Mba Paper

MAN 6937 -- 003

CRN 11244

Global Environment of Management

Spring 2014

Online -- 24/7

Professor: Dr. MANTHA MEHALLIS

Office: Davie Campus: 487 LA

Email: mehallis@fau.edu

Phone: 954-236-1246 or 954-236-1290  

Office Hours: On-line and by phone appointment

Required Textbook and Materials:

1. Internet access with microphone and webcam is required.

2. Steiner, John & George Steiner (2012). Business Government, and Society. 13th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. ISBN: 978-0-07-811267-6

3. Plus a subscription to the Wall Street Journal (use the link wsj.com/studentoffer to get a subscription for just $1 per week!).

Course description:

This course focuses on the context of management in the global business environment. In this class, students will gain an understanding of the role of regulation, technology, ecology, national industrial policy and other context specific issues that affect firms. All elements will be examined as they occur domestically in the U.S as well as variations as they occur in other countries and regions. Specific emphasis is given to social responsibility and ethical reasoning, human resources issues, the globalization of economic conditions, environmentalism, sustainability, and the implications of changing information technology. Special attention will be given to the EU, Asian emerging markets, Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA), and other large emerging markets.

This course integrates with the GEB Communications class. It offers the ability to complete a presentation, portfolio piece, and a research paper. Please check with your GEB instructor to decide which of the elements to complete in this course.

Course Prerequisites and Credit Hours and Class Time Commitments

Official prerequisites:

Credit hours: 3

Class Time Commitments: According to Florida State Statute 6A-10.033, students must spend a minimum 2,250 minutes (37.5 hours) of in class time during a 3-credit...