Management Perspectives on Globalization

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This course prepares students to appreciate business issues from a multicultural perspective. It will provide a broad overview of the basic issues for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations face. Topics covered will include: the impact of different political, economic, and legal systems; the importance of understanding cultural trends as they relate to managing the workforce and marketing one's product; global issues regarding social justice and corporate social responsibility; environmental sustainability; technological advances; and opportunities and threats in the global business world. Offered as a travel study course, this course requires permission of the instructor.