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Course Online Syllabus

Spring 2011

Department MGMTCourse Number4322 Section Number23476
Name of Course Strategy & Bus Environment
Name of Instructor Chapa,Olga

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.


Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. be able to comprehend the non-market issues, interests, institutions, and information that influence strategy formation. (Bloom 2)
  2. be able to describe the non-market environments of various organizations. (Bloom 2)
  3. be able to integrate the influence of non-market environments and the development of competitive strategy. (Bloom 4)
  4. evaluate various alternatives to cope with the non-market environment. (Bloom 4)
  5. be able to understand the social responsibility of business. (Bloom 2)
  6. be able to explain the global non-market forces that impact strategy formation. (Bloom 2)

Major Assignments/Exams

 

Required Reading

Steiner and Steiner, Business, Government and Society,12th ed., ISBN 9780073405056.

TBA


Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.


List of Discussion/Lecture Topics

  • The Study of Business Government and Society
  • The Dynamic Environment
  • Business Power
  • Critics of Business
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Mid Term Exam
  • Business Ethics
  • Spring Break
  • Making Ethical Decisions
  • Business in Politics
  • Regulating Business
  • Multinational Corporations
  • Consumerism
  • Final Exam Prep and Project Week
  • Project Due: Online Submission
  • Final Exam