MAN 5615DL World Resources

Resources Are Central To All Aspects Of Business. The Focus Of This Course Is On The Geography Of Resources From A Multidisciplinary Perspective And In The Context Of Global Business. Some Of The Issues To Be Explored In The Class Include: Types Of Resources; Resource Dynamics; Geographical Distribution, Production And Consumption Of Resources (demand-supply Disparity) In The Global Economy; Global Transportation Of Resources; Geopolitics Behind Resource Access And Control; Resources, Technology, And Global Industrial Relocation (including Global Outsourcing); Resource Life Cycle And Interlinkages Among Natural Resources, Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability, And Business