Ethical,
Political, and Legal Context of Business
Lally School of Management
and Technology - MGMT-6800
Description
Issues and forces of the environment of business including social
and cultural, public policy and legal, technological, economic,
physical, and international. Changing environment and pressures
upon business. Managerial ideology and practices. Values and ethics.
Technology: history of innovation, productivity, assessment, societal
effects. Business and government relationships; legal framework
of business. Corporate governance and management. Relations with
the various constituencies of the business firm. The primary tool
for class discussion will be case studies.
Prerequisites
A bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
Textbook(s)
Ordering Information
Format
Classes: 13 weeks, 13 sessions (including asynchronous online
discussions in WebCT)
Briefing Paper: 1
Final Research Paper: 1
Grading
Class Participation (including WebCT discussions)
10%
Briefing Papeer 35%
Final Research Paper 55%
Computing
Email and World Wide Web access required for course communications,
use of WebCT for asynchronous class discussions, and printing
of course notes. A frames-capable browser with Java, such as Netscape
or Internet Explorer (Version 4.0 or higher), is strongly recommended.
In addition, students will need to access Rensselaer library resources
through the Rensselaer server.
Access to WebCT, Rensselaer's course management
tool, is required. Please
refer to this page for instructions on how to set up your
computer for WebCT.
Who Should Enroll
This course may be used in your Plan of Study as follows:
Degree Programs
CSCI - elective with advisor pre-approval
CSYS - elective with advisor pre-approval
ELEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
EPOW - elective with advisor pre-approval
ESCI-MM - elective with advisor pre-approval
ESCI-MOT - elective with advisor pre-approval
ESCI-MSE - elective with advisor pre-approval
ITEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
MANE - elective with advisor pre-approval
MBA - required core course
MGMT-MS - elective
QUAL - elective with advisor pre-approval
SERV - elective with advisor pre-approval
TCOM - elective with advisor pre-approval
This course is also open to non-matriculated
students who meet the prerequisites.
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