Business is now recognized as a global practice, even if products and services never leave a local market. Global events and competition affect almost all companies and industry sectors. Therefore, it is important to understand the global environment as companies operate in more complex and diverse environment where international factors come into play. Global Business is the practice of managing business, not-for-profit, governmental, or other entity's operations across countries. Global Business professionals are familiar with the culture, business practices, economic and political environment of countries in which multinational firms andor other organizations operate. They have the skills needed to formulate effective management strategies in today’s globally complex and competitive environment. As a Global Business major, you’ll have courses on supply chain management, global finance, innovation in emerging markets and industrial location of multinational activities. As well, you’ll take courses on cross-cultural management, global leadership, crisis management, and regional aspect of Global Business. You’ll also draw from fields such as history, geography, political science, psychology, economics and sociology. This will allow you to enhance the skills needed to meet the challenges of doing business in an organization that faces different international pressures or that operates globally.