Principles of leadership and management for international agricultural development. Organizations and organizational behavior, and the implications for planning and administering organizations involved in the global development effort. Survey of the legal rules and concepts applicable to business associations, both public and closely held. Corporate form of the organization and partnerships. The planning of business transactions, the process of incorporation, the financing of corporations, and role of management and shareholders, the federal securities law, and social responsibility.
Course takes place over ten-week quarter.
Framework for analyzing how income taxes affect business decisions and company strategy. The role of taxes in management compensation, multinational decision making, corporate restructuring transactions, and succession planning. Tax planning concepts and their application. Use of simple algebra to describe generic tax issues. Comparative perspective for students of American law.