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Online Class: Business in the Global Marketplace

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Basic Course: $75.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $100.00
Business in the Global Marketplace is designed to give students an overview of both the advantages and the possible pitfalls of doing business on foreign soil.  Whether from their own business or an industry's base of operations, students will learn how best to generate future trends as well as plan for possible outcomes.
 
This self-paced class is for students who own their own business, are planning a start-up, or hold strategic level positions in their company or industry and either wish to expand operations into the global marketplace  or are already working abroad and wish to expand their negotiating skill set. The course takes a look at business structures around the world with an emphasis in differences based on culture, tradition, politics, and economics.
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Continuing Education Units (CEU)
1.0 CEUs

Course Description



This course takes a look at business structures around the world with an emphasis in both similarities and differences based on culture, tradition, politics, social responsibility, and economics. It is designed to give the student an overview of both the advantages and the possible pitfalls of doing business on foreign soil from their own business or industry's base of operations and how best to generate future trends as well as plan for possible outcomes. This is a strategic level course.

This class is for students who have dealings in foreign countries, hold positions in companies that have or may open foreign subsidiaries, or want to expand their strategic mindset in order to expand operations into the global marketplace  or are already working abroad and wish to expand their negotiating skill set.

Prospective students should have some prior business experience or have lived in another country besides their own for at least six months. This class will use readings and other material found primarily on the Globalization 101 website and all other materials will be provided by the instructor or obtained from the Internet.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. History of Global Trade - How did trade begin between people of different cultures and backgrounds? How has cross border trading affected the growth of business around the world?
  2. Cultural Differences in Global Trade - What pitfalls can cultural differences create for multinational businesses? What are businesses doing to overcome or work within these differences?
  3. Global Corporate Responsibility - How are companies today reacting to the global environment in which they do business? What steps are they taking to be responsible world citizens?
  4. Global Business in the Political Landscape - What effects do politics have in global business? What effects does business have in the political landscape?
  5. Business Models Around the World - What are the different business models are used around the world? How does culture and tradition affect these business models?
  6. Future Trends in Global Business - What will multinational business look like in the future? What problems will they face? What benefits will they bring to the world? If you gain the skill of somewhat accurately predicting future trends in your business markets, you will become a very valu
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Course Title : Business in the Global Marketplace
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 33442
Course Type : Undergraduate
Course URL : http://bigm.onlineclasses.com
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Instructor : Robert McCarthy
Syllabus : View Syllabus
Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :
Basic Course: $75.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $100.00
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This is a non-credit course. This course may not fulfill any local, state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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