with either business or legal issues. Perhaps, in the future, the authors would consider maintaining the key terms but then hyperlinking those terms back to a glossary or vice versa. The book also seems to place the right amount of emphasis on the subjects that business students would encounter more in their field — so there is a significant amount of information on corporate law and less information devoted to criminal law.
Although I am not an expert on every aspect of the legal environment, it seems that all of the information presented is accurate. In those areas in which I have a specific expertise business and securities laws the information seems to be error-fee and accurate. In addition, the information was presented in an objective way with no errors detected. One thing that I would like the book to have included more often is relevant discussions regarding the ethics of a particular situation. While the book does include a chapter on ethics as well as having small discussion of ethics within some of the chapters given the relevance of ethics to the average business graduate, I would have liked to have seen more ethics discussion relating back to that foundational chapter in each of the sections — as well as more self-test and exercises that cover them.
The book seems largely relevant. The challenge in a textbook of this magnitude is that the law, as a dynamic entity changes very quickly. For instance, in the chapter on securities regulation, there have been significant developments in the areas of crowdfunding that would be of particular interest to business students. Since these occurred after , the book does not mention those.
Similarly, there have been a big development in the law regarding hybrid businesses — specifically with the rise of benefit corporations and, to a lesser extent LC3s. The book mentions neither of these developments although these were occurring during the original date of publication. As such, a select update for certain aspects rather than a complete new edition would be recommended.
The tone of the book is perfect for the type of student that will be using it. The writing is clear. Complicated, technical concepts are explained in such a way that even those students with little background or familiarity can cover the information.
The hyperlink to glossary terms and definitions adds to the clarity although it is unclear whether that feature would also be available in the PDF version and allows readers to familiarize themselves with concepts without disrupting the overall flows of the book. The text is internally consistent in terms of terminology and framework. The same format is used throughout- for instance the sections are organized the same way.
Exercises and self-tests are also consistent throughout. The textbook does an excellent job of allowing the different sections to be mixed and matched in a way that helps instructors. In addition, the sections within a chapter are presented in such a way that is not overwhelming for the reader.
The organization of the book is generally easy to understand. It is confusing that there are two separate sections with several chapters in between that both discuss contracts. This could easily have rectified by the authors by moving contracts topics all to the same section or for the instructor by assigning those chapters all at the same time. The interface is largely appropriate for a book presented in this medium.
All charts and textbox are clear and undistorted. The textbook authors have hyperlinks to appropriate forms, terms and organizations. They also include self-tests that benefit the students. Given the digital medium of the book, I do feel that there were other opportunities that the authors could have taken advantage of for the benefit of the student for instance, by having more interactive components — perhaps with the self-tests or the learning objectives however, the content and method of interface as it stands now is perfectly adequate.
The book is written in a culturally relevant and sensitive way. For instance, the authors, when discussing separatist issues in the chapter on international law use examples from North America whereas many other resources would use examples from less develop countries. The exercises presented in the book seem to be presented in a largely cultural neutral way in that the authors discuss hypotheticals using many different gender roles, geographical locations and ethnic appellations — showing the diversity that is present in business and law issues.
I think the book does an excellent job of presenting the material related to business students and the law in a clear and comprehensive fashion. I would consider adopting this book for my students. Our goal is to provide students with a textbook that is up to date and comprehensive in its coverage of legal and regulatory issues—and organized to permit instructors to tailor the materials to their particular approach.
This book engages students by relating law to everyday events with which they are already familiar or with which they are familiarizing themselves in other business courses and by its clear, concise, and readable style. This textbook provides context and essential concepts across the entire range of legal issues with which managers and business executives must grapple. The text provides the vocabulary and legal acumen necessary for businesspeople to talk in an educated way to their customers, employees, suppliers, government officials—and to their own lawyers.
Don Mayer teaches law, ethics, public policy, and sustainability at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, where he is professor in residence. His research focuses on the role of business in creating a more just, sustainable, peaceful, and productive world. Daniel M. Warner is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Washington, where—following military service—he also attended law school.
In , after several years of civil practice, he joined the faculty at the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University, where he is now a professor of business legal studies in the Accounting Department.
He has served on the Faculty Senate and on various university and college committees, including as chairman of the University Master Plan Committee. Professor Warner has also been active in state bar association committee work and in local politics, where he has served on numerous boards and commissions for over thirty years.
George J. Recent publications focus on proactive law and the use of law to gain competitive advantage. His work in progress includes research on the impact of litigation on large corporations and the use of electronic communication as evidence in litigation.
Following graduation from law school, he worked as an attorney in a professional corporation. He has also served on several boards of directors and as associate dean of the University of Michigan Business School. Content Accuracy rating: 5 The text seems to be accurate, error-free and unbiased. Cross is the Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law and a professor at The University of Texas at Austin Law School, where his research centers on judicial decision-making, the economics of law and litigation, and traditional policy and doctrinal issues in administrative law.
Cross has also published in peer-reviewed journals and written several books. By Roger LeRoy Miller has been on the staff of a number of universities, including the University of Washington, Clemson University, and the University of Miami School of Law, where he taught, among other subjects, intellectual property and entertainment law.
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