Subject
International business
Program
Master of Science (MSc)
Location
Côte-des-Neiges
Instruction mode
Credits
3
Description
This course presents an integrated overview of international business environment and its related issues.
The objectives for students are:
a) To understand the international competitive environment in which firms operate.
b) To understand the origins, development, and consequences of globalization for economic and financial activities of nation states and firms.
c) To analyse national and international policies with regard globalization, trade and growth.
d) To develop an understanding of the business and economic environment of prominent emerging markets.
e) To equip students with the theoretical and analytical framework to approach International Business issues for their Master's thesis or supervised project.
Themes covered
The phenomenon of globalization/deglobalization: definitions measurement origins impacts and current trends
The architecture of the international political financial and economic environment
The various actors and their impact on the international environment (e.g. NGOs governments multinational corporations international organizations)
The competitiveness of nations in the global environment and the factors influencing national competitiveness (e.g. factor endowments infrastructure laws and regulations intellectual property regimes)
Theoretical foundations of international trade and foreign direct investment
Issues related to the emergence of new technologies (e.g. 3D printing artificial intelligence blockchain) and their potential impact on international trade
Social and political issues affecting firms (e.g. poverty corruption conflict migration) and the various strategies they use to adapt or seize new opportunities
Issues related to global challenges (e.g. climate change biodiversity loss land-use change) and their potential impact on the international environment
Issues related to information research and data analysis for a better understanding of the international environment
Important notes
Course in French : INTE 60006