Business and Enviroment
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Provides a foundation in business operations through a survey of major business functions (management, production, marketing, finance and accounting, human resource management, and various support functions). Offers an overview of business organizations and the business environment, strategic planning, international business, and quality assurance.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Kelly, M., & McGowen, J. (2012). BUSN (4th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
NOTE: There are slides, audio chapter summaries, flashcards, workplace videos, and games located in the course shell to be used as additional resources to assist you in understanding the course material.
Supplemental Resources
Comite, U. (2009). The evolution of a modern business from its assets and liabilities statement to its ethical environmental account. Journal of Management Research, 9(2), 100-120.
Cowton, C. J. (2009). Accounting and the ethics challenge: Remembering the professional body. Accounting & Business Research, 39(3), 177-189.
Pies, I., Hielscher, S., & Beckmann, M. (2009). Moral commitments and the societal role of business: An ordonomic approach to corporate citizenship. Business Ethics Quarterly, 19(3), 375-401.
Thomas, G. F., Zolin, R., & Hartman, J. L. (2009). The central role of communication in developing trust and its effect on employee involvement. Journal of Business Communication, 46(3), 287-310.
Webb, J. W., Tihanyi, L., Ireland, R. D., & Sirmon, D. G. (2009). You say illegal, I say legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the informal economy. Academy of Management Review, 34(3), 492-510.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Describe the role of business in the economy, including the factors of production and the key dimensions of the business environment. 2. Classify the basic types of economic systems, the elements of private enterprise, and the various degrees of competition in a market economy. 3.
Provides a foundation in business operations through a survey of major business functions (management, production, marketing, finance and accounting, human resource management, and various support functions). Offers an overview of business organizations and the business environment, strategic planning, international business, and quality assurance.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Kelly, M., & McGowen, J. (2012). BUSN (4th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
NOTE: There are slides, audio chapter summaries, flashcards, workplace videos, and games located in the course shell to be used as additional resources to assist you in understanding the course material.
Supplemental Resources
Comite, U. (2009). The evolution of a modern business from its assets and liabilities statement to its ethical environmental account. Journal of Management Research, 9(2), 100-120.
Cowton, C. J. (2009). Accounting and the ethics challenge: Remembering the professional body. Accounting & Business Research, 39(3), 177-189.
Pies, I., Hielscher, S., & Beckmann, M. (2009). Moral commitments and the societal role of business: An ordonomic approach to corporate citizenship. Business Ethics Quarterly, 19(3), 375-401.
Thomas, G. F., Zolin, R., & Hartman, J. L. (2009). The central role of communication in developing trust and its effect on employee involvement. Journal of Business Communication, 46(3), 287-310.
Webb, J. W., Tihanyi, L., Ireland, R. D., & Sirmon, D. G. (2009). You say illegal, I say legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the informal economy. Academy of Management Review, 34(3), 492-510.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Describe the role of business in the economy, including the factors of production and the key dimensions of the business environment. 2. Classify the basic types of economic systems, the elements of private enterprise, and the various degrees of competition in a market economy. 3.