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Business Organizations Cases Problems and Case Studies 5th Edition

D. Gordon Smith

ISBN: 9781543847178 & 978-1543847178

Business Organizations: Cases, Problems, and Context offers a current, engaging approach to the study of business law by combining classic and contemporary cases, cutting-edge topics, and problem-based learning. Designed to reflect the evolving structure and regulation of modern business practice, the book presents a carefully curated blend of doctrine, cases, and problems that keeps students focused on questions they can meaningfully analyze—and that instructors want to spend time discussing in class.

Recent, high-interest cases are thoughtfully balanced with enduring teaching classics, while brief, innovative problems appear throughout the text to reinforce key concepts and promote active learning. The book incorporates recent Delaware Supreme Court decisions and is supported by a collaborative community of instructors, enabling a sustained and practical examination of the role and limits of law in business transactions. Importantly, the text avoids abstract or overly theoretical questions that frustrate students or derail classroom discussion.

New to the Fifth Edition

• A new introductory chapter examining how emerging technologies, environmental and sustainability initiatives, and stakeholderism are reshaping business law

• Expanded coverage of corporate board diversity, the rise of virtual shareholder meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resurgence of Caremark oversight claims

• New principal cases, including Marchand v. Barnhill, AmerisourceBergen Corp. v. Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement Fund, and In re Williams Companies Stockholder Litigation

• Streamlined presentation featuring shorter cases, with case studies from prior editions moved into a separate companion volume

Benefits for Professors and Students

• An engaging introductory chapter explaining how blockchain, smart contracts, artificial intelligence, and sustainability goals are transforming business organization and governance

• A discerning mix of fresh cases and foundational classics

• In-depth treatment of how law applies to modern business structures, including joint ventures, venture capital arrangements, franchises, and emerging limited liability forms

• Coverage of growth industries and evolving business models

• Short, focused problems following selected topics to give students practice applying legal principles

• Detailed treatment of hybrid entities, including a standalone chapter on limited liability companies

• A companion volume of case studies, modeled on the business-school approach, offering opportunities for deeper analysis of law in real-world business transactions

Business Organizations Cases Problems and Case Studies 5th Edition

D. Gordon Smith

ISBN: 9781543847178 & 978-1543847178