ECON 1000 Study Guide - Organizational Learning, Labor Rights, Kodak

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This course offers an examination of the external context of business and the challenges of managing in the. Our exploration of the external context of business includes consideration of such key areas as economic, competitive, labour, technological, societal, global, and political issues. The broad aim is to provide insight into current challenges and opportunities that play a dramatic role in the business landscape and affect business strategy. Session 1: the context of business: a framework. Learning goal: to consider why the most logical starting point to undertaking studies in business is to look. Outside the walls of business and see the bigger picture. We will identify and examine the major external contexts within which all businesses operate. Case: facebook: when your friends are worth a billion. (p. 24-26) Learning goal: to recognize the nature of business"s role in society. We identify the notion of corporate social responsibility and examine its nature and significance.