The identification, investigation, and evaluation of how environment, energy, and technology are inter-related, and how these interactions influence societal policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation at the international, regional, national, industrial, and organizational levels. Focus on climate crises and solutions at each of these levels.

Ann Beltran.Sally W. Fowler

This course examines current political, legal, economic, social,ethical, and environmental forces acting on business, addressinglegislative and regulatory actions, policy making and implementing, and the interaction of the political-economic systems and public policy processes. The course examines the evolving relationship of business, government, and nonprofit organizations in American and other societies, including the political activities of business and the emergence of business-government-nonprofit public private partnerships. Given its increasing salience in many contemporary corporations, sustainable development is an ongoing course theme.

MBAD 260 , MBAD 260.12

This course takes an integrative approach to strategic management, stressing the general manager’s perspective, strategy formulation, implementation of strategy and policy, and evaluation and control of strategy in various types of organizations.

Dr. Tim Fort and Dr. Mark Starik

Businesses are experiencing increasing challenges and opportunities to ensure that they demonstrate integrity in all of their activities, both those that are internal and those that are external to their operations. This course provides perspectives, information, and skill development on the topics of business responsibility and business sustainability in advancing the value of integrity in business organizations. Applying business sustainability perspectives, information, and skills in preparation for addressing such issues in business effectively.

This course provides an overview of corporate governance on multinational companies, specially focused on the role of shareholders activism on environmental, executive compensation and social issues. The main objectives of the course are:

1) understand concepts of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility;

2) compare practices between firms from different nationalities and industries;

3) critically assess shareholder proposals considering corporate governance aspects, economic viability and social and environmental impacts.

ACCY 290 -10/SMPP 290 -10