Foundations of Business Environments

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Examines the complex global environment in which business decisions are made. Uncontrollable factors affecting an organization’s performance include the political, social, legal and regulatory, environmental, cultural, and technological issues. The competitive market structure and the impact of demographic diversity on organizations are an important part of an environmental analysis. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status) or Computer Science majors in the Computer Information Systems option. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites for CIS students: ( ACCT 201 and ACCT 202 ) or ACCT 203 ; and ECON 201 , ECON 202 , MATH 160 , and either PSYC 100 or SOC 101 , with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses.