MGMT 405-2 - The Challenges of Globalization: Field Studies of Problems and Opportunities Facing Business

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Case Western Reserve University

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Description:

This course is an exploration of current and emergent impacts of globalization on businesses, governments and non-profit organizations in Northeastern Ohio. Students will be organized into teams exploring aspects of these impacts, with each team developing archival and interview (and sometimes observational) data on the global challenges facing organizations in the region. Each team will be guided by mentors with extensive international experience. Throughout the course students will read and engage in on-going face-to-face and on-line discussions of relevant international news and analysis from such publications as Economist and Financial Times. At the conclusion of the course each team will present its findings to the community and contribute a chapter to a professional-quality report that will be circulated throughout the region.

Credits:

6.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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