Dr. Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen

Professor of Geography
Editor of The Professional Geographer
American Council on  Education (ACE)     Fellow
 

 Department of Geography
 State University of New York
 at Buffalo
 Wilkeson Quad
 Buffalo, NY 14261

 Phone: (716) 645-2722 ext. 21
 Fax: (716) 645-2329
 Email: geosbs@buffalo.edu
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CURRENT COURSES

» GEO 425/625: Industrial/ Economic Geography

» GEO 636: The Strategic Context of International Business

» GEO 680: Development

 

DETAILS

GEO 425/625: Industrial/Economic Geography (3 credits)

This course explains processes that cause industry sectors to develop, thrive, restructure, and/or disappear from places over the course of time.

Main Topics:

» Industrialization and urbanization

» The role of large firms in the economy

» Entrepreneurs and innovation

» The learning economy

» Labor markets

» Case studies of high tech regions

GEO 636: The Strategic Context of International Business (3 credits)

This course offers an understanding of the political, economic, legal, and cultural context of international business.

Main Topics:

» Competitive and dynamic capabilities of firms

» Competitive advantage of nations and regions

» The context for exporting, licensing, alliances, outsourcing, and direct investment

» Relationship between nations and firms

» Corporate strategy, structure, and performance (case studies of transnational corporations)

GEO 680: Development (3 credits)

This course offers an understanding of the context of human development in the 20th-21st century.

Main Topics:

» Critique of development theory and policy

» What is another development?

» The legacy of colonialism

» Social differentiation: race and gender

» Pros and cons of globalization

» Special topics : health/medical geography, national/regional innovation systems, children in poverty, the effect of war and other hazards, migration, and land reforms