Economic and Financial Policy Leadership In A Global Society ADS770 Summer 2018

Instructor: Daniel L. Tompkins, Ph.D

In this course, candidates studied various national and regional economies in the context of their macro-environments and analyzed their respective impact on the mega global environment as well as the reciprocal impact of global economics upon individual nation states. Specific focus was given to global economic issues such as unemployment, inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates and their impact on capital markets, foreign exchange markets, and labor markets. In addition, the international financial environment in which contemporary international businesses operate and in which financial service providers compete was assessed.

Doctoral Standards

Standard 1. An organizational leader facilitates the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision that is shared and supported by stakeholders in the organization.

Standard 2. An organizational leader advocate nurtures and sustains a culture consistent with the mission of the organization and conducive to professional growth.

Standard 3. An organizational leader manages the multiple dimensions of an organization including the role of public and private institutions in creating a global society.

Standard 4. An organizational leader actively seeks to build the capacity of the organization in order to solve local, national, and global problems through education, training mobilization of human and community resources, and collaboration with external organizations.

Standard 5. An organizational leader acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.

Standard 6. An organizational leader seeks to understand, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context through the analysis and evaluation of policy standards.

Standard 7. An organizational leader leads complex private and public systems that reflect diversity in an evolving global society.

Course Textbooks

Course Assignments

Leadership and Policy Takeaways

  1. Understanding the foreign exchange market and incorporating the knowledge as apart of an organization’s business planning is a strategic tool in fighting for shares and profits in the worldwide market. (Walmart in China, Balance of Payment Paper)
  2. Leadership styles depend on the purpose of the leader, the followers and the environment. (Class Experience)
  3. Economically constructed leadership -“Leaders have followers and following is voluntary activity” (Hermalin, 1997, p.32).