Business & Economics - Business Law

This consumer-driven owners' guide is your three-step path to secure a registered trademark for valuable brand names. Select. Secure. Sustain.(TM) Follow these easy steps to safeguard your online brands in Amazon Brand Registry, Social Media, domain registrations and more. Business owners face complex business...

You can DIY lots of things but Brand Protection should not be one of them Often budding entrepreneurs and some experienced ones, choose Google as their counselor and some random online platform for their guide when first starting out. Whether it is because they...

New Institutional Economics (NIE) has skyrocketed in scope and influence over the last three decades. This first Handbook of NIE provides a unique and timely overview of recent developments and broad orientations. Contributions analyse the domain and perspectives of NIE; sections on legal institutions,...

Forensic accounting is gaining considerable attention as a rewarding and exciting field of accounting. Forensic accountants perform both fraud and non-fraud services. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) released its proposed new standards for its members who perform investigation and litigation forensic...

This book gives insight into the legal aspects of data ownership in the 21st century. With the amount of information being produced and collected growing at an ever accelerating rate, governments are implementing laws to regulate the use of this information by corporations. Companies...

Counterintelligence for Corporate Environments, Volume I provides the reader with unique, comprehensive, and efficient methodologies that will change and improve corporate security and operational models to the highest degree possible. Through the extensive and sophisticated discipline of counterintelligence, readers will learn the vital importance...

Corporations with a Conscience Corporations today are embedded in a system of shareholder primacy. Nonfinancial concerns--like worker well-being, environmental impact, and community health--are secondary to the imperative to maximize share price. Benefit corporation governance reorients corporations so that they work for the interests of...

We have long pleaded for the major corporations that dominate our business world to somehow reflect their responsibilities to a wider range of stakeholders than just their shareholders, and to somehow share out more fairly the rewards of their activities. The stakeholders include the...

This operational guide has been written as a guidance tool for the implementation of water treatment plant operation and management critical requirements, as set forth in ANSI/AWWA Standard G100 Water Treatment Plant Operations and Management. The operational guide explains how set and achieve goals,...

This book, a primer for the entrepreneur, is filled with valuable and ready-to-use information on using trademarks to avoid lawsuits and protect your ideas. Easy to follow and affordable, this helpful guide will teach you how to manage your trademark to maximize profits, avoid...

Preventing Litigation, for the first time, explains how to build an early warning system to identify the risk of litigation before the damage is done, and proves that there is big value in less litigation. This book puts everyone where they should be: at...

Any company that does business with consumers will find itself in bankruptcy court at some time during the life of the company. If you are the owner or manager of a business, you know the reality and need to understand how a customer's bankruptcy...

"A definitive resource." --Midwest Book ReviewA Clear, Friendly Reference for Using, Protecting, and Profiting from Copyright Copyright may seem like a mystery, but it is actually quite easy to understand--as Lee Wilson demonstrates in The Copyright Guide, Fourth Edition. This resource explains everything you...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Blowing the Whistle--and Surviving the Storm That Follows Corporate whistleblowers save lives, prevent fraud, and preserve the environment. But these results come through a long, difficult, draining, and often frightening process that leads many unprepared would-be whistleblowers to give up....

Creating Your LLC in Plain English You know the benefits of having a Limited Liability Company, but you don't know how to get started... You're not alone Lots of people know that an LLC is a great business entity for tax benefits and legal...

The legal world is changing fast - don't be left behind Getting more of the right clients and growing your law firm quickly, smoothly and profitably is getting harder. New media has created an abundance of marketing and advertising options, and there is now...

The abrupt collapse of real estate mortgage values beginning in 2008 lead to a five-year worldwide recession.This near failure of the banking system substantially increased the public's awareness about the importance of understanding what an appraiser thinks or does.Written from the point of view...

Keep on track with your collections efforts, and avoid Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations. This easy to understand book by Michelle Dunn, Understanding the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, can help you understand and follow the FDCPA as well as explain how the...

"After personally writing over 100 books and articles relating to asset protection, wealth preservation and trusts over the last 25 years, I think I am in a unique position to critically judge when a book hits the mark in explaining in useful easy-to-understand terms,...

A collection of 20 articles and a translation of the Real Estate Syndication Law, intended for both experienced real estate professionals and investors new to Japan.Author: Jeff WynkoopISBN-10: 0988217406ISBN-13: 9780988217409Publisher: Scw Publishing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2012Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d

Avoid costly litgation! You'll want to keep this user-friendly overview of legal issues on your desk at all times! This is the only complete "how-to" guide and overview of legal issues you face as a consultant. You'll learn how to make sense of legal...

Controversy shrouds sharing economy platforms. It stems partially from the platforms' economic impact, which is felt most acutely in certain sectors: Uber drivers compete with taxi drivers; Airbnb hosts compete with hotels. Other consequences lie elsewhere: Uber is associated with a trend toward low-paying,...

10 Years. More than 1 MILLION employment discrimination claims filed against employers. BILLIONS in damages. Are you prepared? Insightful, humorous and written to shed light on the easiest way for leaders, managers and employees to stay protected; YOU CAN T DO THAT AT WORK...

Savvy managers no longer look at contracting processes and documents reactively but use them proactively to reach their business goals and minimize their risks. To succeed, these managers need a framework and A Short Guide to Contract Risk provides this. The foundation of identifying...

Climate change. Telematic surveillance. The gig economy. Transgender rights at work. Food security. Native advertising. Now you can take a closer look at the hot topics impacting business law and ethics today as you examine real applications in the thought-provoking LAW AND ETHICS IN...

Your own in-house legal advisor--at a fraction of the cost Written in plain-English for business people without any legal training, Law For Small Business For Dummies covers everything you need to be aware of regarding the law when you're starting and running your own...

A concise overview of the legal needs of nonprofit organizations Good Counsel is a compact and personable overview of the legal needs of nonprofits, crafted by one of America's most astute nonprofit general counsels. The book distills the legal needs of the 1.8 million...

Are you earning a business degree? Then you'll take business law. In Business Law Made Simple, you'll learn the major principles, phrases, and real life implications of business law just as I teach them in my undergraduate and graduate business law courses. This book...

If you've ever tried to make a deal, reach an agreement, close a sale, or negotiate in everyday business, Smart Negotiating shows you how to avoid the pitfalls and achieve your goals. James C. Freund is a skilled, seasoned lawyer who negotiates for a...

The 1986 article by Sanford J. Grossman and Oliver D. Hart titled "A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration" has provided a framework for understanding how firm boundaries are defined and how they affect economic performance. The property rights approach has provided a formal...

Stories of predatory lending practices and the reckless destruction of the environment by greedy corporations dominate the news, suggesting that, in business, ethics and profit are incompatible pursuits. Yet some of the worst lenders are now bankrupt, and Toyota has enjoyed phenomenal success by...

A practical guide to best and worst practices for family businesses - from drawing up incorporation documents to succession planning to selling the business. The book also includes examples from actual court cases and presents these lessons in an accessible manner. Sample legal agreements...

How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls on Social Media Social media is where your customers are--so it's where your business has to be. Unfortunately, this space is packed with land mines that can obliterate your hard-earned success in the time it takes to click a...

Most often, a successful business transaction is only as good as the contract that ties everything together; therefore, let BarCharts' fluff-free, 3-panel (6-page) guide assist you in creating the kind of contract that dots all the "I"'s and crosses all the "T"'s. Color-coded sections...

Foreword.- Introduction.- PART I: The Social Enterprise Movement.- The social enterprise movement and the birth of hybrid organizational forms as policy response to the growing demand for firm altruism.- Social enterprises in the European Union: gradual recognition of their importance and models of legal...

This open access book brings together international experts, who shed new light on the status of social enterprises, benefit corporations and other purpose-driven companies. The respective chapters take a multidisciplinary approach (combining law, philosophy, history, sociology and economics) and provide valuable insights on fostering...

This book aims to explain in clear, accessible language, the approach taken by government to corporate offending resulting in a fatality in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The key provisions of the statutory offense of corporate manslaughter, introduced into the United...

Corporate maturity is introduced as a new and valuable concept that provides a holistic view of an organization's performance, culture and resilience. This book presents a general model of corporate maturity, applicable to any sector and demonstrates how an organization can enhance its maturity,...

The business world has been hearing about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain. AI was the superstar topic of conversations at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this past January 2019. Here, Nick Brestoff, a former attorney who now holds eight (8) patents for...

Conversations in Cyberspace is a collection of insights on the current state of security and privacy in the Internet world. The book contains a brief introduction to some of the most used open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and a selection of interviews with some of...

This two-volume concise treatise on the history of economic thought is accessibly written for readers interested in business, law, and public policyAuthor: Robert Ashford, Stefan J. PadfieldISBN-10: 1631576666ISBN-13: 9781631576669Publisher: Business Expert PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2017Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d

Recent years have seen a huge growth in European cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and considerable attention has been given to how such deals arise and are completed. A U.S. investor must understand the basic difference in the principle of individual labor law in...

This collection of essays looks at over 200 major court cases, at both state and federal levels, from the colonial period to the present. Organized thematically, the articles range from 1,000 to 5,000 words and include recent topics such as the Microsoft antitrust case,...

Author: Owen B. Hardy, Clayton R. McWhorter, HardyISBN-10: 0871897601ISBN-13: 9780871897602Publisher: Clayton AssociatesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1988Pages: 520Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.54lbsSize: 11.04h x 8.22w x 1.08d

Are you building a business and life truly worth everything you're pouring into them? In "Worth It", author, attorney, and CEO Jeana Goosmann shares a wildly powerful framework for making sure your answer is always, "Yes." Through years of building a world-class law firm,...

This book examines countries that have tried, with varying degrees of success, to use legislative strategies to encourage and support collective bargaining, including Australia's Fair Work Act. It is the first major study of the operation and impact of the new collective bargaining framework...

Confidential Informants is a book unto which is based on a privately owned Federal Corporation and its Subsidiaries employing Confidential Informants in a relationship to have access to a new customer base for profit.Author: Desi LigginsISBN-10: 1387995952ISBN-13: 9781387995950Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2022Pages: 76Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.60lbsSize:...

The essential purpose of parliamentary rules for a business meeting is quite simply to provide a framework of established procedures for the orderly and fair conduct of the meeting's business. All too frequently, however, traditional parliamentary rules can lead to confusion, disagreement, and disruption...

The expansion of world trade has brought with it an explosive growth in counterfeit merchandise. Estimates put the world total for counterfeit products at about one half trillion dollars annually, although it is impossible to accurately determine the true size of the counterfeit market....

In ten years, we will take working with artificial intelligence (AI) more for granted than using cell phones today. 78 recognized experts from practice and research provide deep insights and outlooks regarding the influence of AI on everyday working life in 2030, explaining with...