Business

Professor Marianne Jennings taught at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University from 1977 through 2019. She was named professor of the year in the College of Business in 1981, 1987, 2000 and 2010 and was the recipient of a Burlington Northern teaching excellence award in 1985. She served as director of the Joan and David Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at ASU from 1995–1999. From 2006–2007, she served as the faculty director for the MBA Executive Program. She took emeritus status in 2015 but continues to teach graduate courses in business ethics and ethical culture at ASU and other colleges around the country. She is also an instructor and mentor for Wiley’s CPAExcel review course. Professor Jennings has authored hundreds of articles in academic, professional and trade journals. She was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders by Trust Across America in 2010. In 2012, she was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics by Ethisphere magazine. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Washington Post and Reader's Digest. She has been a commentator on business issues on All Things Considered for National Public Radio. She has appeared on CNBC, CBS This Morning, the Today Show and CBS Evening News. Professor Jennings earned her undergraduate degree in finance and her J. D. from Brigham Young University. She has done consulting work for law firms, government agencies, businesses and professional groups, including Allstate, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Boeing, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Coca-Cola, Department of Energy, Department of Interior, IBM, Institute of Internal Auditors, Mattel, Motorola, Pfizer and Toyota.

• PART I: BUSINESS: ITS LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND JUDICIAL ENVIRONMENT.1. Introduction to Law.2. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.3. The Judicial System.4. Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies.PART II: BUSINESS: ITS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.5. Business and the Constitution.6. Administrative Law.7. International Law.8. Business Crime.9. Business Torts.10. Cyberlaw, Social Media, and Privacy.11. Environmental Regulation and Sustainability.PART III: BUSINESS SALES, CONTRACTS, AND COMPETITION.12. Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation.13. Contracts: Performance, Remedies, and Rights.14. Sales: Product Advertising and Liability.15. Products: Business Intellectual Property.16. Business Competition: Antitrust.PART IV: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE.17. Management of Employee Conduct: Agency.18. Governance and Structure: Forms of Doing Business.19. Governance and Regulation: Securities Law.20. Management: Employee Welfare.21. Management: Employment Discrimination.Appendices.A. The United States Constitution.B. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Excerpts).C. The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts).D. Dodd-Frank (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act) (Excerpts).E. The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts).F. Sarbanes-Oxley Key Provisions.G. The Copyright Act (as Amended) (Excerpts).H. Title VII and the Civil Rights Act (Employment Provisions) (Excerpts).I. The Americans with Disabilities Act (Excerpts).