International Business and Geopolitical Challenges (MASTER)

Understand the difference between risk and uncertainty how to manage them in international business environment.
Integrate foundational concepts of geopolitics/geostrategiy in international companies.
Use scenario-mapping techniques to foresight potential disruptions and design strategic responses.
Develop targeted nonmarket stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
Examine ethical and social implications of corporate actions in contested political environments.
Integrate eclectic sources to inform strategic decision-making.
Demonstrate effective teamwork and leadership by adapting rapidly to unfolding global events in simulated crises.

1. Introduction: the interplay between geopolitics and business, historical and contemporary overview
2. Boardroom geopolitics: how companies navigate geopolitical uncertainty
3. The impact of identity, ideology and -isms on business environment and companies
4. Global institutions and their limits: regulatory environments vs state-led geoeconomics
5. Energy resources and sustainability in geopolitics and business
6. Emerging technologies, innovation and cyber geopolitics
7. Intersections of business, activism and social movements
8. Developing resilient strategies in uncertain times: foresight, scenario planning and adaptive decision-making