Emerging markets are changing the face of the global economy, often becoming dominant in technological innovation. In this course, you will explore emerging markets, examining both the high rates of economic growth as well as the risks involved for investors. You’ll discover how to identify the six key dimensions of risk when doing a business deal or investing in an emerging market. You’ll apply this knowledge by weighing those risks differently and balancing them all against the potential benefits of a deal.

You will apply concepts through case studies of past deals in emerging markets, preparing you to successfully complete activities using an effective risk-scoring system. You’ll also evaluate the investment risks in a prospectus for an emerging markets-focused mutual fund. By the end of this course, you will have gained in-depth knowledge of real-world scenarios, highlighting the benefits, challenges, and lessons learned from doing deals in emerging markets.

Emerging markets have caused a major shift in the global economic and geopolitical landscape. The potential for high growth generates significant investment interest in emerging markets. The benefits apply to the foreign investors who provide a much-needed influx of capital as well as the emerging markets as they transition from an agriculture-based economy to a more developed economy based on the production of goods and services.

In this course, you will explore the concept of the E20+1 (the top 20 emerging markets and China), discuss these entities, and examine the growth of emerging market multinationals. You’ll discover the competition they represent for well-established firms in other economies.

You will also delve into the particular challenges that emerging markets face as they seek investment. What makes some regions stronger than others for the rise of developing economies? You’ll consider these factors and identify which countries are moving up the list of the top 20 across the globe. In addition, you’ll examine the drivers of emerging markets, the different ways they compete in a global marketplace, and how they use innovation to gain an edge.

Developing economies in emerging markets often gain strength through new business enterprises that result from dramatic changes. These changes are examples of disruptive innovation that propel emerging market multinational firms to do business in new ways or create new products and services.

In this course, you will examine how disruptive innovation can come in many forms, such as e-commerce. Developing economies often need to find ways not only to grow business enterprises but also to reach customers who need a system of currency that gives them access to purchasing power. You’ll explore the types of currency emerging markets use and how they aim to expand the reach to new customers.

Improving the lives of a nation’s people is often a major goal of countries with emerging markets. You’ll explore how they strive to reach this goal through business development that focuses on environmental, social, and governance priorities.

Innovation is often the path to success for emerging markets. Developing economies can gain an edge over their established counterparts through new discoveries in products, services, and business processes.

In this course, you will examine different levels and types of innovation. You’ll discover the skills teams need to innovate, both incrementally as the business currently operates and disruptively as the industry evolves. What attributes help individuals be more innovative? You will explore how top innovators excel in the discovery process.

Protecting these discoveries via options like patents, copyrights, and non-disclosure agreements is critical, so you will examine the various strategies for safeguarding your organization’s intellectual property. Lessons learned from this course will help you foster innovation originating in emerging markets, protect your discoveries, and build a more innovative team at your organization.

eCornell Online Workshops are live, interactive 3-hour learning experiences led by Cornell faculty experts. These premium short-format sessions focus on AI topics and are designed for busy professionals who want to gain immediately applicable skills and strategic perspectives. Workshops include faculty presentations, breakout discussions, guided hands-on practice, and downloadable resources.

The AI Workshops All-Access Pass provides you with unlimited participation for 6 months from your date of purchase. Whether you choose to attend one workshop per month, or several per week, the All-Access Pass will allow you to customize your AI journey and stay on top of the latest AI trends.

Workshops cover a range of cutting-edge AI topics applicable across industries, hosted by Cornell faculty at the forefront of their fields. Whether you are just getting started with AI, seeking to build your AI skillset, or exploring advanced applications of AI, Workshops will provide you with an action-oriented learning experience for immediate application in your career. Sample Workshops include:

  • Work Smarter with AI Agents: Individual and Team Effectiveness
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