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Course Online Syllabus

Spring 2012

Department MGMTCourse Number4322 Section Number23958
Name of Course Strategy & Bus Environment
Name of Instructor Huang,Shengsheng

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

Quizzes 20
Midterm 20
Class Participation 20
Individual Case 20
Final 20

Required Reading

Steiner and Steiner, Business, Government and Society,13th ed., ISBN .


Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.


List of Discussion/Lecture Topics

  • Framework of Studying Business and External Environment (I)
  • Framework of Studying Business and External Environment (II)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Business Ethics
  • Case Study 1
  • Business and Government Relationship
  • Review, and Q&A
  • Exam (1)
  • Globalization and MNCs
  • SPRING BREAK!
  • Business and Natual Environment
  • Case Study 2
  • Consumerism
  • Workplace and HR
  • Corporate Governance
  • Case Study 3
  • Review and Q&A
  • Exam (2)