Palamon Capital

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

THE FOX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

BA 4101: GLOBAL BUSINESS POLICIES SYLLABUS

Fall 2013

Instructor:

Dr. Hopkins (Dr. H or Don) Email: dhopkins@temple.edu Cell: 215-356-7971

Office is Alter 534

Office/hours: Thirty minutes before class until the beginning of class; Alter 534, LC Faculty Lab, and TUCC 425.

PRINT THIS SYLLABUS AND KEEP IT HANDY AS REFERENCE

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to the capstone course of the undergraduate curriculum. The Business Policies course culminates your learning experience before graduation. The objective of this course is to introduce you to the role of the “strategic manager,” someone (like a CEO) who is responsible for the overall long-term well-being of the organization.

OBJECTIVES

• Provide you with the critical thinking skills necessary to function as a strategic manager – this is the primary objective of the course

• Integrate and apply the knowledge accumulated in various functional areas, such as marketing, human resource management, operations, accounting and finance

• Prepare you for management careers by providing in-class opportunities for you to enhance your ability to communicate orally and in writing and to work with others in realistic work settings

• Expose you to the ethical and societal issues raised in operating an enterprise

• To provide you with experience in dealing with real strategic decision issues facing managers in all types of organizations: business and not-for-profit; large and small; and domestic and multinational, primarily through the use of the case method.

DESIRED OUTCOMES

By the end of the semester, you should be able answer the following questions concerning any firm:

1. Assess how well is the firm doing over time and relative to its...