This course provides an overview of how major trends in the world economy, social issues, political, legal and ethical systems affect business. The student will enhance his/her ability to understand the implications of major social, economic, political, legal and ethical trends in the U.S. and the world; critically examine his/her own position on these issues; critically analyze popular writings on these issues; and appreciate the perspective of others whose circumstances differ from those of the student.
Note that this is a required course on the MBA program.
This information has been collected for the Post-Discipline Online Syllabus Database. The database explores the use of literature by schools of professional education in North America. It forms part of a larger project titled Post-Discipline: Literature, Professionalism, and the Crisis of the Humanities, led by Dr Merve Emre with the assistance of Dr Hayley G. Toth. You can find more information about the project at https://postdiscipline.english.ox.ac.uk/. Data was collected and accurate in 2021/22.
History
Subject Area
Business
Geographic Region
Middle Atlantic
University or College
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Funding Status
Public
Endowment (according to NACUBO's U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20) ($1,000)
21775
Course Title
Business, Society & Environment
Terminal Degree of Instructor(s)
PhD; PhD; PhD Human Resource Management; PhD Business Administration
Position of Instructor(s)
Associate Professor; Adjunct Professor; Assistant Professor; Adjunct Professor
Academic Year(s) Active
2021/22; likely to be longer running, but archives unavailable