Emphasis will be placed on the role that comprehensive business planning has on the success of a small business. This course examines the role of the multinational corporation in the global economy. Special attention is placed on the importance of culture in doing business globally. International legal aspects, human resource management, marketing, ethics, environmental concerns and finance are targeted. Political, economic and risk factors are included.
Emphasis is placed on emerging issues that create new problems and opportunities.
The course examines the problems and opportunities involved in protecting and enhancing the global commons. The course will allow students to explore the difficulties of addressing international environmental problems given the realities of a world made up of nation states at various stages of economic development. The role of current international agencies and treaties will be discussed in order to determine what environmental cooperation is possible within the current community of nation states. Cross-listed as PS 260. An application of the aforementioned to job order, cost systems, standard costs, flexible budgets, break-even analysis.