INTB 1203. International Business and Global Social Responsibility. (4 Hours)
Introduces the student to forces and issues confronted in our era of rapid globalization. Managers must understand forces from interconnected social, political, and economic national environments that affect their company’s operations. At the same time they need to draw on their ethical foundations to address and act on social responsibility imperatives across national borders.
Attribute(s): NUpath Ethical Reasoning, NUpath Interpreting Culture
INTB 1204. Living, Learning, and Leading Globally. (1 Hour)
Functions as a foundational, cornerstone course that frames the Global Engagement Program and assists students in mapping their way forward. Covers cultural and ethical frameworks for understanding the context of global business as an integrated whole. Introduces global leadership competencies combined with multiple assessments to help foster greater self-awareness and establish a baseline for subsequent development. Offers students an opportunity to create a four-year professional development plan (PDP), a living document designed to guide students’ study and development throughout the program and to cultivate the mindset necessary for effective and authentic global leadership. May be repeated two times.
INTB 1205. The Global Business Environment. (4 Hours)
Describes the economic, political, regulatory, legal, cultural, international financial system, and geographic distance differences in the international business environment. Discusses how it differs from domestic business contexts and emphasizes the importance of international business to global enterprises. Offers students an opportunity to learn ethical reasoning in international business contexts, government-business relations, as well as the role of national interests and their impact on international business. Studies regional integration (e.g., the European Union), and introduces the role of foreign direct investment. Surveys how international business contributes to economic development. Portrays the antiglobalization movement and the rise of protectionism, nationalism, and industrial policy.
Attribute(s): NUpath Ethical Reasoning
INTB 1209. International Business and Global Social Responsibility. (4 Hours)
Does not count as credit for business majors. Counts as INTB 1203 for business minors only.
Attribute(s): NUpath Ethical Reasoning, NUpath Interpreting Culture
INTB 1990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.
INTB 2205. Business Decision Making in Developed Country Environments. (2 Hours)
Focuses on international business decisions in developed nations such as the European Union, Japan, and other OECD countries and the growing importance of e-commerce. Covers export/import operations, establishing overseas joint ventures and alliances, and analyzing foreign direct investment as a key choice. Discusses configuring global supply chains and establishing global manufacturing operations. Introduces international marketing and international human resource policies. Offers students an opportunity to learn about global teams and assessing international business performance.
Prerequisite(s): INTB 1203 with a minimum grade of D- or BUSM 351M with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1205 with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1209 with a minimum grade of D-
Corequisite(s): INTB 2206
Attribute(s): NUpath Writing Intensive
INTB 2206. International Business Decision Making in Emerging Markets. (2 Hours)
Discusses how emerging markets fit into the global economy. Presents unique issues such as lack of infrastructure, limited affordability, volatile economies, political risk, and poverty alleviation. Describes how trade and foreign exchange policies affect emerging markets. Focuses on which emerging markets to invest in, why, and what market-entry strategies to use. Emphasizes the business opportunity in serving the poor in emerging markets. Covers the rise of digital commerce in emerging markets. Offers students an opportunity to learn about the outlook for emerging markets and implications for developed countries and the global economy.
Prerequisite(s): INTB 1203 with a minimum grade of D- or BUSM 351M with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1205 with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1209 with a minimum grade of D-
Corequisite(s): INTB 2205
Attribute(s): NUpath Writing Intensive
INTB 2207. Decision Making in Developed and Emerging Markets. (4 Hours)
Examines economic, institutional, and strategic foundations of international business across contrasting market contexts. Explores how firms operate in developed markets characterized by strong institutions vs. emerging markets defined by institutional volatility and rapid growth. Analyzes corporate governance, regulatory frameworks, global value chains, digital transformation, sustainability, and competition policy in developed and emerging markets. Integrates economic, cultural, financial, political, legal, technological, and social factors affecting international management decisions across diverse institutional environments. Offers students an opportunity to develop analytical frameworks for interpreting global trends while building professional writing and communication skills.
Prerequisite(s): INTB 1203 with a minimum grade of D- or BUSM 351M with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1205 with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1209 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute(s): NUpath Writing Intensive
INTB 2501. Competing to Win in Emerging Markets. (4 Hours)
Presents an introduction to emerging markets, focusing on the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Takes the perspective of U.S. companies and what they must do to be successful in emerging markets. Discusses the differences between doing business in an emerging vs. a domestic market, the opportunities and potential of an emerging market, and the risks of operating in such a market. Then looks at the world from the perspective of emerging markets and discusses steps that their governments, companies, and entrepreneurs must take to succeed in the world economy. Analyzes what emerging markets must do to raise wages and incomes, accelerate wealth creation, and reduce poverty.
INTB 2990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.
INTB 3205. Understanding and Managing Cultural Differences. (4 Hours)
Emphasizes the importance of cultural differences in international business. Describes the value of developing cultural agility in a global career, and discusses startups in diverse cultural contexts. Focuses on learning from international experiences and highlights the science behind what makes people successful in different countries and with people from different cultures. Discusses how to use this science to facilitate cultural agility development. Presents frameworks to understand cultural values; explains cultural curiosity and tolerance of ambiguity; emphasizes cultural responses such as adaptation, minimization, and integration; and studies living and working in a host country. Offers students an opportunity to develop self-management and relationship-management competencies in diverse cultural environments.
Prerequisite(s): INTB 1203 with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1205 with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1209 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture
INTB 3310. Cultural Aspects of International Business. (4 Hours)
Helps develop awareness of the hidden influence of culture on behavior, particularly with respect to management and management practices. With the increasing globalization of business, many managers find themselves being managed by, or collaborating with, people of different nationalities and cultures. Develops the ability to recognize, understand, and work with the cultural diversity that affects business conducted across national and cultural boundaries.
Prerequisite(s): INTB 1203 with a minimum grade of D- or BUSM 351M with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1205 with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 1209 with a minimum grade of D-
INTB 3320. International Business Management and Environment. (4 Hours)
Examines contemporary issues that confront today’s global managers. Explores the responses multinational enterprises have to the challenges of globalization. Seeks to build an understanding of the environment of international business while addressing the competencies required of global managers. Offers students an opportunity to develop a four-year professional development plan to guide their study and to help them develop the global mind-set necessary for becoming an effective global manager. Analyzes the political, economic, and sociocultural environment in which global businesses operate.
INTB 3330. Digital Globalization. (4 Hours)
Examines the opportunities and challenges that digitalization presents for international business. Explores digitalization processes at the societal, country, and company levels across various international contexts, including both developed and emerging markets. Investigates the cost and benefits of digitalization for governments; countries; and different types of companies such as analog firms, platform-based businesses, and family enterprises within the global landscape.
INTB 3401. The Business World of Biotechnology. (4 Hours)
Explores the global healthcare industry from both scientific and business perspectives. Integrates concepts from health sciences, biotechnology, and business management to illustrate how healthcare systems operate across different countries; how medical technologies are developed and commercialized; and how global business dynamics affect healthcare innovation, regulation, and delivery.
INTB 3990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.
INTB 4202. Executing Global Strategy. (4 Hours)
Emphasizes global strategy and the leadership requirements necessary to execute global strategy. Offers a capstone, “big picture” course that draws on and integrates all business fields and presents a global manager’s perspective. Uses the knowledge acquired in core courses—such as finance, accounting, operations, marketing, and organizational behavior—along with their international dimensions, to study how global managers reach strategic management decisions for the firm and its role in society. Offers students an opportunity to review and revise their professional development plans following their return from the expatriate experience and begin to develop post–Northeastern PDPs.
Prerequisite(s): (INTB 2205 with a minimum grade of D- ; INTB 2206 with a minimum grade of D- ) or INTB 2207 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute(s): NUpath Capstone Experience, NUpath Writing Intensive
INTB 4970. Junior/Senior Honors Project 1. (4 Hours)
Focuses on in-depth project in which a student conducts research or produces a product related to the student’s major field. Combined with Junior/Senior Project 2 or college-defined equivalent for 8 credit honors project. May be repeated without limit.
INTB 4983. Special Topics in International Business. (4 Hours)
Examines areas of current interest and special topics in the field of international business. May be repeated once.
Prerequisite(s): INTB 2205 with a minimum grade of D- ; INTB 2206 with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 2207 with a minimum grade of D- or INTB 2501 with a minimum grade of D-
INTB 4990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.
INTB 4992. Directed Study. (1-4 Hours)
Offers independent work under the direction of faculty members of the department on a chosen topic. Course content depends on instructor. May be repeated up to four times for a maximum of 8 semester hours.
INTB 4998. International Business Undergraduate Thesis Continuation. (0 Hours)
Offers thesis continuation for students in the BSIB program who are working on their thesis as part of the dual-degree requirements. May be repeated once.
INTB 6212. Cultural Aspects of International Business. (3 Hours)
Focuses on issues that arise when a firm operates in multiple countries with cultures that are different from its home country. Principally addresses the perspectives of U.S. firms operating overseas, but also explores other national firms operating in the United States and in third-country environments. A central issue is how corporate cultures evolve in the context of national cultures.
INTB 6230. Global Field Study. (3 Hours)
Designed to give students intense exposure to the global business environment by immersing them in the business practices and culture of a designated country or region. The course is taught primarily in the country or region of interest and involves a mix of classes, company site visits, and cultural activities. May be repeated once.
INTB 6238. Global Project. (3 Hours)
Offers students an opportunity to work on faculty-led teams to address a current issue facing a global corporate partner organization. Students interact directly with organizational leaders and employees to scope the project and work as a consulting team, harnessing campus and corporate resources to solve a problem and/or make recommendations. Faculty travel with the students to an international site to continue research, interviews, etc., and report findings to local corporate representatives. Feedback on the project reports are incorporated, and the final project report takes place post-travel with the corporate/sponsoring organizations’ representatives.
INTB 6400. Managing the Global Enterprise. (4 Hours)
Emphasizes the cultural, economic, strategic, and political aspects of national business environments and their impact on international business operations. Exposes students to a variety of key international business concepts ranging from strategic planning in the global arena to managing behavior and interpersonal relations. Additional topics include free trade agreements, national trade policies, foreign market analysis, and international strategic management.
INTB 6426. Becoming a Global Leader. (4 Hours)
Explores critical competencies for leading in diverse, global environments. Focuses on the skills needed to read and navigate cultural differences, build trust, and manage cross-border teams effectively. Offers students an opportunity to develop cultural agility, thereby enhancing abilities in negotiation, decision making, and conflict management. Examines strategies for fostering collaboration and leading in complex, multicultural settings, where understanding varied perspectives is essential. Studies how to build a foundation in global leadership that supports an individual's capacity to guide international teams and make culturally informed decisions. Cultivates an adaptable leadership style and establishing a professional brand, encouraging participants to gain skills that align with the demands of global organizations and international projects.
INTB 6438. Global Project. (4 Hours)
Offers graduate student teams an opportunity to work as consultants on projects within companies, analyze problems posed within the projects, and develop recommendations. Requires field study at international company sites, meeting with executives, researching the industry and environment, and presenting findings along with a written report to the company and its executives. Teams adopt a strategic and interdisciplinary perspective─considering challenges from the global environment, evolving technology, changing customer needs, competitive pressures, and macroeconomic development─and use quantitative and qualitative analysis to complete the project and offer solutions.
INTB 6449. Digitization of International Business. (4 Hours)
Exposes students to the opportunities and challenges that digitalization presents for the core tenets and managerial practices of international business. Examines how companies, industries, and governments should respond.
INTB 6460. Advanced Topics in Global Management and Strategy. (4 Hours)
Covers topics of current interest in the international business arena . Emphasizes reverse innovation,; investing in the pool of global talents; navigating global expansion; managing across the globe; and developing analytical modeling skills for the international business arena, often in the context of developing presentation and writing skills in a case-consulting format. May be repeated twice.
INTB 6962. Elective. (1-4 Hours)
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.
INTB 7976. Directed Study. (1-4 Hours)
Offers independent work under the direction of members of the department on chosen topics. May be repeated without limit.