BUS 309: Globalization & International Management

A course with video and text lessons plus quizzes, assignments, and a proctored final. Topics include business ethics, corporate governance, PR, diversity, government relations, social responsibility, consumer issues, technology, and global business.

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Course Curriculum

1. Introduction
1. Globalization in Business
2. Impact of Globalization
3. Effects of Globalization
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 1.1
1. Entering an International Market
2. Globalization examples
3. Globalization examples
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 1.2
1. Complexity of Global Business
2. Different Political Systems
3. Different Economic Systems
4. Different Cultures
5. Meeting the Challenge
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 1.3
1. Globalization
2. Benefits of Globalization
3. Costs of Globalization
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 1.4
1. What Is Global Competition?
2. Fast Food Goes Global
3. Technology Companies Compete
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 1.5
1. International Business Models
2. Domestic
3. Foreign
4. International
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 1.6
1. Industry Globalization
2. Global Competition
3. Degree of Globalization
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 1.7
1. Several Strategies
2. Exporting, Licensing and Franchising
3. Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
4. Foreign Direct Investment & Subsidiaries
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 1.8
1. Global Internet Marketing
2. Pros of Internet and Global Marketing
3. Cons of Internet and Global Marketing
4. The Marketing Mix
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 1.9
1. Globalization
2. Downsizing
3. Outsourcing
4. Insourcing
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 1.10
1. Outsourcing and Migrant Workers
2. Outsourcing
3. Migrant Workers
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 1.11
1. The Global Economy and Small Business
2. Small Business Advantages
3. Small Business Disadvantages
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 1.12
1. Introduction
1. Global Perspective of Management
2. Benefits and Drawbacks
3. Currencies and Cultures
4. Lesson Summary
1. Working in International Environments
2. Political and Legal
3. Sociocultural
4. Economic
5. Technical
6. Lesson Summary
1. Different Yet the Same
2. Cultural Awareness
3. Dealing with Uncertainty
4. Global Mindset
5. Lesson Summary
1. Systems View
2. Why Use Systems View
3. Why Use Systems View
4. Systems View Example
5. Lesson Summary
1. Ingredients in Management
2. Planning
3. Organizing
4. Staffing
5. Controlling
6. Leading
7. Lesson Summary
1. Diversity All Around Us
2. What Is Diversity?
3. Managing the Workforce
4. Talent Can Flourish and Grow
5. Language and Communication
6. Managing Varying Viewpoints
7. Lesson Summary
1. The Global Business Environment
2. Becoming a Global Leader
3. History
4. Politics
5. Language
6. Customs
7. Lesson Summary
1. Defining a Global Mindset
2. Key Attributes
3. Lesson Summary
4. Quiz 2.8
1. Culture & International Business
2. DMIS in Practice
3. Adaption & Integration
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 2.9
1. Total Quality Management
2. Quality as Culture
3. Six Sigma
4. TQM Versus Six Sigma
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 2.10
1. Background on Coca-Cola
2. The Globalization of Coca-Cola
3. Coke's International Business Strategy
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 2.11
1. Introduction
1. Background on Virtual Teams
2. Advantage 1: Lower Costs, Greater Talent
3. Advantage 2: Happiness, Unity, Retention
4. Advantage 3: Flexibility & Agility
5. Advantage 4: Reduction in Conflict
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 3.1
1. What Is a Virtual Team?
2. Planning and Organizing
3. Communicating
4. Software and Hardware
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 3.2
1. Building A Virtual Team
2. Highly Productive Virtual Teams
3. Productive Collaboration
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 3.3
1. How to Lead Virtual Teams Effectively
2. Reach Out Frequently
3. Emphasize Communication
4. Build on Common Bonds
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 3.4
1. Communication for Virtual Teams
2. Determining the Needs of the Team
3. Utilizing the Proper Tools
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 3.5
1. Communication Methods for Virtual Teams
2. Tools for Virtual Team Communication
3. Lesson Summary
4. Quiz 3.6
1. Introduction
1. Globalization and Organizational Behavior
2. Challenges Managers Face
3. Lesson Summary
4. Quiz 4.1
1. Globalization and Organizational Structure
2. Three Main Aspects
3. Lesson Summary
4. Quiz 4.2
1. What Is National Culture?
2. Aspects of National Culture
3. Transporting Business Culture
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 4.3
1. Understanding Job Satisfaction
2. How Satisfied Are Workers?
3. Examples of Job Satisfaction Overseas
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 4.4
1. The Concept of Global Teams
2. Cultural Issues in Teaming
3. Different Cultures & Viewpoints
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 4.5
1. Groups of Different Cultures
2. Status, Culture and Perspectives
3. A Good Side to This Issue
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 4.6
1. Employees Across the Globe
2. Labor & Employee Relations
3. Cultural Considerations
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 4.7
1. Employees in Global Staffing
2. Ethnocentric Staffing
3. Polycentric Staffing
4. Regiocentric Staffing
5. Geocentric Staffing
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 4.8
1. Expatriated Defined
2. Personal Considerations
3. Expatriation Training
4. Compensation
5. Repatriation
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 4.9
1. A Diverse World
2. Why Train for Diversity
3. What Works
4. How It Helps
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 4.10
1. Organizational Socialization
2. Why Is Socialization Important?
3. How Socialization Works
4. What Are the Learning Objectives?
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 4.11
1. A Global Workforce
2. Planning & Development
3. Lesson Summary
4. Quiz 4.12
1. About Build-A-Bear Workshop
2. Mentoring in Business
3. Mentoring at Build-A-Bear Workshop
4. Listening to Employees
5. Showing How to Engage with Partners
6. Learning from The Experiences of Others
7. Rewarding Intelligence and Creativity
8. Developing a Flexible Business Plan
9. Lesson Summary
10. Quiz 4.13
1. Introduction
1. Global Market - The Stage for Trade
2. Absolute Advantage
3. Comparative Advantage
4. Why It's Important
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 5.1
1. The Basics
2. Why It's Important
3. Barriers to Trade
4. Accounting for Trade
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 5.2
1. The Complexity of the Global Market
2. Sociocultural
3. Political and Legal Forces
4. Economic and Financial Forces
5. Physical and Environmental Forces
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 5.3
1. Trade Agreements
2. Licensing
3. Franchising
4. Joint Ventures
5. Outsourcing
6. Offshoring
7. Lesson Summary
8. Quiz 5.4
1. Sam's Sauce Italiano Goes Global
2. Exporting
3. Licensing
4. Franchising
5. Contract Manufacturing
6. Joint Venture
7. Direct Investment
8. Lesson Summary
9. Quiz 5.5
1. Treaties
2. Article II
3. Bilateral Treaties
4. Multilateral Treaties
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 5.6
1. International Trade
2. GATT
3. NAFTA
4. WTO
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 5.7
1. Imports
2. Exports
3. International Trade Law
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 5.8
1. Many Different Worlds
2. Basics of International Trade
3. One More Piece to the Puzzle
4. Regional Integration
5. Types of Regional Integration
6. How Managers Use Integration
7. Lesson Summary
8. Quiz 5.9
1. Introduction to Trade Restrictions
2. Job Protection
3. Infant Industries
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 5.10
1. Protecting Your Home Turf From Imports
2. Trade Protection Options
3. Advantages and Disadvantages
4. Integration and Selective Protectionism
5. International Trade Regimes
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 5.11
1. Sovereign Immunity
2. Foreign Sovereign Immunity
3. Exceptions to FSIA
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 5.12
1. International Trade
2. Economics of International Trade
3. Politics of International Trade
4. Benefits of Open Trade
5. Drawbacks of an Open Market
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 5.13
1. Trade Theories in Action
2. Traditional Trade Theory
3. What Is New Trade Theory?
4. Analysis of New Trade Theory
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 5.14
1. International Trade
2. Political Government Intervention
3. Economic Government Intervention
4. Policy Instruments
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 5.15
1. Absolute Advantage
2. Theory of Comparative Advantage
3. Comparative vs. Absolute Advantage
4. Example #1
5. Example #2
6. Lesson Summary
7. Qiz 5.16
1. International Trade
2. Absolute Advantage
3. Comparative Advantage
4. Absolute and Comparative Differences
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 5.17
1. Introduction
1. Business, Government, and Society
2. Interrelated Objectives
3. Market Capitalism
4. Dominance
5. Countervailing Forces
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 6.1
1. Globalization
2. Major Drivers of Globalization
3. International Financial and Trade Institutions
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 6.2
1. International Business
2. Democracy
3. Comparative Political Systems
4. Comparative Economic Systems
5. Global Solution for Companies
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 6.3
1. What Is the Political Environment in International Business?
2. Common Political Factors
3. Impact of Political Factors
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 6.4
1. Defining Change
2. Political Change Influencing Economics
3. Economic Change Influencing Politics
4. Economic Change Without Political Change
5. Political Change Without Economic Change
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 6.5
1. International Economic Environment Defined
2. The Business Cycle
3. Factors Affecting this Environment
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 6.6
1. Economic Environments
2. Population Information
3. Health of the Economy Information
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 6.7
1. Globalization & the Global Society
2. Understanding the Global Society
3. Emergence of a Global Society
4. Global Crises
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 6.8
1. Government-Business Relationships
2. Fiscal Policy
3. Monetary Policy
4. Economic Policy
5. Social Services Policy
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 6.9
1. Business and Community Relationship
2. Community
3. Community Involvement
4. Collaborative Partnerships
5. Lesson Summary
6. Quiz 6.10
1. Definition of Foreign Direct Investment
2. Advantages of FDI
3. Disadvantages to MNEs
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 6.11
1. Market Imperfections Theory
2. Correcting for International Market Imperfections
3. What Is Foreign Direct Investment?
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 6.12
1. Introduction
1. Introduction to Foreign Currency Exchange
2. Law of Demand & Law of Supply
3. Supply and Demand for Currency
4. Demand for Currency
5. Supply for Currency
6. Demand and Supply Changes
7. Lesson Summary
8. Quiz 7.1
1. Importance of Understanding Exchange Rates
2. Definition and Purpose
3. Types
4. How They Work
5. Conversion Calculations
6. Lesson Summary
7. Quiz 7.2
1. Currency Terms
2. Strong Exchange Rate Effects
3. Weak Exchange Rate Effects
4. Lesson Summary
5. Quiz 7.3
1. Fiscal and Monetary Policies
2. Review of Basics
3. Fiscal Policy Effects
4. Income Changes
5. Price Changes
6. Interest Rates
7. Monetary Policy Effects
8. Income
9. Prices
10. Interest Rates
11. Lesson Summary
1. Assignment
1. Final Exam

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Ch 1 - Global Business Environments

Ch 1.1 - What Is Globalization of Business? - Definition, Impact & Effects

Ch 1.2 - Internationalization & Globalization of Businesses

Ch 1.3 - How The Global Business Environment Affects Business: Explanation & Examples

Ch 1.4 - Benefits & Costs of the Globalization of Business

Ch 1.5 - Competition in the Global Business Environment: Explanation & Examples

Ch 1.6 - International Companies' Operating Environments

Ch 1.7 - Industry Globalization vs. Global Competition

Ch 1.8 - Strategies for Reaching Global Markets: Examples & Types

Ch 1.9 - Internet and Global Marketing: E-commerce on an International Scale

Ch 1.10 - Globalization, Outsourcing & Insourcing: Impact of Technology on Careers

Ch 1.11 - The Effects of Outsourcing and Migrant Workers on the World Economy

Ch 1.12 - Small Business in a Global Market

Ch 2 - Global Leadership & Management

Ch 2.1 - Global Perspective of Management: Definition & Concept

Ch 2.2 - Managing in International Companies

Ch 2.3 - Characteristics of the International Manager in Global Organizations

Ch 2.4 - Systems View of Globalization Management

Ch 2.5 - Managerial Functions in the International Organization

Ch 2.6 - Managing a Diverse Workforce in Contemporary Organizations

Ch 2.7 - What is Global Leadership? - Definition & Overview

Ch 2.8 - Global Mindset in Business: Definition & Concept

Ch 2.9 - Developing Intercultural Competence in Business

Ch 2.10 - Total Quality Management in the Field of Organizational Behavior

Ch 2.11 - Business Case Study: Globalization of Coca-Cola

Ch 3 - Virtual Teams & Project Management

Ch 3.1 - Advantages of Virtual Teams

Ch 3.2 - Planning & Organizing a Virtual Team

Ch 3.3 - Tips for Building Productive Virtual Teams

Ch 3.4 - How to Lead Virtual Teams Effectively

Ch 3.5 - Communication Strategies for Virtual Teams

Ch 3.6 - Communication Tools for Virtual Teams

Ch 4 - Effect of Globalization on Organizations

Ch 4.1 - Globalization and Organizational Behavior

Ch 4.2 - Globalization and Organizational Structure

Ch 4.3 - Globalization and Organizational Culture

Ch 4.4 - Job Satisfaction in Foreign Countries

Ch 4.5 - How Teams Differ in a Global Setting

Ch 4.6 - Group Status, Social Loafing & Diversity in Global Groups

Ch 4.7 - Human Resource Interactions with Host, Parent & Third-Country Nationals

Ch 4.8 - Global Staffing Approaches: Ethnocentric, Regiocentric, Polycentric, and Geocentric

Ch 4.9 - Expatriate Staffing: Personal Impact, Repatriation & Compensation Considerations

Ch 4.10 - Benefits of Diversity Training in Globalized Business

Ch 4.11 - Company Processes for Socializing New Hires

Ch 4.12 - Global Workforce Planning & Development

Ch 4.13 - Business Case Study: Build-A-Bear's Mentoring Program

Ch 5 - Global Trade & Business Law

Ch 5.1 - The Importance of the Global Market and Global Trade: Role & Advantages

Ch 5.2 - Importing and Exporting in a Global Market: Definition, Process & Importance

Ch 5.3 - Forces that Affect Trade in Global Markets

Ch 5.4 - International Business Expansion Methods

Ch 5.5 - Breaking Into Foreign Markets: International Marketing Strategies

Ch 5.6 - Treaties Under Article II of the U.S. Constitution

Ch 5.7 - International Trade Organizations and Trade Agreements

Ch 5.8 - International Trade Regulations & Restrictions

Ch 5.9 - Regional Integration: Definition, Influence & Purpose

Ch 5.10 - Trade Restrictions and Foreign Labor

Ch 5.11 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Trade Protectionism

Ch 5.12 - Sovereign Immunity: Definition, Act and Waivers

Ch 5.13 - The Economics & Politics of International Trade

Ch 5.14 - New Trade Theory (NTT): Definition & Analysis

Ch 5.15 - International Trade Policy & Strategic Trade Policies

Ch 5.16 - Absolute Advantage in Trade: Definition and Examples

Ch 5.17 - Differentiating between Comparative and Absolute Advantage

Ch 6 - Global Business, Government & Society

Ch 6.1 - Business, Government & Society: Interactions and Influences

Ch 6.2 - Major Drivers of Globalization & Institutions that Shaped the Process

Ch 6.3 - Political & Economic Systems in Global Business

Ch 6.4 - Political Environment in International Business: Definition, Factors & Impact

Ch 6.5 - How Political & Economic Change Influence Each Other

Ch 6.6 - International Economic Environment in Marketing: Definition & Factors

Ch 6.7 - Analyzing Economic Environment & Business Potential

Ch 6.8 - Global Society: Definition & Concept

Ch 6.9 - Government-Business Relations in Global Business

Ch 6.10 - Business & the Community: Partnerships & Interactions

Ch 6.11 - What Is Foreign Direct Investment? - Definition, Advantages & Disadvantages

Ch 6.12 - Market Imperfections Theory & Foreign Direct Investment

Ch 7 - Foreign Exchange Market & Purchasing Power

Ch 7.1 - Foreign Currency Exchange: Supply and Demand for Currency

Ch 7.2 - Exchange Rate: Determination and Conversion Across Countries