Course Number:

Credit Hours:

1.5

Course Title:

Managing in Transitional Economies

Course Description:

Examines companies that are engaged in business in countries with transitional economies, which face unique challenges and opportunities. By some measures, people who live and work in such countries (often referred to as developing) account for approximately 80 percent of the world’s population. These people represent a large, growing market and labor force, spread among countries that are extremely diverse and produce a wide array of products and services. Discusses economic forces that are powering globalization and the reactions they engender among governments and populations in developing countries. Also examines some of the differences between developed and developing countries, and consider how they impact managers.