MGT 521 Global Governance and the Management of Global Challenges
Today, international management takes place in an interconnected and globalized world. Many of the most pressing challenges can therefore no longer be addressed by individual actors alone – be they managers, businesses, states, or international organizations. Rather, meeting global challenges like climate change, under-development, public health, or international security, calls for cooperation that brings together problem solvers from different fields, situated at different levels. To better understand the global context in which management challenges emerge, this course introduces students to a global governance perspective which traces the problem-solving capacities and interconnectedness of a multitude of different actors at global, regional, and local levels. Moving beyond a purely problem-solving focus, this course also focuses on the normative dimension of addressing global challenges today and tomorrow.