Global Trends for Business and Society

In this course, you’ll learn to analyze rapidly changing global trends, their effects on consumer and labor markets, financial systems, and geopolitical relationships among countries all over the world. Professor Mauro Guillen of the Wharton School has designed this course to help you understand the magnitude of influence these trends have on the business world and society. Through real-world case studies, both historical and contemporary, you’ll examine how changes within one society affect others. By the end of this course, you’ll have gained the tools to be able to identify, analyze, and adapt to global changes as they affect your business and society

• Analyze rapidly changing global trends and their impact on consumer markets
• Understand effects of global trends on labor markets and financial systems
• Analyze geopolitical relationships among nations
• Evaluate how societal changes influence business and society
• Apply tools to identify, analyze, and adapt to global changes

• Basic computer and internet skills
• Ability to read course instructions in English and complete short practice activities