The business guide to legal literacy : what every manager should know about the law

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Title:

The business guide to legal literacy : what every manager should know about the law

Author:

Hasl-Kelchner, Hanna, 1955-

ISBN:

9780787982553

Personal Author:

Hasl-Kelchner, Hanna, 1955-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2006.

Physical Description:

xii, 372 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

How to create a winning legal attitude -- How to achieve legal leverage : developing tools to minimize risk and maximize opportunity -- How to maintain legal leverage : developing a supportive corporate culture.

Subject Term:

Commercial law -- United States.

Executives -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Informatierecht.

Management.

Juridische aspecten.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006001083.html

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Summary

The Business Guide to Legal Literacy bridges the gap between law and business by translating legalese into language that makes business sense and offers a new way to think about the law¾as a useful business tool. The book is filled with dozens of real-life examples that illustrate a step-by-step process for avoiding lawsuits and transforming potential business legal problems that threaten growth and profitability into opportunities for

· Building stronger business relationships

· Delivering sustainable shareholder value

· Improving competitive advantage

· Embedding compliance into the corporate culture to achieve organizational excellence

This much-needed resource makes the connection between law, business, decision-making psychology, quality management, organizational change, and leadership and shows how these disciplines influence the company's legal risk profile. It tackles legal literacy on both the employee and organizational levels and identifies the infrastructure needed to support legal literacy and promote effective communications throughout the organization.