International Business Administration and Global Challenges 7.5 credits
About the course
The course introduces the context and frameworks of international business where students discuss the opportunities, challenges, and trade-offs facing organisations in an increasingly global environment. During this course, students are also introduced to examples of contemporary global challenges (such as political, economic, social, technological and environmental). In doing so, this course discusses the dynamics of complex/wicked problems that transcend traditional boundaries of organisations, sectors, and national borders.
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