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Business Policy (MGT-523): Course Outline

This course is a “capstone” seminar in general management and can be only taken upon successful completion of the five preceding courses

Learning Outcomes

  1. Providing recapitulations and summaries;
  2. Making observations that integrate concepts and discussions;
  3. Citing relevant personal examples;
  4. Asking key questions that lead to revealing discussions;
  5. Engaging in devil's advocacy;
  6. Disagreeing with the instructor when the difference of opinion serves as both counterpoint and a way of exploring all sides of a concept, issue, or practice;
  7. Presenting one of his/her thought items to the class; 
  8. Working with others to come to a common understanding of topics --  in and out of the classroom;
  9. Offering a different and unique, but relevant insight into the issue;
  10. Moving the discussion forward with a concrete example to generate a deeper, richer appreciation of the conceptual issue; and
  11. Transcending the “I feel” syndrome, meaning your comment is embedded in  some conceptual or experiential framework.

Course Outlines

  • Introductory Lecture
  • The Dynamics of Business and Economics
  • Ethical Business Policy and Strategy
  • Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • Business in a Borderless World
  • Managing Unionized Employees”
  • In-Class Handout: “Labor Relations in a Global Context
  • Managing Human Resources
  • The Nature of Management
  • Organization, Teamwork, and Communication
  • Motivating the Workforce
  • Options for Organizing Business
  • Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Franchising
  • Customer-Driven Marketing
  • Dimensions of Marketing Strategy
  • Accounting and Financial Statements
  • Money and the Financial System
  • Financial Management and Securities Markets

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