Equip students with the legal knowledge and risk management techniques for global business management as MANAGERS AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS, 9E addresses legal, political, regulatory, and ethical dimensions of business. Students learn to identify opportunities, increase realizable value, deploy resources, and manage legal and business risk. This strategic approach details business’ global legal environment with a systems approach to law, business and society as well as legal considerations in corporate strategy. Coverage reflects the latest developments, including Trump’s executive order travel bans, employment laws in the "gig" economy, the patentability of isolated gene sequences, and the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016. Students review global concerns, including the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation and a unitary patent in the EU.