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Overview/Description
Worldwide markets provide access to increasing numbers of consumers and offer potential for production efficiencies. This Challenge looks at the requirements for an effective globalization strategy.
Target Audience
Mid- to upper-level managers and executives; all high potentials and fast trackers, including individual contributors.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.2
Lesson ObjectivesEvaluating Globalization Opportunities
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A global organization needs to be sensitive to the environmental factors that shape national and global markets. Awareness of conditions at national and global levels enables managers to respond appropriately to the constantly changing social, political, economic, and technological forces they will have to navigate. Similarly, an accurate understanding of the competition faced in international contexts allows managers to identify and develop the key skills and resources that are a prerequisite to success in specific territories. This course deals with the global...
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Global managers work in a complex, constantly changing environment. They have to consider different economic, political, legal, and cultural factors as they plan, make decisions, and lead others in different international contexts. What worked in the role of a domestic manager may not be effective in the international market. This course describes some strategies and techniques for managing successfully in a global business. It explains the importance of having a global mindset and how to cultivate one so that you can carry out your responsibilities effectively â even...
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Managing expatriates presents many significant and often unforeseen challenges. This Business Impact focuses on some useful preplanning and reintegration methods for approaching expatriate career development.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.1
Lesson ObjectivesManaging Expatriates' Career Development
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Despite the seeming familiarity of the global community we live in, there are still strong cultural identities that need to be recognized. This Business Impact explores how sales professionals who deal with foreign clients must be culturally savvy when giving gifts.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.1
Lesson ObjectivesThe Etiquette of Cross-cultural Gift Giving
Overview/Description
Global strategies can range from adapting your standard products or services for local needs to obtaining cost advantages by producing in low-cost bases and selling in the most lucrative markets. Opportunities for achieving competitive advantage abound in the global marketplace. However, you must be able to determine which strategies will harness those opportunities most effectively. The goal of any strategy is to create value for customers and the organization. This course outlines value-creation opportunities in the global marketplace, as well as the challenges of...
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Globalization has been defined in many ways, but a common theme is the freer movement of people, goods, services, and ideas around the world. In a globalized world, national borders become porous, as connections between people and organizations are transformed by ever-changing cultural and economic forces. This course focuses on the significance of the global context for business organizations. You'll find out how the social, economic, and political dimensions of globalization affect how organizations work. You'll also learn what's causing the acceleration of...