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Economic Context of Management - MGSM845

This unit presents an understanding of the economic context in which managerial decisions take place, and provides some practical economic skills. The main emphasis is on the macro-economic environment, and how it affects corporate ability to add value. For example, students are shown how macro and micro markets work, how to find and interpret economic information and statistics, how to understand the transmission of economic impacts in a global world, and how to interpret the role of government and central banks and their policy options. The course emphasises current economic developments in the Australian, Chinese, and US economies.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

Term 1 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, January to March

Term 2 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, March to June

Term 3 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, June to September

Term 4 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, September to December

Term 1 CBD - MGSM, City Campus, January to March

Term 3 CBD - MGSM, City Campus, June to September

Staff Contact(s): studentservices@mgsm.edu.au
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Admission to MBA or MMgt or PGDipMgt or PGCertMgt or MEngMgt Prerequisite Information
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Assessed As: Graded
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Macquarie Graduate School of Management

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