Curriculum

This course examines recent global megatrends and the history of political developments and contemporary political order across nations, regions, and the global economy. The emphasis is on the implications of political order and relations, current sites of geo‐political tension, political power, and foreign policy for doing business across borders. An interdisciplinary approach ‐ including political economy, geography, history, international relations, international business, economics, and sociology ‐ is taken to examine the opportunities, challenges, and skills associated with navigating an international enterprise in the complex sociopolitical landscape of the modern global economy.

This course will analyze strategies for starting and growing a new global venture. The emphasis is on rapid expansion and matching new business models to country‐specific markets, talent, financial capital, and professional networks. Students will examine new venture ecosystems in developed and developing countries and compare these for market growth opportunities. Students will conduct a feasibility analysis of a new product or service which will include the business concept, opportunity recognition, developing a workable business model, accessing human and organizational resources, and applying these concept across borders, in multiple countries. There will be specific emphasis on social innovation as the driver of global growth.

An examination and analysis of corporate negotiation strategies in such areas as collective bargaining, mergers, joint ventures, and with government regulation agencies. The legal environment affecting the negotiated process will be closely scrutinized, as well as internal and external political processes.

This course introduces students to concepts, and tools that will enable them to appreciate, and learn to address the challenges associated with managing a multinational corporation in a rapidly changing global environment. The course is taught using the case method and emphasizes strategy and business model formulation, decision making and implementation given the diverse environmental and institutional constraints.

This mandatory trip is an integrated program of learning conducted in a foreign business environment. The course is designed specifically for international business professional and is key to understanding the economic, political, and cultural factors shaping business in and across countries. The international trip is one of the highlights and exciting components of the MIB program and serves to enrich students’ knowledge of international business through experiential learning in a foreign country.

The program includes three elective courses that students will need to take. It is the students decision to determine which semester they want to take the electives. Elective offerings will be provided to the students on a semester basis from other Graduate Business programs.

This curriculum is standard for a student starting in the Fall semester. A student who starts in the Spring semester will take the Master’s Seminar in International Business (International and Local Trip) in Semester 3.