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State–MNC Relationships in the Services and Tertiary Sector

Discover the business environment of the global financial services and global logistics industry.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

Explore the features of the global financial services and logistics industries

This course will give you the opportunity to explore the main challenges in the global financial services industry, including how financial services firms must balance the need to make profits without taking excessive risks that might endanger the firm and the range of strategies they can adopt to address this.

You will also have the chance to examine the challenges and strategies employed by the logistics and distribution sector. The logistics industry is often overlooked, but crucial to almost every stage of global production.

What topics will you cover?

  • Features and challenges of the global financial services industry
  • The state and the global financial services industry
  • MNC strategy in the global financial services industry
  • Features and challenges of the global logistics industry
  • The state and the global logistics industry
  • MNC strategy in the global logistics industry

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Describe the main features of the global business environment in the financial services sector
  • Explain the state’s role in the financial services industry, especially its importance in the regulation (and deregulation) of financial services
  • Identify the main challenges facing firms in the financial services industry and in the logistics industry
  • Assess the balance of power between states and firms in the financial services industry
  • Identify and critically assess some of the strategies used by firms to manage the challenges of the financial services industry
  • Identify and discuss the main features of the global business environment in the logistics sector
  • Assess the relationship between states and MNCs in the global logistics industry

Who is the course for?

This course is for students studying MSc International Business Management.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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