NBA 6370

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NBA 6370
Current Global Issues for Business: China, India, Latin America, Europe and beyond

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

The objective of the course is to deepen students' understanding of current issues of business-government relations. In particular, the course will help students contextualize political, economic or business events and their consequences for conducting business in different parts of the world. The course is organized around the analysis of a series of current events that illustrate specific challenges and opportunities. Some of the main topics include world trade in the current context, nationalism and business in Europe, doing business under single-party rule in China, populism's risks and opportunities for business environments. Students will analyze current news in both developed (Europe) and emerging markets (China, India, Brazil, Mexico). The course will strive to expose students to different points of view on these issues and their implications.  This course will give students the tools to navigate the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of the current international environment. It will provide a VUCA and scenario planning frameworks to help students understand 1) The rapid pace of political, economic and business changes in both developed and emerging markets and the connections between both 2) Paradigm changes 3) Risk scenario management 4) Business strategies for different types of markets and 5) Different sources of news/data from emerging markets.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 11610 NBA 6370   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: MBA, Graduate and Undergraduate Seniors only. ** S/U or Letter Grade Only - NO AUDITS ALLOWED ** Deadline for Changing Grade Option: April 10th Add/Drop Dates: March 13th - March 20th. Deadline to drop March 20th at 11:59pm. Permission from faculty required to add/drop after March 20th. A late fee of $100.00 will be charged after March 20th. Deadline to drop without “W” April 10th After this date, "W" grade on your transcript in addition to the late fees. This course counts as a Management Science Elective.

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