This course explores the ways firms overcome challenges when operating globally – a process characterized for its complexity and uncertainty. Corporations trying to succeed in the global economy need to develop different types of strategies depending on where they are conducting business or industry they are in.
This course is part of the Global Challenges in Business Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Course Orientation
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 8 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Module 1: How Should Firms Operate Globally? What Determines Their Global Strategy?
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 52 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
1 hour to complete
Module 2: Entering Global Markets: Aggressively? Cautiously? Big? Small?
1 hour to complete
5 videos (Total 45 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Module 3: Entry Strategies of Multinational Corporations
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 54 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Module 4: How Do Multinationals Strategize in an Increasingly Complex Political Environment?
2 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 77 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
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- 5 stars87.76%
- 4 stars10.07%
- 3 stars1.43%
- 2 stars0.71%
TOP REVIEWS FROM GLOBAL STRATEGY II: DOING BUSINESS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
by NDOct 6, 2020
A must do course for students or professionals interested or practicing global business.
by FTOct 8, 2018
Loved the course and the class format. Great videos and easy to follow.
by EASep 5, 2019
This is very informative and educative. I'm glad I took this course.
by DROct 1, 2019
Extremely well designed course. Great expansion on topics to gain understanding of globalization.
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