Law of Business Organizations
Course Code
BL 517Hours
2.25 hoursType
ElectiveOffered
- Winter 22 (A)
Prerequisites
[Graduate Standing excluding OMBA and (JD, MACL, LLM, or SJD)] and (no credit in BL 506 or 516 or WMBA 631)Law of Business Organizations --- This course provides an introduction to the legal framework in which managers operate a business enterprise. It examines various business relationships and organizations including:
- Agency relationships
- Partnerships
- Limited liability companies
- Corporations
- Duties of senior management
- Rights of shareholders
- Rights and duties in the context of transactions for corporate control
- Insider trading
Because the course focuses on the legal environment in which management decisions are made, legal cases are used in class discussion.
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BL 517 fulfills the MBA Law/Ethics Requirement. Prior to the Fall 2014 term, this course was called LHC 517.