University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Global Challenges in Business Specialization

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Global Challenges in Business Specialization

Business Challenges of the 21st Century.

Equip yourself with frameworks to pursue business opportunities in the current global environment.

Andrew Allen
Marcelo Bucheli
Patricia Werhane

Instructors: Andrew Allen

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Specialization - 6 course series

What you'll learn

  • Develop an understanding of subsistence marketplaces.

  • Design solutions for subsistence marketplaces.

  • Develop enterprise plans to implement solutions for subsistence marketplaces.

  • Apply the bottom-up approach for subsistence marketplaces as well as other contexts.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Business Planning
Category: Environmental Issue
Category: Solution Design
Category: Sustainable Development
Category: Innovation
Category: Economic Development
Category: Product Development
Category: Needs Assessment
Category: Sustainable Business
Category: Business Development
Category: Market Research
Category: Cultural Sensitivity
Category: Design Thinking

What you'll learn

  • Understand the importance of sustainability for business.

  • Learn about specific topics such as consumer behavior, market research, product design, and value chains, using the sustainability lens in business.

  • Design solutions and develop enterprise plans for sustainable business initiatives.

  • Apply the bottom-up approach for sustainable business initiatives in any context.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sustainable Business
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Product Design
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Sustainable Development
Category: Market Research
Category: Sustainability Reporting
Category: Business Development
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Innovation
Category: Design Thinking
Category: Business Strategies
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Business Planning
Category: Environmental Issue

What you'll learn

  • Understand how we got to this point in the global economy and why it matters.

  • Understand the complexities of the current globalization and how not all countries are the same.

  • Evaluate the effects of international trade regulations on international business.

  • Evaluate when and why we should operate as multinationals.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Strategy
Category: Economics
Category: Economic Development
Category: International Relations
Category: Business Development
Category: Risk Management
Category: Business
Category: World History
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Business Economics
Category: Competitive Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Understand the different options multinationals have when deciding to operate abroad.

  • Determine when to go global small, big, fast, or slow.

  • Determine the best strategy to enter global markets according to the firm's characteristics.

  • Understand the effects of politics on the strategy of firms operating globally.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Global Marketing
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: International Relations
Category: Go To Market Strategy
Category: Risk Management
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Strategic Partnership
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Cost Reduction
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Business Development
Category: Risk Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Explain what cultural equity is and how brands can become cultural symbols.

  • Analyze how globalization impacts the psychological responses of consumers in global markets.

  • Evaluate actions for imbuing brands with cultural meanings that can win over consumers in globalized markets.

  • Develop a plan for building an iconic brand

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Culture
Category: Cultural Sensitivity
Category: Intercultural Competence
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Marketing
Category: Brand Awareness
Category: Brand Strategy
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Brand Management
Category: Global Marketing
Category: Marketing Psychology
Global Impact: Business Ethics

Global Impact: Business Ethics

Course 6 10 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify ethical issues in global business.

  • Address issues from more than one point of view.

  • Evaluate good and weak arguments.

  • Be more morally sensitive to ethical dilemmas in global commerce.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Stakeholder Analysis
Category: Decision Making
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: International Relations
Category: Cultural Sensitivity
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Sustainable Business

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This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

Instructors

Andrew Allen
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1 Course 2,638 learners
Marcelo Bucheli
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 Courses 24,095 learners
Patricia Werhane
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1 Course 26,312 learners

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