Law, Business and Society

Tony McAdams is an Emeritus Professor of Management at the University of Northern Iowa. He earned a BA in History from the University of Iowa, a JD from the University of Iowa, and an MBA from Columbia University. Professor McAdams' primary teaching interests include government regulations of business, business and society, and employment law. Professor McAdams' research interests include managerial accountability, business ethics, and employment law. His scholarly articles have appeared in such journals as The Harvard Business Review, The Academy of Management Review, The Journal of Business Ethics, and The American Business Law Journal. Professor McAdams received the Iowa Board of Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, the Distinguished Teaching of the Year Award from the student government at the University of Kentucky, and the University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration Excellence in Teaching Award. Kiren Dosanjh Zucker, author of Chapters 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14, is a Professor of Accounting at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). She earned a BA in Political Science from Syracuse University and a JD from the University of Michigan. A member of the State Bar of California, she has served on its Committee of Bar Examiners and Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct. Her teaching and research interests focus primarily on employment law, pedagogy, and accounting ethics. In 2001, she was selected as a Master Teaching by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, and in 2004 she received the Outstanding Faculty Award from CSUN's Students with Disabilities Resources Center. IN 2004 and 2006, she also received a CSUN University Ambassadors' Polished Apple Award. In 2014, CSUN Accounting students named her the Harvey A. Bookstein Accounting Professor of the Year, and in 2015, she received the Master of Science in Accountancy Program's Outstanding Teaching Award. Kristofer Neslund, author of Chapter 9, is Associate Professor of Accounting at Ashland University. He holds a DBA from Kent State University, a JD from Lewis and Clark College, and an LLM in taxation from New York University. He is a CPA and a member of the Oregon bar. Prior to entering academia, he was a tax partner in two law firms, as well as the CFO of a telecommunications company operation in three western states, During the academic year 2004 to 2005, he was a visiting professor in the Master of Professional Accountancy program at UNITEC in New Zealand, and a visiting professor of law the the Europa Universitat Viadrina in Germany and La Trobe University in Austrailia. Dr. Neslund has more recently been a visiting professor of law at the University of New Hampshire and Roger Williams University. He was selected for a Fulbright Scholarship in Accounting at the University of Iceland for 2015. His research interests are corporate governance, the regulation of the accounting profession, securities regulation, and taxation. He is presently the president of the Tri-State Academy of Legal Studies in Business and president-elect of Region 4 of the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs.

UNIT ONE Business and Society 1 Capitalism and the Role of Government 2 Business Ethics3 The Corporation and Public Policy: Expanding Responsibilities UNIT TWO Introduction to Law4 The American Legal System 5 Constitutional Law and the Bill of Rights6 Contracts7 Business Torts and Product LiabilityUNIT THREE Trade Regulation and Antitrust8 Government Regulation of Business9 Business Organizations and Securities Regulation10 Antitrust Law—Restraints of Trade11 Antitrust Law—Monopolies and MergersUNIT FOUR Employer–Employee Relations12 Employment Law I: Employee Rights13 Employment Law II: Discrimination14 Employment Law III: Labor–Management RelationsUNIT FIVE Selected Topics in Government–Business Relations15 Consumer Protection16 International Ethics and Law17 Environmental Protection18 Internet Law and EthicsAPPENDIX A The Constitution of the United States of AmericaAPPENDIX B Uniform Commercial Code 2000 Official Text, Article 2