INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS I (BUS 1201)

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Topics -- PowerPoint Slides

Introduction, Nexus and LockDown browser testing

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Business Environment

Reading: OECD Better Life index 

Economics and Business

Reading: Low income cut-offs (LICO)

International Business

Reading: Word Trade Organization (WTO), International Monetary Funds (IMF), World Bank (WB)

Government and Business

Reading: Member of Parliament (MP), Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), USA-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Reading:  Fair Trade Canada, Sustainability Institute

Financial System

Reading: Bank of Canada, RBC Investments, Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), Islamic mortgages - Assiniboine Credit Union, Financial Market Infrastructure (pdf, 3p)

Business Ownership

Reading: Starting a business in Manitoba (pdf, 19p), Crowdfunding (pdf, 7p), P/E Ratio Sector

Entrepreneurship

Video: The power of an entrepreneurial mindset

Leadership

Motivation

Human Resource Management

Organizational Design

Management-Employee Relations

Reading: UW Collective Agreements, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety