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International Business Essentials

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University of London MOOC on globalization, why firms internationalize, foreign direct investment, and the political and cultural institutions shaping cross-border trade. Finishing it, you can explain multinational enterprise strategy and the forces behind contemporary international business decisions.

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Harvard Business Review (hbr.org) offers research-based articles, case studies, and practical guidance on leadership, strategy, and organizational performance for managers and executives.

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World Trade Organization Resources

The WTO's index of trade topics: tariffs, dispute settlement, agriculture, services, intellectual property, and trade facilitation, each with official texts and explainers. Use it to check what rules actually govern a cross-border transaction.

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Harvard Business Review - Global Business

Harvard Business Review's topic feed collecting articles on global strategy, market entry, cross-border operations, and geopolitics. Gives you practitioner-level arguments and company examples for how firms expand and manage risk across countries.

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International Business I

Introductory University of New Mexico course on the global business environment, covering globalization, political and social institutions, culture, gains from trade, free versus managed trade, and exchange rate determination. Learners come away able to analyse the country-level forces shaping international business.

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International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace

McGraw-Hill textbook covering trade theory, foreign direct investment, exchange rates, and cross-border strategy. Case studies show how firms enter and operate in foreign markets, so readers can analyze country risk, entry modes, and global value chain decisions.

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International Business: The Challenges of Globalization

Pearson undergraduate textbook organized around globalization's effects on firms: trade and investment theory, cultural and political environments, market entry, and international finance. Readers finish able to structure an entry analysis for a specific country and industry.

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