Multinationals are one of the most important players in the global arena.  Nowadays, managers are expected to have the critical knowledge and skills to help manage multinationals in their global operations and competition. The course adopts a global strategic approach and students learn crucial conceptual frameworks and cutting-edge knowledge for global business competition. Students become competent in analyzing complex, international business situations in order to formulate and implement a firm's global strategy successfully. In addition, students have an opportunity of examining foreign firms' strategies in emerging markets, as well as the strategies of firms from the emerging markets, in order to sharpen their analytical skills in understanding and managing these strategies successfully.