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Global Markets, National Politics and the Competitive Advantage of Firms

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States15.224
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2003English
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This course examines the opportunities and risks firms face in today’s global world. The course provides conceptual tools for analyzing how governments and a variety of social and economic institutions influence competition among firms embedded in different national settings. Public policies and institutions that shape competitive outcomes are examined through cases and analytic readings on different companies and industries operating in both developed and emerging markets.

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