Major: Global Business Perspectives

Target Audience

This Major is intended for all participants curious about international markets who wish to broaden their knowledge, business practices and cultural horizons, and to discover different inspirational ways of doing business.

Context

Post crisis forecasts show that economic growth will mostly resume in the Asian region which will then drive to some extent the economic and social welfare in other parts of the world. Challenges faced by companies as a consequence of globalization and its impact on populations are further enhanced, together with their consequences in terms of the social responsibility expected from any enterprise.

Many new uncertainties also arise from climate change, natural resources decline and unbalanced demographic growth between main geographical regions which induce new business paradigms, most of them still to be invented. Recent studies conducted by various research institutes and advisory firms consistently show that more than 2/3 of existing companies in the Western world will have to reinvent the way they do business and adapt to these new challenges.

Objectives

This Major aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Discover a specific field of expertise developed by HEC academic partners to answer the needs of executives working in their region
• Get exposure on how to do business successfully in the region
• Learn how international business challenges are assessed from a local perspective
• Exchange experience and network with other HEC Executive MBA participants and local business representatives

Structure

The Major in "Global Business Perspectives" consists of two sessions spent in two different geographical areas to be chosen by participants among a list of destinations updated every year. Each week will blend academic content provided by HEC partners in the selected region, company visits and cultural exchanges. A selection of destinations in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East will be offered.