Emerging Global Business Issues syllabus
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Emerging Global Business Issues
10 units
1 Introduction to Emerging Global Business Trends (4 LHs)
2 Environment and Strategic Implications in Global Business (4 LHs)
3 Geopolitics and Global Trade Disruptions (6 LHs)
4 Technology and Digital Globalization and Governance (8 LHs)
5 Global Supply Chains & Resilience Post-COVID (4 LHs)
6 Emerging Markets & Trade in the Asian Market (4 LHs)
7 Sustainability and ESG in Global Business (4 LHs)
8 Cross-Cultural Management and Global Leadership (4 LHs)
9 Global Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and R&D Strategy (6 LHs)
10 International Finance and Risk Management (4 LHs)
1. Introduction to Emerging Global Business Trends (4 LHs)
- Historical context and trend scanning
- Globalization 4.0 and post-globalization
2. Environment and Strategic Implications in Global Business (4 LHs)
- Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity in global business
- VUCA world and redefined globalization
- Strategic responses
3. Geopolitics and Global Trade Disruptions (6 LHs)
- Trade wars, agreements, protectionism, sanctions and political risks
- WTO and regional trade agreements
- US-China tensions and Brexit
4. Technology and Digital Globalization and Governance (8 LHs)
- AI, blockchain and IoT in global business
- E-commerce, remote workforces and Industry 4.0
- Ethical AI and global data regulations
- Automation effects on jobs and strategies
- Human rights, corruption and compliance
- OECD guidelines and UN Global Compact
5. Global Supply Chains & Resilience Post-COVID (4 LHs)
- Nearshoring versus offshoring
- Green supply chain and digitization
- ESG pressure
6. Emerging Markets & Trade in the Asian Market (4 LHs)
- Regional trade among China, India, Bangladesh, Philippines and Korea
- Nepal's trade in the emerging Asian market
- Cross-border innovation in emerging economies
7. Sustainability and ESG in Global Business (4 LHs)
- Climate change and net-zero mandates
- Carbon pricing and green finance
- Global CSR and sustainability reporting (GRI, SASB)
8. Cross-Cultural Management and Global Leadership (4 LHs)
- Hofstede, Trompenaars and GLOBE models
- Diverse virtual teams
- Cross-cultural negotiation
9. Global Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and R&D Strategy (6 LHs)
- Open innovation and innovation clusters
- Global R&D sourcing
- Scaling globally, venture capital and incubators
- Born-global firms, unicorns and their challenges
10. International Finance and Risk Management (4 LHs)
- Currency and political risk
- Financial hedging
- Role of IMF and World Bank