Equip yourself to pursue mandates in international business within organizations. Gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges that globalization poses to organizations. Acquire more advanced analytical skills.
| Development of an advanced understanding of globalization and the necessary skills to succeed in an international career. |
| Acquisition of relevant knowledge applied to the international context in marketing, strategy, finance, and economics. |
| Development of the ability to react effectively to major global risks and changes: regulatory evolutions, financial risks, health, social, and environmental issues. |
| Development of skills in strengthening international collaborations, in corporate social responsibility (CSR), as well as in improving the management of innovation, knowledge, and business networks. |
| Team of multilingual professors from diverse cultural backgrounds with extensive international experience. |
A credit is a unit used to assign a numerical value to the workload required for students to meet the objectives of a given course. One credit represents 45 hours of work. Courses in the Québec university system are generally worth three credits each.
Campus Abroad is a 2- to 3-week intensive course in one of 8 selected countries to learn about the challenges of doing business in another country and meet with company managers.
Join the Global Business Forum. Its mission is to foster awareness and exchanges related to cultural and business networks in developing countries.
This study program will prepare you to apply for roles such as:
With the Graduate Diploma in Management – International Business you can, under certain conditions, continue your studies towards a Master of Science (MSc) – International Business.
This program is not eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
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You must pass 10 courses for a total of 30 credits.
- Strategic management theories (institutional industry and resource-based view)
- Institutional differences and distances
- Dunning's eclectic paradigm (Ownership Location and Internalization)
- Strategic intent
- Internationalization risks
- Globalization and national responsiveness (global versus local)
- Entry modes and establishment modes
- Firm international strategies and organizational forms
- Internationalization of different types of organizations (e.g. for-profit firms state-owned firms emerging economy firms born globals digital firms non-profits social enterprises NGOs and family-businesses)
- Special topics on internationalization such as sustainability CSR and Human Rights
Business communications e.g. executive summaries policy briefs differences between studies and reports oral presentations etc.
Application of relevant tools in undertaking an international business mandate
Stages in the undertaking of a business mandate
Production of a solution package for clients/superiors
Implementation of recommendations
You can either choose:
1. International business
2. Entrepreneurship
3. Social innovation
4. Sustainable development
The nature of the geographic data and the use of geographic information systems
Introduction to geocoding and georeferencing
Exploration and exploitation of unstructured data such as Twitter patents or satellite images or images produced by drones (geosensing)
Risks related to climate change supply chains
The evolution of political regimes around the world
Migratory flows
International trade and finance geography
The new geography of global resources (natural human industrial) including global innovation
The diffusion of technology and knowledge throughout the world
Cross-Cultural Differences
Institutional Theory and its Implications for Business
Corporate Social Responsibility and How to Adapt It to the Cultural Context
Human Resources Strategies in the International Perspective
Management of Multicultural Teams
The system of international economic order in which multinational firms operate
Inter-state anarchy and the geostrategic balance of the major powers that dictate international trade relations
The impact and role of international institutions vis-à-vis analyzing the geopolitical risks on which multinational companies base their decisions
The evolution of cyber geopolitics and digital threats in the decision-making architecture of multinational firms
The redefinition of economic diplomacy and the implications for multinational firms
The efficiency of economic sanctions as mechanisms for regulating geopolitical risks
- Rationale for economic diplomacy and global governance and the toolkit that governments have at their disposition.
- Roles of both private and civil society actors in the design and effectiveness of economic diplomacy and global governance.
- Economics and politics of trade liberalization and trade agreements.
- Economics and politics of industrial policy
- Global financial reforms and the divergent interests that various players (banks regulators and governments) have.
- Global health governance
- Governing artificial intelligence
Theoretical foundations of innovation
Measurement of innovation
Innovation and the context of the global firm
Innovation and the industrial context
Innovation and global clusters
The global geography of innovation
Local and regional dynamics of innovation
Innovation and global cities
Innovation MNEs and global value chain
Innovation and exportation
The dark sides of global innovation
Globalization
Internationalization
Global marketing
International marketing
Distances
Competitiveness
The link between MNE FDI and development.
Development driven by FDI or other MNE activities.
The wrong and good type of IDE for development.
Bargaining power of developing and less developed countries vis-à-vis MNEs.
The evolution of investments.
The creation of social value by multinationals.
Addressing major challenges by multinationals.
The quality of national innovation systems.
Technological capacity building innovation and development
Necessary conditions for developing and less developed countries to catching
Reinforcement of innovative technological capaities in national enterprises.
Policies and capacities to attract MNEs and support new development goals.
Research Question Definition
Variables Operationalization
Sample Selection
Linear Regression
Logistic Regression
Multinomial Regression
Factor Analysis
Structural Equation Modelling
STATA
The location and internationalisation of industries
Global and local economic dynamics and their influence on the economic development of cities and regions
Location strategies of MNEs at the subnational level.
The importance of geographical proximity for organizations.
The emergence of new industries its regional determinants.
Industrial clusters regional innovation systems and agglomeration economies
New global challenges and the spatial distribution of production
Regional and national economic development policies
Multinationals and poverty
Business and Human Rights
Dynamics of labor governance and modern slavery
Communities and cooperatives
Standardization initiatives
Responsible consumption
Political consumption
Ethical Sourcing
Corporate social responsibility in an international context
Responses of multinationals to major challenges
To comply with immigration requirements, you must submit your application no later than the deadlines indicated below.
Select the education system in which you studied:
You must hold an undergraduate degree of at least 90 credits (bachelor's degree).
You must have earned a GPA of at least 2.7 out of 4.3 for your undergraduate degree. If the university in which you completed this degree requires a higher GPA for admission to a graduate program, this is the average to take into account.
You have the required level of English if you meet one of the criteria showing that you are an English speaker by virtue of your education.
Otherwise, you must pass an English test or complete an English program with a level of intermediate-advanced.
You will need to provide documents as part of the admission process.
Capacity is limited for certain programs. HEC Montréal does not guarantee that all eligible applicants will be accepted.
You must hold at least a general licence degree or a state-recognized bachelor's degree after at least 3 years of university studies (180 ECTS).
Not eligible:
You must have earned an average of at least 12 out of 20 for all years of university studies.
You have the required level of English if you meet one of the criteria showing that you are an English speaker by virtue of your education.
Otherwise, you must pass an English test or complete an English program with a level of intermediate-advanced.
You will need to provide documents as part of the admission process.
Capacity is limited for certain programs. HEC Montréal does not guarantee that all eligible applicants will be accepted.
You must hold a state-recognized undergraduate degree after 3 years of university studies (180 ECTS).
Not eligible: bachelor’s or license degrees including a technical degree (BTS, DTS, or DUT).
You must have earned an average of at least 12 out of 20 or a comparable average for all years of university studies according to the country’s grading system.
You have the required level of English if you meet one of the criteria showing that you are an English speaker by virtue of your education.
Otherwise, you must pass an English test or complete an English program with a level of intermediate-advanced.
You will need to provide documents as part of the admission process.
Capacity is limited for certain programs. HEC Montréal does not guarantee that all eligible applicants will be accepted.
The amounts below are approximate. For the detailed amounts per credit or per term, see the tuition fees schedule (PDF, 105 Kb). These amounts do not include the cost of health insurance, course materials, housing, or other expenses.
Each term, you will receive a bill with the exact amount you owe based on your credit load.
You pay the Quebec rate if you are a resident of Quebec according to certain criteria, such as having a Quebec birth certificate or a Québec Selection Certificate.
Total cost of a 30-credit program: $4,700
See if you meet one of the Quebec residence criteria.
You pay the Canadian rate if you are a citizen by birth or naturalization, an Indigenous person, or a permanent resident of Canada.
Total cost of a 30-credit program
See whether you can receive an exemption and pay the Quebec rate.
Through an agreement between governments, you are eligible for an exemption allowing you to pay the Quebec rate instead of the international rate.
Total cost of a 30-credit program: $4,700
Check the conditions you must meet to receive this exemption.
You pay the international rate if you are from a country outside Canada. There is no exemption for your situation.
Total cost of a 30-credit program: $24,400
See whether you can receive an exemption and pay the Quebec or Canadian rate.
To ensure the proper rate is applied, you may need to provide documents proving your legal status once you have been admitted.