Designed for business majors taking a one semester Business Law course, Kubasek, Dynamic Business Law, 5/e , incorporates an ethical decision making framework, an emphasis on critical thinking, and a focus on business relevance. Updated coverage on privacy, cyber law, and immigration law provide a framework to help students think critically about these evolving topic areas. With McGraw-Hill Connect®, students benefit from SmartBook® and additional critical thinking practice.
I Just Have to Say Obviously, I only read this as a school requirement. I accessed it online through McGraw Hill.
Overall Book Rating ★★★★☆ 4 - Directly Informative. This textbook does exactly what it’s meant to do: provide clear, foundational knowledge of business law.
Book Review The Business Law textbook offers a straightforward and well-organized presentation of the fundamentals of the U.S. legal system. Although the class curriculum required me to read chapters out of order, the information was easy to follow and structured logically for both individual and sequential study.
Key chapters include: Chapter 1: An introduction to the purposes of the law, covering statutes, cases, treaties, and orders. Chapter 2: Ethics in law. Chapter 3: The U.S. legal system and alternative dispute resolution methods. Chapters 4–7: Cover administrative law, constitutional law, criminal law in business, and tort law. Chapters 8–15: A detailed exploration of property (real, personal, and intellectual), contracts, capacity, and remedies. Chapters 16–19: Delve into sales contracts, negotiable instruments, liability, and bankruptcy (unread in my case). Chapters 20–25: Topics range from agency and business organizations to employment and consumer law, providing a strong overview of corporate and individual legal obligations.
The book’s strength lies in its clarity and practicality. It equips readers with the knowledge to recognize when legal counsel may be necessary. While it’s not particularly engaging for casual readers, it’s a solid resource for understanding the structure of our legal system and applying legal principles in a business context.
If nothing else, this book ensures you walk away with a great basic understanding of how the legal system operates. It’s a practical guide for anyone entering the business world and a helpful tool for navigating when and why you might need a lawyer.