Organizations and the External Environment
Course Objectives
This course focuses on the various types of business organizations and the public regulatory environments that shape organizational decisions.
Emphasis is placed on the framework of relevant laws, regulatory structures, and public policies at local, state, national, and international levels that define the inner workings of business activities.
The impact of law, regulation, and technology on corporate decision making will be key focus points in this course.
Systems thinking, critical thinking, ethics and social responsibility, the impact of technology on management, the future of organizations, and global challenges are linked with the course's critical features.
Increased student knowledge of and comfort with the nature of external business environments is a course goal.
Topic areas include:
Business and Antitrust LawCorporate Governance
Regulatory Environments
International Trade
Macroeconomic Policy
Technology Innovation