This course will enable students to:

  1. understand the broad social, economic and political context in which Canadian business operates within society.
  2. assess the impact of recent socioeconomic developments (such as globalization and technological change) on Canada’s political structure and the changing role for corporate Canada.
  3. discern the contested ideological environment in which public sector restructuring and corporate concentration are occurring.
  4. comprehend the impact that the new public management/managerialism and the reinventing government movement are having on transforming public administration and the Third Sector in Canada.
  5. ascertain the threats to societal cohesion and the challenge to Canadian governance in the twenty-first Century.

This course will assist the student in attaining various skills and learning competencies. Among these are:

  • analytical skills
  • the ability to critically assess documents and perspectives
  • writing competencies
  • foundational knowledge of the changes to governance and state–society–business relations
  • contextual knowledge of the work environment and culture in which public sector professionals and managers function.