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An introduction to the nature of business organizations, surveying their methods of financing, marketing and control. A study of the environmental factors and forces which cause changes, including the current trend toward international business and marketing. An analysis of business structure and functions, and of the problems that have faced business in the past and may be expected to exist in the future.

This course examines the social, legal, ethical, economic, and political interactions of business and society. This is a foundation for students who specialize in some aspect of business and also provides the opportunity for non-business majors to learn about the impact of business in a society in which they are citizens, consumers, and producers. Topics include economic systems; government and business; ethics and law; social responsibility; globalization; and international business concepts, principles and practices. 3 credits