Intensive Training Course

International Business Management

 With Cultural Issues

 

 

Contents :

 

Day -1

w       The Global Environment

­       How to face globalization?

­       The Global Business Environment

­       The firm’s global environment

­       Technology and the changing role of governments

­       IT and the strategies of firms and government organizations worldwide and in the Gulf

­       The firm’s environment in the Gulf region

­       Global competitive advantages

­       Success factor for global competition

w       Case Studies:-

­       Implications for companies/government organizations in the Gulf region

 

Day -2

w       How firms internationalize their operations

­       Basis for international trade/business

­       Identifying market opportunities

­       International marketing strategies

­       Financing international operations

­       International financial institutions

­       The small firm and international business

­       How internationalization affects Government organizations

­       Regional blocs

­       Emerging Markets: Characteristics and opportunities

w       Forecasting techniques

w       Managing international risk

w       Joint venture and alliances concept

­       Why the need to go joint venture?

w       Case Study :-

­       Success and failure factors in international joint ventures

­       Implications for companies in the Gulf region

 

Day -3

w       The impact of cultural diversity on international business

­       Culture : What it is, What it is not and how it can direct organizational behavior

­       Culture and structure

­       Cross cultural management of communication

­       Leadership and motivation across cultures

­       Culture and ethics

­       Negotiation skills across cultures

­       Managing cultural diversity

­       The strategic values of cultural differences

­       Managing human resources across cultures

­       Implications for the Managers Companies in the Gulf region

w       Skills needed for International Managers in the Gulf

w       Workshop :-

­       How culture is different among nations.

w       Case studies :-

­       How to make business in different parts of the world.