NBA 6370

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NBA 6370
Current Global Issues for Business: the US, Europe, China, and Emerging Markets

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

The objective of the course is to deepen students' understanding of current issues of business-government relations. In particular, the course will help students contextualize political, economic or business events and their consequences for conducting business in different parts of the world. The course is organized around the analysis of a series of current events that illustrate specific challenges and opportunities. Some of the main topics include world trade in the current context, nationalism and business in Europe, doing business under single-party rule in China, populism's risks and opportunities for business environments. Students will analyze current news in both developed (US, Europe) and emerging markets (China, Brazil, Mexico). The course will strive to expose students to different points of view on these issues and their implications.  This course will give students the tools to navigate the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of the current international environment. It will provide a VUCA and scenario planning frameworks to help students understand 1) The rapid pace of political, economic and financial changes in both developed and emerging markets and the connections between both 2) Paradigm changes 3) Risk scenario management 4) Business strategies for different types of markets and 5) Different sources of news/data from emerging markets.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi:

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 14222 NBA 6370   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    The instructor for this class will be teaching In Person Enrollment limited to: Johnson, Graduate and Undergraduate Seniors only. Hybrid: rotational in person attendance. You will be notified of your eligibility to attend in person and students should connect remotely until a seat is assigned. There will be no enrollment from a wait list into a class if you have a time conflict or if it will create an overload. Students dropping this course after April 5, 2021 will be assessed a fee of $100. The deadline to drop the class without a “W” is April 26, 2021 @11:59pm but you will still be charged the $100 late fee. This course is a Management Science Elective.

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