The course Regional Business Setting covers the political and social context of business activities effected in North America. These include the consideration of eight factors that make up or reflect the operational realities of management and business. Geographical setting involves human and economical geography, covering population and natural resource distributions, regional business and financial centers and transportation systems. Political setting includes government structures, the role of the state, groups of interest, political parties and the policy-making process. International setting includes regional organizations, regional policies and economic trends, regional peace and conflicts, and the position of regions in the global system.
Economic setting includes, economic treaties, current economic models and large industries.
In the legal setting, principal barrier contracts, investment contracts, and copyright protection will be discussed. Discussions will also be held on the most important events of the 90's. . This course examines the essential processes for negotiations and is complemented by relevant exercises for developing these techniques. The first part of the course is devoted to the increase in negotiations in small groups. During the second part, students assume negotiation positions in a variety of international events that are currently under negotiation and presents them in front of the class for discussion and analysis. .