XM 766 - Government and Legal Environment of Business

(2.50 cr.)

Restricted to EMBA students. Presents the interactive aspects of business with government agencies, policies, and legislation. Students learn to evaluate the impact of legal and regulatory constraints on business strategies. Topics include management of dispute resolution, litigating and alternate dispute resolution (ADR); managing a firm's legal matters; agency relationships; corporate governance; legal responsibilities to employees and investors; and the legal bases for business efforts to interact with government at all levels to influence the development of the legal environment. Attention is paid to global aspects.