Analyzing Global Trends for Business and Society

The world is changing rapidly. Populations are ageing, people are moving from the countryside to thecities, there are more people suffering from obesity or who are overweight thanpeople who go hungry, and the middle-class is growing fast in the emergingeconomies while it is shrinking in Europe and the United States. These forcesare putting pressure on governments around the world as they seek to cope withthe consequences. The race for energy, natural resources and food isintensifying, and the global financial architecture based on the U.S. dollar isseriously out of whack with the new realities of the 21st century.

Expect to learn about these andother global trends in this class. Be ready to realize how fast the world ischanging, and what are the consequences for markets, businesses, and society atlarge. Learn how to analyze global trends, understanding their magnitude and howthey are related to one another. Realize how the world can cope with massivechange.