This course introduces the concept of global business as a system and the theories which underlie it; institutions that are visual evidences of it; production, marketing, financial, legal, human resource management, culture, politics and other subsystems which comprise the total system. It also examines national governmental and international institutional controls and constraints, which impact the environment in which the system operates. Students may examine growing worldwide interconnections to gauge the impact of globalization on managing organizations and people worldwide. Global business has an impact on all businesses, regardless of size or location of your business.