Pokhara University

Syllabus
MGT 549: Business Environment Analysis’
MBA VI/VIII

Program: MBA Trimester: VI/VIII

Credit Hour: 3
Course Instructors: Mr. Indra Dhoj K.C. (M. Phil.)

Course Objectives:
This is a capstone course that stimulates a real business situation. The course aims to
familiarize students with macro-environment forces affecting business operations in the
context of Nepal. This course emphasizes on reviewing and analysis of major environment
forces. It intends to provide students with concepts and dynamics of how these forces operate
and affect the operations of Nepalese business and economy. After completion of this course,
students should be able to identify opportunities and threats existing in the prevailing
situations. The thrust of the course is to develop analytical skills among students rather than
just enable them to record and document the facts. The perspective of analysis will be
comprehensive similar to that taken by CEOs. The course is a mix of cases, lectures, projects,
and readings.

Session Topics References

Unit I: Introduction
Concept, Significance and Characteristics;
Business system and environment;
1-2 1, 2
Classification of business environment and their
impacts
Environmental Analysis; Environmental
3-4 Scanning: Concept, Process and Approaches, 1, 2
ETOP Strategy Formulation
Unit II: Political Environment
Concept, Political Environmental factors and
impact: Political system, Political Ideology,
5-6 1, 2, 3
Political Parties and Operations,
Government and its stability issues
Government and Business: Roles, Relations and
7 1, 2
interest
Political Risk Factors and Assessment, Current
8-9 1, 2
Scenario in Political environment and its impact
Unit III: Regulatory Environment
Concept, importance, Business Related
Legislations and Regulation: An overview of
Company Act; FITTA, Industrial Enterprise Act,
10-11 Value Added Tax, Labour Act, Trade Union 3
Act, Mines and Minerals Act, Patent Design and
Trade Mark Act, Copy Right Act, Consumer
Protection Act (Writing Assignments)
Constitutional framework; Fundamental rights;
12-13 Directive Principles; Division of legislative 3
powers
Unit IV: Economic Environment
14-16 Concept, factors and impact: Economic System, 1, 2, 3

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 Structure: Agriculture, Industrial and Service:
Status, associated problems, ways out
Economic Policies: Concept, Objectives, impact
and reforms: Fiscal, Monetary, Industrial, Trade,
17-18 1, 2, 3
Employment, Privatization, Tourism (Writing
Assignments)
Economic Indicators: GDP, PCI and distribution
19-20 of income, Foreign employment, FDI, 1, 2, 3
BOP/BOT, Savings and investment
Economic Plans: Current 5 years Plan: Vision,
21-22 Goals, Objectives, Targets, Strategies, 1, 2, 3
associated problems
Unit V: Socio Cultural Environment
Concept, factors and impact, business and
society: Demographic, Social Change,
23 1, 2
Migration, Urbanization, Media, Family and
Social class
24 Social Stratification, Inter-stratum Mobility 1, 2
Cultural environment: Concept, factors and
25 impact: Customs-traditions-belief, education,
attitude
CSR, Corporate governance, Corruption,
26 1, 2, 3
Consumerism
Unit VI: Natural Environment, Energy and Technology
Natural environment: concept, issues and
27 challenges, environment protection legislation 1, 2, 3
and programs
Energy Management: Status, Problems and
28-29 1, 2, 3
ways out
Technology and business: importance, status,
30-31 issues, policy, environmental effect, technology 1, 2
and human factor,
Unit VII: International Environment (Group Presentation)
Globalization: Concept, forms, issues,
32 1, 2
directions
World Trade Organization (WTO) – Objectives,
33 structure, principles, issues, Nepal’s 1, 2
membership
Regional Economic Association: SAFTA,
34-35 BIMSTEC, ASEAN, NAFTA, APEC and 1, 2
impact on Nepalese business
India and China: as key trading partners and
36 growth potentials of Nepalese business in South 1, 2, 3
Asia

Reading Materials:
1. Pant, Prem R. (lattest Edition): Business Environment in Nepal. Buddha Academic Publishers
and Distributors, Kathmandu.
2. Paul, Justin (Lattest Edition): Business Environment Text and Cases. Tata McGraw Hill, New
Delhi.
3. a. Constitution of Nepal b. Economic Survey c. Budget and Monetary Policy (Current) d. NRB
Economic Review e. PTA and PDA f. Selected Acts, g. 15 th 5 Years Plan h. International
Conventions and agreements i. Relevant laws, literature and cases. j. Relevant national and
international bulletin, newspaper and other publications

On Campus Evaluation Scheme

Internal Exam 40%

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Class Test, Class participation, discipline, behavior 15%
Class Assignment 35%
(Take home assignment, Problem assignment, Project, Quiz, Case
analysis, Review, Presentation)
Attendance 10%

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